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Dawe's Twineworks
Heritage Open Day: Dawe's Twineworks, West Coker, is the only surviving Victorian Twineworks in the UK - and it works. We celebrate all our local history, notably the sailcloth and twine industries based on flax The Jurassic sandstone of our area was ideal for growing flax and hemp - the raw material for twine, rope, nets and sailcloth. These products were the basis of world exploration and trade.
Coker Canvas was the best quality sailcloth available, but when others copied the process and power looms were introduced elsewhere, our village of West Coker moved over to mass production of twine.
We demonstrate how twine was produced and children can make a piece of twine or rope and understand the difference.
Coker Canvas was the best quality sailcloth available, but when others copied the process and power looms were introduced elsewhere, our village of West Coker moved over to mass production of twine.
We demonstrate how twine was produced and children can make a piece of twine or rope and understand the difference.
Saturday 12 September and Today
94A High Street, West Coker, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 9AU
Sat 12 Sep:Local History Talk (people, maps and industry) 10:30, 12:30, 14:30. Tour of Working Machinery: 11:30, 13:30, 15:15; Sun 13 Sep:Local History Talk (people, maps and industry) 10:30, 12:30, 14:30. Tour of Working Machinery: 11:30, 13:30, 15:15; Free Entry.
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