Thursday 22 March 2012

More scarves!



I had a look at some of my scarves at home to see what colours are used, the pattern and design and the fabric used. Each scarf was from a different brand too.
 All scarves are 100% silk except for the one on the far right from Primark which was cotton. The middle scarf is from Marks and Spencer and the far left is Christian Dior (which I found for a bargain price at under a tenner at The Vintage Style Agency in Stockport http://www.vintagestyleagency.co.uk/)
 It was good to see how or what was different about a low cost scarf (Primark), high street brand (Marks and Spencer) and a high end design (Christian Dior). All scarves were made from good quality silks and cotton and had a repeat design which meant whichever way you wore it the pattern would still be the same or would not be completely missing.
I've been wondering when it comes to making my final scarves how to finish the edges off, as at the moment for my sample scarves have been using magic tape to give a clean and straight edge. All of the scarves I looked at had a very finely rolled seam with a tiny straight machine stitch, so there were no visible frays at all (this also looked a lot more proffesional than the magic tape obviously!)
The colours are as you can see very light and soft which add to the overall texture of each material, they have a nice drape and hang very well. Though each scarf was of a different size, the Dior scarf was a standard square meter, the Marks and Spencer scarf was 62 inch x 10 and the Primark scarf 76 inch x 45. The Dior scarf was the shortest and could only be worn hanging loose or tied around the neck, the Marks and Spencer scarf was a longer skinny scarf which again could be worn hanging either side or in a loose tie, however the Primark scarf was most versatile and could by styled any way due to its large size. This was interesting to see the differences in sizes as it affected how the scarf could be worn, I will have to think about the size of my final scarves as this will impact how the scarf can be worn and styled.

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