The Paisley weaving industry before 1805 -- The coming of the shawl -- The middle period of the Paisley shawl -- The Paisley shawl after 1840 -- Producing a Jacquard shawl -- The printed shawl -- The end of the story -- -- Appendix: -- 1. Shawl types mentioned by contemporaries -- 2. The dating of Paisley shawls -- 3. Further information about shawls.