The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new (1907)
Blair, Matthew, d. 1908 · Paisley, A. Gardner · leaf 184
ago. I was at that time weaving inNo. 6 Queen Street, on the same exact loomstead as our poetRobert Tannahill used to weave on. Transition 175 This loomstead was situated on the south side of theproperty; its exact position was at the south-east corner nextthe fire, the window looking eastward.… … Tannahius House, No. 6 Queex Siuket. and a small recess in the gable, which was said to be oftenused by the poet, as a place where he kept his books andpapers. When anything new struck him, all he had to do wasto turn round to this recess, and note it down, while on his loom.It was always remarked…
Cotton manufacture · Thread
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