There’s no remedy for winters but to stay warm.
Everyone wants to stay warm during the cold winter days. The dropping mercury levels bring scarves and neckwear into action. Heavier knitted and woolen wraps replace lighter chiffon and silk scarf.
As the cold weather casts its spell scarves for women as well as mens scarves become an important dressing accessory. This lose piece of garment also become favorite gift items during the winter season.
Designers seek interesting scarf patterns for neck as well as head scarves. Labels such as Aquascutum and Louis Vuittion add interesting scarves to their ready to wear collection. In addition to cashmere and pashmina, fashion gurus seek newer and improved fabrics for style and convenience.
Top 10 words related to a silk scarf include:
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The word scarf brings to mind ‘a wrap for the neck and shoulder’ but trust me there is a lot more associated with this word!
No doubt, scarves are mostly shawl wraps of different knitting pattern used as head or neckwear to stay warm in the cold or light weight silk scarf to accessorize and outfit during the summers.
However, new and contemporary ways of utilizing the scarf include wearing it as a skirt and as a poncho.
A scarf simply wrapped around the lower body can work as an excellent skirt. Likewise, scarves draped around the shoulders and pinned at the center can take the form of a poncho.
There garments are easy to craft and can be made with scarves of different size and material.
Square and rectangular scarves make good skirts and sarongs. Whereas, longer and oblong once are more suitable for ponchos.
All types of material including cashmere, pashmina, cotton chiffon, woolen and silk scarves work equally well for this style. Be it tartan, paisley or mission all styles seem admirable when a scarf of either is worn as a skirt or a poncho.
Scarves have always been an integral part of women’s clothing. A scarf falls under the clothing accessories section and serves various purposes.
The main purpose of a scarf is protection. In cooler climates wool and knitted scarves are used to stay warm. In moderated climates, lighter materials such as a silk scarf are used as fashion scarves.
As compared to the past, today men’s scarf are becoming as popular as women scarves.
Designer scarves are available in a variety of crochet and knitting patterns. Cashmere and pashmina shawls available in a wide variety of patterns add color to a simple outfit white providing protection against the cold. May it be a black scarf, a red scarf, green scarf, a white silk scarf or any other color it is sure to add style and serve as an expression of personal taste.
Scarves used as uniforms help identify civil authority figures and different groups.
Ladies scarves and wraps worn as head scarves promote religious dress codes such as Judism and Islam.
Thus, a scarf originally known as a “sudarium” and used as a sweat cloth has many great uses today.
My passion for scarves began as a teenager. Teenage is the time when all young adults love independence and are keen to explore new horizons. I shall never forget my 18th birthday as it brought forward a hidden passion within me.
As a child, I loved to have lots of clothes and always wanted to wear a new outfit every time I went somewhere. My dad’s job at the time was such that we would travel around a lot and I don’t remember living in one for over three years. Unfortunately, with all this travelling I could not carry a large wardrobe with me all the time since packing and relocating was a big concern for us.
I had always admired my grandma who had always lived in the same house she was born in. She had large cartons stored in the attic of used unwanted clothing and other things and never had to think of packing or extra storage space. Whenever we’d go to granny’s house I’d go to the attic and enjoy playing with the tons of extra clothing.
By chance, we happened to be visiting granny at the time of my 18th birthday. Each year she would ask me what I wanted as birthday gifts and would get me whatever I asked for. This time only two days were left till my birthday and she had not even once mentioned anything about a birthday gift. I kept on waiting till late the night before but still she didn’t ask and I disappointedly went to bed thinking she has forgotten my big day.
To my surprise when I woke up the next morning I was covered with a warm shawl wrap instead of my routine blanket and a bundle wrapped in a silk scarf lay by my side. The shawl wrap was so soft and comfortable that I wrapped it around my shoulders and reached for the bundle which was tied with a velvet ribbon. A small card attached to the gift said “There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents and only one for birthday presents – With Love from Grandma”. To my amazement, as I pulled at one end of the ribbon knot the bundle opened and beautiful colored scarves lay in front of me. There were pashmina, wool, silk, cotton, velvet, cashmere, linen and all sorts of fashion scarves in different shapes and sizes.
Just then grandma opened my bedroom door and singing ‘Happy Birthday’ walked towards me. Breathless with joy I dashed out of bed and hugged her. I was so happy that I did not have the words to thank her.
This was the best gift ever. There were so many scarves yet upon folding they took so little space. I was so happy as I got so many scarves and could carry them with me everywhere we travelled without having to think of packing space.
Since that day my passion for scarves began as I realized how convenient it was to travel with scarf accessories and add style to your ordinary clothing.
There are a numerous ways to tie a head scarf. Try some of the following styles or invent your own.
