In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:08:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

When did  Paisley begin to be seen in "western European"  textiles?




Some time in the early 1800s, when European weavers began making imitation  
cashmere shawls--among the first to do so were in Paisley, Scotland, hence the  
name.  One of the factoids I enjoy telling people when I give talks on  early 
19th century costume.
 
Ann Wass
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