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The Wool-Textile Industry in the Scottish Borders

These pages introduce you to the history of the wool-textile industry in the Scottish Borders, its historical socio-cultural implications and examples of how the Scottishness of its products play an important role in the continuing success of the woollen industry there, which is also indexed below.

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History of Borders Wool-Textile Industry

Historical Socio-Cultural Implications

Current Wool-Textile Manufacturers

Index of Present Border Companies

Acknowledgements and Bibliography

These Scottish Borders Webpages are researched and designed by Michael Rohan Canagasabey, an undergraduate student - from September 1994 to May 1998 - at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (established 1875); as part of my final year dissertation project towards my degree in BA(Hons) Information Management with Combined Studies. You are welcome to e-mail comments to me.

These pages were last updated on 12/04/1999

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