Weaving The Velvet For The Queen's Coronation Robe. The fabric is being woven on the hand loom by Miss Lily Lee (who wove the coronation robe for Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.). The Royal purple velvet for the Queen's coronation robe is being made by Messrs Warner and sons. Ltd, at New Mills. Braintree, Essex, England, who made the velvet for the coronation robe of King George VI. Velvet making is a highly specialized branch of silk weaving and the fine rich fabric for the royal robes is only woven on hand looms.. (less expensive velvet materials are made on power looms). November 18, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper).