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In the UK, a total of 130 ”endangered" and “critically endangered” heritage crafts were announced, on May 24, when an updated “HCA Red List of Endangered Crafts” was published.
Traditional kilt-making has been added to the list of endangered crafts YOU may have heard the news that traditional kilt-making has been added to the list of crafts that are in danger of disappearing, so we should probably talk about what’s at risk here. We should also talk about the weird and, to be honest, troubling relationship some men have with their kilts. Knitted deep into the plaid are all sorts of complicated issues, including politics, nationality, and gender, and maybe one day Scottish men will admit it. As for how a traditional kilt is actually made, I saw the process for myself when I visited Kinloch Anderson in Leith. The kilt is made from one eight-yard stretch of material and the skill is chalking it so you know exactly where to put the pleats. The whole thing takes a skilled person about eight hours at least.