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Headscarf from a scratch (Sauropsidae style)

How to create a headscarf from a scratch
Homo Sauropsidae style
1. Collect long stands of grass from the marshes. If it's too hassling, ask your friendly local carnivore to fetch some during their hunting-gathering trips out of the nesting grounds.
2. If there are some seeds attached to the plant, hand them back so the carnivore can plant them afterwards and let the plant soak in water for a few days.

Lay them flat on a wide surface and hit them hard and repeatedly until the encasing layers break down.
3. Brush the strands on stiff bristles to soften and separate the fibers until you're left with a limp handful.

The resulting product should be very fine and flexible to be able to be used in the loom.
4. Suropsidae consider the natural colour to be ugly and can become easily dirty, so tinting it is much more recommended.

To do this, carefully sink them in warm water along the herbs of the desired colour. Make sure the strands don't get tangled. Knot the ends together when done.
5. Carefully set the long pieces of the loom in the width of the desired garment and begin threading the pattern into the main coloure threads.

Sauropsidae prefer colourful garments and the intricacy of the loomed design can be an indicator of an individual's social role.
In Sauropsidae society, Silva species in particular, garments are held in an unimaginable high standard and every single piece is required to hold a meaning.

Headscarves are a prized posession to the Silva young women as they mark their entrance to adulthood within their pack. For the occassion, the more they can show it off on their crests, the better.

These scarves will change as they advance in life, letting the fabric drape down once they become mothers and creating more intricate knots once they reach their matriarch status. 

If a young Silva truly wishes to be showy with their affections for a young woman, they can gift her a headscarf which will be flaunted loud and proud over their sweetheart's head.
Headscarf from a scratch (Sauropsidae style)
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Headscarf from a scratch (Sauropsidae style)

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