Blue Bonnet Tartan Weddings

05/07/2025

We are so lucky in Brisbane to have top drawer traditional kilt making skills right on our doorstep. See those shears go!

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28/05/2025

A significant proportion of Australians have Scottish heritage!

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Many Scottish place names and strong Highland traditions still survive in parts of Australia today.

16/05/2025

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We are incredibly proud to share one of our most meaningful projects to date: a brand new tartan created to celebrate and honour the diversity, strength, and community of autistic individuals.

Commissioned by Kieron Colville, this tartan marks the 20th Anniversary of Number 6, One Stop Shop for Autistic Adults, a vital service provided by Autism Initiatives Scotland. Woven into the design are 20 white threads, each representing a year of support, advocacy, and empowerment.

The colours were chosen through a community-led survey, ensuring the tartan truly reflects the voices and experiences of the autistic community. A striking yellow stripe symbolises "Au," the chemical symbol for gold, which is widely recognised in online autistic spaces as a proud shorthand for autism.

Launched during National Autism Acceptance Month in April, this tartan made its first public appearance at the inaugural Tartan Parade Scotland on Saturday. Kieron marched proudly with a banner featuring the design, and for us, it was a huge honour to see the tartan showcased in such a meaningful way.

It has been a privilege to bring this vision to life and to play a part in celebrating such an important milestone.

Interested in creating your own piece of history? Discover our tartan design service and bring your vision to life ➡️ https://hubs.ly/Q03mKP7p0

12/05/2025

Fabulous - and just down the road from me!
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07/05/2025

Another Scottish wedding coming up for me this weekend.

And, as usual, I’m looking forward to seeing men in kilts. But, I’m also fascinated by the variety of sporrans they choose. So many possibilities! From casual to dress.

And so many choices for each of the parts of a sporran.

29/04/2025

That moment that signals that a wedding is about to kick off. The sound of the pipes.

But did you know that, while bagpipes (along with tartan) are regarded to be the iconic marker of a Scottish wedding, it is only quite recently that they’ve been acknowledged as musical instruments! A huge rebrand from being classified as a weapon of war!

06/04/2025

Hilarious.

03/04/2025

Scone Palace claiming scones

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31/03/2025

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1874 Andrea Barr, daughter of Robert Barr, collecting girder sparks. It is common knowledge that Irn Bru is made from girders, but the back story as to how isn't as well known. Andrea Barr worked the steel at a local factory, during this time she collected the sparks from the girders and one day accidentally knocked her medicine bottle into the bucket. In her attempts to filter the medicine out of the bucket, and leaving the leftovers to sit on her workbench when she went for lunch. It is at this time a parched colleague saw the liquid and in a bid to quench his thirst, drank it. Upon her return her colleague asked what magical substance he had consumed, as it tasted incredible. In the following days he felt no ailments or hangovers and Andrea and her brother had an idea. In 1875 then saw the birth of "Irn Bru", however at the time it was known as Strachan's Brew. The soft drink was then launched in 1901 by Andrew Barr, going on to become the number one selling drink in Scotland today.

18/03/2025

Styling a kilt for everyday/casual wear

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