For me, there is something about a craftsperson working with their hands to create something specifically for me that gives the product more of a value to me. It may last the same, function the same, and look the same, but to me it is not the same.

All of my clan tartan kilts (modern, weathered, hunting) will be hand made. Any fashion tartan kilts that I have made will not need to be. Obviously, it's more of romantic notion for me than a rational one. But, I've always been willing to pay a little extra for some romance