Serbia, Spirit of Tartan

The Design of our Serbia Tartan

The Serbia incorporates the rich red of the Serbian Flag with the blue and white in the Serbia flag and Scottish Saltire. All of our tartan is woven locally with 100% British wool, and can be ordered by the metre or half metre. We can also create a bespoke Polish tartan product for you. Choose from a wide range which includes kilts, shawls, ties, cosmetic bags and more. They will be handmade in our workshop in the South of Scotland.

The Story behind our Serbia Tartan

This tartan was the last tartan designed by David McGill in 2019. It was launched on International Women’s Day 2020 in honour of Elsie Inglis (1864-1917) a physician, surgeon, teacher, humanitarian and suffragist. She was born in India and came to Scotland aged 13 where she studied medicine in Edinburgh and Glasgow. She opened a General Practice in Edinburgh, a hospital for women and children and campaigned ardently for women’s votes. During WW1, she set-up and staffed The Scottish  Women’s Hospitals and went on to save thousands of lives. Elsie was the first woman and non-Serbian to receive the Order of the White Eagle, the highest Serbian Honour for heroism. This tartan is a dedication to her memory and to the peoples of Serbia who have revered her for over a hundred years. Profits from the sale of this tartan are shared will be shared with Hospices for Hope, a charity set-up in her memory.