Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan
| Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan | |
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| Grid reference: | NS401632 |
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| Website: | Weavers Cottage |
The Weaver's Cottage is an 18th-century weaver's cottage house at Kilbarchen in Renfrewshire. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
The Weaver’s Cottage is a living museum to the time when Kilbarchan was at the heart of the thriving textile industry. The cottage has been restored so as vividly to recreate the living and working conditions of a typical handloom weaver. Demonstrations are held in the techniques, to weave by hand a paisley pattern (a speciality of Renfrewshire or a traditional tartan, all as they were done 200 years ago, by hand using original equipment in the very cottage where such industry was carried out in earnest.
The cottage displays hundreds of tiny tartan fabric samples on display, all hand-woven in the village, and examples of the world-famous Paisley pattern.
In addition the cottage displays other articles of life in its day, with a collection of period furnishings, household objects, photographs and parish records, giving a real insight into everyday life before the Industrial Revolution.