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Bad Advice on Orenburg Shawls
We present to your attention some "bad advice" on buying and caring for Orenburg shawls. Be sure to read these humorous verses and cheer yourself up!
Tip 1
If you want a shawl from Orenburg right this minute –
It is silly to wait a week, placing a custom order.
The ideal solution is to find a purchase close by,
Here they surely won't cheat you, they will take care of you!
Where you were born and grew up, the goats are no worse at all,
And knitting traditions have lived here for a long time.
A businessman in the nearest shop will, without any doubt,
Be able to offer you the so-famous down shawl!
Tip 2
If you have not found a shawl in the local shops,
There is one more solution – off to the bazaar!
There every trader knows all about Orenburg knitting,
And will certainly sell you the most "genuine" goods!
Tip 3
When choosing among shawls, buy the fluffiest one!
It's nonsense that only time can make the thread fluffy.
If the down is generously combed up, it of course warms better,
And such a luxurious shawl will outlast even your grandchildren!
Tip 4
If you have bought a shawl that is not fluffy enough,
Quickly take a comb – wooden or steel,
And comb tirelessly, collecting the down from the comb,
That way you will certainly have more than enough for a whole pillow.
Tip 5
When choosing a gossamer shawl online as a gift,
Be sure to take the one that dazzles with bright colours.
If they did not spare the paint, they must be generous of soul,
And such a gift will surely win over its recipient!
Snow-white or grey is the choice of dull classicists,
But your extraordinary taste is famous all over town.
Tip 6
After wearing comes washing time, every housewife knows that,
But washing a shawl by hand, you will agree, won't do.
Load the gossamer shawl right into the heart of the machine,
Set a thousand rpm, the boil cycle, and off you go!
Tip 7
After a powerful spin, we go straight on to drying,
Without straightening anything – just throw it on the line.
That way the shawl will get smaller and much denser,
Maybe it will get warmer – just trust to luck!
Author of the bad advice: Evgenia Medenkova
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