Kilt Credentials

Kilt Credentials

Lord Simple, director of the 2009  Gathering is calling for legislation to prevent cloth woven overseas being sold as ‘made in Scotland’.  Currently, tourists in Scotland have no real guarantee that the kilt or scarf they are buying is the genuine article, and merchandise is often misleadingly labelled. The  Scottish Tartans Authority has already made […]

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You ‘Garter’ get it from us!

You ‘Garter’ get it from us!

We had a phone call from a stressed bride-to-be today (not an unusual occurrence) Shed been in a kiltmakers on Edinburgh’s Royal mile and had asked about having a tartan garter made up in her own tartan. When she asked where she might be able to obtain such an item the rather dour shop assistant […]

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The Credit Crunch and Scotland’s Crafts

The Credit Crunch and Scotland’s Crafts

Earlier this month we were sad to see one of our long established manufacturers run into trouble. It’s the first of 2009 but probably not the last. The oncoming recession is going to hit Scottish businesses hard but who will be the worst effected? The last time this country faced a recession many people found […]

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Clan Christmas Cards

Clan Christmas Cards

Yes we know its only October but this latest offering from ScotClans list of ‘homespun’ products has arrived just in time. We teamed up with our very good friends at Edinblythe, who have been making fantastic cards for some time to come up with something special. After a little trial and error we finally came […]

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