Originally published here.

Himfr is a scholar, focusing his research on Chinese cultures. If you are interested in purchasing China goods, please visit www.himfr.com

When we think of scarves we may conjure up images of Hollywood celebrities riding around in convertibles. Scarves have an elegancy about them… a style. So where did the first scarf come from, who invented it and how did it evolve through history?

According to research, the scarf dates back at least as far as ancient Rome. At that time, a linen kerchief known as a sudarium (Latin term for “sweat cloth”) was used by the Romans to wipe sweat from their faces. Something that started out for pragmatic use quickly became a fashion statement and the ancient Romans quickly developed the scarf into an accessory. Women weren’t to be left out, seeing the men in their scarves, they too began wearing them.

The Chinese of course aren’t to be left out of scarf history. Warriors of the Chinese Emperor Cheng (Shih Huang Ti) wore scarves made of wool, which indicated their rank.

Scarves seemed to be a hit around the world over time. The French loved the idea of wearing pieces of fabric around their heads or body, especially if they had color. They called their scarves cravats, from the Croatian word kravata. Ones political inclinations were often demonstrated by the color of their scarf.

Scarves have and may always have a practical use. In drier, dustier climates, or in environments where there are many airborne contaminants, a thin headscarf, kerchief, or bandanna is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Religions have integrated the use of the scarf to show modesty. Many Muslim women wear a headscarf often known as a hijab, and in Quranic Arabic as the khimar. The Keffiyeh is commonly used by Muslim men. Women in the Haredi Judaism community often wear a tichel to cover their hair. Several Christian denominations include a scarf known as a stole as part of their liturgical vestments.

During the First World War, silk scarves were used by pilots in order to keep oily smoke and exhaust out of their mouths while flying. These pilots often preferred silk as it helped prevent neck chafing, especially fighter pilots, who were constantly turning their heads from side to side watching for enemy aircraft.

Scarves are also popular with British sports enthusiasts. Since at least the early 1900s, fans of football teams have worn colored scarves. These scarves come in a wide variety of sizes and are made in a club’s particular colors. They may also have the club crest, pictures of renowned players, and various slogans relating to the history of the club and its rivalry with others. In the United Kingdom, the most popular and traditional type is a simple design with alternating bars of color in the individual team’s traditional colors.

As part of pre-match build-ups, or during matches, fans will create a ’scarf wall’ in which all supporters in a section of the stadium will stretch out their scarves above their heads with both hands, creating an impressive ‘wall’ of color, usually accompanied by the singing of a club anthem such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. This was initially solely a British phenomenon, but has since spread to Europe and South America.

Scarf wearing is also a noted feature of support for Australian rules football clubs in the Australian Football League, and are always in the form of alternating bars of color, usually with the team name or mascot written on each second bar.

Scarves have had fashion ebbs and flows throughout time. Having flexibility in how they are worn, they always make a comeback in color, design and style without seeming to have to strong of tie to the past.

Whether you are wearing your scarf for your favorite team or to add some elegance to your wardrobe, your scarf can represent your unique personality and preferences.

Originally published here.

Justin Morris is a Managing Partner of LEADApparel.com. LEADApparel.com offers first class Screen Printing & Embroidery services, custom clothing including printers t-shirt. Companies purchase t-shirts print services from LEADApparel.com at heavily discounted prices. For more information, visit www.leadapparel.com.

When we think of scarves we may conjure up images of Hollywood celebrities riding around in convertibles. Scarves have an elegancy about them… a style. So where did the first scarf come from, who invented it and how did it evolve through history?

According to research, the scarf dates back at least as far as ancient Rome. At that time, a linen kerchief known as a sudarium (Latin term for “sweat cloth”) was used by the Romans to wipe sweat from their faces. Something that started out for pragmatic use quickly became a fashion statement and the ancient Romans quickly developed the scarf into an accessory. Women weren’t to be left out, seeing the men in their scarves, they too began wearing them.

The Chinese of course aren’t to be left out of scarf history. Warriors of the Chinese Emperor Cheng (Shih Huang Ti) wore scarves made of wool, which indicated their rank.

Scarves seemed to be a hit around the world over time. The French loved the idea of wearing pieces of fabric around their heads or body, especially if they had color. They called their scarves cravats, from the Croatian word kravata. Ones political inclinations were often demonstrated by the color of their scarf.

