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Renfrewshire Community Plan 2008 - 2017 Textiles
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The exotically patterned, delicate woollen shawls were originally from Kashmir but European manufacturers began to produce cheaper versions to meet demand. The shawl went out of fashion in the 1870s, but the pattern that had decorated them is still popular today.
In 2002, Paisley Museum was invited to become one of the leading partners in a Scottish Executive-funded project to make information available about Scotland's rich heritage in the textile industries. The Scottish Textile Heritage Online website was the result of the work of that partnership.
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You can see several of the various stages of the weaving process, and the loom working. The weaver can answer queries about the history of handloom weaving in the county and about textiles in general.
A perfect illustration of our social history - the costume collection contains women’s, children’s and men’s costume, uniforms and occupational clothing and foreign costumes. It also contains household textiles, trades union and other banners, dolls’ clothes and in fact anything textile that was used or created in Renfrewshire!
Renfrewshire Arts and Museums care for a wealth of treasures, from Ancient Egyptian artefacts to reminders of our industrial past and our natural heritage.
Contact us
Curators for all the collections are based at Paisley Museum, please arrange an appointment if you have a specific request.
- Email ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- Phone 0141 889 3151
- Visit Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley PA1 2BA
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