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All our scarves are available in our online store and a curation of designs are available at Tery's lovely shop, Applecross Interiors & Gifts, on Applecross Bay.
Email us at applecrosscroft@gmail.com if you want to arrange to buy direct from us if you are local to Applecross, or if you are visiting the Peninsula and can't find the design or size you want with our stockists. Our largest 'Grand' square scarves at 130 cm are only available direct from us or online.
Anyone can wear our scarves!
However you identify, feel the freedom of wearing a scarf where design transcends labels. You won’t find us defining our scarves in gender terms. If you would enjoy wearing or gifting our scarves then they are for you.
BEALACH NA BÀ 130cm square SCARF
Bealach na Bà
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HeartStorm comes in three square scarf sizes, 65cm, 95cm and 130cm.
Our HeartStorm design has a piano composition composed specially for it by Suzanne Gillies of 'Garden Cottage Compositions' You can listen to it on our HeartStorm Collection page.
Swallows, they warm our hearts as the arrive and we watch fondly as they leave. They are part of the natural calendar marking time in their own way each year as we share our summers with them and relish every swoop and chattering conversation.
✓ 100% silk twill
✓ 130cm x 130cm
✓ Hand-rolled hem
✓ Designed in Applecross
✓ Wearable art
Our largest 'GRAND' square gives an abundance of luxurious silk to wear with your own creative flourish. As with all our pure silk scarves, the drape is glorious and this lavish 130cm x 130cm square scarf allows you the freedom of individual expression.
Superb print quality reveals exquisite detail on sensuous twill exuding sumptuous colours in which to envelop yourself in the exquisitely tactile natural fibre that is pure silk.
Wear our accessories how, when and where you want.
DESIGN STORIES • SGEULACHDAN DEALBHAIDH
Swallows
Our arcs and pirouettes of hope come as delicate arrows of joy. Their arrival marks the beginning of spring. Soaring to the limits of existence, swallows touch the heavens on their journeys. They channel messages between this world and the other world. They carry the souls of our loved ones.
A symbol of protection for travellers and sailors, swallows make us believe in the hope of returning to our own safe havens – family, friends, lovers, place, belonging. Fragile equations of energy and delight, crossing oceans and deserts. A tattoo on the body for good fortune, an imprint on the consciousness.
The gobhlan-gaoithe, the little wind fork, lives alongside us for too few months in the year, and bring a chaotic order to our world – the passing of seasons, the permeable fixing of nature’s calendar. The pain of parting and the anticipation of a homecoming.
Resilience. Courage. Hope.
Gobhlanan-gaoithe
’S ann mar shaigheadan aotrom an àigh anns
na speuran a nochdas dannsairean an dòchais againn, ag innse dhuinn gu bheil sinn air stairsneach an Earraich. Ag itealach gu h-àrd, gu fìor-iomall an comais, bidh na gobhlanan-gaoithe a’ suathadh ris an iarmailt. Tha iad
a’ toirt theachdaireachdan eadar an saoghal againn is an saoghal eile, is a’ giùlan anman ar luchd-gaoil.
Samhlaidhean-dìon do luchd-siubhail agus seòladairean, bidh gobhlanan-gaoithe a’ cur nar cuimhne gu bheil cala ann do gach duine againn – teaghlach, caraidean, carbhaidhean, àite, buntainneas. Comharradh air craiceann, làrach air inntinn.
Cha bhi an gobhlan-gaoithe ach greiseag nar cuideachd gach bliadhna, ach chì sinn òrdugh air choireigin anns na pàtranan aca – na ràithean a’ tighinn ’s a’ falbh, agus mìosachan mì-chinnteach an t-saoghail ga stèidheachadh. Pian an dealachaidh ach a’ sùileachadh ri tilleadh.
Leanailteachd. Cridhe. Dòchas.
Read more stories behind our designs in both English and Gaelic here.
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This scarf is hand-finished so the exact size will vary slightly.
- Professional dry cleaning recommended.
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Each hand-finisher will have a slightly different nuance to the way they hand roll the edges of each scarf – no two scarves will have the exact same hand-rolled edge.
- Store your silk flat, untied and out of direct sunlight. Avoid spraying with perfume and contact with rain, water and other chemicals. Entrust your silk to a professional dry cleaner when needed. Do not wrap or tie your silk in wet hair.
- We try to take our photos to show our products accurately, but please understand the actual colour may vary from your viewing device.
This scarf comes in one of our gift boxes – perfect for gifting to yourself or others.
Exclusive designs, created with love for you to cherish.
Dealbhadh sònraichte, air a chruthachadh le gaol gus am faigh thu tlachd mhaireannach ann.
Four designs across three sizes. Quite the collection!
Indulgence with Versatility
We think a silk scarf can be worn any way & anywhere. Cool in the heat and warm in the cold. You can wear silk in a capital city, in the countryside or behind closed doors.
