SCARF OF THE DAY - Which scarf are you wearing today?
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Hello scarfies! Just in the nick of time I have a jewelry scarves post, featuring two dear TPF friends, Chestnutty and Arabesques. It's a long one.
Last week my long-time SO and I finally tied the knot, and what better occasion than to tie some scarf knots as well? I've never wanted a wedding proper, so we decided to keep it simple with a city hall ceremony in NYC. Arabesques and a friend I've known since we were 9 years old were our official witnesses.
But not just witnesses! Multi-talented, highly artistic witnesses. My childhood friend, an architect, has a gift for structuring any material she lays hands on, and surprised me with a gorgeous bouquet of her own making. Arabesques, as anyone who has seen her posts here or her blog knows, is an exceptional photographer, and she made sure I had the most beautiful pictures with which to remember the day.
My two friends' artistry was all the more remarkable considering the short notice they had: on Friday the week before last we decided to get married the following Wednesday-- no, no shotgun wielded by my father; just the complications of an international long-distance romance! On Friday I had no idea what I was going to wear, but I knew a white mousseline Au Portes du Palais I had bought might arrive just in the nick of time... but then again, it might not. I mentioned this to Chestnutty-- whose own white APdP had fueled my search for one-- and she instantly offered not only to send me her own beloved white moussie, but also her heavenly white, pale blue, and light grey Doigts de Fee-- a wedding scarf if ever there were one, with its pearls and lace motif. I demurred on her unbelievably generous offer to lend her APdP, because I knew I'd be thrilled to wear the Doigts. She raced to the post and got it on its way immediately-- outstanding scarf emergency response time! I set about choosing an outfit that would work with the Doigts and chose a white Alexander McQueen coat dress (inspired in part by a recent trip to the London exhibition of his work, with another fabulous TPF friend).
The Doigts arrived in the mail. Then the APDP landed too! And then my fiancé gave me a beautiful pair of red patent stilettos to match the Rouge Vif Kelly he gave me as a 30th birthday present years ago. The red picked up the colors in the APdP perfectly.... but I couldn't forget the feminine beauty of that Doigts, and its being a "something borrowed" from someone special. So I did what any sensible scarfie would do: I resolved to wear BOTH. :groucho:
In the morning/early afternoon, it was the APdP. And then in the evening, it was the Doigts with a pale pink and silver Sita Murt dress. The pink, pale blue, silver and grey made me feel very princess-y.
So, without further ado, two very special scarves that are both from Chestnutty whether directly or by her influence, and some photographs from the amazing Arabesques showing the evolution of the look over the day. The APdP went from tucked in to flying in the wind and then transformed into the Doigts draped to try to show as much of its pearls and lace as possible. And, just for good measure, a picture of the groom showing off his Hermes shoes but more significantly an important Hermes scarf skill: waiting in the boutique for Arabesques and me while we browsed in between visits to champagne bars!
Whew, thanks for letting me share. I'm so lucky to know so many of you around the world, and this day made me extra-grateful for that!View attachment 3030567View attachment 3030568View attachment 3030569View attachment 3030570View attachment 3030571
Congratulations to you and your new husband on your marriage. The lovely pics show how beautiful it all was - bride, groom, dresses, friends, scarves, the generosity of Chestnutty and her emergency scarf sending - all so wonderful! I must confess I had already seen some photos on Arabesque's blog and am delighted to discover you are the mysterious Glamazon. P.S. apologies if I have already posted comment on this, but cannot find any trace so fear that my iPad goblin ate my earlier comment.
I'm going to try to explain what I did now! In general, I am a twister and braider. The scarves that work best for this are 140 moussies and maxi twillies. This is because they are relatively thin and you don't get too much bulk when you try to twist or braid. Maxi twillies are especially neat because they are the same width throughout the length of the scarf so you don't get a bulky section and a thin section. I hope I am describing that right iykwim. Little twillies are also great for the same reason but you don't get that much length. So little twillies are best for bracelets or adding onto necklaces, like the farandole. If you're dying for a farandole, there are quite a few on evilbay! I bought mine from the boutique but had I been more savvy years ago, I think I would have bought one preloved. The length of mine is 80cm. I think the 120cm length will require more wrapping but a double loop could be cool too! I've just never played with it.
