Inside the Factory - Season 5 - Eps 2: Wax Jackets
How a factory in South Shields produces 650 water-resistant waxed jackets a day - from 500-metre-long rolls of undyed cotton, to dipping the finished fabric into baths of heated wax, to assembling each jacket from 23 pieces. How a breathable membrane is key to allowing sweat to get out while keeping water from getting in. How a simple wooden stick is transformed into a top-notch umbrella using saws, pliers, and needle and thread - techniques barely changed in 150 years. The history of seamen adapting oil-covered sail cloth into garments.
About Inside the Factory
Title: Inside the Factory
First Air Date: 2015-05-05
Last Air Date: 2025-02-04
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.692/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 10
Total Episodes: 69
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Voltage TV
Synopsis
Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain to reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale.
Cast
Paddy McGuinness
Self - Presenter
Cherry Healey
Self - Presenter
Ruth Goodman
Self - Presenter
