The Bias Fold
The The Bias Fold is one of the several starting points in tying a square scarf. It basically converts a square scarf into a rectangle that can be then tied into a knot. There are two ways of achieving a bias fold - the proper way (usually requiring a large flat surface) and the easy, albeit less proper way (it also tends to look a bit messier when tied, but that's not always a bad thing).
A. The *Proper* way:
- Place the scarf face down on a flat surface (the bed, or the floor).
- Bring two opposite corners toward the centre of the scarf.
- Fold the resulting sides once or twice more toward the centre (depending on how skinny you want the resulting rectangle to be).
- And that's it! Flip it over and proceed to knot it.
B. the *lazy* way.
- Fold the corner adjacent to the shorter sides of the triangle about half way toward the corner.
- Continue folding until you have the width you're after. Y
- ou can use the resulting rectangle for most knots based on the bias fold.