Tartan timelines
Every piece of Witches of Scotland tartan piece is woven to order in collaboration with Prickly Thistle — a woman-run, zero-waste mill in the Scottish Highlands.
Our production model is intentionally slow, ethical, and sustainable. Prickly Thistle do not stockpile fabric or raw materials, ensuring nothing is wasted and every metre woven has a home.
Because of this, each run of tartan moves through a series of careful stages:
wool purchase → processing/spinning → dyeing → hand-setting → weaving → finishing → dispatch.
Below, you can find an estimate of when your tartan will be completed and shipped. We will send you a tracking code when your tartan leaves the mill.
Scarves
If you ordered a scarf between July and 20 October
Your tartan is now coming off the looms.
Shipping has begun and will continue through to mid-January.
We anticipate posting orders up to approximately WOS4500 by Christmas - although we will try to get as many more out above that as possible.
USA customers:
If your shipping address is in the USA and you placed your order during this period, we’ll need your top-up tariff payment before dispatch. If you haven’t yet arranged this, please get in touch.
If you ordered a scarf between 20 October and 14 November
The wool for your tartan is now being processed and prepared for dyeing.
We expect the yarn to be hand-set on the looms at the start of 2026.
Weaving for this run will take place at the start of the year, and dispatch is planned for February into early March.
USA customers:
Tariffs were included in the postage you paid at checkout. No additional payment is required.
If you ordered a scarf from 15 November onwards (ongoing orders)
We are currently purchasing the wool for your tartan. Processing and dyeing will begin shortly thereafter.
As noted at checkout, the estimated delivery window for these orders is late April / May 2026.
USA customers:
Tariffs were included in the postage you paid at checkout. No additional payment is required.
Kilts
Delivery for kilts is approximately five to six months from the date you place your order.