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Oh my. This is gorgeous! I don’t see this cw often. Alllll of these colors are a dreamDear Scarfies,
This week’s theme, “Clever Hands,” made me think of my Tapis Persan scarf. It’s such a beautiful tribute to Persian carpet weaving! I don’t remember which scarfie was the enabler (maybe @Julide ), but when I first saw this colorway on the forum, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I was thrilled to finally find it last year—a perfect nod to the clever hands that bring beauty to life through craft.
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Agree on loving the old keys. Love red and blackSOTD is Les Cles, I love looking at keys...especially the old ones like the one on the scarf! The handmade ones seem to have more character than the mass produced ones.
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The new upholstery looks great! And you are so handy, I am envious of the skillSewing is a very important craft, as demonstrated by this newly reupholstered recliner! Also I have a lot of buttons to sew back onto various things, sigh…View attachment 6117138
I love reading the stories behind. The blues is everything I love about china and english cottage and like cozy home. These other looks are all spectacular and so varied. Never a boring modeling shot from you @LKBNOLAI am going for clever hands working on textiles this morning! Several from the archives:
Coupons Indiens; Ors Bleu d'Afrique and Dans Pacifique
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And my SOTD is my recent Fleurs et Papillons de Tissus GT, which made its debut over the holidays! From the Scarf Story:
In 2013, Christine Henry drew on the unique heritage found in the collections of the Lyon Museum of Fabrics and Decorative Arts for the design of her giant triangle scarf. The inspirations are manifold: Coptic tapestries, Ottoman fabrics from the sixteenth century, Lyon silks, 18th-century Indian fabrics or Japanese kimonos brought together in a pattern that resembles a meadow of flowers.
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Wow the detail. BeautifulThe Clever Hands of Native American artists created these colorful costumes, musical instruments, and totem poles.
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Tsitsika is my scarf of the day.
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Awesome detailed pops of color in your grayIn Papua New Guinea, making a traditional headdress involves clever hands collecting feathers, combining them with animal bones, shells, and plant fibers, and arranging them in intricate patterns.
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Danse Pacifique is my SOTD
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Love this @shrpthorn! Thank you for showing it with this cw of Emile (we are twins) -- it is playful and charming and perfectly suits the scarf! I think your photo may have a "Clever Hans" effect on me...
Great outfit @Jereni and goes without saying...great scarf too. DuJA is always the right choice!
I would love to see a double plissé close up @eliwon! I think H have been doing one CSGM plissé each season but not so many 90s of late. I must say, I am a fan of the wider pleats so as to see more design...
Just lovely @Jacq1-- I love this on a cream top!
I was lucky @Jereni but it is not difficult to find-- condition can be another matter though! I also found it in CSGM last year in the same cw and for the same price as a current 90! Thank you!
I am happy to have my ticket stamped for the color journey with you @Nomad-- especially seeing the fun and fabulous results!
I think you do look like a breath of spring and I adore how the scarf echoes the flowers on your cardi @Maedi!
Well, it seems that the Clever Hans effect is much in evidence on our scarf threads if it is defined as "unintended cueing"-- that shounds an awful lot like enablement, no? Your posts are always so entertaining @HermesEchidna and so beautifully illustrated!
Gasp!This is the most stunning iteration of this design @orchard! Just beautiful...
Wow! I do not think I have ever seen this cw in real life! Even when I was doing my own sedulous search for this design. Congratulations on another beautiful grail @SilkCouture. Our @Julide was extremely patient and generous to me in my search too.
I think this must be cw 05? Lovely colors.
What a very pretty cw of a beloved classic @mktlim!!! I love old keys too-- such a metaphor for well....everything!
Utterly off theme. Admitting my resolve for less purchases in 2025 lasted not even a week.
I loved my new blue Coeur de vie so much I bought another. I had my eye on three colorways waiting for sales to hit. I knew the blue was perfect when it dropped in price, but had such a curiosity about this colorway. As it fell another price drop I pounced. In my attempting to migrate my mindset from being a summer season to spring I went for this cw. And I am in love. It is so brightening on me! And of note- as far as the color season world goes, they literally list my sweater top color as a “worst shade” for me haha. And sadly without a scarf block on, my skin complexion looks like strawberry jelly with just this sweater on.
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And SOTD
Quetzal
And yup you guessed it..those 2025 resolutions gone. But in my defense against myself lol, this quetzal was on my approved purchase list. Been since 2019 I have been looking for this cw again for below retail. I bought it from H online in 2019/20 and returned it telling myself I wouldn’t wear it enough. Ha joke on me as I accumulated more csgms and got comfortable with the format, and then always hunted for this one back.
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Dear Scarfies,
This week’s theme, “Clever Hands,” made me think of my Tapis Persan scarf. It’s such a beautiful tribute to Persian carpet weaving! I don’t remember which scarfie was the enabler (maybe @Julide ), but when I first saw this colorway on the forum, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I was thrilled to finally find it last year—a perfect nod to the clever hands that bring beauty to life through craft.
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Beautiful, Cookie!Travel day - so an archive picture of what could be ‘wood carving’ with Sweet Dreams (the creatures look like carvings to me?)
