Core Values

  • Our Vision

    To produce and sell tartan and tartan products that promote opportunities for education, inclusion, and prosperity.

  • Our Mission

    At International Tartans, we celebrate shared history, heritage, and culture through our unique range of national, district, family and commemorative tartans.

  • Our Purpose

    With over 120 registered tartans, we manufacture and sell the highest quality tartan and tartan products for customers here in Scotland and around the world.
Queen of Scots tartan fabric

Our Niche

All our national and district tartans were designed with representatives of the respective countries; incorporating symbols, cultural and historical references and the colours of their national flags. The land, culture and peoples’ story are woven into the fabric of our cloth and the values that underpin our work are social justice, sustainability and common good. In achieving these outcomes:

  • Inspire a new generation of thinking and innovation around tartan as a creative art form in fashion, culture and heritage
  • Produce a range of traditional and artisan clothes, crafts and furnishings using predominately natural textiles
  • Develop and grow the International Tartans brand and through creative partnership, develop patent products
  • Provide tailoring training, skills and access to education for women from rural areas who face multiple disadvantages. All tartan products are crafted here in Scotland
  • Deliver economic development for the Scottish Borders and use our commercial success for the common good

Funders & Supporters

We envision a worldwhere responsible and ethical businesses are the norm.

A world where people, planet and purpose are put ahead of profit.

International Tartans uses tartan to support community enterprise, learning and inclusive economic development. We educate and inspire people to use their purchasing power for social, environmental and humanitarian good. We are grateful for the support of our funders and supporters who help us achieve this. Every purchase, every business partnership, and every donation supports our charity to do make a small contribution to creating a better and safer future for our world.

Our gratitude to our funders, sponsors and supporters. Without their investment and confidence in our mission, we couldn’t achieve impact that we do.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Friendships & Partnerships