Dress Up Plain Scarves With Quick Fringe
Coordinate Specialty Yarns for Inexpensive Accessories
Oct 26, 2009
Scarves are popular accessories that can add just the right finishing touch to an outfit. Scarves are seen everywhere – around the necks of both men and women, movie stars, children, snowmen, and even dogs. They can be purely decorative or used for warmth. They make great gifts and fashion statements. Build an outfit around a great scarf, or find a perfect scarf to finish an outfit.
Fabric and Yarn Choices
Scarves come in many different fabrics. The luxury of silk is always popular. In addition to silk, scarves come in rayon, polyester, wool, or cotton. Some scarves are a combination of fabrics. They can be sheer and tightly woven. Some are lightweight with loosely woven or knitted yarns.
Others are heavy weight woven, knitted, or crocheted for warmth. Be your own designer by adding a simple fringe to a purchased scarf. Save even more, by making a scarf from a piece of fabric. The popularity of knitting means there are lots of great yarn choices, and you may even have leftover yarn to use.
Materials Needed to Add Fringe to a Scarf
- a finished scarf
- coordinating yarn(s) - The scarves pictured below are each fringed with 2 different yarns.
- yarn or tapestry needle
- crochet hook
- ruler
How to Add Fringe
- Decide how long to make the fringe.
- Without stretching, cut a piece of yarn (or 2 yarns together) twice the length of the finished fringe plus 1".
- Fold the yarn in half.
- Poke a hole through the end of the scarf with the yarn or tapestry needle.
- Put the crochet hook through the hole. Place the folded loop of the yarn over the crochet hook and pull the yarn through the scarf so that the folded loop is on one side and the yarn ends are on the other side.
- Pull the ends around the edge of the scarf and through the folded loop of yarn. Adjust the knot, and repeat across the end of the scarf.
- You may need to knot the cut ends of some kinds of yarns to keep them from fraying.
Tips for Making a Scarf
Most fabric stores don't cut fabric straight. That's why it's a good idea to buy a little more fabric than the desired width of the scarf. Use a cutting mat and rotary cutter to cut the fabric straight on both sides. Make a narrow hem on both sides. The hem can be sewn by hand or machine. Hem the ends of the scarf.
Make a fashion statement and an easy gift at the same time. You may also be interested in "How to Sew a Fleece Kid's Blanket for Story Time".
