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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

1820 Photograph by Colin Mearns The town's shawl collection, mostly made from cotton and wool, is deemed to be of national significance to Scotland. Paisley is bidding for UK City of Culture ...

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 ...

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.

Europe contributes its elegance through the Paisley shawls of Scotland, which were inspired by the Kashmiri design and became immensely popular in the 19th century. These shawls, woven with ...

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 ...