Kilts Wi Hae Blog

  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...

As we approach the end of the January, it’s time to reflect back on what we’ve managed to achieve. With the New Year there’s always the resolutions. Those things that we always say we’ll keep but never actually do “I’m going to remember to be early every day for work this year!” and then proceed to never be on time the remaining 334 days of the year. Or the absolute classic “I’m going to lose weight this year!” then comes a bad week at work takeaway, umpteen birthday suppers, a night at the pub here and a lunch catch up...

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...