Where do Kiltmaker's Learn Their Craft?

[Stewart Rendall]

I missed this thread first time around.

I undertook a five year apprenticeship here in Scotland. Trained by a woman who made kilts for a few Edinburgh shops and private customers for many years. She in turn had been trained by a very elderly lady who had spent her life making kilts, having entered into the trade in her teens.

I was very lucky to have had the benefits of such a wealth of experience and the knowledge passed on has been invaluable.

I'm not sure one could easily find such an apprenticeship today. I rarely meet other kiltmakers in Edinburgh. I'm sure they're not all sitting on 'assembly lines' as mentioned earlier, at least I hope not. I'd like to think there are a few passing on their trade to others through apprenticeships.