What’s On
The Sma’ Shot celebration always takes place on the first Saturday in July – to mark the time of year when the weavers and their families would traditionally take their holidays.
We’ll have news about the 2020 event very soon – watch this space!
We’ll have news about the 2020 event very soon – watch this space!
Find out the full story behind Paisley’s Sma’ Shot Day celebrations ahead of this year's event.
History & heritage
People in Paisley have never been afraid to fight for their rights. The roots of the most famous day in the town's calendar lie in a historic dispute between local shawl weavers and manufacturers.
Jump back in time for a unique understanding into two distinct periods of Paisley’s rich textile history.
Explore the history of Paisley’s great thread manufacturers, the Coats and Clark families, in one of the great mill buildings within the Anchor Mills complex.
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