15th March 2025 | |
10am - 11.30am | |
Paisley Arts Centre Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ |
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Free but booking required | |
Event organiser/part of The Urban Historian | |
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From its origins in the last mass witch hunt in Scotland to the demise of linen thread making and the rise of Cotton thread production, Paisley has played a pivotal role in the industry, with only the Cotton thread manufacturers remembered. let's look at the forgotten industries of linen and silk thread manufacturing.
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