Scarves have and may always have a practical use. In drier, dustier climates, or in environments where there are many airborne contaminants, a thin headscarf, kerchief, or bandanna is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Religions have integrated the use of the scarf to show modesty. Many Muslim women wear a headscarf often known as a hijab, and in Quranic Arabic as the khimar. The Keffiyeh is commonly used by Muslim men. Women in the Haredi Judaism community often wear a tichel to cover their hair. Several Christian denominations include a scarf known as a stole as part of their liturgical vestments.

During the First World War, silk scarves were used by pilots in order to keep oily smoke and exhaust out of their mouths while flying. These pilots often preferred silk as it helped prevent neck chafing, especially fighter pilots, who were constantly turning their heads from side to side watching for enemy aircraft.

Scarves are also popular with British sports enthusiasts. Since at least the early 1900s, fans of football teams have worn colored scarves. These scarves come in a wide variety of sizes and are made in a club’s particular colors. They may also have the club crest, pictures of renowned players, and various slogans relating to the history of the club and its rivalry with others. In the United Kingdom, the most popular and traditional type is a simple design with alternating bars of color in the individual team’s traditional colors.

As part of pre-match build-ups, or during matches, fans will create a ’scarf wall’ in which all supporters in a section of the stadium will stretch out their scarves above their heads with both hands, creating an impressive ‘wall’ of color, usually accompanied by the singing of a club anthem such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. This was initially solely a British phenomenon, but has since spread to Europe and South America.

Scarf wearing is also a noted feature of support for Australian rules football clubs in the Australian Football League, and are always in the form of alternating bars of color, usually with the team name or mascot written on each second bar.

Scarves have had fashion ebbs and flows throughout time. Having flexibility in how they are worn, they always make a comeback in color, design and style without seeming to have to strong of tie to the past.

Whether you are wearing your scarf for your favorite team or to add some elegance to your wardrobe, your scarf can represent your unique personality and preferences.

Originally published here.

Justin Morris is a Managing Partner of LEADApparel.com. LEADApparel.com offers first class Screen Printing & Embroidery services, custom clothing including printers t-shirt. Companies purchase t-shirts print services from LEADApparel.com at heavily discounted prices. For more information, visit www.leadapparel.com.

When we think of scarves we may conjure up images of Hollywood celebrities riding around in convertibles. Scarves have an elegancy about them… a style. So where did the first scarf come from, who invented it and how did it evolve through history?

According to research, the scarf dates back at least as far as ancient Rome. At that time, a linen kerchief known as a sudarium (Latin term for “sweat cloth”) was used by the Romans to wipe sweat from their faces. Something that started out for pragmatic use quickly became a fashion statement and the ancient Romans quickly developed the scarf into an accessory. Women weren’t to be left out, seeing the men in their scarves, they too began wearing them.

The Chinese of course aren’t to be left out of scarf history. Warriors of the Chinese Emperor Cheng (Shih Huang Ti) wore scarves made of wool, which indicated their rank.

Scarves seemed to be a hit around the world over time. The French loved the idea of wearing pieces of fabric around their heads or body, especially if they had color. They called their scarves cravats, from the Croatian word kravata. Ones political inclinations were often demonstrated by the color of their scarf.

Scarves have and may always have a practical use. In drier, dustier climates, or in environments where there are many airborne contaminants, a thin headscarf, kerchief, or bandanna is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Religions have integrated the use of the scarf to show modesty. Many Muslim women wear a headscarf often known as a hijab, and in Quranic Arabic as the khimar. The Keffiyeh is commonly used by Muslim men. Women in the Haredi Judaism community often wear a tichel to cover their hair. Several Christian denominations include a scarf known as a stole as part of their liturgical vestments.

During the First World War, silk scarves were used by pilots in order to keep oily smoke and exhaust out of their mouths while flying. These pilots often preferred silk as it helped prevent neck chafing, especially fighter pilots, who were constantly turning their heads from side to side watching for enemy aircraft.

Scarves are also popular with British sports enthusiasts. Since at least the early 1900s, fans of football teams have worn colored scarves. These scarves come in a wide variety of sizes and are made in a club’s particular colors. They may also have the club crest, pictures of renowned players, and various slogans relating to the history of the club and its rivalry with others. In the United Kingdom, the most popular and traditional type is a simple design with alternating bars of color in the individual team’s traditional colors.

