Lochcarrron Mill to Shut

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Get your wallet out - we're all on our way.

Regards

Chas

I just got a fly plaid last month (which I may end up wearing only once in my life, for my wedding), and the fabric originally came from none other than .......Locharron (Bought from the Gaelic College in Nova Scotia). I like to buy from the Gaelic College (but not limited to), because it is also a non-profit school devoted to the study and preservation of the Gaelic language and Celtic arts and culture. I don't think that there is an equivalent institution in Scotland, unfortunately. It would be welcome news to hear that such a place existed in the motherland.

Here is the address if anyone is interested:
http://gaeliccollege.edu/index.php?o...tpage&Itemid=1

This past year I've spend a considerable amount of money on the highest quality highland wear that I could find, despite (or because of) this "so-called" world recession. In all cases my retailers have sourced the raw materials for my particular items from either Canada or Scotland. Some items from Scotland (like the fabric for the fly plaid), some items from Nova Scotia (sporran, animal product- manufactured by L & M). I've also purchased items from the Scottish Company, and Cairngorn Scottish Imports, both in Toronto, Ontario. I'm doing my part, but I wish that I could do more. High end items certainly can have nominally higher price tags, but I'm too cheap to purchase non-permanent/ disposable items that won't last at least a few generations. I have inherited a number of items from both of my grandfathers, and I wear them on a very regular basis. Quality never goes out of style.

By the way: I only own one kilt, but it is a masterpiece of the highest, "second to none" quality. (Maybe some military tartans in 22oz weight would be higher quality than my 16oz kilt, but I simply couldn't find my family tartan in a heavier weight).

Here are links to Cairngorn Scottish Imports and the Scottish Company respectively (They both carry high quality items from Canada and Scotland):

http://www.kiltscanada.com/wm/index.htm

http://www.scottishcompany.com/