Last updated on 2023-02-09
We’ve all been there: you’re at an МПЗ/ЮМПЗ збірка, and you see a cool looking хустка on a виховник. You don’t know who this person is, and you might not see them ever again, but the хустка stays on your mind.
Enter the list of хустки: a one stop shop of хустка + крайка descriptions of all the УСП + УПС курені I could find. The хустки + крайки are categorized by fabric color, not stripes; if it has multiple colors of background fabric, the курінь will be listed multiple times.
This list includes курені only found in Україна, as well as some УПС specific ones. There are some курені that I cannot find any information for, such as the inactive Гайдамаки. If you have any additions or corrections, email me.
Jump to White, Pink, Maroon, Red, Yellow, Green, Light Blue, Blue, Navy Blue, Purple, Brown, Grey, or Black
Random observations:
- There are no УСП/УПС курені that use orange fabric in their хустки/крайки. The two курені that use orange accents are are Княгині and Греблі.
- Purple can only be found in 2 хустки: Чортополохи (fabric) and Карпатські Вовки (stripe)/
- Одержимі is the only курінь who use pink in their хустка. I would say their хустка is most innovative as their unique layering of fabric allows for many combinations for a хустка.
- In my opinion the most unique neck adornment on this list comes from ім. С. і О. Тисовських, featuring a black крайка with vertical yellow stripes. There is no mistaking this курінь for any other!
- Special shout outs to Орден Залізної Остроги, and Борисфен. By making their хустки double sided, they can roll/layer their хустки in any number of ways (and sometimes confuse me in photos).
Without further ado: the list of хустки!
White
Plain
• Борисфен: a double sided хустка, with one side white and the other side blue with green edging
• Хуртовина: white fabric with white embroidered edging. On the left is a slanting stripe embroidered with dark grey threads. The emblem (mountains with star) is embroidered in the center corner
Asymmetrical
• Щезники: half black and half white fabric, with a stylized red Щ embroidered in the center corner
Pink
Asymmetrical
• Одержимі: a grey хустка and a pink хустка rolled in such a way that one side will be a solid color (either grey or pink) and the other side will look striped. Both pieces of fabric have a wreath embroidered in the center corner with white and silver/pink threads, depending on the fabric
Maroon
Plain
• Побратими: maroon fabric with embroidered spade and sword in the center corner
Striped
• Орликівці: maroon fabric with golden edging and a golden embroidered crown in the center corner
Red
Plain
• Орден Залізної Остроги: a double sided хустка (one side red and the other side black) which can look striped when rolled
Asymmetrical
• Велике Плем’я Лісових Чортів: half black and half red fabric, with gold edging and a gold embroidered devil running with sword and torch in the center corner
Striped
• Степові Відьми: red fabric with black edging
Yellow
Plain
• Шостокрилі: yellow fabric with white and blue embroidery in the center corner
Asymmetrical
• Сіроманці: half black and half yellow fabric, with red edging and an embroidered sitting wolf in the center corner
Striped
• Целібат Мурлики: yellow fabric with black stripe
Green
depending on the light, some green хустки can look black in photos
Plain
• старші пластуни who do not have a курінь (green lantern/free agent)
• candidates for курені — look for patches or emblems!
• Червона Калина: green fabric with an embroidered kalyna in the center corner
• Дубове Листя: green fabric with an embroidered green oak leaf and a brown acorn in the center corner
Striped
• Перші Cтежі: green fabric with yellow and black stripes, and an embroidered bow and arrow in the center corner
• Лісові Мавки (ступінь): green fabric with a silver stripe
• Зелені Гуски: green fabric with white satin edging. Center corner features blue edging and a green embroidered goose
• Червоні Маки: darker green with red edging
• Блискавки (ступінь): green fabric with black edging. Center corner features embroidered emblem on black fabric.