As part of pre-match build-ups, or during matches, fans will create a ’scarf wall’ in which all supporters in a section of the stadium will stretch out their scarves above their heads with both hands, creating an impressive ‘wall’ of color, usually accompanied by the singing of a club anthem such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. This was initially solely a British phenomenon, but has since spread to Europe and South America.

Scarf wearing is also a noted feature of support for Australian rules football clubs in the Australian Football League, and are always in the form of alternating bars of color, usually with the team name or mascot written on each second bar.

Scarves have had fashion ebbs and flows throughout time. Having flexibility in how they are worn, they always make a comeback in color, design and style without seeming to have to strong of tie to the past.

Whether you are wearing your scarf for your favorite team or to add some elegance to your wardrobe, your scarf can represent your unique personality and preferences.

Originally published here.

Justin Morris is a Managing Partner of LEADApparel.com. LEADApparel.com offers first class Screen Printing & Embroidery services, custom clothing including printers t-shirt. Companies purchase t-shirts print services from LEADApparel.com at heavily discounted prices. For more information, visit www.leadapparel.com.

When we think of scarves we may conjure up images of Hollywood celebrities riding around in convertibles. Scarves have an elegancy about them… a style. So where did the first scarf come from, who invented it and how did it evolve through history?

According to research, the scarf dates back at least as far as ancient Rome. At that time, a linen kerchief known as a sudarium (Latin term for “sweat cloth”) was used by the Romans to wipe sweat from their faces. Something that started out for pragmatic use quickly became a fashion statement and the ancient Romans quickly developed the scarf into an accessory. Women weren’t to be left out, seeing the men in their scarves, they too began wearing them.

The Chinese of course aren’t to be left out of scarf history. Warriors of the Chinese Emperor Cheng (Shih Huang Ti) wore scarves made of wool, which indicated their rank.

Scarves seemed to be a hit around the world over time. The French loved the idea of wearing pieces of fabric around their heads or body, especially if they had color. They called their scarves cravats, from the Croatian word kravata. Ones political inclinations were often demonstrated by the color of their scarf.

Scarves have and may always have a practical use. In drier, dustier climates, or in environments where there are many airborne contaminants, a thin headscarf, kerchief, or bandanna is often worn over the head to keep the hair clean. Religions have integrated the use of the scarf to show modesty. Many Muslim women wear a headscarf often known as a hijab, and in Quranic Arabic as the khimar. The Keffiyeh is commonly used by Muslim men. Women in the Haredi Judaism community often wear a tichel to cover their hair. Several Christian denominations include a scarf known as a stole as part of their liturgical vestments.

During the First World War, silk scarves were used by pilots in order to keep oily smoke and exhaust out of their mouths while flying. These pilots often preferred silk as it helped prevent neck chafing, especially fighter pilots, who were constantly turning their heads from side to side watching for enemy aircraft.

Scarves are also popular with British sports enthusiasts. Since at least the early 1900s, fans of football teams have worn colored scarves. These scarves come in a wide variety of sizes and are made in a club’s particular colors. They may also have the club crest, pictures of renowned players, and various slogans relating to the history of the club and its rivalry with others. In the United Kingdom, the most popular and traditional type is a simple design with alternating bars of color in the individual team’s traditional colors.

As part of pre-match build-ups, or during matches, fans will create a ’scarf wall’ in which all supporters in a section of the stadium will stretch out their scarves above their heads with both hands, creating an impressive ‘wall’ of color, usually accompanied by the singing of a club anthem such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. This was initially solely a British phenomenon, but has since spread to Europe and South America.

Scarf wearing is also a noted feature of support for Australian rules football clubs in the Australian Football League, and are always in the form of alternating bars of color, usually with the team name or mascot written on each second bar.

Scarves have had fashion ebbs and flows throughout time. Having flexibility in how they are worn, they always make a comeback in color, design and style without seeming to have to strong of tie to the past.

Whether you are wearing your scarf for your favorite team or to add some elegance to your wardrobe, your scarf can represent your unique personality and preferences.

Originally published here.

Justin Morris is a Managing Partner of LEADApparel.com. LEADApparel.com offers first class Screen Printing & Embroidery services, custom clothing including printers t-shirt. Companies purchase t-shirts print services from LEADApparel.com at heavily discounted prices. For more information, visit www.leadapparel.com.

