PTARMIGAN | TORMACHAN AN T-SLÈIBHE | MIDI SILK SCARF| 65cm x 65cm

This scarf features the beautiful mountain dwelling Ptarmigan that transforms from darker summer plumage to snowy white feathers in the winter.

✓ 100% silk twill
✓ 65cm x 65cm
✓ Hand-rolled hem
✓Designed in Applecross
✓ Wearable art

Our designer silk scarves exude style with the fluidity to wear them with your individual creative flourish. As with all our 100% silk scarves the print quality is excellent on this luxurious silk twill.

At 65cm x 65cm, this medium-sized scarf sits between full size and a pocket square. Worn around the neck or hair, cascading from a bag or billowing from a pocket, the luxurious drape of pure silk affords you a variety of ways to express yourself.

Wear our accessories how, when and where you want.

DESIGN STORIES • SGEULACHDAN DEALBHAIDH

The ptarmigan – more than it first appears – changes with the seasons and takes different guises. This design is based on the bird’s dramatic change from dark summer tones to white winter plumage. In its transformations, and with many Gaelic versions of its name, the ptarmigan represents how we are not always the same thing to all people.

Tormachan an t-slèibhe comes from words like torman, which means rumbling, a musical murmuring or croaking, not from its appearance, a reminder that we should not judge by what we see. Looks do not represent bravery, boldness or beauty.

In Icelandic myth, the ptarmigan refused to submit to the Virgin Mary’s order to walk through fire like all the other birds of the world. For its disobedience and independence, it was cursed to be defenceless and persecuted.
Despite this, the ptarmigan survives and endures in the fiercest conditions, through the blizzards and storms nature throws at it on the coldest mountain tops. This design recognises that multiple perspectives shape the world for each of us.

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.
• 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 branded gift boxes including a mini leaflet sharing the story behind the design – perfect for gifting to yourself or others.

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Dealbhadh sònraichte, air a chruthachadh le gaol gus am faigh thu tlachd mhaireannach ann.