Two Ways to Wear a Scarf Wrap with buttons, where to buy one, and how to make one: 186, 189


Red roses with white, navy background, plus pale blue parts. Blue scarf top with flat blue buttons linking the two halves. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

I love semi see-though scarves held in place with buttons. So elegant. So different. I found them in four places.

1 Firstly, at the Botanic Gardens. Expensive. Numerous colourways. Flat, elegant, two hole buttons.

2 Then online from China, inexpensive, with free postage. Numerous colourways, but muted colours. Cute spherical imitation silver buttons.

First featured as Dress of the Day 186.

Angela is wearing the double scarf top from China. Photo by Trevor Sharot. 

You can see the buttons down the front. It can also be worn with the buttons across the shoulders. Abstract pattern.

The colour was rather dull at night, especially with black underneath. At noon, in sunlight, with white or red underneath, the effect is much brighter.

3 Then I found more scarves from a motorway stop in the UK. Fine fabric, too delicate to resist pulls. The brand name Thomas Calvi. (First featured as Dress of the Day 189.) Gorgeous painting of sail scene. You need to hold your arms up to show the full scenery.

Angela in the Thomas Calvi scarf, bought in the UK. Photo by Trevor Sharot.


DIY

Take two large oblong scarves. For a neat effect, same colour. You can sometimes by two scarves at leass cost than one.

put them alongside, along the long edges. find out how much room you need for it to go over your head, with the top button between your neck and chest. To have it hanging evenly at the front and back, the buttons should be spaced evenly from both ends.

Sew on the buttons. 

Find a matching piece of ribbon, which you can sew edge to edge lengthways, or roll into a spiral tube.. Cut long enough to go around the button. 

Sew up the sides and ends of the ribbon. Sew on at the right level to match the button.   

Alternatively, use tubular elastic. If the elastic core is hard to sew, consider twisting your ribbon tie to be into a knot.  Sew down the knot.

Useful Websites

Cheap chiffon scarves from China with free shipping. Flimsy but fun. Ingenius design. You should buy one so that you can copy the style with your other superfluous scarves. If your scarf does not match any tops, turn it into a top.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/113797929855?_trkparms

Demo of scarf folding. Very expensive scarves.

www.chloeangus.com


About the Author Angela Lansbury

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time on bha.learncool.sg  

Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

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