Gormans Kiltmakers

26/04/2020

How could we resist them?!

16/04/2020

16th April is the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden and Alistair Heather has shared three things you might not know about the Jacobites. He speaks of Bon...

06/04/2020

Today marks the 700th Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath. A new tartan, designed by Steven Patrick Sim from The Tartan Artisan, has been registered to celebrate this occasion.
The ‘Declaration of Arbroath 7th Centennial Anniversary’ tartan, commemorates the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath - a letter in Latin submitted to Pope John XXII in 1320. Written on behalf of the earls, barons and nobles, and community of the whole Kingdom of Scotland. The letter asks the Pope to recognise Scotland's independence and acknowledge Robert the Bruce as the country's lawful king. The 7 colour tartan visibly portrays the artefact itself; light tan with the narrow black stripes represents the document and the literary work; green and red represents the seals and signatories; the white pivot represents the recipient of the letter Pope John XXII; the scarlet pivot represents the Scots of old who died fighting for freedom; the broad black stripe becomes a memorial of remembrance for those who fell on the Scottish battlefields. The thread counts in the two opposing pivots are created from the two relevant dates: 6th April 1320 and 6th April 2020 - thus the numeracy in the tartan spans seven centuries. 32 threads in the dark red pays tribute to Robert the Bruce who was crowned king at the age of 32; 100 threads span the complete width of the light tan field, representing the famous excerpt from the Declaration of Arbroath “for, as long as a hundred of us remain alive…”
The entry on our website can be seen here: https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12809

14/03/2020

Who needs to enter the best legs contest

The annual Best Legs in a Kilt contest is still on in Bethlehem.

01/01/2020

Here is another great shot of Sean R.'s custom tartan ring! Look at the beautiful details in the tartan!

If you missed his story, check it out below.

Rustic & Main’s 12 Days of Stories - Day 7

To all of our tartan ring fans - here is a story of how Sean R. took his tartan ring and made it even more special by customizing the rest of it!

“My ring will be a wedding ring. After ten years Laurie is finally making an honest man out of me. So I deserve a really cool ring with character and class. This ring is custom made and you support team was integral in its production. From the corresponding emails and confirming exactly what I wanted. I am a bourbon drinking fan of Buffalo Trace so this whiskey barrel is perfect material for my ring. But I also choose a Holly wood liner which is cool because our ring bowl is a custom design bowl made from Holly tree. And the perfect addition to my ring is the Irish National Tartan that is between two inlaid gold bands. I love this ring and so does my fiancé Laurie. Thanks for creating my design into reality. Perfect, now I can’t wait to wear it.”

This ring was a really neat combination of heritage, memory, and personal taste. What unique materials from these categories would you use in a ring?

24/06/2019

https://mymodernmet.com/handmade-kimono-maya-caulfield/?fbclid=IwAR1r-o3K5k8KvTopDDNDZ2wgH7Sy_thg1LeKlTpEKT-o1cHKtEnw2Ygo9jE

Maya Caulfield gathered all types of plaid and sewed them together to create an eclectic handmade kimono. The result honors her Japanese and Scottish sides.

22/04/2019

https://youtu.be/bHdzYWkIPuE great wee vid of how it’s done in the British army

In this "How To" CSgt Benson explains the history of the Kilt. Find us on: https://www.army.mod.uk/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/britisharmy Facebook: ht...

02/12/2018

The new Braehead clan jersey looks brilliant!