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Here are some time-tested ideas for wearing your scarf stylishly around your neck. The first styles are very easy to tie. Later ones are a little more tricky, but using the Basic Techniques, none of them are hard to tie. 1. The Loop Stylish and very easy to wear, and it couldn't be simpler to do! Fold your scarf on the bias, then fold it in two, end to end. Drape it around your neck and pull the two ends through the loop. Wear it lose or tight, with the ends at the front or hanging stylishly to the side, over your shoulder.  2. The Short Knot A very neat style, good with a business suit when you want to look 'polished'. Fold your scarf into an oblong, then tie a simple knot in one end, close to the border. Drape it around your neck and slip the other end through the knot. Arrange the two ends - either neatly behind one another, or pulled out to the sides like a fan.  3. The Wraparound Elegant and good for keeping your neck warm! Fold your scarf on the bias, then loop it twice around your neck, leaving the two ends hanging down to the front. Tie the ends in a square knot.  4. The Twist A very elegant style that isn't hard to tie. Fold your scarf on the bias, making it fairly thin. Drape it around your neck and cross the two ends, then twist them around each other. Tie the ends in a small square knot at the back of your neck.  From the TASARAM collection: The Himalaya Scarf Inspired by the traditional painted houses of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
 The elaborately painted houses of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan are the inspiration behind the Himalaya Scarf.The exposed exterior timbers of these traditional wood-framed houses are meticulously decorated with bands of floral motifs and abstract designs. Bhutan is a devoutly Buddhist country, and every element of this decoration is a symbol, or at least derives from a symbol of Buddhist significance. In addition to beautifying the house, such adornments can be seen as a prayer or meditation expressed in color and line with intent to attract good fortune and ward off evil.  Beams, cornices, doorways and particularly the rows of distinctive trefoil window frames are adorned with auspicious emblems such as the lotus and foliage and the sacred norbu jewel - the greatest of all gems revered for its wish-fulfilling potential. A flaming norbu amid a lotus flower forms the centrepiece of the Himalaya Scarf. Other favourite symbols are clouds, peony flowers and the dorji thunderbolt.The outlines of the designs are applied to the timber using stencils, then painted in using a variety of rich colors. Traditionally the dyes and paints available in Bhutan consisted of just four natural pigments extracted from the soil: white, red-brown, orange-red and a very dark blue-black. By combining these four pigments the painter is able to achieve a wide range of colors and shades. The overall effect is delightful and the houses lend an almost fairy tale quality to the green valleys of Bhutan.
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