Cloth & Garment

Scotland’s cloth and garment makers carry one of the country’s most recognisable forms of craft. In tweed, tartan, cashmere, wool, leather and Highland dress, these businesses show how deeply place, skill and material can shape a product. Many began in mill towns, island communities, Highland workshops and Borders factories, yet their work now travels across the world.

This section of the Scottish Mercat celebrates makers whose value lies in continuity rather than fashion alone. They are not preserved in the past. They are working businesses, still making, cutting, weaving, knitting and stitching with standards formed over generations. In their hands, Scottish manufacture remains practical, beautiful and commercially alive.