Kilts

What can you do with that remnant tartan cloth laying about?  Make a custom tartan cover for the new tablet that Santa brought, of course!  I obtained this one from Belvi Designs , whom I found on Etsy selling tweed tablet covers.  I almost pulled the trigger on one of those, then thought -- if she can make one from tweed, surely she can make one from the New House Highland tartan.  A few emails exchanged, the tartan mailed off to her, and a few days later I was rewarded with this.  I love using it, and knowing there is not another one out there like it!    

I just finished up this kilt and plaid in the MacLean of Duart weathered colors (16 oz heavy weight cloth woven by Lochcarron).  I took these photos showing some kilt hose color recommendations with this tartan. Blue Mix Lewis hose Mid Grey Lewis hose Mustard yellow Rannoch hose Bracken Rannoch hose  Ancient Blue Lewis hose. Click here for a listing of where to purchase House of Cheviot kilt hose in the US.

We just put up a few pair of unique kilt hose on our specials page . These hose feature hand knit cuffs made by my wife.  The socks themselves are House of Cheviot, merino wool blend, with nylon reinforced foot.  Top quality kilt hose, comfortable to wear, machine washable (cold water, gentle cycle, air dry).  We normally sell these for $95 , but these are ready made and ready to ship for only $79.95.

Just some of what's been keeping me busy lately.      

Some "teaser" shots of a kilt I recently shipped out in the weathered Logan tartan, showing some details of the pleating.  This is a six yard knife pleated kilt in heavy weight tartan.  The white thread in the first photo is the basting stitch, left in for shipping.      

The Rannoch hose from House of Cheviot come in some beautiful atumn colors just perfect for this time of year!  If you have not yet looked at our 2012 offerings, please check them out.  I'm certain you'll find a color just perfect for the fall. http://www.scottishkilthose.com/rannoch.html We have some inventory left of some discontinued colors which are currently listed for sale at clearance prices on Amazon . The "Orange" shade is now replaced by our "Cinnamon" color.  And the "Mustard" color has received an upgrade, becoming richer and brigher in hue. Below you can see examples of these discontined colors side by side with their current counterparts.  (Old on the left, new on the right).  Grab the orange and (old) mustard color while stocks last!  And in the meantime, contact any one of our stockists for information about ordering these Rannoch hose in any of our twelve current shades! From left to right: Orange, Cinnamon, Mustard, New Mustard O...

This weekend is the annual Eucharistic Congress held by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte.  As campus minister for WCU, I will be in attendance Friday and Saturday manning our Campus Ministry Fundraising table in the vendor area of the event.  We will be selling Catholic tshirts and other goodies, and also items in the St. Ninian's Day papal tartan, which I designed for Pope Benedict XVI on behalf of the Scottish Catholic bishops for his visit to Scotland on Sept. 16, 2010. To help expand that fundraising effort, I will donate $75 of the purchase price of any kilt in the St. Ninian tartan ordered over my web site this Friday, Saturday or Sunday (Sept. 21-23) to Campus Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte.  So if you were thinking about getting a kilt in this tartan, now's the time!  You can order your kilt knowing that part of your money will be going to a great cause. Of course, a percentage of the proceeds for all items sold in the St. Ninian tartan does go b...