Yes, this is 100% mulberry silk — 14 momme twill with hand-rolled edges. Blush roses, teal foliage and deep blue shadows are laid down in visible brush strokes, edge to edge, with no border and no repeat. It reads as a piece of canvas rather than a pattern, and the colour shifts as the silk folds, so no two knots look quite the same.

• 14 MOMME MULBERRY SILK TWILL 100% mulberry silk, printed on the face. Twill has a fine diagonal grain and a matte depth of colour, with enough body to hold a knot instead of sliding out of one.

• AN ALL-OVER PAINTED GARDEN Roses and foliage in loose impressionist strokes, blush against teal and deep blue, running right to the edge.

• SIZE AND STYLING Measures approximately 34 x 34 in. Folded corner to corner it covers the shoulders; rolled thin it becomes a headband, a ponytail tie or a band around a bag strap.

• EASY WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS PLAIN An all-over painterly print is the simplest kind to wear over a plain shirt, and pink with teal sits well against cream, olive and grey.

• THE EDGE Each of the four edges is rolled and stitched by hand, which is what gives the border its slight plumpness.

• CARE Hand wash cool with a mild detergent for silk, or dry clean. Do not bleach, do not tumble dry, cool iron on the reverse and lay flat in the shade.

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