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Great minds @FA73! I love your cw. I thought of this too for the intricate work on headdresses and ceremonial costumes!In Papua New Guinea, making a traditional headdress involves clever hands collecting feathers, combining them with animal bones, shells, and plant fibers, and arranging them in intricate patterns.
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Danse Pacifique is my SOTD
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Thank you @Nomad! You are too nice. This GT does remind me of all those lovely things...I love reading the stories behind. The blues is everything I love about china and english cottage and like cozy home. These other looks are all spectacular and so varied. Never a boring modeling shot from you @LKBNOLA
Safe travels to you @Cookiefiend! Looking stylish and ready to go! (Don't forget Coco's toy stuffieTravel day - so an archive picture of what could be ‘wood carving’ with Sweet Dreams (the creatures look like carvings to me?)
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oh yes I see it! I love wood carvings. And the blues in all this depth and shading is amazing.Travel day - so an archive picture of what could be ‘wood carving’ with Sweet Dreams (the creatures look like carvings to me?)
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Great post. Which cw do you have of tut, do you have a flat photo? I am always looking at this design but haven’t narrowed in on a color. And Japanese gardens are so tranquil and the work is really awe inspiringA quick one, but on theme.
The Egyptians used their clever brains and hands to construct many beautiful objects, from jewellery and crafts, through useful objects and tools, inscriptions and writings, to intricate buildings, boats and cities. SOTD is Tutankhamun, which features the famous king’s golden death mask, along with other precious ceremonial objects.
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As I was in the city today, I managed to carve out a few precious moments in an otherwise hectic day to visit the Japanese botanical garden and was reminded of the painstaking attention to detail, and careful hands, that create, nurture and maintain these gardens. Everything from the raking of the gravel paths, the tending of the moss, and the care of the plant forms. Bonus, if you look closely, in the centre of the pic with the open view of the lake is one of the gardeners. Pruning one of the evergreen firs with meticulous attention to detail (I watched him remove individual needle clusters). The light and the reflections today were remarkable. Sharing in the hope these bring a little peace and tranquility to any in Scarflandia who need it.
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What an amazing post about der kluge Hans. I hadn’t heard of this before and love it, especially coupled with your scarf question. Thank you for the fun read. I hope the horses grew some wings and got you home faster. You look amazing in your scarf.Good morning!!!
Wonderful to see the theme ferment!!! From gardening to bagpipes - all is the product of Clever Hands!!
My soyd was Astres et soleils - inspired by Inca and Aztec carved reliefs and other art. And yesterday we also saw a photo (apologies for not remembering by who) of a lovely Symboles et monaies de Parisii
- many scarves had such archaological motives of hand made ancient object.
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Another cw of Symboles etc
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But if you feel more for wearing scarves more horserelated there is a loophole!
Theme of the week is Clever Hands. And off course there is an equine Word play in this: Clever Hans was the name of a famous German horse, who baffled science and the public in the 1910s. The horse was apparently able to solve even complex mathematical questions, its answer communicated via tapping of hooves and translated by its owner Her von Osten. Not surprisingly, but also a little disappointingly, a Scientific commission concluded after carerul investigations that Clever Hans could not solve equations or additions by himself, but that he relied on very subtles cues from his owner, who was not even aware about those himself. So the horse could not do aritmetics, but it could Read invisible clues from other Living creatures. In my opinion, it still merits the name Clever Hans (or rather Kluge Hans - the original German name).
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The commission report (I read it once) is interesting and fun and the phenomenon gave name to the Clever Hans effect - unintended cueing of participants in Experiments or questionings. Like the question: dont you Think I should buy another scarf?? - Said in a tone which cue the person to answer ‘yes indeed - you have not had one for days’…
Anyway - if you wear a horse scarf you are still on the Clever Hans Theme!!
Equipment for horses is the Foundation for Hermes and is feautured on a lot of scarves - most famously Brides de Gala. But it is not only the saddles and bridles, but also the reins, ornaments and bags carried by horses.
One example is Grand apparat
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Another is Cuivreries
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And there are probably a hundred more!
Horses are not the only steeds to have nice outfitting, so just for the fun of it, while I am travelling back home with an almost horse like speed here are the Camel packs of Cuir du desert.
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And it is my sotd
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Wish you happy hump day - the weekend is in sight!!
The FetP is a masterpiece in these colors. Gorgeous porcelain blue border.I am going for clever hands working on textiles this morning! Several from the archives:
Coupons Indiens; Ors Bleu d'Afrique and Dans Pacifique
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And my SOTD is my recent Fleurs et Papillons de Tissus GT, which made its debut over the holidays! From the Scarf Story:
In 2013, Christine Henry drew on the unique heritage found in the collections of the Lyon Museum of Fabrics and Decorative Arts for the design of her giant triangle scarf. The inspirations are manifold: Coptic tapestries, Ottoman fabrics from the sixteenth century, Lyon silks, 18th-century Indian fabrics or Japanese kimonos brought together in a pattern that resembles a meadow of flowers.
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