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Take a step into the past and see the cottage as it once was
Woad is grown in the cottage garden
About this place
At this traditional Kilbarchan weaver’s cottage we’ll transport you back to a time when hand-woven textiles were the pride of Scotland’s weaving industry.
Weaver’s Cottage vividly re-creates the living and working conditions of a typical handloom weaver. With low ceiling beams and period furniture, it helps give an insight into life before the Industrial Revolution.
Today, the weavers specialise in making tartan on a 200-year-old loom.
The property has an attractive garden, where traditional dye plants including woad and madder are grown, along with a wide range of cottage garden plants.
Councillor Lorraine Cameron (Provost of Renfrewshire) has marked the 300th anniversary of Weaver’s Cottage, in Kilbarchan, with a celebration for the National Trust for Scotland team that cares for the museum.
