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 ...

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 ...

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.

It was in the 19th Century that the paisley pattern first attracted a rebellious, progressive following. Its story was part of a wider “dialogue” between eastern and western cultures at the ...

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 ...

A DIGITAL art project has won £25,000 to create 7.3 billion versions of the Paisley pattern to support the town's bid to become the UK's City of Culture in 2021. The University of the West of ...

The term "paisley" was derived from the town of Paisley in Scotland, where shawls with these patterns were manufactured in the 19th century. The Mughal Empire, which ruled over large parts of ...

Edinburgh university's exhibition sees capital lay claim to Paisley pattern It might come as a surprise to some Buddies. In Your Area. Calam Pengilly. 13:00, 25 Mar 2024 Updated 09:39, 28 Mar 2024.