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Huge thanks to and of for the opportunity to share our skills during London Craft Week.The DYE • WEAVE • PLEAT colla...
17/05/2026

Huge thanks to and of for the opportunity to share our skills during London Craft Week.
The DYE • WEAVE • PLEAT collaboration features in OUR COMMON GROUND, their beautiful show of British crafts showing at Art’otel London Hoxton until the end of May.
Thank you to everyone who came to our workshops and talks and the lovely team at for looking after us. Extra special thanks to .beeler our guest collaborator, who crafted these beautiful kilt pins and as always and whose scholarship award made it all possible in the first place.

Speckles and squares in a paired back monotone flannel tweed. This is a deceptively simple design, but one that’s quite ...
29/04/2026

Speckles and squares in a paired back monotone flannel tweed. This is a deceptively simple design, but one that’s quite complex to execute, a centre back double box pleat, two further double box pleats over each hip and double knife pleats to the front, framing the classic a-line kilt apron. Simple, soft, but well structured..

28/04/2026

The DYE • WEAVE • PLEAT collective will be joining OUR COMMON GROUND, an exhibition curated by celebrating makers and their materials from across the UK, open May 8-30.
We are delighted to be showing three kilts from our craft collaboration, now expanded to include a fourth artisan; jeweller .beeler who has created kilt pins use that respond to the locations that inspired each kilt.
We’ll be hosting small group workshops May 12,13,15,16,17th, (booking at Eventbrite and in stories) and participating in the special evening of craft and conversation at The Makers Table, May 14th 6pm.
We look forward to sharing this with you and so many other wonderful makers brought together by and following their epic walk to support Britains craft heritage, and

Spring has sprung here — finally! … and this kilt is a celebration in the April sunshine of a big birthday, a gift from ...
10/04/2026

Spring has sprung here — finally! … and this kilt is a celebration in the April sunshine of a big birthday, a gift from parents to their daughter, who joined in its making by printing her lining with spring flowers as her surprise inside.
The tartan is a Hebridean Macleod, woven by in my neighbouring town, Keith. An unusual and pretty mix of colours for this popular sett which we’ve pleated in reverse Kinguisse form, adding a twist in its tail to flip the twill direction down the centre back of the box, creating the subtle chevron effect.

29/03/2026

A peek into part of a process here: how my hand knotted fringes on my shawls are finished.
The main job is stripping out the threads in the tartan and hand tying knots every centimetre across each 1.4m side, but after doing this the fringes are unruly and the fibres need to be settled again to regain their sheen.
First it’s a detangling comb to realign everything, then a natural bristle nail brush to stroke the fibres flat and straighten them. Next they’re squared up on a cutting mat— as well as keeping everything in line this gives enough height for the bottom blade of my shears to pass underneath the straggly ends without the fringe moving. Finally, a spritz of Scotch Mist and a heavy dose of steam sets everything into position and makes the fringe lustrous again.
The tartan is Lady Borrodales Gift, designed by Peter MacDonald as part of the Genesis Collection woven by

Details from the Jacobite mid length kilt, handstitched using the full drop of the single width cloth woven by as part ...
18/03/2026

Details from the Jacobite mid length kilt, handstitched using the full drop of the single width cloth woven by as part of their Genesis collection, designed in conjunction with Peter MacDonald.
At first glance the weave appears as red with black, but is a clever mix of midnight navy yarn twisted with a green, giving an almost iridescent effect when it hits the light.
The supersized sett has been split here, so it lands each pleat alternately on the single then double stripe, giving a balance of blocks and stripes through from front to back and the depth of pleat that gives the kilt its signature swing.

This porcelain blue Prince of Wales check is crafted in a soft but sturdy mix of cashmere and wool for an customer.It’s...
05/03/2026

This porcelain blue Prince of Wales check is crafted in a soft but sturdy mix of cashmere and wool for an customer.
It’s a fresh spring colour that matches the skies up here in the Highlands this week— which we’re feeling all the better for seeing!

This is a cloth I suspect I will return to again. Chosen by a client who (like many), thought that kilts really ought to...
10/02/2026

This is a cloth I suspect I will return to again. Chosen by a client who (like many), thought that kilts really ought to be tartan— but in the end chose a tweed.

It’s a real beauty of a cloth this, as neither warm nor cool in tone, neither black, nor brown, nor grey in shade, but a mix of all of the above, made with the care and skills of a mill that celebrates its 200yr anniversary this year—

Congratulations to the team of craftspeople down there in the Scottish Borders —much deserving of your milestone celebration folks!

The story of this kilt began in a field ten miles from my home, where at Plewlands Farm, farmer Andy cares for a flock o...
26/01/2026

The story of this kilt began in a field ten miles from my home, where at Plewlands Farm, farmer Andy cares for a flock of Blue Faced Leicester and Swaledales that graze in the landscapes that border our beautiful Moray beaches.
I bought some of Andy’s wool clip in 2021, documenting each of his ladies being relieved of their winter coats on a hot and sunny day in June, yes, Scotland can heat up!
It took several more years to fund the processing of the fleeces and weaving of this cloth. There were trials — and some inevitable traumas — that are all part of the territory when experimenting with yarn. But as the second of four kilts made from this cloth begins a new story with its owner, I’m both proud and extremely grateful of the sheer determination that we got this far.
It would never have been possible to acheive this unique, non repeating design without the generosity, dedication to craft and extraordinary skill of Sam Goates
Just a little further along the coast from the fields where the wool was grown lies Sam’s shed by the sea, where this wool was woven.
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From beach walks to sidewalks, full length kilts crafted with pure wool, woven in Scotland are the ultimate winter blank...
18/01/2026

From beach walks to sidewalks, full length kilts crafted with pure wool, woven in Scotland are the ultimate winter blanket. Stitched entirely by hand, to continue the legacy of the original article; created as a blanket for Highlanders against the inclement Scottish weather.

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