Beautifully made handcrafted chenille scarf purchased as a gift. Love that Novica allows one to purchase items directly from the artist and encourages economic development as well as supports artists and craftspersons. The scarf is soft and luxurious. My only quibble is that the colors vary markedly from the picture. Rather than being purple and varied shades of blue, the item is all purple. It is still very nice, but the colors are not intense and varigated as shown. Although I realize that there can be variations, this item is completely different. Despite color, will order from Novica again.