Welcome to team ScotlandShop
Anna
Founder and big boss. Anna loves a challenge, colourful new things and everything about this business and our beautiful country. She likes a bit of variety and is always interfering in everyone else’s jobs working out how to make things better, so email her your thoughts and ideas.
Anna's Clan: MacGregor
Agnieszka
Originally from Poland, Agnieszka visited Scotland in 2005 and became a resident a couple of years later after successfully completing her Masters degree. She joined the Tartan Team (Crieff) in 2021 where she has been a vital part of the embroidery team.
If you can't find her by the embroidery machine, then there's a good chance you will find her by the seamstress table lending a hand. Outside of work, she enjoys walks in the countryside and days out with her two girls. In her spare time she likes to keep fit at the gym and stretch out at yoga classes.
Agnieszka's Clan: Maxwell
Aiden
Aiden is responsible for the print and design department at the Crieff Branch. Often annoying her colleagues with heavy metal music and when she's not working she enjoys creating video games, working on her car and baking sweet treats for her colleagues.
Aiden's Clan: Henderson
Alan
Alan heads up our Crieff team and is always ready to drop everything and go above and beyond to help a colleague or customer. He's a great believer in service with a smile. With over 25 years in the industry if he can't help you find the tartan or product you are looking for it is unlikely anyone can!
Born in paisley, after moving around the country a lot when he was younger, he finally settled in Clackmann, a scenic 45 minutes (on a good day) drive from Crieff. Married with two sons, when he eventually gets time away from the office he enjoys family days out, gaming, cinema, music of the rock variety and football.
He and his wife created a tartan to use for their wedding in 2005 though they never officially registered it.
Andrea
Andrea was born and raised in Upstate New York, and has a great love for her Scottish roots. With a lifelong interest in clothing, textiles and their manufacturing processes, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Apparel Design & History. She joined the Tartan team with 10+ years of retail management experience.
Outside of work, Andrea enjoys family time, her cats, and attending music festivals and concerts with friends. Her favourite activity, since childhood, is the very Scottish sport of curling! She is usually on the ice at her beloved curling club at least four days a week during the winter months, in addition to also volunteering there during bonspiels.
Andrea’s Clan: MacDonald
Auryn
Auryn is our Tartan identifier extraordinaire and the Scottish Apprentice of the Year in 2015. He started in our dispatch department while completing his Modern Apprenticeship, moved onto processing all the orders for custom made items with his lightening quick gaming trained fingers, and now leads the stock team. Although his favourite colour is black his favourite tartan - Edinburgh is a little brighter.
Auryn's Clan: Scott
Becky
Originally from the Midlands, but fell in love with the Borders area after spending her summer holidays near Grantshouse and getting married in Ayton Church, with the wedding party all in The Flower of Scotland tartan. In between work and family life you will find Becky pottering around in the garden growing veggies and flowers from seeds.
While her kids keep her on her toes at home, work allows her to go back to her creative early college years where her passion for textiles and tailoring began. Extensive experience in customer service and shipping means she is totally at home working in ScotlandShop’s customer service and operations team.
Beth
Originally from Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, Beth relocated to the Scottish Borders 5 years ago with her partner & two children, a big family adventure! Despite growing up in North Yorkshire Beth wore the Stewart tartan as part of her High School Uniform so knows her way around a kilt! Beth brings with her over 10 years of customer service experience and truly believes in an outstanding level of service and hopes to deliver this for every customer! In her Spare time, she loves a good family day out exploring, provided she has a few coffees throughout the day.
Beth's Clan: MacThomas
Cara
A true border reiver, Cara is another of our 2023 apprentices and has lived in the Scottish Borders all her life (which she says she wouldn't ever change!). Well educated because she went to the same school as the boss, Cara has started her training in the customer service department so if you phone us or contact us via email or livechat, you may well get to chat to her and test her ever-growing tartan skills. In her spare time Cara likes to listen to music and meet with friends. Did you know that Cara's mum was a member of the Dun's Pipe Band and taught Cara how to play the chanter. Her talents never cease to amaze us!
