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Working with ancestral textile craft techniques, Yuni Kristina depicts Java's trumtum motif. It covers a blue silk scarf, stamped by hand and embellished with batik. A symbol of awakening love, it refers to a queen who felt neglected when the king took a mistress. She took up batik, creating stars in the dark sky, stars that became her friends. The king was so impressed with her batik that he rediscovered his great love for his wife.

This bright scarf will liven up any winter outfit. Raquel and Gregor weave it in a soft baby alpaca blend and decorate it with a jacquard pattern in royal blue, navy, and turquoise.

The couple aims to preserve their homeland's rich textile and weaving traditions through their work with local materials and techniques.

Shimmering shades of blue and cream cover this elegant scarf. Yuni Kristina recreates the parang raja. One of many traditional batik motifs, it symbolizes the ancient Javanese kingdom in general. She stamps the blue patterns in pure silk and adds the red blossoms with the batik motif.

Enjoy a nice breeze on a cool day in this soft cotton scarf from the Yama Aj Chixot Artisan Group of Guatemala. Using a floor loom, the artists create an openwork fabric design in black and off-white, making it the ideal accessory for any casual outfit. The floor loom has historically been used by men, though the group's head artisan has made it his mission to preserve and teach women this traditional art form. The simple color scheme matches almost any informal attire and provides just the right amount of comfort and warmth.

Floral motifs evoke wine carnations that bloom on cool ecru silk. Peacocks fly amid the blossoms in a traditional Javanese design known as suwiri merak. Demonstrating her mastery of batik, Yuni Kristina creates a scarf of exquisite elegance.