This bold, colour clashing kilt is made with a mix of wools from three Scottish mills; two of them on my doorstep here in Moray — the bottle green lambswool sateen from Johnstons of Elgin and the purple herringbone from the Isle Mill in Keith are each an end of roll, or discontinued cloth. The tones and textures of the green wool seersucker and rib are from Bute Fabrics over on the west coast and have been traditionally handstitched in deep knife pleats which are complimented by individual pleats of African handwoven stripcloth supplied by Urbanstax and finished with top stitched details. A 1960s wool-cotton lining from my vintage collection adds a surprise inside.
