This week we feature ‘Colour in Clay: A Technicolor study of English pottery’ from the British Council.

This vintage film looks at the skill of the potter, and the ‘modern mechanised factories’ at Wedgwood. Featuring a charming voiceover with lines such as “After all, a cup is really only a small plate with its collar up,” it’s an in depth look at in a working pottery, dating back to 1942-1943.

The film was set in one of the Wedgwood factories near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and is thought to feature the Barlaston and Etruria Works.

Colour in Clay (1941) from British Council Film on Vimeo.

Find out more on The British Council Film Department website.

Read about the plight of the Wedgwood collection on the Guardian. 

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If you have an online craft film you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. We're looking for films that showcase craft makers, special craft projects/exhibitions, enterprises, or other fun and quirky films that help to celebrate craft. 

It could be a film of you at work, a narrated film about the inspiration behind your craft, a film made for an exhibition, or something else. 

Just email laura@craftscotland.org with the following details:

• A short description of the film, including any credits
• A link to the film on YouTube, Vimeo, or another channel
• Whether or not you have a profile page on Craft Scotland

You do not need to be on the Craft Scotland site to send us your films, but films about Scottish craft, makers and places will be given priority.

Alternatively, you can tweet a link to your craft film to @craftscotland.

Please note: at this stage we are not looking for instructional, 'how to' type videos for this feature.