Thai Silk Scarf

Raspberry and oatmeal stripes, evenly spaced, like a very polite candy shop awning

This scarf is from Thailand. It is silk. Hand-woven Thai silk scarves are generally made on small looms, with silk reeled from cocoons and dyed in saturated color. Wide taupe bands alternate with narrower stripes of pink and deeper rose, running across the folded width. A faint sheen catches on the pale stripes. Thin, wispy fringe in brown and cream trails from the lower end.

Sweet without turning to frosting, which takes discipline.