Such has been the demand the Khartoum Caledonian Society has just taken possession of 100 metres of International Tartans ‘Sudan’ tartan.
‘Of course’ says Chieftain Archie Frame, ‘ the expatriate Scots like to dress up for their St Andrew’s Night ceilidh, Hogmanay celebrations, and their annual Burns Supper, but we are attracting members and guests from a number of European and Asian countries who wanted to join in, and many native Sudanese as well’.
‘Although kilts and kilted skirts will be made in Scotland, accessories will be manufactured here in Sudan in accordance with International Tartan’s business model, which is designed to create awareness and sustainable employment in African communities’. By using the colours of the flag of Sudan in the design, International Tartans has provided Sudan with a unifying national emblem’.
The SUDAN tartan
Blue for the Blue Nile, St Andrew and Scotland;
Green for Sufi robes, the woodlands, and cropped lands;
Red for the Sea, the dust, and the sands of Sudan;
White for the White Nile, and the Peace (after Umdurman).
© Robert Neil Munro,
Robert Neil Munro of Dirleton, Scotland, and Khartoum