It’s funny how widely paisley associations skew these days. One minute, the swirly, twirly, multicolored, originally Kashmiri pattern has you thinking about its establishment lineage (Hermès ...

Paisley-the-Town’s dominance in shawl production explains how the boteh pattern got renamed “paisley” throughout the Western world.

Paisley's journey from its origins in Persia to hippy chic and contemporary fashion, via a Scottish textiles town. Lindsay Baker reports.

If bold patterns aren't your thing, then consider this collection of salad plates, which features subtle-yet-stylish color around the border.

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.

More than seven billion unique Paisley patterns are to be created - one for every person on earth - to support the town's bid for UK City of Culture.

Paisley’s very identity is so caught up with the pattern that shares its name that many would assume it is the birthplace of the iconic design. But a new exhibition sets out to disprove that ...

A design that's swirling and erotic and yet associated with a community of dour Presbyterians? Sophie Campbell visits Paisley to unravel the mystery.

This textile design by George Haité (c 1850) is based on a twisted teardrop shape motif typical of a Paisley pattern.

A Paisley man has opened a suitcase full of memories of his time at one of Renfrewshire’s best-known businesses. George Johnston, 83, worked as a carpet designer at the now-closed A F Stoddard ...