Paisley's journey from its origins in Persia to hippy chic and contemporary fashion, via a Scottish textiles town. Lindsay Baker reports. “One should either be a work of art or wear a work of ...

This textile design by George Haité (c 1850) is based on a twisted teardrop shape motif typical of a Paisley pattern. This shape, called a buta, dates back to ancient Persia but became popular in ...

The search is on for the nation’s stash of Paisley Pattern in a celebration of the design that helped create fortune in the Scottish town that gave it its name.

Excerpted from Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns by Jude Stewart. Out now from Bloomsbury. What form of life is paisley ...

The third single from Brad Paisley's shimmering "5th Gear" is among the best songs to hit the country format in years. That might sound like exaggerated praise, but one listen to this composition ...

THE original Paisley patterns are to become an international best-selling fashion item after they were snapped up by a top design house yesterday. Kanebo Fashion Research, of Japan, the fashion ...

The Paisley design has become a regular of ... around which an industry of loom wrights, pattern drawers, card punchers, "warpers ... Standard single book-ahead fares start from £17.50 and ...

A collection of rare textiles, many not seen by the public for decades, have been revealed at the Paisley Museum to mark the launch of the PaisleyMake Festival of Creativity and Design.

Paisley will forever be synonymous with tadpoles. Not real tadpoles, of course, but the shapes who synchronise their swimming to form the Paisley Pattern. This unmistakable textile design is found ...

This textile design by George Haité (c 1850) is based on a twisted teardrop shape motif typical of a Paisley pattern. This shape, called a buta, dates back to ancient Persia but became popular in ...