Gifts for Her

A scarf. It shows the sett properly, needs no size, works with ordinary clothes and is easy to wear without feeling conspicuous. Clothing is a much riskier gift because both fit and taste have to be right.

Only if she attends formal Highland events, since a sash carries convention and is not everyday wear. For someone who does not, a wrap or shawl does a similar job with no occasion attached and none of the rules about which shoulder.

Start with the surname, then try spelling variants, since a blank search is usually a spelling issue rather than an absence. Many names are septs of larger clans and share their tartan. Send us the name and we will check both routes for you.

Choose a fashion, district or universal sett, none of which carry a family claim. Plenty of people wear tartan purely because they like the pattern, and nothing about that is improper or unusual.

A scarf. It needs no size, carries no assumptions about taste in metal or stone, and works over ordinary clothes. Jewellery is more personal and much easier to get wrong.

Send us the surname as you have it and we will check spelling variants and sept connections. A search returning nothing usually means a spelling difference rather than an absent tartan.