Cara's Clan: Nithsdale Dist
Carrie
Having lived in a few different countries, Carrie moved to Scotland in 2014 after falling in love with its landscape and culture. She now lives in East Lothian where she enjoys being in nature for walking, drawing, painting, and birdwatching. She loves all things creative, including dabbling in a bit of sewing and dressmaking, and she’s currently a trustee for her local community woodland as well.
Carrie's Clan: 1783
Catherine
Catherine hails from the small village of Greenlaw, only a ten minute drive from ScotlandShop HQ, where she has lived all her life. Our third apprentice in 2023 Catherine recently finished her final year at Berwickshire High School and has joined us a part of the ultimate dream to pursue a career in fashion. Luckily Catherine enjoys learning new skills and trying the unknown, so she will be well placed at ScotlandShop where every day we learn new snippets of Scottish history and tartan knowledge as well as all the fun systems and day to day stuff. Starting off in the Dispatch department, Catherine is looking forward to learning the different aspects of the business while getting to know how the fabrics and garments work.
Catherine's Clan: Campbell
Damon
Our resident rocker Damon works out of our Flagship Edinburgh Store on Queensferry Street. With a background in luxury fashion, in both London and Edinburgh, he brings a sense of style and a thirst for excellent customer service.
Damon loves music and has been in bands most of his life. He is well travelled and recently returned from living in Spain for the last three years. He is looking forward to greeting all of our customers from across the globe and making sure ScotlandShop is their number one destination!
Damon's Clan: Mitchell
Dean
Originally from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, a thriving textiles town of old and new. I have lived in Edinburgh for the last 10 years and have gained 10+ Customer Service Excellence alongside Management and Sales. I believe that people are what make this world exciting and love to have different conversations each and every day! I'm a big fan of fashion and tartan, with a keen eye for detail. In my spare time I enjoy walks, music, gaming and playing pool both individually and for my team.
Dean's Clan: Gunn
Donna
I am from Kelso. I have a degree in Business management from Heriot Watt University. I used to work for Royal Mail but decided that I would rather be on the other side and make the parcels for them to deliver. :) In my spare time I play rugby for Kelso Ladies Rugby, where I have been the Captain for the last 3 years and now I am a coach. I enjoy walking my wee dog, Nova and taking part or watching any sport.
Donna's Clan: Borthwick
Emily
Emily started at ScotlandShop in 2014 shortly after completing her Degree in Woven Textile Design. She's our International Brand Manager & In-house Tartan Designer. Emily's favourite project to date was designing Doddie’5 tartan for Rugby legend, Doddie Weir & New York City Tartan Week is always her favorite week of the year! Want to work with Emily to design your own tartan? Find out more about our Tartan Design Service.
Emily's Clan: Wallace
Emma
Emma lives in Berwick-Upon-Tweed but is originally from Dunoon on the west coast of Scotland. She loves the beach, she says if she could live on the beach she would! She spends a lot of my time at the gym lifting weights that are far too heavy for her, and walking her German Shepard Lottie and loves everything theatre.
Emma's Clan: Wallace
Georgina
Georgina is our Training & Talent Manager, looking after the happiness of the tartan team. She returned to Scotland after working in London for over a decade and her move to the Scottish Borders brought her to our doorstep. Georgina has worked in several industries from financial services, hospitality and fine art. Her career has taken her from the savannahs of South Africa to Leicester Square in London. When not recruiting the best talent in Scotland or supporting the team with their personal development at ScotlandShop, you might find her walker her dog in the hills or foraging delicious delicacies from the wild.
Georgina’s Clan: MacDonald
Gordon
Originally from Scotland, Gordon moved to Upstate New York in September 2023. He came across ScotlandShop while driving past the Latham, NY store and immediately felt motivated to apply. He feels his local Edinburgh accent will be a delightful asset, especially when connecting with local, national and international customers alike! He is also looking forward to working with Scottish memorabilia and merchandise, all of which provide a familiar connection to his home country.