We think a silk scarf can be worn any way & anywhere. Cool in the heat and warm in the cold. You can wear silk in a capital city, in the countryside or behind closed doors.
We think a silk scarf can be worn any way & anywhere. Cool in the heat and warm in the cold. You can wear silk in a capital city, in the countryside or behind closed doors.
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TIMELINE 2023
NEW (AD)VENTURE | IOMAIRT ÙR
In 2023, we unveil the first in our emerging line of 100% silk scarves.
Inspired by our crofting life, these indulgent, quality pieces are designed with love in Applecross in the Scottish Highlands and printed within the UK. Our silk scarves make wonderful gifts for special occasions or an indulgent gift for yourself.
Applecross Croft becomes a member of ACID and support the aims and objectives of Anti Copying In Design.
TIMELINE 2021
THE PANDEMIC | AN GALAR MÒR-SGAOILTE
With Covid came lockdown and the evaporation of freelance design work for Valerie as her clients paused business activities. Valerie had been working on personal designs for some time but this was the catalyst to push forward and look to a medium and product line to refine the designs for. There were set backs when suppliers couldn't deliver promises that pushed timelines back another year but these were battled through, plans redrawn and the process started again.
" At one point I thought I would never get the designs into production but I believed in the potential of what I was creating and kept searching until we were happy that the suppliers and companies we needed would be a good fit with us."
Valerie Hodgkinson
TIMELINE 2017
FLOWER HARVEST | AN GALAR MÒR-SGAOILTE
By 2017, Valerie and Gordon were selling cut flowers for the local Applecross market.
This stemmed from a passion for growing and a belief that the high carbon impact traditionally associated with the flower industry could be reduced by growing locally without the chemical cost.
The biodiversity on the croft has burgeoned as hedgerows, trees and plants mature.
TIMELINE 2015
GROWTH | FÀS
One of our first crops on the croft was potatoes, allowing us to turn the ground and removing the large stones as we worked.
We are fortunate to have an abundant supply of seaweed washed ashore locally during storms to help improve our sandy, stoney, soil. We are following practices that crofters have used here for generations.
TIMELINE 2014
DREAMING | AG AISLING
Developing a croft has involved dedication and developing new skills.
Valerie continued designing for freelance clients alongside croft work. In the background, she began developing her own personal graphic art style, dedicating more time to refining what she dreamt could lead to a line of products based on her love of the Highlands.
It would take dedication and consideration over several years to develop the designs and select what products would make indulgent gifts.
TIMELINE 2011
CROFTING BEGINNINGS | TOISEACH-TÒISEACHAIDH
"A croft is a small agricultural unit, most of which are situated in the crofting counties in the north of Scotland..."
Scottish Crofting Federation
The croft was assigned to us in 2011 and the long process of turning bracken, reeds and so many stones into a viable growing space began. Deer fencing the croft in 2012 was a big step forward.
" ’S e ball àitich beag a tha ann an croit, is a’ chuid as motha dhiubh sin stèidhichte anns na siorrachdan croitearachd ann an ceann a tuath na h-Alba ..."
Caidreachas Croitearachd na h-Alba
Gorgeous • collectable • luxurious
Words from our wonderful customers
"I was looking for a special gift for the girls to get for Jan with meaning and provenance and I like to buy from real people when I can, and everything about you, your creations and Applecross Croft aligned with that. Kismet! "
Janette
"I am so thrilled with my beautiful scarf that Valerie designed. Almost too lovely to wear – but I shall wear it and enjoy it. Fantastic design and story telling. Lovely colours which match my coat and really good quality silk which doesn’t screw up like a rag in use & when wet."
Ruth
"Dear Applecross Croft, the eagle and wren scarf I ordered arrived quickly and I am delighted with it. It is a beautiful and unique piece and my relative will be delighted to receive it this Christmas. Thank you."
Lorna Ann
"It’s wonderful to have luxurious gift options inspired by and designed in Applecross for those special occasions. The stunning designs and colours beautifully capture the essence of Applecross."
Rose-marie
DESIGN STORIES | SGEULACHDAN DEALBHAIDH
Applecross Croft designs are born from heartfelt inspiration drawn from immersion in Highland life. We are passionate about the Scottish Highlands and are proud to base our lives and business here.
While the aesthetic and visual impact of the design itself is vital, the inspiration for the artwork is as important. The stories enmeshed within our designs have a purpose, evoked by the manner in which we experience the visceral landscape and the elements, by the way we interpret the area's culture, language and heritage. It draws on the memory of people and place to inspire new memories.
Each scarf might be a focal point and catalyst for discussion and understanding, continuation and renewal.
Read our Highland inspired design stories here.
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HEARTSTORM PIANO COMPOSITION
Composer: Suzanne Gillies
A collaboration inspired by our HeartStorm design.
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