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Paisley Shawl, The: and the Men who produced it.

Book Index
Affairs of State, 60
Alfred Haggart's Household, 68
Andalusia, 31
Anderson, William, 74
Arab Art, 27
Balderston, James, 74
Bankruptcy of Paisley, 78
Barr, Archibald, 72
Barr, John, 75
Barege Shawl, 27
Barrel Machine, 19
Bead-lam lappet, 19
Beamers, 41
Beaming Shops, 63
Birdwood, Sir George, 28
Birks 0' Stanley, 49
Blaikie, Andrew, 35
Block-Printer's Band, 59
Boo't Gun, 62
Bowls, 52
Box-lay, 19
Brewster, Rev. Patrick, 64
Bridal Presents, 25
Bridle, 36, 55, 56
Brown, George H., 75
Brown's History of Paisley, 17
Brown, Sharps & Company, 68
Brown, Thomas, 11
Burns, Robert, 47
Canada, 54
Canton Crape Shawl, 27
Card Cutting, 35
Carlile, A., 67
Cart, The, 52, 60
Cashmere Shawls, 24
Castle Street, 54
Causeyside Street, 71
Change from hand to power labour, 77
Charleston, 54, 58
Charleston Callans, 21
Chartist Agitation, 64
Chenille Shawl, 27
Chimney-pot Hat, 73
Christening of King Edward VII., 26
Clark, Robert, 75
Clippers, 42
Cochran, Robert, 65
Cores, 21
Corks, 40, 73
Cost of Shawls, 76
Cotton fabrics, 18
Counterpoise motion, 19
Craigielea, 49
Crichton, Thomas, 67
Cross, William, 18, 23
Culture of weavers, 45
Cunningham, John, 44
Curling, 39, 52
Damask Shawl, 27
Date Palm, 29
Decay of Shawl Trade, 10, 76
Deil, 19,38
Design, 35
Designers, 18, 40
Dick, David, 67
Distress in Shawl Trade, 10, 54, 62, 77
Double neck, 19
Douge, 19, 38
Draw-boys, 11, 34, 36, 33, 39, 54, 58
Draw-loom, 10
Dunn, John, 67
Dyeing, 34, 37, 41
Early Textiles in Paisley, 17, 28
East, Shawls from, 23, 27
Edward VII., 26
Egypt, Shawls from, 23, 27
Enterers, 42
Entomology, 51
Exhibition, London, 1851, 1862, 25
Exhibition, Permanent, plea for, 9, 80
Female draw-boy, 55
Finlay, William, 67
Fishing, 39, 51
Flower lasher, 35, 42
Flowers, Weavers' love of, 51, 57
Fly shuttle, 19
Four o'clock smoke, 47, 54
French competition, 25, 48
Fullarton, J., 67
Fulton, Humphrey, 20
Fulton, Joseph, Esq., 72
Fulton, Robert, 75
Fulton, William, Esq., 72
Games, Draw-boys', 56
Gardens, Weavers', 56
Gauze goods, 18
Gilmour, David, 65, 69
Glasgow Chronicle, 48
Glasgow Weaving College, 9
Glenfield, 72
Gleniffer Braes, 49, 72
Goblet D'Alviella Count, 28
Gordon's Loan, 70
Hair, John, 74
Hallowe'en, 56
Handicraft, decay of, 45
Hand-loom weaving, 46, 77
Harness-tiers, 42
Harness work, 23
Hay, Robert, 67
Hay, Robert & Son, 35
Heirlooms, 9, 30
Henderson, John, 26, 62
Hindoo Art, 27,29
Hindoo Religion, 29
History of Shawl desired, 9, 19
Honeysuckle ornament, 29
House, Weaver's, 56
Incorporated Weaving, Dyeing, and Printing College of Glasgow, 9
Indian Cashmere Shawl, 22,23
Industrial Arts of India, 28
Influence of employment, 10, 46
Influence of surroundings, 49
Ingram, John, 11
Introduction of Shawls, 23
Inventions of weavers, 18
Italian opinion of Paisley, 20
Jacquard, 35, 43
Johnston, A., 67
Kennedy, William, 67
Kerr, Robert, 69, 72
Knop and Flower Pattern, 29
Lang, James, 74
Paisley in 1788, 20
Paisley Magazine, 66
Paisley Shawl, The, 22, 23, 35
Paisley Shawls, Loan Exhibition, 9
Paisley Weavers of Other Days, 70
Parrot machine, 19
Parti-coloured finish, 33
Patchwork Shawls, 24
Patent net, 19
Paterson, Andrew, 67
Paton, Sir J. Noel, 68
Peacock, R., 68
Pen Folk, 65, 69
Periodicals, 66
Peter's, 71
Philips, William, 74
Pine ornament, 28, 29, 30
Poets of Paisley, 49
Point paper, 35
Politics of weavers, 61
Poll Tax Rolls, 17
Population of Paisley, 17
Potato and Herring Incorporation, 52
Power-loom, 19
Preparation of loom, 32, 47
Races, 51
Radical movement, 62
Ramsay, Allan, 50
Ramsay, Philip, 67
Ravellings, 55
Reformers' Gazette, 48, 62
Religious.ideas, 65,69
Religious symbol, 28
Renfrervshire Annual, 68
Reversible Shawl, 43
Robb, William, 74
Robertson, James, 74
Robertson, John, 74
Royal Christening, 26
Russell, Bailie William, 74
Salesmen, 71
Sandford, Sir D. K., M.P., 62
Seeding frame, 19
Sewing frame, 19
Sewing machine, 78
Sharp, James, 74
Shaving, 78
Shawls, 28
Silk fabrics, 18
Silk manufacture, 20
Silver Bells Race, 51
Simple, 86,55
Skill of the weavers, 9, 18, 19, 32, 87, 45
Sma' Shot, 38, 61
Sma' Shot Saturday, 61
Smith, Alexander, 68
Smith, John, 74
Smith, R. A.50
Smoke, four o'clock, 54
Snodgrass, John, 74
Socialistic ideas, 61
Soup kitchens, 77
Speeches of weavers, 68
Speirs, David & Company, 26, 72
Streets, names of, 18
Sympathy of Queen Victoria, 9, 26, 77
Sunday observance, 65
Tambouring, 18
Tannahill, Matthew, 75
Tannahill, Robert, 50
Technical skill of weavers,9, 18, 19, 32, 37
Temple, Solomon's, 29
Textiles, Early Paisley, 17
Thread Trade, 78
Tree of life, 29
Trip "doon the water," 57
Turkish Shawls, 24, 27
Union, Weavers', 57, 61
Victoria, Queen, 9, 26, 77
"Water neb," 52
"Watty and Meg," 22
Warpers, 41
Weavers' love of song, 49
Weavers' Magazine, 21, 66
Weavers' Society, Old, 51
Weavers' Union, 57, 61
Weaving College, Glasgow, 9
Weaving of the Shawl, 87
Weight of Shawl, 42
West End, 59,62
Wilson, Alexander, 22, 51
Winding pirns, 56
Wives of weavers, 22, 53
Wylie, Dr. George, 67
Yaird, the weaver's, 56
Yarn, 33, 88
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