http://www.paisley.org.uk/history/pattern.php http://www.victoriana.com/library/paisley/shawl.html
This might help answer. De -----Original Message----- I have been assured that the paisley swirl shape is a stylized pinecone. It may have at some time have been made with the side of a closed fist, since that will create a shape very like your basic paisley, but that's just speculation, as far as I know. The name comes from the fabric mills in Scotland, whixch were emulating the design common in India which is much older. Mind you I learned all this on this list, some few years ago. I can't actually vouch for the authenticity of the source, but it did seem like the last word at the time. MaggiRos _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