Cotton Arab Scarf (Shemagh)

Arab Scarf Light Pattern – We offers Top Quality Arab scarves! These Arab scarves also known as Keffiyeh or Shemags are the traditional Arab symbol wear. The Arab scarf is the new fashion desire, making you feel like the royal sheiks! Can be used as a scarf and as a head covering, made of fine cotton and really comfortable to wear. We offer many different designs, colors, sizes and patterns of the Shemags giving you a verity of scarves to choose from.

Cotton Arab Scarf (Shemagh) – Green & White
This Shemagh is made of 100% cotton. Very breathable, colored with an amazing combination of Green & White. This Arab scarf will always make you look hip, keep you worm in the winter and cool on the breezy summer days.

Cotton Arab Scarf (Shemagh) – Beige & Black
This Shemagh is made of 100% cotton. Very breathable, colored with a relaxing combination of Beige & Black. This Arab scarf will always make you look hip, keep you worm in the winter and cool on the breezy summer days.

A Complete Authentic Arabic Kaffiyeh Set
This is the authentic arab scarf with an extra treditional ribbon on top. comes in red & white color. can be used with or without the ribbon as a scarf or as a head cover.

Shemagh Scarf, The Classic Arab Scarf
This Shemagh is made of 35% cotton, 65% polyester. Very breathable, colored in the traditional Arab scarf color. This Arab scarf will always make you look hip, keep you worm in the winter and cool on the breezy summer days.

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Originally published here.

Cotton Arab Scarf (Shemagh)

Someone waddled into my corner office at the new QuirkStation the other day, and asked me what I was busy with. Quickly minimising my Facebook and Twitter pages, I managed to stammer that I was busy doing something called “keyword research“.

“Oh? How does one do keyword research?” they asked innocently. Realising that I would probably have to do some work now, I pulled up an easy chair, told them to take a seat, and began explaining things in a point by point format, which I will now share with you.

So Why Keyword Research?

As an introduction, let’s quickly look at what keyword research is, and why we would want to do this. We carry out keyword research to gain a better understanding of what users search for in relation to what we offer. This may sound obvious, but in many instances, your idea of the product or service you are offering may differ greatly from a user’s expectations. Using a recent example, my friend’s online scarf empire came tumbling down, as he is pretentious, and exclusively optimised his site around the terms “Shemagh” and “Keffiyeh”, whilst users were instead simply searching for “Arab head scarves”.

It’s important then to understand the “search psychology” of users and optimise your site around the appropriate keywords.

Make sense?

Okay, let’s begin then:

Step 1 — The Initial Brainstorm

Before I do anything, I will usually light a cigar, take my shoes off, put my feet up on the desk (although this is dependent on whether I’m wearing holey socks or not) and take a moment to contemplate what the given website is all about.

Then, opening up a spreadsheet, I will start throwing down as many phrases as I can think of which would be related to the product or service and would possibly appeal to the target market. Go wild here, throw down many variations and cut away the unsuitable ones at a later stage.

Step 2 — The Research

Once I have a number of phrases I turn to the various online tools available to me. The most popular (and free) one is probably the Google AdWords Keyword Suggestion Tool which is as effective as it is a mouthful. Let’s quickly look at why it’s so effective:

Gives you search volume figures on Google (although we don’t rely too much on this, will touch on that a bit later). You can break down searches by country (always useful – especially when it comes to Americanised spelling or geo-specific products and services). You can differentiate between Broad Search and Exact Search. Besides offering stats on your chosen key phrases, it also offers you alternative variations you may not have thought of.

Right, so now I’ve pulled some search volume stats on the key phrases I initially came up with. As mentioned, the tool also gave me a bunch of additional phrases I never even thought of, and I’ve now added them to the spreadsheet as well. I will usually create a column for Broad Search as well as Exact Search. Broad Search gives me an idea of how versatile the key phrase could be, and the potential long tail traffic which may derive from them. Exact Search is what I pay most attention to though, as it gives me a greater idea of how popular a given term may be.

Step 3 — Supplementary Research

The AdWord tool gave me some good insight, but I also want some second opinions. In this regard I will have a look at some other tools for supplementary volumes as well as any variations I may not have thought of.

I usually take a spin on the likes of Keyword Discovery and Wordtracker for additional sets of search volumes. Thus, we now have 4 columns of data, Google Broad Search, Google Exact Search, Keyword Discovery and Wordtracker. Now we will look at how many pages are competing for these phrases.

Step 4 – Competitiveness

Here I normally do a simple Google query and record the number of competing pages for the given term. So let’s say I’m checking competing pages for the term “Arab head scarves”, Google tells me that there are 278,000 competing pages ranking for this term.

