heritage preservation, kiltmaking, kilts, scottish culture, textile arts, traditional crafts

The Dream of a Master Kiltmaker to Keep the Age-Old Tradition Alive

Over 50 years ago, Marion Foster sewed her first kilt as a Cub Scout leader. Little information existed about making them the traditional way, but she completed the project by studying how they were constructed.  After making her first kilt, she fell in love with the craft and always wanted to know more — especially ...

Nathan Machoka

Traditional Scottish kilts.

A Story of Healing and Tradition: The Master Craftsman Xianyi Chan

Since he was young, Taiwanese craftsman Xianyi Chan has always been fascinated with wood and woodwork. Together with his brother, from a young age, they started making wood hair clips and hairpins for money. But people asked him: “You are selling us hairpins, but before we put them on, we have to comb our hair. ...

Nathan Machoka

A wood comb.

Keeping Traditional Crafts Alive in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, the island drawing millions of tourists worldwide, has numerous things to see and do, for sure. However, its attractions are not limited to the delectable cuisine, swanky shopping malls, ancient temples, and glitzy theme parks. The tourists exploring Hong Kong are also enticed by its traditional crafts that are being passed from one ...

Emma Lu

Young Asian woman wearing a traditional red and gold kwan kwa wedding dress.