Silk Scarves ... or DIY After Shopping in My Own Closet

 If you like square silk scarves the way I do, you probably have more than one in your closet.  A couple of months ago, in August, I posted one video tutorial on How to Style Scarves Parisian Way  All scarves in the video were pretty large, I think they were about 41" squares and over.  This is exactly why those girls could drape them so well with generous knots in a luxurious non nonchalant way.

I wanted to do the same, went to my closet and pulled some of my scarves.  Then I realized that among a dozen of my beautiful silk squares I had only one scarf that I could work with the way I wanted, because this was the only large 43" square I have.

So, what do I do now? I have a lot of silk scarves, here are  some of them  but they are smaller than I need for the fall season.  I just had to find the way to style them the new way, at least some of them.

I decided to experiment.  Simple logic was telling me that if I have a lot of 34" squares, I can connect two scarves together and make a large scarf.  I just had to find the way to connect them so it looks nice.  I decided to give it a try.

First, I chose two scarves that I thought would look good together.  Then I went to  youtube  and learned how to do invisible seam on silk scarves.  Finally I put two scarves together by connecting them on one side with invisible stitch.  The result was even more than I expected. I LOVED IT.

My two square scarves became pretty much a silk shawl that I can drape anyway I want!  The interesting thing is that as long as color scheme of both scarves complement each other, it works, no matter how different those patterns are on each individual scarf.  Also, I liked that I did not ruin any of my scarves since I did not have to cut them.  If I decide to go back to the original two 34" silk scarves, I can easily remove my hand stitched connecting seam and voila!

After the success with my first two scarves, I found two more that I wanted to put together and I did.  I am happy to share my experimental DIY results with you.

Scarf #1

 Scarf #2

 Two scarves together

 Here is the closer look of my invisible seam, I used burgundy colored silk thread. Can you tell?

Voila!

I liked the result so much that could not stop and kept going...
 
Scarf #3

Scarf #4

One more!

The are many ways to style the scarf when it is in generous size. For this last pictures, I used the variation of one of my favorite style, and tied it  this way

If you will decided to give it a try, the only tip I can offer is to use good quality silk tread. This is what makes the seam disappear, regardless of the thread color.  I used Kimono Silk Thread #100  Japanese silk from   Superior Threads   and could not be more pleased with the result.


See you next Thursday, November 1, 2012!



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Amazing Braid...How to tie the scarf

I wear scarves a lot.  Silk, wool, square, long rectangular, etc... and I know many ways how to tie different scarves.  However, I do not use any of those fancy knots I know, simply because I feel that complicated knot on the scarf shows that I was trying too hard, and this is not the way I want to look.  I have to say though that I had trouble figuring out the way I can wear some of my long rectangular scarves, like the ones that either too thin and delicate or has stiff texture, like linen blend.  For example, this silk scarf above I bought during one of my trips to Italy.  I loved the colors, but I rarely wore it because could never figure the way to tie it to my liking.  So it was sitting in my closet until better times.

Recently I learned one more way to tie long rectangular scarf that works really well for any scarf texture, no matter how heavy or how light the scarf is.  Most important, finally I found the scarf knot that looks nonchalant and I feel good wearing it.  It also reminds me the look of  braids   which I LOVE.  This is why I named it Amazing Braid.  If you did not know this knot before, this is how you can do the look. 

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Ah, silk scarves... I have a lot of them and use them a lot too.  What I like about quality silk scarves is that there are so many interesting patterns to choose from and I love that beautiful silky sheen on heavier scarves.  Also I LOVE how it feels to the touch - smooth, sensuous and a little bit cool.  My love of silk fabric gave me an idea for the next DIY project in my accessory department. I will share my final product with you tomorrow.  Do you wear silk scarves?  If you do, tell me how! Pin It