Soy Kilts

Soy Kilts of Portsoy has just celebrated its 18th Birthday, a great achievement! Of course, Soy Kilts also offers a full range of kilt jackets & accessories, including sporrans, kilt pins, skean dhus, socks and ghillie brogues for customers to choose to complement their outfit.

Moira George started working at home after completing her training but shortly afterwards the premises in Seafield St, Portsoy became available and the rest, as they say, is history.

Moira is passionate about producing traditionally hand stitched, made to measure kilts for customers and takes a great pride in her work. The kilts are 99.9% hand stitched, with only the waistband being machined on. Using the finest of pure wool tartans in a range of weights, light weight for ladies and highland dance, medium weight or heavyweight for men’s kilts and regimental weight for their own Portsoy Pipe Band. Main suppliers of the tartan used are based in Perth, Forfar, Selkirk and Galashiels and the straps on the kilts are sourced from C A Gammack, Aberlour, made from their finest leather, to last a lifetime.

Customers can make their choice of tartan when they arrive to be measured. If they don’t already have a tartan in mind there are a selection of sample books available. They can have a tartan specially woven and even design their own tartan, choosing colours and pattern design to make a unique tartan to them.

Customers will be expertly guided through the whole process of putting their outfit together by Moira, who likes nothing better than helping her customers choose the right accessories. Moira loves that no two identical outfits leave the shop, each one is tailored to each customer’s personal taste.

If you are looking to put a more personal stamp on your kilt, why not join one of Moira’s kilt making classes.

The classes are not designed for you to learn to make kilts but will guide you through making one for yourself or a loved one.

Learning to make kilts is a very lengthy process and this way, Moira prepares the kilt ready for you, the student, to sew the kilt together. You will of course be expertly guided through the whole process. A keen knowledge of hand sewing is necessary to be able to participate in these classes, but you will be given some practice pieces to work on before starting on your kilt.

The classes run over 13 weeks, for 3 hours on a Tuesday night and most of the sewing is done in class.

You of course choose your own tartan; Moira prefers if she can take the measurements and mark out the kilt ready for the sewing to start.

There is no pressure, you will work at your own pace, all the pleats are stitched in first. The number of pleats vary from kilt to kilt, depending on the tartan and size of kilt. This process alone can take a few weeks. You will then move on to basting in the lower part of the pleats, lifting pleats and inserting canvas to strengthen the kilt & prevent stretch in the future. Kilt aprons are Lifestyle MAG

then completed, and belt loops added if required and finally the waistband. The straps and buckles are then stitched on. The kilt will need pressed at this point and then the inner linings inserted.

Then your kilt is completed, and ready to be worn. Kilt flashes are made from the tartan remnants to finish it off nicely. Moira tells all her students a little bit about kilts and details of weavers and tartan during the classes, so you will learn the history too.

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Come for an overnight stay-cation in our beautifully refurbished en-suite bedrooms.

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As many of you know, this year is going to involve some changes for me as we welcome our new addition to the family in May! This means that I will no longer be working from the shop in Fochabers but from my new studio at home. This is all very exciting and I have lots of plans including, classes to be held in the tranquil setting of my countryside garden where you can come and fully unwind with only the sound of the sea in the background. Afternoon tea will be included. I will be doing one off classes and also blocks of six weeks with one class per week. I will be growing my own flowers to use in my wedding work and have a drying room so will still be creating hoops, moon crescents and the next big thing straight from the garden.

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STARTERS

Lentil & Ham Soup served with a Warm Roll Breaded Brie Wedges with Chilli Jam with a side Salad Creamy Garlic Mushroom Brioche served with Salad Chicken Liver and Cognac Pate served with Oatcakes and Chilli Jam

Seafood Pie served with Vegetables Roast Beef served with all the trimmings Macaroni Cheese served with Salad and Garlic Bread

MAIN

Vegan Chickpea, Spinach and Cauliflower Curry served with Basmati Rice Golf View Burger – Bacon, Haggis, Mozzarella, Onion Rings served with Salad, Chips & Coleslaw Seafood Tagliatelle served in a Creamy Garlic and White Wine Sauce with Garlic Bread

DESSERTS

Eton Mess Pavlova Terry Chocolate Orange Waffle St Clements Cheesecake