I know Kathy Lare went to the Keith School and got certified there, and has gone back to be certified in new skills...think she's the only certified kiltmaker in the U.S.....?

I know other kiltmakers learn the craft by figuring it out, or reading books, or by apprenticing with more experienced kiltmakers.

Got to thinking about it when folks mention ordering kilts from mills...who are the people who sew them up over in Scotland?

How do you tell the difference between a schooled and certified kiltmaker, an apprenticed kiltmaker, or a self-taught kiltmaker when choosing your craftsman/craftswoman?

Talking about hand sewn traditional kilts here, not contemporary kilts.

Posted here rather than the kiltmaker's forum since this is about the kiltmakers of traditional kilts rather than kiltmaker's products. Hope that was right.

Don't mean to question anyone's "credentials." Just trying to understand the craft.

Thanks for any input.

Ron