What is Your Family Tartan?
Are you Scottish and wanting to know if you have a family tartan, or unsure of your Scottish roots and curious to know what sept your family name may have been linked to? You’re...
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History of Houston Kiltmakers
Houston kiltmakers has been in the heart of paisley for over a century and in that time, the shop has been through a lot. Starting 4 generations ago our family business emerged as a...
MacDonald Tartan
This blog shines a focus on the MacDonald tartan, one of the most recognisable and historic tartans in Scottish history. The Macdonald clan tartan is one of the older & globally found tartans circulating...
History of the kilt
Kilts and tartan are part of the key identity of Scotland, enriched in our culture, our history, & our representation. At Houston kiltmakers we all know and love highland wear culture, we take pride...
Kilt shops Glasgow
Glasgow like Edinburgh is a key location in Scotland with its rich history and some of the most famous kilt shops. People travel from all around the world to Scotland to take in our...
How to wear a kilt
Here at Houston kiltmakers we stock a large and comprehensive range of kilts But we would love to show those of you who are new to highland wear attire, how to put it all...
September Round-UP
As September draws to a close we are sharing some of our Highlights from the busy summer we have had as well as a message from our very busy Social Media Manager.
The Scottish Kilt
Who, what, when, where and why? When: Nearly 40 years later, through the efforts of the Highland society of London, the “diskilting” act was revoked. The image of the highlander at this point in...
Sporrans – How to Wear Correctly and What are Sporrans for?
Sporrans come in many different styles and designs, varied for every occasion. This weeks post will cover a history of the Sporran, why it is worn, the different types of Sporrans and look at...
Kilt Hire for Weddings Overseas
Houston Kiltmakers have the largest and best range for of Kilts for hire in the West of Scotland, with over 130 tartans, 20 styles of super lightweight jackets with three different button options and...