The fascinating story of Paisley’s world-renowned shawls will be told in the town’s transformed museum thanks to a £60,000 grant. Museum Galleries Scotland (MSG) has awarded the money to ...

In February 1949 the decline of Paisley’s once-formidable shawl industry was traced to the printed imitation. Mr W. Philip Mayes, director of the town’s Art Galleries and Museum, made the ...

The town of Paisley, Scotland, eclipsed Norwich and Edinburgh in shawl production in the early 19 th century, thanks to pattern piracy, fast-evolving labor structures, and early adoption of the ...

New European protection means that Stornoway's famous black pudding can only be made in the Hebridean town or its immediate area. So how important is place in developing a brand? On a farm just ...

The shawls were soon imitated throughout Europe, notably in Wales and the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. From that point onwards the English term for the motif was ‘paisley ...

and The Paisley Shawl Collection cared for by Renfrewshire Arts and Museums Service is a Recognised Collection of National Significance to Scotland. The exotically patterned, delicate woollen ...

the reason being that the best quality shawls were woven in factories located in Paisley, Scotland. While your shawl may appear perfect to you, chances are that unless it has been stored rolled on ...

Fifty years ago the grey little city of Paisley, seven miles outside of Glasgow, was world famed because beauties who could not afford real Cashmere shawls draped their drooping shoulders with ...

So much so, in fact, that she owned several paisley wool shawls and wore them often — out of a pure fondness for them, but also as a public gesture to boost Scotland’s faltering economy.

Its origins can be traced back to ancient Persia, but it found immense popularity and significance in India. The history of paisley prints in India is closely intertwined with the rich cultural ...

The fascinating story of Paisley’s world-renowned shawls will be told in the town’s transformed museum thanks to a £60,000 grant. Museum Galleries Scotland (MSG) has awarded the money to ...