Scarves, what is it about them..?

A girl can never have too many scarves!

This may be an old thread but so many much missed posters.

RosieandherMaw

Reported, but actually I have enjoyed reading through this OLD thread and seeing familiar names!
Jura2, Chewbacca, BigLouis, Lona and many more - where are you?

I'm sure I saw Lona posting the other day.

I have lots of scarves, mainly floaty ones. I don't like the really big ones or pashminas much, but I do wear them occasionally (eg if I haven't got a jacket to match my outfit & I feel too dressed up to wear a cardie or everyday coat, a large scarf will keep me warm & even dry in a light shower).
My storage isn't the best though - in the cupboard under the stairs over a rail or in plastic bags. Needs sorting out when I finish the 101 household improvements I'm currently working my way through.

EllanVannin

Remember the vintage ones which were chiffon/nylon with a gold thread running through ? I must have had one of every colour going----which were my late SiL's. Well they all " vanished " when I moved house and I often think about them and miss them too as they matched everything I had to wear.

I remember the chiffon scarfs, not long scarfs but square, and when we had rollers in our hair( in the 60's ) the rollers got stuck in the chiffon and pulled the threads...

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Oh please GN can we have an edit function....

Scarves, yes yes yes.....! Too many and love them. My favourite type is a thin cotton weave with various of 'my' okours and goes with everything. Its sheer but wide so it feels warm around ny neck. I have a very faded sea salt scarf that I can't bear to part with. X

Yes it’s an old thread but now that Autumn isn’t far off we can still discuss scarves😄
I only have a few, two silk ones, presents from Mum , rather lovely but more or less unworn and about four woolly scarves for the colder weather.All quite old so could do with a couple of new ones.

I also have an obscenely large scarf collection, but I often feel I don’t wear them very well and end up looking like an Arsenal supporter. I’ll look up the site on how to wear them, thanks Marydoll

Yawn, yawn. Yet another resuscitated old thread.

Reported

I've reported the spam which resurrected this nice thread. I've enjoyed reading it

The lady who was on the "Stacey Sort Your Life Out" programme this week had 239. She did get rid of a lot!

Me too Randhermaw, and I feel less guilty about my overflowing drawer.

Reported, but actually I have enjoyed reading through this OLD thread and seeing familiar names!
Jura2, Chewbacca, BigLouis, Lona and many more - where are you?

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk guidelines.

I have a variety of scarves, in different colours, patterns and weights, for all seasons. I do occasionally take one or two to the charity shop, but generally keep them in the wardrobe on their ‘holy hangers’. Many of them have been bought as gifts from my daughter, sisters and friends, and even my OH, who has always chosen wisely. As well as being an additional accessory, I need something warm around my neck, particularly at this time of year.

RosiesMaw, I'm still here, I read Mick's thread and soop's every day and as many of the others that I can squeeze in during the day.
I'm also on Mumsnet, and facebook etc, but if I started posting I'd never get anything done!
Lovely to see so many familiar names on here and I love my scarves but they must be silk! So warm and cosy but not bulky.

What a joy to see some familiar names of much missed Grans 😢
I know some are still with us albeit under different user names but lona, nanaandgrampy, gillybob - haste ye back, you are missed!
Interesting to see that my contribution all those years ago is still exactly what I thought when I saw the thread title, not realising it’s history. I said then and still think that a scarf is like a lippy- a quick and (relatively) inexpensive “boost”
And you don’t need to move up a size unlike other clothing!
I am at least consistent!

Making cheeky remarks, is how my mum used it, Baggs. It can mean belittling, but that's not how I use it.
It was used frequently in our staffroom in a humorous way.

Marydoll

? Jura, as my old mother would have said, Don't be so pass remarkable!

I will have you know, I'm svelte, chic, sophisticated and I have wardrobes of clothes, all of which fit!

Love this phrase your mum used to say, Mdoll, but please could you explain it to a "naturalised" Scot as I'm not sure I have it right 😁

I lost a scarf last week when having a short break away, and despite having quite a few others, am ridiculously sorry it’s gone. I emailed and phoned around but it’s nowhere.

A scarf adds to an outfit in my opinion and this particular one was my favourite. Boo hoo. 😢

I love scarfs too and have a drawer full. Does anyone else find they are often not the right colour/shade. OK and spoilt for choice when wearing a plain outfit, but not so when trying to team up with something patterned.

All the vintage scarves I buy to resell are square. Try charity/vintage shops, Ebay and similar sites for square ones.

Nearly all scarves are now rectangular in shape and it is very difficult to buy a square one. I went through my collection of scarves back in the Summer to see how many squares I had. I needed square ones to cover my head after chemotherapy treatment. I did have a few but not nearly as many as the rectangular ones.
Another bug bear is the difficulty in getting plain, one coloured, scarves. The majority seem to be patterned.
I used to buy many of my scarves from Assessorize/Monsoon, but unfortunately there are no longer any shops at all in S.Wales. I know I could buy online, but it's not the same.