60s Scarf - Help with describing silk

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Hi,

Here is an uber-thick silk scarf that I believe is from the 60s. I want to list it but don't know the name - or even whether there is a name - for this extra-extra thick type of silk.

The silk has a very luxurious feel - almost as if 3 or 4 layers of silk were combined, yet it clearly is just the one layer. It is hand rolled. There are no labels.

Does anybody know the designer of this scarf and/or what type of silk I'm trying to describe?

Thanks!

Mia





 
Hi,

Hard to be sure...can you get a close up of the weave? Does the silk have a luster to it or is it more of a matte look? Might be silk challis, which is a heavy soft fine weave silk which has a matter look, or a heavy crepe de chine (which has a subtle luster). But if you can take a close up that will help.

Barbara
 
It's a matte finish. As soon as my battery recharges I will try to get a better closeup. Meanwhile, does the decade sound right? 60s?
 
Mia, I find that high quality vintage scarves are usually made of silk twill: if you look closely, you will see a diagonal weave like in gabardine. It's a beautiful, thick and luxurious material.

As far as dating goes, I think it's more likely '80s than '60s.

Nicole
 
Ah! Finally, got a slightly better shot of the material. And an observation: Feeling-wise, it is like a vintage silk chiffon, only 20 times more dense. Here's the shot:



Nicole, I don't actually see the diagonal weave. Maybe it's me.

Can you see that the edges are hand-rolled? Didn't they stop doing that for middle-of-the-line scarves in the 60s or so?

This comes from the estate of a woman who died in the early/mid-90s, so the scarf could be as recent as 80s. I wish I could find another similar in pattern. I have well more than 500 scarves dating to the 40s and none of mine is remotely like this one in pattern.

Mia
 
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