• Карпатські Орли: green fabric with golden edging and an embroidered golden eagle in the center corner
Крайки
• Ті, що Греблі Рвуть: horizontal designs of red, brown, orange, and yellow on textured green or brown fabric
• Лісові Мавки: horizontal designs of red and yellow stripes on textured green fabric
Light Blue
Striped
• Ті, що Греблі Рвуть (ступінь): light blue fabric with white and brown stripes
• Верховинки: light blue satin fabric with yellow edging with an embroidered mountains in the center corner
Blue
Plain
• Передові: blue fabric with a golden embroidered lion in the center corner
Double sided
• Борисфен: a double sided хустка, with one side white and the other side blue with green edging
Purple
Striped
• Чортополохи: purple fabric with a green stripe
Brown
Plain
• сеніори who do not have a курінь (free agent)
• various ступені for курені — look for patches or emblems!
• Дубова Кора
• Червона Калина (УПС): brown fabric with an embroidered kalyna in the center corner
• Шостокрилі (УПС): brown fabric with with white and blue embroidery in the center corner
Striped
• Блискавки (alt УПС): brown fabric with blue, yellow, and red stripes
Крайки
• Ті, що Греблі Рвуть: horizontal designs of red, brown, orange, and yellow on textured green or brown fabric
Grey
Plain
• Бунтарки (ступінь): light grey fabric with a stylized embroidered dark grey compass rose in the center corner
Asymmetrical
• Одержимі: a light grey хустка and a pink хустка layered and rolled in such a way that one side will be a solid color (either grey or pink) and the other side will look striped. Both pieces of fabric have the wreath embroidered in the center corner with white and silver/pink threads, depending on the fabric
• Валькірії: a half black and half dark grey fabric, with gold edging and white embroidered wings in the center corner
Striped
• Хмельниченки: grey fabric with red embroidered edging and an embroidered W-with-cross emblem in center corner
• Бунтарки: light grey fabric with a stylized embroidered dark grey compass rose in the center corner and rainbow-striped edging
• Орден Джедаїв: dark grey fabric with a light grey stripe
Black
Plain
• various ступені for курені — look for patches or emblems!
• Орден Хрестоносців: black fabric with an embroidered shield with a cross in the middle corner
• Плем’я Могікани: black fabric with embroidered big dipper and north star in the center corner
Asymmetrical
• Велике Плем’я Лісових Чортів: half black and half red fabric, with gold edging and a gold embroidered devil running with sword and torch in the center corner
• Сіроманці: half black and half yellow fabric, with red edging and an embroidered sitting wolf in the center corner
• Вовкулаки: black fabric with red and yellow stripes on one side and a white embroidered emblem (=V=) in the center corner
• Валькірії: a half black and half dark grey fabric, with gold edging and white embroidered wings in the center corner
• Щезники: half black and half white fabric, with a stylized red Щ embroidered in the center corner
Striped
• Ватага Бурлаки: black fabric with a white edge-stripe; silver embroidered ripped up shoe in the center corner on top of a light blue stripe
• Буриверхи: black fabric with white and green stripes
Чота Крилатих: black fabric with a yellow stripe outlined by red stripes, a blue stripe, and an embroidered golden sword and wings in the center corner
• Рутенія: black fabric with a red stripe. The stripes meet in the back as a chevron, outlining an embroidered silver edelweiss.
• Спартанки: black fabric with two yellow stripes
• Літавиці: black fabric with silver and gold stripes and a golden embroidered winged person holding spiral in the center corner
• Блискавки: black fabric with red, yellow, and green stripes The red and yellow stripes are jagged, while the green stripe features a blue jagged stripe in the center. The stripes end at the embroidered blue-yellow-red striped emblem in the center corner
• Ордена Золотого Стремена ім. А.Войнаровського: black fabric with yellow and red stripes
• Карпатські Вовки: black fabric with purple and yellow stripes, and an embroidered wolf’s face in the center corner
Double sided
• Орден Залізної Остроги: a double sided хустка (one side red and the other side black) which can look striped when rolled
Крайки
• ім. С. і О. Тисовських: vertical yellow stripes on textured black fabric