OK, for those that want to know how I add a little twilly extension to my farandole, I tie the twilly around the toggle end, knot it, and do this rope braid. I know this is a youtube video for rope braiding hair but it's exactly the same concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV8-1-ggLf8 Then when you get to the end, loop one of the twilly ends through the circle on the other end of the necklace and tie a little knot with the twilly tails facing the direction you like. I've also done this rope braid with the astrologie maxi twilly (the green, gray, navy, white one) to make a necklace.
I think I've shown my braided scarf look many times on this thread, but here are the scarf braid instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APMnE1CSj0Y She is using a super chunky scarf which I don't really like, which is why I mentioned the moussies and maxi twillies earlier. And of course, if you are using a square scarf, you'll need to fold it in a bias first.
The twilly bracelets are finger crocheted (not sure if everyone knows how to do this) or can also be called a chain knot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ2Nlrm8AAY
Lots of rope/nautical techniques can be used on our scarves too.
The twist knot in my last pic is just folding the scarf on a bias, and then twisting the bias fold a couple of times in my hands, then tying a knot. I find that this allows me to make a knot that's circular/round rather than one that looks like a triangle.
I hope this helps and has given you all more creative ideas to try new looks! Please let me know if I could further explain any of my pics. In general, if you are good at braiding hair or knitting/crocheting, I think you could come up with lots of scarf jewelry looks! Please share if you come up with something new!
OK, for those that want to know how I add a little twilly extension to my farandole, I tie the twilly around the toggle end, knot it, and do this rope braid. I know this is a youtube video for rope braiding hair but it's exactly the same concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV8-1-ggLf8 Then when you get to the end, loop one of the twilly ends through the circle on the other end of the necklace and tie a little knot with the twilly tails facing the direction you like. I've also done this rope braid with the astrologie maxi twilly (the green, gray, navy, white one) to make a necklace.
I think I've shown my braided scarf look many times on this thread, but here are the scarf braid instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APMnE1CSj0Y She is using a super chunky scarf which I don't really like, which is why I mentioned the moussies and maxi twillies earlier. And of course, if you are using a square scarf, you'll need to fold it in a bias first.
The twilly bracelets are finger crocheted (not sure if everyone knows how to do this) or can also be called a chain knot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ2Nlrm8AAY
Lots of rope/nautical techniques can be used on our scarves too.
The twist knot in my last pic is just folding the scarf on a bias, and then twisting the bias fold a couple of times in my hands, then tying a knot. I find that this allows me to make a knot that's circular/round rather than one that looks like a triangle.
I hope this helps and has given you all more creative ideas to try new looks! Please let me know if I could further explain any of my pics. In general, if you are good at braiding hair or knitting/crocheting, I think you could come up with lots of scarf jewelry looks! Please share if you come up with something new!
CB - cousins on this scarf, as you know! Your way of wearing it looks great too! If I knew what you meant about ladies getting into line, I could try and explain what I do?
Thank you Croisette for the kind compliments on my recent jewelry scarf looks. I could probably make the biggest statement necklace ever with the treasure trove of scarves in your closet.moma, your Phoenix is stunning!
MYH, absolutely superb!!!
Sportive and fresh cw, dear cherryblossum!
Momasaurus - run out and get one! I cannot recommend the farandole enough. Look on evilbay dear...and make offers to sellers.Thank you for the Phoenix love, PIrula, Rainneday, BostonJetSet, Scarf1, Froufrou, MYH, Croisette
and MYH gorgeous braided necklace! And I adore your twilly/farandole ensemble. Will someone please give me a farandole? :greengrin::greengrin:
Purrsey - this is an awesome pre-loved score. The sheen on this scarf is so luxurious the the colorway is versatile and fab!
Love how you tied this PP to show all the animals. Gorgeous cw you chose as well.
Looking über elegant my dear as always.
Very classy!
Oh I LOVE the colors in this!!!!! Beautiful!!!!
So creative!
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