Ways to Wear a Scarf -- Part 2

  So I am back, as promised to do the second part of Ways to Wear a Scarf.  First I will show you how to braid a scarf, then we will get into inventive ways to wear scarves.  I think I actually discovered this technique on  pinterest. So you start with the choker scarf, (see part 1, the previous blog if unsure how to do this).  Pull the center loop down so that it is even with the two tails, make a single twist in the center loop as shown in the picture to the left.  Then tuck one tail over and through the bottom loop as shown in the picture to the right.  Next, tuck the other tail under and through the bottom loop.
      You must make sure that one tail goes over and the other goes under, otherwise it will not come out right.  Pull down slightly on the two tails then on the center loop to tighten and pull it all together.  If you have a nice long scarf, this can be done twice, just make sure the center loop is pulled down far enough when you start to be able to twist, pull the tails through and twist again to pull the tails through a second time.  Some scarf patterns really look amazing with this braiding technique as you can see by the pictures below.  See more hand painted silk scarves in my store.

      Now for some of the other fun ways to use a scarf besides around your neck =).  I sometimes use a small scarf as a bracelet.  This allows me to dress up an outfit with a scarf, without having to worry about the scarf being a encumbrance if I am doing something active or with a lot of bending.  This is very simple to do, Hold the end of the scarf in the hand you plan on wearing the bracelet, wrap the scarf around your wrist until you have a small tail left, tie a single knot with the two tails and tuck remaining tails up under itself.  Or if you want something more eye catching leave long enough tails to tie a beautiful bow.  You can use this same technique to dress up a wrist cast or brace.
     A tried and true method of dressing up an outfit with a scarf is to use it in your hair.  Tie it around a ponytail, use it as a headband, or do a head wrap.  This last way can be done a couple different ways.  Your scarf must be wide enough to reach from your forehead to the base of your neck, if it is wider than that, just fold it in half to make it narrower.  Wrap the scarf around your entire head, tie a double knot at the base of your scull.  Twist the entire thing so that the knot is just behind one of your ears, pull the tails over your shoulder so that they hang down your chest.  Don't want the tails hanging??  Just twist them tight until they start wrapping into themselves, leaving enough at the end that is not twisted to fully wrap around the twisted up knot, making what looks like a ball just behind your ear.  Tuck the remaining tails up into your scalp.

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Ways to Wear a Scarf -- Part 1

 

       So I just recently started painting silk scarves, and it has come to my attention, that many people are unaware of how many different ways a scarf can be worn.  So here are a few basic ways, and my next blog will cover a few more ways.
     There is the one that everyone knows, just simply around your next, or tucked under a collar.  This, while easy, displays the scarf beautifully down your chest, but the scarf must be fairly short to do this one.  The next basic one is a single tie as shown in the picture to the left. Probably the most common way to wear a scarf, simple yet beautiful, and can be done with any length scarf.
   
The next way, I wear a lot.  I love the feel of the scarf up around my neck and because I don't wear a lot of jewelry, this works as a choker, as you can see with the picture just above.  This is also quite simple.  Hold the center of the scarf up to the front of your throat, put the two ends of it behind you so that they are hanging down your back.  Crisscross the two ends behind your head and bring them back over your shoulders.  This can be worn two ways, as a choker in the picture above or you can pull the loop that is around your neck down, shortening the two tails to as far as you would like.  As you can see from the picture to your left, to do this the scarf needs to be fairly long.  The scarf pictured is a 72" scarf.
      We are going to talk about one more way in this blog, but my next blog will discuss a few more ways, including braiding your scarf.
     So this next way is also very simple to do.  I wear this with my winter scarves a lot, because you can pull it tight and have a lot of the fabric up by your throat keeping you extra warm.  For this one, you are going to fold the scarf in half and put it around your neck, see picture to the left.  Then you will tuck the tails through the loop, picture below, then pull the tails down as far as you would like, you can tighten it all the way up to your neck, or keep it loose.  As you can tell by how short the tails are, you can not do this one with a short scarf.  Find your favorite scarf now, and go experiment with it.  =)

 
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