Inside the Factory
Carpets
Season 8 Episode 7 of 10
Gregg Wallace explores the Axminster factory in Devon to follow the processes involved in producing 46,000 square metres of carpet at the facility every year, beginning at a nearby farm that provides wool from the breed of sheep known as the Greyface Dartmoor. Cherry Healey visits the Good Housekeeping Institute to learn the science behind the best ways to remove stubborn stains from carpet, while historian Ruth Goodman explores the rise and fall of hard-wearing flooring linoleum
Inside the Factory airs on BBC Two HD at 9:00 PM, Friday 15 November. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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