NEXT THEY SATURATE TWO PIECESOF BURLAP WITH PASTE AND APPLY THEM, ONE AFTERTHE OTHER, OVER...
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NEXT THEY SATURATE TWO PIECES
OF BURLAP WITH PASTE AND APPLY THEM, ONE AFTER
THE OTHER, OVER THE COTTON. THE PASTE IS MADE OF FLOUR,
WATER, STARCHES, AND A
RUBBER-AND-PLASTIC-BASED RESIN THAT HARDENS
TO A SEMI-FLEXIBLE STATE. THAT'S KEY, BECAUSE THE TOE BOX
HAS TO BE STIFF ENOUGH TO BEAR THE DANCER'S
FULL WEIGHT, YET FLEXIBLE ENOUGH SO THAT
THE BALLERINA CAN MOVE FLUIDLY
OF BURLAP WITH PASTE AND APPLY THEM, ONE AFTER
THE OTHER, OVER THE COTTON. THE PASTE IS MADE OF FLOUR,
WATER, STARCHES, AND A
RUBBER-AND-PLASTIC-BASED RESIN THAT HARDENS
TO A SEMI-FLEXIBLE STATE. THAT'S KEY, BECAUSE THE TOE BOX
HAS TO BE STIFF ENOUGH TO BEAR THE DANCER'S
FULL WEIGHT, YET FLEXIBLE ENOUGH SO THAT
THE BALLERINA CAN MOVE FLUIDLY
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NEXT THEY SATURATE TWO PIECES
OF BURLAP WITH PASTE
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AND APPLY THEM, ONE AFTER
THE OTHER, OVER THE COTTON.
00:00:08.633 --> 00:00:11.997
THE PASTE IS MADE OF FLOUR,
WATER, STARCHES,
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AND A
RUBBER-AND-PLASTIC-BASED RESIN
00:00:13.833 --> 00:00:16.093
THAT HARDENS
TO A SEMI-FLEXIBLE STATE.
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:20.999
THAT'S KEY, BECAUSE THE TOE BOX
HAS TO BE STIFF ENOUGH
00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:21.093
TO BEAR THE DANCER'S
FULL WEIGHT,
00:00:22.001 --> 00:00:26.096
YET FLEXIBLE ENOUGH SO THAT
THE BALLERINA CAN MOVE FLUIDLY.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
