The Celtic Knot

The decorative interlaced patterns that we recognise today as Celtic Knots had their golden age during the Roman empire.  Traces of Celtic art can be found to date many hundreds of years before the Romans and the designs have spread far across Europe from Ireland to Turkey. Today few aspects of Celtic culture are more evident than the Celtic Knot designs, thought to symbolise the unending cycle of life.

The Ivory Ballater Shawl

Our design in the Ballater Shawl and Montrose Jacket is similar to the Celtic Sailor’s Knot, an intertwining of two ropes, which would be made by sailors for their sweethearts.

The Knot symbolises the union of two into one and a bond which becomes stronger with time. The romantic gesture of giving a partner a piece of Celtic design is perhaps so popular for this reason.