In his free time, he enjoys spending quality time with his wife and step-son and loves to discover the activities, scenery and culinary delights on offer in Upstate NY. A music lover, and vinyl collector, with eclectic taste, his passion for singing stems from his participation in the National Youth Choir of Scotland, as well as various musical theatre and Gilbert and Sullivan productions. You can also sometimes find him cross stitching, and exploring the outdoors when the fancy takes him.
Gordon's Clan: MacLean (from his Mum's side)
Ione
Ione has a keen interest in all things fashion, she loves both the design and manufacturing process. She is originally from Yorkshire but has lived in the Scottish Borders for many years. Ione has loads of experience in retail & sales. In her own time enjoys walking her dogs and baking! Her aspiration is to design her own tartan product range.
Ione's Clan: MacNaughton
Jill
After two decades of city living, she has been drawn back to the Borders where she grew up to enjoy a more peaceful, rural life in the countryside with her partner and young children. She's already loving the connection to nature and experiencing the changes of the seasons whilst not being surrounded by buildings and concrete!
During her time from the area, she has worked in a variety of creative agencies in London, and is looking forward to bringing her experience to ScotlandShop, and immersing herself in all things tartan.
Pre-children she loved to see the world, her favourite trips being to Japan and walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Nowadays, she can be found on an evening sewing clothes for her children, and at weekends exploring the beautiful landscapes and beaches the Borders has to offer, or (attempting) to grow organic vegetables in her veg patch.
Jill's Clan: MacDuff
John
After more than 30 years north of the Border, and four proudly Scottish children, John's hoping he might be viewed as Scottish some time soon. A move from Marketing in industry to join the Tartan Team isn't perhaps the most obvious career move, but he's thoroughly enjoying a new location, a new challenge, and learning all things Tartan.
Outside of work, John loves the huge open spaces in the Borders, the proximity to the beach and lots of opportunities to walk the dog.
John's Clan: MacNicol
Kate
Kate joined the team after moving up from the South Coast, she loves living in the Scottish Borders but will never be a fan of haggis! She enjoys making a good spreadsheet which comes in handy when looking after our stock. When Kate isn't counting ties or ordering your beautiful tartan garments, she loves to spend time, cooking, walking the dog and can often be found treading the boards in local pantomimes!
Kate's Clan: Taylor
Katie
Katie grew up in Crieff, Perthshire, and became a member of the tartan and tailoring team at the Crieff ScotlandShop store after graduating from the University of Glasgow with a history degree. Katie is passionate about Scotland’s past and is thrilled to be able to share her knowledge about clanship and traditional highland dress, finding inspiration from her home on the beautiful Highland boundary. When not chatting about castles Katie can be found visiting them instead, and in her spare time enjoys reading, baking anything with chocolate, and has recently taken up ballet again, just don’t ask her to demonstrate posé turns.
Kirsty
Kirsty moved to the Scottish Borders eight years ago, away from hectic city life, with her husband and two boys. Now spends evenings and weekends chauffeuring them around to their various sport pursuits, mostly rugby!
Any free time left, she’ll be found in the kitchen baking or curled up in front of the fire watching the tv (falling asleep). Loves colours, patterns and shopping.
Kirsty's Clan: MacFarlane and MacLaren
Lauren
Born and bred in the Scottish Borders, Lauren represented her local town in their Common Riding celebrations as 'Reivers' Lass' in 2014. She studied in Edinburgh, graduating with a degree in Events Management and also has a qualification in Makeup Artistry, painting faces for occasions when her schedule allows. When not at work she is kept busy looking after her little boy, Fletcher or getting out walking around the Borders and beyond.
Lauren's Clan: Henderson
Lisa
Having studied Design for Textiles at Heriot-Watt University, Lisa continues her creativity through illustration using felt tip pens and pattern-making. Originally from Aberdeen, she grew up hillwalking which has continued into her adult life, hoping to one day bag all the Munros! When she is not socialising with friends and family, Lisa is reading (usually fantasy) books.
Lisa's Clan: MacKay
Morag
Born and brought up in the village of Comrie near Crieff, Morag has worked in hospitality and retail for a number of years, and enjoys meeting people. Her tartan career started in 2000 selling Highland Dress Wear and in 2014 she joined the former House of Tartan, now our Crieff Shop.
