As anyone looked at a design and just can't figure out what it is or what project to put it on? I have seen a few especially those that are called paisley? What is Paisley?

16May11 Today's redwork free design is paisley
Jo

I love paisley designs!!! i have a set from Eskandale site ad I have used it a lot in many differents projects.

Paisley patterns bring me back to my childhood. Some of my clothes in the 1970's had paisley designs. Here is a link to pictures.
I made a blouse with a small blue paisley print that I wore with a denim skirt as a teenager.

I made a strip quilt with paisley designs down each strip and I have had so many compliments on it. Paisley designs can be in lots of different colors or all one color. I have also put them on the legs of pants and they look stunning. And, I have put them on tote bags and hand towels.

Well I had dress make with these on them in the sixty
guess this tell you how old I am ha. They say things come back around and they sure do.

Paisley is a droplet-shaped vegetable motif of Indian and Persian origin. The pattern is sometimes called "Persian Pickles" by American traditionalsts, especially quiltmakers or "Welsh pears" in Welsh textiles as far back as 1888.
Resembling a twisted teardrop, the kidney-shaped paisley is Iranian and Indian in origin, but it's Western name drives from the town of Paisley, in central Scotland.
Did you ever notice them on a bandana?

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They are beautiful added to a blouse scattered all over the front or a row of them around the bottom or neckline. Put them anywhere.

Marcelle
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Paisley is a design - if you imagine a tear drop with a curve. Very old fashioned pattern normally printed all over on fabric. If done on sild weave the fabrics was used for mens "gown". Not the common or garden bathrobe but an elegant Hugh Hefner type gow. Usually in rich dark colours.