Wild Silk Scarf Stripes Natural + Mushroom, Medium fair trade certified yarn The River Nile Shrug features

The River Nile Shrug features Handspun Hope Worsted and is a great transitional garment to take you in and out of cooler weather

Shown in Rich Salvi but available in any shade from our natural merino palette

Created one at a time

Base approx 8"

inside lined with wipeable plastic

Wild Silk Scarf Stripes Natural + Mushroom, Medium fair trade certified yarn The River Nile Shrug featuresDeep in central Madagascar our artisan partners, the weavers of Voajanahary, live and create stunning wild silk scarves. The women carefully collect wild silk from the cocoons that are gathered in the local forest. The fine fibers are carefully cleaned, dried and spun into a fine thread with drop spindles before dying the threads in dye baths created from native plants and organic matter. In the final stage, the fibers are carefully woven together