This doesn’t give me the full picture of how competitive this term could be though, so in addition, I also record the exact search for the term (ie: using inverted commas in the phrase — “Arab head scarves”). This would give me a clearer indication of the difficulty in ranking for the given phrase. This gives me a figure of 21,800. I then create an additional column and divide the two sets of figures I have (ie: 21,800 / 278,000 * 100) which gives me a figure of 7.84%. I call this the “competitor intensity figure“, with the understanding being that the lower the figure, the easier it would be to rank for this term.

Step 5 — Analysis

Right, so now it’s time to makes sense of the keyword data. As mentioned earlier, I don’t rely too much on the actual search volumes given by these tools. The Google Adword Keyword Tool telling me that there are 10 000 monthly searches for “Keyword A”, doesn’t mean that I will get 10 000 visits if my site ranks well for “Keyword A”.

I just use this data to determine how popular one keyword is over another. For instance, if “Keyword A” get’s 10 000 searches, and “Keyword B” has 1000, this tells me that “Keyword A” has the potential to generate 10 times as much volume as “Keyword B”. I then weigh this up with the other data I have pulled, including the “competitor intensity figure” and settle on my chosen keywords.

I usually select 3 top level, competitive key phrases per page. These pages should be related though, I wouldn’t optimise a page around “Arab head scarves” and “Arab shirts”, but rather “Arab head scarves” and “Keffiyeh” (remember? Another name for the scarf, stay with me here).

Summary

It’s important to note that there are more simplistic as well as more advanced methods of carrying out keyword research. (Rand Fishkin from SEOMoz has quite an extensive and elaborate method of doing things over here).

What’s important to note though, is that you have enough data to make an informed and educated decision on the correct key phrases to use.

Originally published here.

Shaun Oakes is the head of the Search Engine Marketing team at Quirk eMarketing.

Echarpe Shemagh Ce sont les écharpes arabes haute qualité!
Ces écharpes sont également connues sous le nom de Keffiyeh ou Shemags et sont le symbole traditionnel de l’arabie.

L’écharpe arabe tres en vogue, vous faisant sentir comme les cheiks royaux ! Peut être employé comme écharpe et comme bâche principale, faites de coton fin et vraiment confortable a porter. Nous vous les proposons dans differentes gammes,conceptions, couleurs et modèles du Shemags.

Modèle Léger

Voici les véritables écharpes Arabe de Qualité supérieure !
Ces écharpes arabes sont aussi connues sous la denomination de Keffiyeh ou Shemags et representent le symbole vestimentaire arabe traditionnel.
L’écharpe arabe est la nouvelle mode, vous donnant envie de ressembler aux scheiks royaux!
Peut être utilisée comme une écharpe et comme un couvre-chef, faite de coton d’excellente qualite et vraiment confortable a utiliser.
Ici, nous vous offrons une variete de modèles colorés de Shemags et dont vous pouvez choisir celle qui vous corresponde parmi ce large choix.

Modèle Sombre

Voici les véritables écharpes Arabe de Qualité supérieure !
Ces écharpes arabes sont aussi connues sous la denomination de Keffiyeh ou Shemags et representent le symbole vestimentaire arabe traditionnel.
L’écharpe arabe est la nouvelle mode, vous donnant envie de ressembler aux scheiks royaux!
Peut être utilisée comme une écharpe et comme un couvre-chef, faite de coton d’excellente qualite et vraiment confortable a utiliser.
Ici, nous vous offrons une variete de modèles sombres de Shemags et dont vous pouvez choisir celle qui vous corresponde parmi ce large choix.

Design Spécial

Voici les véritables écharpes Arabe de Qualité supérieure !
Ces écharpes arabes sont aussi connues sous la denomination de Keffiyeh ou Shemags et representent le symbole vestimentaire arabe traditionnel.
L’écharpe arabe est la nouvelle mode, vous donnant envie de ressembler aux scheiks royaux!
Peut être utilisée comme une écharpe et comme un couvre-chef, faite de coton d’excellente qualite et vraiment confortable a utiliser.
Ici, nous vous offrons différents designs, couleurs et modèles spéciaux de Shemags et dont vous pouvez choisir celle qui vous corresponde parmi ce large choix

 http://www.acheter-tabac-chicha.com/echarpe-shemagh.html

Originally published here.

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