The theme for the 2014 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was 'Our Home, Friends and Family' and Hjaltibonhoga were to portray Homecoming as their part of the show. The Mirrie Dancers - the Shetland name for the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis - proved to be the main source of inspiration for the costumes and conveyed the idea that wherever Shetlanders and Scots had travelled to in the northern hemisphere, the sight of the Mirrie Dancers across the sky was a link to their homeland. 

The female fiddlers wore a stylish wrap over cardigan which incorporated a floaty sleeve while the men were dressed in smart reversible waistcoats featuring a traditional Fair Isle star pattern which provided another visual link with the night sky. The Shetland yarn used in the garments was proveded by Jamieson's of Shetland, Sandness, and dark purples and blues were used to represent the night sky. Flashes of bright red, shimmering metallic silver and green fluorescent yarns were incorporated into the lace pattern and the floaty sleeve attached to the fiddlers' bowing arm allowed the fabric to 'dance' just like the lights in the sky. The green fluorescent yarn lit up under the UV lights on the castle esplanade making the costumes extremely effective and eyecatching even from a distance.