Scottish Kilt school may close

[Rab Gordon]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm

[Rampant Lion]

The above link didn't work for me, but this one did.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/new...68_16x9_nb.asx

And so did this one.

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/sear...=all&edition=i

[McClef]

I'm surprised at the BBC for putting out such poor quality video.

But sad if it closes - tomorrow's kiltmakers are needed!

[Paul Henry]

wasn't bad quality for me.
shame it might close, but hasn't yet happened!

[Prester John]

I wonder...we have alot of members...there must be something we can do to adopt this school or adopt a student or two?

[GMan]

This really is sad to hear.

[way2fractious]

According to her website, the Keith Kilt School is where Kathy Lare took her training, both for the traditional knife-pleated kilts and the additional training for military box-pleated ones. And they certify their graduates.

As I see it, the school itself was a response to the need to preserve and perpetuate the art of kiltmaking. (Hmmm... where have we heard those words before?) Oh, yea! Barbara Tewksbury's book was another response to this same need, but it opened the way for "Everyman" and "Everywoman" to to figure out how to make their own kilts. (Your certificate can be minted by The Wizard of BC at his going rate for such things. )

[Phil]

In the news yesterday was this article about the possible demise of the kiltmaking school in Keith, Scotland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6728023.stm
Any of you who have been following Alan's thread about the "Outrageous cost of kilts" will be interested in this. I do hope this will not be a nail in the coffin for kiltmaking in Scotland as I know only too well once these skills are lost they are gone forever.

[cessna152towser]

Hopefully they will be able to find more funding as it would be a pity if the skills died out.

[Kiltedmusiclover]

Threads merged due to same subject.