01 Sep 2023
CUSTOM is a truly bespoke service for the design and production of tweeds and tartans and we offer this to both private and corporate clients. We have worked with brands like Fortnum & Mason and The Royal Scotsman train as well as The Balmoral Hotel. We aim to combine a personal approach, creative vision and the finest craftsmanship, our custom service helps clients create unique designs, taking their brief from concept to completion.
Our designs and textiles can be seen within hotels, estates, and private homes across the world. We often work closely with interior designers to produce custom cloth and soft furnishings for both commercial and domestic clients. We are adept at working within a brief to produce tartans and tweed designs that will tie together a scheme and provide a unique aesthetic for an interior.
Quality and versatility set us apart. Inspired by her Scottish heritage and her childhood amidst the riverbanks and heather clad hills of Royal Deeside, Araminta turned to weaving as a way of capturing Scotland in cloth. With her artist’s eye, natural creative instinct, and expertise not only in woven textiles but also Scottish cloth, Araminta’s designs are sought after around the world. With an unrivalled range of fabric weights and lengths as well as the potential for weaving luxury fibres and finishes, this coveted service allows clients to create a new legacy to pass on to future generations whether for a home or hotel.
Whether you’ve been inspired by the landscape, captured by your brand or family’s past, or want to mark or celebrate a special occasion, our custom service will translate your story into a beautiful design that will stand the test of time. Nowhere in the world makes tweeds and tartans like Scotland; celebrating centuries of expertise that have been passed down over the generations, all of our custom-made textiles are woven and finished in the country that inspired them. Using artisan mills, or handweaving in our Edinburgh atelier, we help keep the skilled craftsmanship alive.
Expertise with different fibres allows us to secure the finest possible materials for weaving your cloth. From British alpaca to hard wearing local wool and the finest cashmere, your project will be made from the highest quality British materials. Working with a selection of hand-picked suppliers, we can offer a multitude of options for manufacturing tweed and tartan; from the creation of cosy cashmere blankets or delicate silk and cashmere scarves to weaving lengths of wool fabric or creating carpets. Clients can transform their cloth into a variety of items of their choosing.
Fife Arms
Once a client like the Fife Arms has worked with us to develop a tweed and/ or tartan, the next stage is seeing how many wonderful ways we can use it.
With the Fife Arms once we had collaborated to weave their story, history and heritage into cloth and after using the textiles throughout the hotel in the interiors, we set about creating wonderful pieces for guests to buy – to take the essence of the Fife Arms home with them.
For these we work with a selection of hand-picked Scottish artisan mills with centuries of expertise, to create any number of finished products. Here are just some of the pieces we have helped create for the Fife Arms…
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