Thai Silk Scarf

Green stripes on a cream ground, a garden fence with a hand-stitched hem

This scarf is from Thailand, and dates to the 20th century. It is silk. Silk is prized for its drape and sheen, and a silk scarf is light enough to wear through most of the year. Cream-tan ground woven with vertical green stripes in dashed, stitched-looking lines, with a narrow woven band at the top in pink and gray. A line of dark running stitches shows along the lower border. Long, tangled olive fringe falls below. The piece is 16 by 68 inches.

Neat rows up top, wild hair down below.