great scarves

Crafted from woven cotton, this ethereal scarf is a great accessory for day or night. Carmen Fuentes in Costa Rica hand-paints the lightweight scarf with a purple and blue feather motif.

Hand painted by Haitian artisans, this bold bandana from Sandilou is a great addition to any outfit. The colourful scarf is woven from soft rayon with a beautiful drape. The bandana scarf can be worn a multitude of ways; tied around the neck, in the hair, or used as a colourful hat band.

This bold bandana from Sandilou, hand painted by Haitian artisans, is a great addition to any outfit. The colourful scarf is woven from soft rayon with a beautiful drape. The bandana scarf can be worn a multitude of ways; tied around the neck, in the hair, or used as a colourful hat band.

Hand painted by Haitian artisans, this bold bandana from Sandilou is a great addition to any outfit. The colourful scarf is woven from soft rayon with a beautiful drape. The bandana scarf can be worn a multitude of ways; tied around the neck, in the hair, or used as a colourful hat band.

Working with ancestral textile craft techniques, Yuni Kristina depicts Java's trumtum motif. It covers a blue silk scarf, stamped by hand and embellished with batik. A symbol of awakening love, it refers to a queen who felt neglected when the king took a mistress. She took up batik, creating stars in the dark sky, stars that became her friends. The king was so impressed with her batik that he rediscovered his great love for his wife.

Shimmering strands of yellow rayon are skillfully worked across green and black threads in this superlative kente cloth scarf. An extremely intricate double weave, its pattern is created primarily on the weft, or horizontal threads of the loom. Great care must be taken so that the blocks of color have same size and match one another when the woven strips are joined. A special stick is used to measure the cloth on the loom so Gobah Tengey-Seddoh names this design Atikpui (measure).

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 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.

Dry clean only.

Whether draped around your neck, styled as a head wrap or elegantly worn as a shawl, this versatile rayon scarf by Java’s Erna Gendhis is a great addition to complement your looks in any season. It is adorned with intricate hand-drawn batik motifs in a bright palette of sea green, crimson, orange, yellow, black and white hues that dance across the fabric, creating a feast for the eyes. The fabulous fringe accents on both ends add a touch of playful elegance to this unique design.

Designed in harmonious hues of teal and royal blue, Vinita's pair of silk scarves look great together or worn on their own. Hand-woven on a traditional loom by Thai artisans, each scarf features a slightly different motif. One is crafted with batik dyeing methods, while the other remains solid.

Two scarlet macaws flaunt brilliant plumage beneath the blue tropical sky. High in a treetop perch amid jungle foliage, they observe the wild orchids that bloom around them. Working in oils on canvas, Jorge Leiton depicts a very realistic glimpse of his beautiful Costa Rican home.

Titled "Guacamayas en la Selva" in Spanish.

Versatile with lightweight warmth, this reversible alpaca-blend cloak is great for travel in changeable climates. Modeled after the Andean ruana, a traditional style of draped cloak, its pattern of flowers in smoky grey and black is inspired by the wildlife of the Peruvian mountainside. The generous attached scarf and button front keep you warm when winds pick up.

Versatile with lightweight warmth, this reversible alpaca-blend cloak is great for travel in changeable climates. Modeled after the Andean ruana, a traditional style of draped cloak, its pattern of flowers in boysenberry-purple and burgundy is inspired by the wildlife of the Peruvian mountainside. The generous attached scarf and button front keep you warm when winds pick up.