That is very important to tourists researching their Scottish heritage and it’s one reason our products sell extremely well to the American market.” You are getting your very own piece of Scotland when you buy a Heathergem.
“The colours never come out exactly the same, which means Heathergems are special to the individual. It takes several days for the dye to penetrate the heather,” Buyers said. The heather is very hard, so the stems are put in a vacuum chamber before the dye is released. “The cleaned stems are then coloured with natural dyes. The heather stems are then dried before being shot blasted to remove the bark. It is normally burnt to allow new heather to grow, although the process of cutting the heather also allows new heather to grow up,” explained Buyers. “This is old heather which has lost its nutritional value to wildlife.
The process of turning heather, that quintessentially Scottish plant, into jewellery and gifts begins when workers collect heather stems from the Perthshire hills. “The finished Heathergems display the natural markings of each individual heather stem, highlighted by the varying shades of the natural dyes,” said Stuart Buyers, Managing Director. An unusual form of Scottish jewellery and giftware made from natural heather stems, Heathergems make deeply personal presents as no two are ever alike, thanks both to the beautiful toughness of Scottish heather and the unique Heathergems treatment process.īased in Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Heathergems is a Scottish craft business and success story, which is gathering sales and attention around the world after quietly building focus and momentum over more than half a century.
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