Hullo.. Just a guess here re the colour... It could be possible that contractural weaving had to be done in blue-dyed style. So many work clothes and in fact uniforms as for example, the navy who would have required navy'blue'. Regards.. Ross Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "rod boyd" <rodersboyd@msn.com> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: RE: [Boyd] weaving in Scotland > hi there, > I do not know anything about textiles ect.. > However I have come accross the expression "blue". > It is generally used to describe something of quality that is better than > the rest. > For example the royal family are refered to as having "blue blood" > Thoroughbred race horses such as Northern Dancer or Eclipse are refered to > as having blue blood. > A person is called a "true blue" when he is regarded as someone who is > without fault and can be relied upon 100%. > To go even further and describe something better than blue,you would say > "they were bred in the purple" > > Best regards Rod Boyd... > > PS.. Bloods thicker than gravy..... > > > > > > as even better deTo go one better than blue > agfoster@headscheme.com >>Reply-To: CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com >>To: CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [Boyd] weaving in Scotland >>Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:49:21 -0400 >> >>Does anyone know of a good book about early (1600-@1760) weaving in >>Scotland? Also, does anyone know what "blue goods" (textile) are? My gr gr >>gr grandfather from Kilmarnock established both a weaving mill and blue >>goods weavers (I think there may have been a special license required as >>there was in Europe) in Maryland. >> >> >>==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >>http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 21/04/2005 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 21/04/2005