Most people probably associate paisley designs with the 1960's and 1970's or the Summer of Love and the psychedelic style. Actually it was the Beatles that brought the paisley design back to the west after their pilgrimage to India in 1968. Who knew?
A paisley pattern is defined as a droplet shaped vegetable pattern or as a twisted tear drop motif and is Iranian and East Indian in origin. The modern name associated with the motif comes from the town of Paisley in Scotland.
Here are a couple of beautiful paisley designs
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Enjoy!
