Crimson Kilts

23/01/2025

‘The Unseen’ - primary linen canvas pad-stitched in place to support the 33 pleats of this Gordon Muted tartan from

This’ll be covered by a secondary layer of lightweight linen canvas to conceal and protect the stitches and raw edges for decades of wear.

07/01/2025

06/01/2025

First task of 2025 - Handfasting tie in Modern Logan tartan from

02/01/2025

Wishing a happy, healthy, hopeful 2025 to all.

From the City to the Kingdom

10/12/2024

Hand stitching the pleats - My favourite part of kiltmaking.

Simultaneously matching stripes, balancing setts, tapering pleats and working to the millimetre. Keeping focused!

08/12/2024

Last week was Heritage Craft Week at our local school. During the kiltmaking workshop we made ‘Flash’ brooches, incorporating hand stitching and fringing - just like a real kilt.

28/10/2024

We are in control!

Lower pleats are basted in place. Time to start stitching.

28/10/2024

Taming the tartan - the first step.

Nine yard kilt in MacArthur Modern from . I should have this under control in an hour or so.

22/10/2024

Pleating ‘to the stripe’ at its most effective - tapering beautifully from hip to waist.

Final fitting for the Graham of Menteith Muted from The House of Edgar

19/10/2024

17/10/2024

Busman’s holiday - Making a kilt for me! 🧡

I reckon I’ve made well over 1000 kilts so far in my twenty five years of kilt making. This is only the second I’ve made for myself. (The first is now a bit shorter than I like to wear nowadays - perhaps a future remake project.)

This is a 5 yard knife pleated kilt in one of my favourite tartans - heavyweight Scrimgeour Ancient from .

15/10/2024

Kilts in waiting - Shaw of Tordorrach Modern; Buchanan (Muted) MacGregor Hastie Variant; Clergy Muted; Shaw of Tordorrach Hunting Ancient - all from , just 30 miles up the road in Perth.

04/10/2024

Scarves in Shaw Dress Modern tartan have arrived at their new home in Colorado.

Custom woven by in the Scottish Borders and purl fringed by hand In Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

19/09/2024

Perfect pleats! Graham of Menteith tartan from pleated to the stripe.

“Pleated to the stripe” - when one stripe of the tartan pattern is selected and repeated on every pleat.

25/08/2024

Project for a Rainy Day (or two) - Completed✔️

Beautiful Goldwork Lobster Kit from

23/08/2024

‘Pride of Enby’ - a new tartan
💜🖤🤍💛🩷

Always a delight to collaborate with , who designed and wove this beautiful tartan for our client, to be made into trews (Just look at that check matching!🤩) by our tailors

Registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans, this tartan is inspired by the non-binary flag, created by Kye Rowan (2014) to be representative of people within the Non-Binary Community, and the trans pride flag, created by Monica Helms (1999) for those who are transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender.

21/08/2024

Fitting ready - for father & son.

Tartan: Leslie Red Ancient Strome (heavyweight) from

20/08/2024

What lies beneath! 😲 - The primary linen canvas, pad stitched to stabilise the pleated area of the kilt, holding it securely forever.

Tartan: Leslie Red Modern