How Do You Wear A Shawl For The Evening?
Shawls are romantic additions to evening wear, adding texture and warmth for cold night breezes. If you wear the shawl in a pinned and draped style, the loose folds will float softly around the body as you walk. With this clever folding technique, you can also keep your dominant hand free. Take the shawl and place behind the neck with each end hanging over the bust. Adjust position until both ends are of even length. Open the brooch and set on a nearby surface. Grasp the end lying over your dominant side, about 7 inches from the bottom. Make several folds along the horizontal axis at the 7-inch mark and pinch the fabric tightly, in the manner of making a paper fan. Take the open brooch and pierce horizontally through all the pinched fabric, pushing the needle toward your mid-line. Place the earring fastener over the sharp end, tightly securing the fabric and keeping the structure of the folds. Adjust the other end of the scarf so it hangs over the non-dominant shoulder, covering the ar
