cool scarf

This beautiful 100% eri silk scarf is presented by India's Khitish. This hand woven scarf was influenced by the cool morning hours of the day. Horizontal stripes grace the main panel, while the ends feature a chevron pattern and a soft fringe.

This bright scarf will liven up any winter outfit. Raquel and Gregor weave it in a soft baby alpaca blend and decorate it with a jacquard pattern in royal blue, navy, and turquoise.

The couple aims to preserve their homeland's rich textile and weaving traditions through their work with local materials and techniques.

Working on a traditional loom, artisans weave this beautiful and toasty scarf. Wilmer Vilchez in Peru designs the scarf, which is crafted from soft baby alpaca wool in cool blue shades. Baby alpaca is the finest fleece from the first shearing of the season.

This scarf from Thailand's Banlue Lueruang is designed to accessorize with daring elegance. It is sewn by hand with a lustrous rayon and silk blend creating a ruffle effect in cool green.

Cool colours evoke refreshing waters in this beautiful scarf from Guatemala's Elena Ixtamer. The scarf is woven of pure cotton yarns on a traditional waist loom. A vibrant accessory for any season.

Enjoy a nice breeze on a cool day in this soft cotton scarf from the Yama Aj Chixot Artisan Group of Guatemala. Using a floor loom, the artists create an openwork fabric design in black and off-white, making it the ideal accessory for any casual outfit. The floor loom has historically been used by men, though the group's head artisan has made it his mission to preserve and teach women this traditional art form. The simple color scheme matches almost any informal attire and provides just the right amount of comfort and warmth.

Alfredo Falcon creates a reversible design for a ruana cloak in cool steel blue adorned with abstract florid arabesques. The cloak is knitted with a rich alpaca blend and closes with coconut shell buttons. A warm scarf ensures soft, stylish warmth.

Golden highlights add a regal touch to this superlative textile by the Gobah-Tengey family. Created in rich kente cloth strips, its name means "Conference in Angola." Takpekpe was designed in 1950 by the late Atsu Gobah Tengey-Seddoh to commemorate a special meeting called by the colonial governor to discuss an additional tax or levy being imposed on the subjects. The conference raised voices against the payment of the special levy.

Expert weavers, the Gobah Tengey-Seddoh Family creates this outstanding shawl in 100% cotton. Each strip requires considerable effort, and the looms are worked with both hands and feet. Strips are generally three to four inches wide and seven to ten feet long, and the length of time it takes to complete one strip varies by the complexity of the chosen pattern. The simplest use mostly vertical, or warp patterns, and an experienced weaver can make several of those in one day. But patterns with nearly all weft (horizontal thread) patterns where the warp design is hardly visible can take up to four days to complete an individual strip. Each color has its own meanings in Asante culture. Green is fertility and new harvest, gold is royalty, black is strength, aging, and spirituality, while white is purity. The patterns themselves are carefully chosen symbols, which a master weaver develops and names, often to honor people, historical events, or proverbs.

Hand wash in cool water and use a warm iron.