On these trips barrels of herring were traded for pine tar-the means by which the Clavie is lit each year-and the medium I have added to the ink that records each Clavie King and his crew in the lining of this kilt. The kilt records the night sky above Burghead on each of the missing days using the constellations the fishermen would have used to navigate their way to the Baltic, embroidered onto this fireproof wool with yarn spun from the Clavie kings own flock by Amy Neville at Naturally Useful. Fire festivals have been common along our north east coast since Pictish times, though this one has had a particular story since 1752, when the Julian calendar was swapped to the Gregorian, omitting eleven days in the process.Įmbodied in this kilt of eleven double box pleats are these missing moments in time, as each pleat has been calculated to capture twenty four hours in their folds. The CLAVIE KING’S Kilt This ceremonial kilt embodies an ancient local custom in my region The Burning of the Clavie, a barrel burning festival heralding the new year and bestowing health and prosperity to the fishing community of Burghead. The minimum order is 11m of cloth plus 2 kilts. ![]() I design the cloth, manage the weaving process with the mill, register your tartan with the National Archive and create your bespoke kilts and accessories. Please get in touch if you wish to create your own bespoke tartan. The tartan has a customised selvedge, woven as a herringbone twill to highlight particular colours within the sett, which itself has been constructed to replicate the beats of a salsa dance - a unseen detail that acknowledges the passion of the father who commissioned this cloth.įirstly, two kilts for father and son are in the making to begin bringing those beats to life … Designed by me and woven by the House of Edgar at my local mill here in Moray, the cloth mixes colours found in Scottish glens and Colombian coffee plantations with a signature yellow over check that refers to the Colombian flag. The TRUJILLO TARTAN This special weave is a bespoke tartan that celebrates the combined Scots and Colombian heritage of a family, on the occasion of their sons graduation. Image of Jane Porter and Andrea Chappell in the Still Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show by Ellen Wilkinson Handstitched in the traditional method, this design is also used in The Chelsea Kilt a mid length option made in Scottish wool with a double box to the centre back with a fringed and feathered hem detail. This contemporary mix of wide, but deep box and knife pleats is a variant of an historic Kinguissie form, in an elegant longer length. On the inside my silk painting brings to life the bright centres of Anemone Honorine Jobert. ![]() The bespoke textile is handprinted using a mix of block printing, and handcut stencil silkscreen printing, each describing the flowers, stems and stamen details of Angelica Sylvestris and Alchemilla Mollis. The STILL GARDEN Kilt Designed and made for garden designer Jane Porter, to record the plants in her gold award winning show garden The Still Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022.īoth the garden and the kilt showcase heritage crafts on the Heritage Crafts Association endangered list, highlighting the need to preserve our intangible cultural heritage for future generations.īeginning by studying each plant in sketches, this kilt brings my printmaking, kiltmaking and bespoke leatherwork together using heavyweight upholstery linen, woven at The Isle Mill in Moray.
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