This orange cotton scarf is unique.
What makes this scarf for so special is that we ourselves picked the fruits that coloured the scarf.
That we still had red hands a week later was a small sacrifice.
Because the result is worth it.
With the flowers, the weaver first dyed the yarn.
Then, on her loom, she carefully wove the fabric for you in two or three days.
This hand-spun orange cotton scarf has many hours of work in it.
It is a scarf you will enjoy for years.
The cotton was woven on a wooden loom.
The weaver who made the shawl can earn extra income during the months when there is no yield from the land thanks to the sale of her fabrics.
You are paying her a fair price for her work with this purchase.
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The yarn has different thicknesses.
This is because it was spun by hand.
This orange cotton scarf is quite tightly woven.
This keeps you nice and warm even on colder days.
And, another advantage, the cotton does not itch.
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Orange scarf with paint from trees
No chemicals pollute our weavers’ rivers.
That’s because the yarns used in this scarf were dyed with dyes from nature.
The plants and flowers that colour the shawl grow near the weaver’s village.
The dye ended up on the scarf using age-old techniques.
We picked the fruit of the Orlean tree (Bixa orellana).
It is the seeds of this tree that ultimately gave this scarf its special colour.
Nature’s dyes and honest handcrafting make this orange scarf a sustainable product.
You shine with this beautiful scarf with a message.
That nature does not have to suffer in the making of this beautiful fabric is a great advantage.
Look at the detail and you can see how the uneven threads are beautifully woven together.
Because the yarn was hand-spun, the thread is not the same thickness everywhere, this gives the scarf extra texture.
The scarf is 195 cm long and 33 cm wide.
The pure cotton feels a little stiff at first.
This is because, for an even weave, the yarn was first dipped in rice water.
This way, the threads could be woven tight and strong.
Despite the slightly harder thread, it already feels nice and falls nicely but gets softer and softer after each wash.
You will appreciate this handmade accessory more and more.
Especially now that you know how this orange cotton scarf was made.
This is the result of days of work with care for detail and beauty.
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About the hand-spun orange cotton scarf
You can wear this hand-spun cotton scarf all year round.
It is a beautiful scarf that pairs well and feels comfortable.
The longer you wear it, the more attached you become to it.
Because of its structure and story, you are guaranteed to enjoy this sustainable gift from nature for years to come.
From cotton to scarf
The cotton of this scarf was hand-picked in the countryside in Loei (province in northeast Thailand).
After picking the cotton, a spinner turned it into long threads.
No machine can fake this.
The yarn is dyed in dyes straight from nature.
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Then our weavers turned it into this beautiful scarf.
Gift tip
Now that you know how much time and care were put into this scarf, it might be hard to part with it.
Yet it is a great way to put someone in the limelight with it.
The story of this scarf shows how much care you put into picking out your gift.
