Kilts Wi Hae Blog — Bespoke

Have you ever longed for a whisky by the fire? To sit with not a care in the world enjoying the amber glow of both the burning embers and the swirling sloshing of the nectar in your hand. This is what Glencairn Crystal wants for you. To be living your best life and enjoying fine whisky in one of their specialised glasses.   Glencairn Crystal has been one of the world’s foremost suppliers of crystal glassware for over 30 years. Supplying for both corporate and public use. Based in East Kilbride, they pride themselves on remaining a family business and...

On this windy Wednesday, we’d like to introduce you to another one of our favourites. It would be surprising if you hadn’t heard of this brilliant company on your kilt buying adventures. For this week’s Supplier Spotlight, we present; The House of Edgar. Offering a very flexible and personalised service, The House of Edgar are an exceptional weaver and manufacturer. Originally established in Edinburgh in the 1800’s they established themselves as a supplier of various fabrics to the cities tailors. Upon being sold in 1965 by William Edgar, the company only had around 24 tartans. 5 and a half decades...

  Tying the knot, bound for life, taking each other’s hand in marriage. When talking about the big day these phrases may have crossed your lips. Common things we often just say only knowing they mean, “to get married”. Well the root of these is a lot closer to home than one might think. The Handfasting ceremony.   A long time ago…   It’s believed by historians that handfasting is an ancient Celtic tradition performed across the British Isles before the introduction of Christianity. Centuries later it was used quite commonly in rural Scotland as a method of marriage. Back...

This week we journey further south and turn to fashion! Our Supplier Spotlight this week is Barrhead Leather!   Barrhead Leather are based in Glasgow and create high quality products by using wild Scottish deer skin leather and Harris Tweed. For 15 years the products they provide have been handmade to a high standard and have been a great seller here in the shop for a long time! Priding themselves on providing a truly well made product that can stand the test of time and stay in the family for many years. Once again we’re presenting to you all a...

Supplier Spotlight Perhaps one of our most curious items we stock is the beautiful range of Heathergem products. If you want a truly unique piece of jewellery then these are for you. A now worldwide Scottish business, they started in the 1950’s with 4 gentlemen in a workshop. This is where the process was refined with beech wood but not for jewellery, for flooring tiles! A long way away from what they would become a few years later. Unfortunately the idea didn’t take off entirely. In the late 60’s/early 70’s the process came back when Hugh Kerr refined the process...