Through her career Morag has kitted out many locals for school dances, weddings and new year celebrations from when they were small boys to in later years they would return to buy their own kilt outfits, some for their own weddings. At functions she's always trying to identify tartans. With her knowledge of clans and tartans Morag finds it rewarding when customers leave the shop delighted to find out they're affiliated or belong to a clan and have Scottish connections.
In her spare time Morag enjoys gardening, cycling and exploring new cycling paths, as well as spending time with her three grandchildren and walking in the hills through the heather looking for haggis!
Morag's Clan: MacRae
Neil
Nicknamed "money Neil" as we have too many Neil's these days, numbers boy Neil looks after the Accounts at ScotlandShop, keeping us all straight and within budget. Neil's tea and coffee are definitely the strongest we have ever tasted, and his spreadsheet skills are equally powerful. Watch out for him on his bike pedaling around the Selkirkshire hills on a weekend, and keep the biscuits hidden as he does like a snack.
Neil's Clan: With links to Aberdeen & Berwickshire, Neil can't quite decide which tartan to choose for his kilt.
Nikki
Nikki joined the Crieff Team (Formally House of Tartan Ltd) in 2014 after returning to Perthshire after 15 years living in the wilds of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula where she indulged in her passion for wildlife, history and hospitality. When she is not sharing her knowledge of Tartan, Clans, Scottish culture and history, she may be baking for friends and family (she started Cake Fridays) or increasing her understanding of Tartans, Clans, and Scotland when not giving the best customer experience she can. She aims for any visitor to Scotland to want to return for more and leave happy and satisfied with the best customer service they can be given.
Nikki's Clan: Campbell
Philippa
I live in York, North England. As well as writing for ScotlandShop, I work at the University of York’s library as an Information Assistant. I studied English Literature and Spanish at the University of St Andrews, and studied abroad in Santiago de Compostela which, interestingly, has some very strong Celtic connections!
I lived in Glasgow for a year after graduating and worked at the University of Glasgow’s Archives and Special Collections, getting to interact with some fascinating material relating to Scottish history. I often explored the beautiful countryside surrounding the city whenever I could. When not writing, I spend my time reading, going to gigs, and doing the local pub quiz.
Rebekah
Originally from Northern Ireland, Rebekah graduated from University of Dundee with a degree in Textile Design.
Now in Edinburgh, she works in our flagship store as a Tartan and Tailoring Retail Assistant. . With her background in textiles, Rebekah has developed creativity and knowledge of fabrics and their properties, and has a keen eye for detail, colour, and composition.
Her next goal is to become the go to person in the store for all tartan fabric questions.
Rebekah's Clan: MacIntyre
Robert
Robert works in our dispatch department and he likes football, F1 and sport in general. Robert also enjoys reading autobiographies and to walk his dog for miles. Originally from Newcastle, Blaydon, and yes he is a Geordie, he has two daughters and two grandsons. Robert lives in Duns with his partner and they have been living together in Duns since December 2021.
Toby
Toby hails from the tiny hamlet of Fogo just outside Duns, originally having grown up in the Borders and attending school in the town. Toby then spent nearly 15 years in retail around the UK, and then the last 10 years in international business operations in Australia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Having returned to the family farm in Fogo, Toby’s obsessions include Jack Russells, The Isle of Skye, and trying to get a soufflé to rise in a Rayburn.
Toby's Clan: Marshall
Tam
Tam the Tartan Tailor got his name after a competition to name our marvellous mascot. His first outing was on Lothian Buses but since then he has visited Edinburgh’s Christmas Market, The New Year Sprint at Musselburgh Racecourse and welcomed rugby fans to the West End of Edinburgh during the 6 Nations. He's been lucky enough to travel internationally, marching down 6th Avenue for the New York City Tartan Day Parade and trying his hand as Caber Tossing during a tour of Canadian Highland Games.
Tam's Clan: Buchanan
This could be you!
Do you have a passion for Scotland and a desire to share the finest quality Scottish products around the world with truly personal service? Do you have fire in your belly and always want to make things better? Then you might like working for us. Email us and tell us why we should employ you.