{ "id": "garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm", "sku": "garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm", "title": "Garnet Red Paisley Silk Square Scarf 68cm", "slug": "garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm", "price": 47.99, "currency": "GBP", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.uk/dropship-images/silk-scarves/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/main-garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.uk/dropship-images/silk-scarves/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.uk/dropship-images/silk-scarves/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.uk/dropship-images/silk-scarves/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.uk/dropship-images/silk-scarves/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Square cut at roughly 68 x 68 cm (27 in) in 100% silk, printed on one side with a deep red paisley, light enough to knot at the neck, tie over the hair or wrap around a bag handle.", "description": "The problem with most scarves\n\nMost people own one or two scarves and both of them are long, woolly and meant for January. They do a job, but that job is warmth. The moment the weather turns mild they go in a drawer, and the outfit goes back to being plain.\n\nA small silk square solves a completely different problem. It is not there to keep you warm. It is there to put a bit of colour at the neck or in the hair when everything else you are wearing is a flat block of navy, grey or black. It takes about four seconds to tie and it changes the look of a plain coat more than most jewellery does.\n\nThis particular one is a garnet red paisley, printed on one side, cut as a square at roughly 65 x 65 to 68 x 68 cm (about 27 inches). The maker lists it as 100% silk. It weighs around 25 g, which is barely anything.\n\nWhy a square and not a rectangle\n\nSquare scarves fold in more directions. That sounds like a small thing, but it is the whole difference in how you use them.\n\nFold a square corner to corner and you have a triangle, which sits neatly over the head or across the collarbones. Roll that triangle down from its long edge and you have a soft bias strip, which is what you want for a neck knot or a ponytail tie. Fold it into quarters and you have a pocket square. A long rectangle only really does one shape, which is a loop.\n\nThe other advantage is that the print is designed to be seen as a whole. Paisley on a square is drawn to fill the panel, with the pattern usually working out from the centre. Even folded, you see complete motifs rather than a cropped strip.\n\nWhat 68 centimetres actually gives you\n\nSize matters more than people expect, and this is where buyers most often go wrong.\n\nAt 68 cm you get a scarf that is comfortable at the neck without bulk, and workable over the hair. Tied under the chin it covers the crown and sides. Rolled into a strip it goes around a ponytail twice with enough left for a bow. Wrapped around a bag handle it gives one and a half neat turns on most handles.\n\nWhat 68 cm does not give you is a shoulder wrap. For that you want a 90 cm square or larger, or a rectangle. If you were hoping to drape this one over a dress for an evening out, it will be too small. Worth knowing before you order rather than after.\n\nReading the print\n\nGarnet red is a deep, warm red. It is not a bright postbox red and it is not a cool raspberry. That warmth is what makes it easy to wear, because it sits comfortably next to all the colours people actually own, navy, camel, charcoal, cream, denim and black.\n\nPaisley is a forgiving print. The teardrops curve into each other with no straight lines, so creases and folds disappear into the pattern. If you want a scarf you can stuff in a pocket and pull out looking fine, a curved print beats a geometric one every time.\n\nBecause the scarf is printed on one side, the reverse shows a softer version of the design. That is the normal construction for printed silk squares and it works in your favour. When you fold or roll the scarf, any glimpse of the back reads as a paler tone of the same colour rather than a blank white edge.\n\nHow to tie it, honestly\n\nThere are dozens of tutorials online that make this look complicated. It is not.\n\nFor the neck, fold the square into a triangle, then roll it loosely from the long edge towards the point until you have a band. Put the middle of the band at the front of your throat, cross the ends behind, bring them forward and tie a small knot slightly off centre. Push the knot where you want it. Done.\n\nFor the hair, either use the same rolled band around a ponytail and finish with a bow, or keep it as a triangle, lay the long edge across your forehead with the point hanging down the back, and tie the two corners at the nape. Tuck the point under the knot if you want it tidier.\n\nFor a bag, fold it narrow, wrap it around the handle base one or two turns and knot the ends so they hang short. Give it a tug now and then, because silk slides.\n\nWho it suits\n\nThis works for anyone who wants a bit of colour in a neutral wardrobe and does not want to think about it for long. It suits people who wear a lot of plain knitwear and shirts. It suits people who have a coat they are bored of. It suits men who want a neckerchief inside an open collar, which is a completely standard look and always has been.\n\nIt is a good gift too, because there is no size to guess and no fit to get wrong. A silk square is one of the few accessories you can buy for someone whose measurements you do not know.\n\nIt does not suit anyone who wants warmth, anyone who wants something machine washable, or anyone who needs a particular technical spec like a stated momme weight. The maker does not state momme here, so if that matters to you, look elsewhere.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. That is the instruction and it is worth following.\n\nFill a basin with cool water, add a small amount of detergent made for delicate fabrics, and swirl the scarf through for a minute or two. Do not scrub, do not wring. Rinse in clean cool water until the water runs clear. Lay the scarf flat on a towel, roll the towel up to press the water out, then unroll and dry flat somewhere out of direct sun.\n\nSilk dries fast, usually in an hour or two. Press on the lowest iron setting, on the reverse, while it is just slightly damp, or hold a steamer a few centimetres away. Heat and sunlight are what fade prints, so keep it away from radiators and sunny windowsills.\n\nStore it folded or loosely rolled in a drawer. Hanging a 25 g silk square on a sharp hook for months can leave a mark at the fold point.\n\nOne small practical note\n\nFirst wash, do it on its own. Printed silks sometimes let go of a little surplus dye the first time they meet water, and a deep red is more likely to than a pale colour. Check the rinse water. After the first wash it almost always settles and you can stop worrying about it.\n\nThe short version\n\nA garnet red paisley silk square, listed by the maker as 100% silk, printed on one side, about 68 x 68 cm and around 25 g. It ties at the neck, goes over the hair, works as a light head scarf and looks good on a bag handle. It will not keep you warm and it will not work as a shoulder wrap, because it is not that size.\n\nHand wash it in cool water, dry it flat, keep it out of the sun and it will stay bright for a long time. If it turns out not to be for you, there are 14 days from delivery to send it back.", "llm_summary": "A garnet red paisley silk square scarf. The maker lists the fabric as 100% silk, printed on one side, with the reverse showing a paler version of the design. The square measures roughly 65 x 65 to 68 x 68 cm (about 27 inches) and weighs around 25 g. The print is a paisley pattern in garnet red. It can be worn knotted at the neck, folded into a triangle over the hair, used as a head covering or tied around a bag handle. Care is hand wash only, in cool water, dried flat away from heat. Brand, country of origin, momme weight and exact finished dimensions are not specified.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Rights Act 2015 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.uk/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.uk/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.uk/api/products/garnet-red-paisley-silk-square-scarf-68cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-12" }