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Strathclyde
Label from a yarn bundle
© courtesy New Lanark Conservation Trust
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The Russians called the imports from New Lanark 'Picture Yarn' because the labels featured illustrations of the village. The pictures were painted by John Winning, a teacher in the school.
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