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Eleventh hour rescue for Scotland's last traditional tartan mill
90% of tartans would never be woven again if lost
Scotland’s last traditional tartan weaving mill, whose tartans have been worn by the Queen, Nelson Mandela, Ivana Trump, Neil Armstrong and Arnold Palmer, has been rescued from closure with a last minute takeover by the owners of Edinburgh-based tartan goods website, Scotweb. As the only surviving tartan weaver of its kind, closure would have meant the loss forever of a major Scottish tradition and centuries of specialist skills.
D.C. Dalgliesh Ltd, of Selkirk, Scotland, is the only weaver in the world still producing all its tartans to authentic traditional standards. But the mill has struggled to compete in the face of cheap imports, with 17 highly-skilled artisan jobs at risk.
Scotweb directors Dr Nick Fiddes and Dr Adele Telford were long-term customers of the mill, as the world’s largest online retailers of tartan goods and products (see www.scotweb.co.uk ). A takeover seemed the perfect fit.
Dr Fiddes said, “We are delighted that we’ve been able to step up and save this vital and wonderful part of Scotland’s heritage. This tartan weaver wasn’t just another small business going to the wall. If this mill had gone, 90% of all tartans would never have been produced again. It would have been the end of centuries of tradition.”
"No other weaver produces tartans of the same quality. And no other mill can weave you just enough for a single garment in your own family tartan, which is what most tartan enthusiasts want. A really important part of Scotland’s identity would have been lost forever.”
With the unrivalled quality of the mill’s products, Drs Fiddes & Telford are committed putting D.C. Dalgliesh back on the map as a beacon of excellence for Scottish tartan weaving, and intend to take the business from strength-to-strength.
A new D.C. Dalgliesh website will be launched today along with a video, displaying the history, skills and production of D.C. Dalgliesh tartans. See www.dcdalgliesh.co.uk
http://youtu.be/2W9UBVjx_QQ
Alastair
90% of tartans would never be woven again if lost
Scotland’s last traditional tartan weaving mill, whose tartans have been worn by the Queen, Nelson Mandela, Ivana Trump, Neil Armstrong and Arnold Palmer, has been rescued from closure with a last minute takeover by the owners of Edinburgh-based tartan goods website, Scotweb. As the only surviving tartan weaver of its kind, closure would have meant the loss forever of a major Scottish tradition and centuries of specialist skills.
D.C. Dalgliesh Ltd, of Selkirk, Scotland, is the only weaver in the world still producing all its tartans to authentic traditional standards. But the mill has struggled to compete in the face of cheap imports, with 17 highly-skilled artisan jobs at risk.
Scotweb directors Dr Nick Fiddes and Dr Adele Telford were long-term customers of the mill, as the world’s largest online retailers of tartan goods and products (see www.scotweb.co.uk ). A takeover seemed the perfect fit.
Dr Fiddes said, “We are delighted that we’ve been able to step up and save this vital and wonderful part of Scotland’s heritage. This tartan weaver wasn’t just another small business going to the wall. If this mill had gone, 90% of all tartans would never have been produced again. It would have been the end of centuries of tradition.”
"No other weaver produces tartans of the same quality. And no other mill can weave you just enough for a single garment in your own family tartan, which is what most tartan enthusiasts want. A really important part of Scotland’s identity would have been lost forever.”
With the unrivalled quality of the mill’s products, Drs Fiddes & Telford are committed putting D.C. Dalgliesh back on the map as a beacon of excellence for Scottish tartan weaving, and intend to take the business from strength-to-strength.
A new D.C. Dalgliesh website will be launched today along with a video, displaying the history, skills and production of D.C. Dalgliesh tartans. See www.dcdalgliesh.co.uk
http://youtu.be/2W9UBVjx_QQ
Alastair
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