Pacemaker No. 3

Year Published: 1987

Complete Record: Film calling attention to the high prevalence of fabrics in our modern world. Fabrics in different contexts. Parachuters in Switzerland. Warm jackets on a snow hill. People wearing all sorts of textiles walking down a city street. Fabrics on the back of a chair. The importance and history of the textile industry. History of the mechanical loom, and traditional weaving techniques. Modern, automatic sewing machine producing textiles at high speeds. Animation explaining the mechanics of a modern loom.