The West of Scotland carpet industry was once thriving: designs were conceived, colours were ground and mixed for painting onto point paper, dyed yarns were manufactured into carpets exported to the furthest reaches of the globe. For 150 years, the Stoddard-Templeton companies were at the forefront of this industry. They designed and produced carpets for an array of highly prestigious interiors, and carpeted millions of homes around the world. The paper introduces the history and designs of these companies, supported by the Stoddard-Templeton Library now held at Glasgow School of Art.