Guide Neckerchiefs, Scarves, and Ties
Woggles and Tie Slides
5601 North Allen Road
Mableton, GA 30126
770-702-9100/1-800-771-4046
www.gsgatl.org
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In many countries, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides wear a
scarf, or neckerchief (“necker”) with their uniform; in other countries, girls
may wear a tie similar to a man’s tie, or a criss-cross tie similar to our
Brownie tie. Girls might tie their scarf in a square knot or friendship knot, or
use a woggle (tie slide) to hold the ends together.
Magic Braid Woggle
(directions below)
Woggle crocheted from
string
Woggle made from Pony
beads
Turned wood woggle
(bought in Switzerland.)
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Some uses for a neckerchief (from the UK)
Practically all of the different uses of a necker are because it is triangular:
1. Signal flag : tied to a stick and waved in the air, a brightly-coloured
necker can be seen much more easily than just waving arms.
2. Blindfold for games - fold the necker in half lengthways (point to long
edge) and then in half again and it will be long enough to tie round the
head and also opaque enough to prevent anyone seeing through it.
3. Listed in old Scouting books is the "blindfold for a horse" - if you need
to lead a horse out of (or into) somewhere it doesn't want to go, you
will find it much easier if you blindfold it with your necker first!
4. Telling teams apart in games: if the players are all in the same unit
and therefore wearing the same colour neckers, tie them in different
ways: e.g. around the forehead; cowboy fashion, (with the broad part
in front of the neck); Scout fashion, (broad part at the back); as a
shoulder sash, (right or left shoulder) and on the right or left arm
between the biceps and shoulder.
5. Tying anything to anything - roll or fold the necker along the longest
edge to make a strong length of fabric.
6. Sun hat or anti-mosquito hood : tie a knot in the broad point and tie
the long ends either under the chin or behind the head at the back of
the neck.
7. Rescue lifeline: extend your reach for someone in the water using a
necker; if necessary, tie neckers together point to point to make a
longer lifeline.
8. Filter for muddy or oily water - boil it (the water!) after filtering it
through a necker.
9. Emergency rope ladder : the broad parts of the neckers are looped
together and tied with a square knot so that each one is a complete
circle, making a chain (rather like a Christmas paper chain, only much
stronger!)
10.First Aid - all the standard uses for a triangular bandage e.g. sling,
head bandage (long edge to the forehead, letting the point fall to the
back of the head and using the ends crossed in the back and tied in
the front) foot/hand bandages, flat bandages (folded necker) and for
tying and padding splints, etc.
11.Dust/insect cover for open food and/or drink.
12.A bag for carrying things (e.g. potatoes, apples, stuff collected in a
scavenger hunt....): tie the three corners together and carry by the
knot.
13.A folded necker can be used as padding for hand or shoulder when
carrying heavy load
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How to Tie A Scarf
Using the method of tying a reef/square knot.
Step 1: Fold scarf a third of the way. Continue to fold/roll long edge over.
Step 2: Place long edge around neck and tie reef knot.
Step 3: Adjust scarf so that it is neat and tidy on both the front and back
Girl Guides Singapore
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Why use a woggle?
The advantages of a woggle are that in hot weather and when hiking, the
neckerchief (“necker,” “neckie”) can be loosened around the throat, while in
a cold wind or bad weather it can be fastened up closer for warmth.
When necessary to use the necker in emergencies (see below), the woggle
can be quickly slid down and the necker can be whipped off over the head.
When a woggle is not used a knot must be tied, and as it is unlikely to be
tied twice alike nor at the same position, the necker collects creases, giving
an untidy appearance.
MAGIC BRAID WOGGLE
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Two-strand Turk's Head...
.. three-strand Turk's
Head...
...four-strand Turk's Head
woggles, all made from
plastic coated line
How to crochet a woggle
Using thin-ish string and a size 8 or 9 crochet hook, crochet a chain of 18, or
however many you need with your string and hook to make a length 2½
inches long.
Join in a circle with a slip-stitch.
Crochet rounds of double crochet, being careful not to accidentally increase,
until the woggle is the desired depth (mine took five rounds, but yours may
require more or less depending on the thickness of the string and the size of
hook used.)
Fasten off with a slip-stitch.
Cut off the remaining string, leaving an end about 4" long : thread this
through a few times to fasten off then cut off the excess. Weave the starting
end in in the same way.
The Woggle looks different on the inside and outside - see which you prefer
and turn it inside out if necessary.
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SCARVES AROUND THE WORLD…
Girl Scouts of the USA: Senior/Ambassador scarf; Brownie tie
In the USA, the only girl members who have a scarf as part of their uniform
are Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors; it is worn as a link with the
WAGGGS tradition of neckerchiefs, scarves, and ties. Girl Scout Brownies
have a tie they can wear with the blue shirt and brown skort uniform.
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Argentina
Bangledesh
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Brazil
Burundi
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Cambodia
Canada
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Columbia
Hong Kong
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Germany
Greece
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El Salvador
Kenya
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Quatar
South Africa (Brownies)
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Girl Scouts of the USA, 1935
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1946
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