The Dutch Crown
The Bun Scarf
Rossette Scarf
A Kelly Wraps
Braid Style
A Snood Shawls
The Butterfly Scarfs
Rapunzel Shawls
Jerusalem Twist Scarf
Ponytail Scarves
Ribbon Style Scarfs
Gypsy Wraps
The Crown Scarves
Walking around malls I have always been attracted to accessory shops. I’ve always enjoyed looking through racks of small everyday objects and thinking of how they can be brought to some other use other than the purpose they are made for. For example I’ll pick up colorful finger rings and try to use them as napkin holders.
But most of all I’ve always been attracted to scarf shops and stalls and enjoy using them as gift wrappers. Scarves are cost effective and eco friendly as compared to conventional paper wrapping as they can be reused. They make amazing wrap sheets and can be used to pack gifts of all size and shapes.
I use all sorts of scarves and wraps including cotton, pashmina, wool, lace, fur, jute, linen, silks and chiffons for my wrappings depending on the object to be wrapped.
My generally preference is a plain color silk scarf for small and delicate objects as silk adds royalty even to the oddest of things. For bigger presents I use larger wraps and shawls so they provide a good covering as well as stand the weight of the stuff inside.
Having a keen eye for scarves I always end up buying inexpensive yet interesting scarf colors and patterns. For example a light blue flannel scarf with small white polka dots would be an ideal wrap for a baby boy’s birthday gift. At times I just wrap my gifts in simple pieces of packing scarf and at times I ornate them with additional accessories like ribbons, lace and pins. Another example would be wrapping Christmas gifts in a Santa print scarf and adding small bells on it.
So next time you want to wrap a present try to pick the wrapper from your wardrobe and give your gift an additional value!
As winter is synonyms with Christmas so are gifts with a Christmas tree. For centuries people have shown their affection through the exchange of presents. Shopping takes a high during winters as all go shopping for themselves as well as their loved ones.
The Christmas tree becomes the main attraction of every private as well as public place. Everyone enjoys decorating it and wants their tree to look the best. Bells, balls and light hang everywhere lighting up the gloomy winter atmosphere. Christmas carols are heard everywhere and jingle bells makes you feel like jingling too.
Once the initial phase of selecting and decoration a tree are done the focus shifts to making massive gifts and placing them beneath the tree. Shortly after presents of all shapes and sizes start appearing and filling the base till the big day approaches and the mountain of gifts are opened.
The entire family takes part in this fun gift opening activity and admire each other’s gifts no matter if it is as big as a diamond ring or as little as a silk scarf. The main objective is to exchange love and enjoy the warmth of Christmas.
I can never forget the first snow storm I ever saw. Coming from a tropical environment I was used to having thunder storms now and then but moving further north added a new experience of snow storms to my life. As the clocks were set an hour behind observing day-light-saving the day light hours started to shorten. The sun would shine only around noon and then disappear shortly after. The weather became cold and everyone had to wear thick warm wool clothing.
It was a lazy Saturday day with nothing much to do but stay indoors and watch TV. I lay sluggishly on the couch wearing my teddy bear pajamas and a pashmina shawl scarf thinking of Christmas gift ideas. The sky was gray and the visibility outside was becoming zero as the clouds thickened. All of a sudden a soft white cotton-like ball seemed to have fallen from the sky but disappeared in the cold mist. Following it more and more of these cotton balls seemed to be showered from the sky till everything outside was covered with white feather like fluff. My still heart started to throb with joy as I was witnessing my first snow fall ever. It was the prettiest sight of my life as everything outside including house tops, bare tree branches, the sidewalks and all were filled with snowflakes. Falling from the sky, the snowflakes lay thick and soft on the coats and hats of all the people outside. Wrapped in warm shawls and scarves all walked hurriedly towards their destinations as the fast gathering snow filled the air. Soon after it started to get dark and one could barely see through.
I wanted to freeze time and stop the darkness from blocking my view of the wonderful snow-land outside but could not control nature. This would be one of the most remembered days of my life as I had just experienced my first ever snowfall, something I had always read in books and seen in movies.
We all love to take pictures wherever we go. Digital and mobile cameras have become an important component of our hand carriers. Most of us are clicking every single action and posting it on the web to be shared with others. We as humans love to share our experience and actions with our acquaintances thus, are always communicating them through images.
Other than the traditional style photo albums and the contemporary web, our activities can also be expressed by burning them onto our outfits and accessories. Customized and monogrammed scarves and wraps are stepping up on the racks.
An increased demand in personal amateur photo images being screen print on to scarves, shawls and wraps demonstrates mans eagerness to save his memory in the form of pictures. Personal print image scarves can be worn whenever you want to be reminded of the past events.
Likewise, monogrammed wraps and shawls are picking the trend. A carefully designed monogram can make a simple scarf into a piece of art.
In addition, photo image and monogrammed scarves, shawls and wraps can also be excellent gifts for friends and family.
So take lots of pictures and share the experience with others by having a gallery print onto your scarves, shawls and wraps!