During November and early December 2017 we have been working with two primary 7 classes at Kilbarchan Primary Schools. Both classes have been looking at the rise of the thread industry in Paisley during the term, and we went along with our handling box followed by 4 stitching workshops, where pupils were asked to create…
Board of Trustees for Fisheries, Manufacturing & Improvements in Scotland
When investigating the rise of linen manufacturing in Scotland you cannot avoid looking at the minutes of the Board of Trustees for Fisheries, Manufacturing & Improvements in Scotland which was established in 1727. The minutes contain lots of information pertaining for Christian Millar (Shaw) and her connection to Spinning Schools in Scotland, along with details about linen…
The Rev John Millar
One of the earliest mentions of Christian Shaw starting the thread industry in Renfrewshire appears in the Church of Scotland Fasti. Chrsitian married John Millar on the 11th September 1719 at Bargarran. His entry in the Fasti has been transcribed and can now be read in one of our research blogs here.
Further Funding Success
We have been awarded a grant of up to £5000 which allows us to do everything we want to do as part of our Family of Threads project. The Funding form Renfrewshire Council’s Culture, Heritage & Events Fund is being used to buy equipment for our school, care home and hospice outreach, along with further…
Bushes Primary School – February 2017
Family of Threads – News Bushes Primary School – February 2017 As part of our exciting new community outreach programme, supported by Heritage Lottery Funding (‘Stories, Stones and Bones’), two of our volunteers recently paid a visit to Bushes Primary School in Paisley, to participate in their Design Day. We took along a selection of…
Paisley Thread Mill Museum awarded funding for Year of History, Heritage & Archaeology 2017
Paisley Thread Mill Museum has been successful in gaining funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for Stories Stones and Bones project. ‘A Family of Thread’ will look at the development of the Paisley and Renfrewshire thread industry, and will also have outreach programs aimed at schools, care homes and hospices.