Why It Pays Best to Order a Warm Shawl

According to legend, a tsarina blinded the needlewoman who had knitted her an amazingly beautiful shawl, just so that no one else would have such luxurious things.

Modern women have not lost the desire to own exclusive items either. Fortunately, nothing threatens the lives and health of knitters today. Some ladies prefer not to buy ready-made shawls but to order them individually. They think that a custom-made shawl guarantees uniqueness. Is that so, and whom should you entrust with making a down shawl?

What to knit a shawl from?

A "down beauty" requires about four hundred grams of yarn. It is not sold in ordinary shops. A completely different product, having nothing in common with natural goat down, may be offered under the name of down thread.

You can only get that very down yarn where Orenburg goats live. Of course, official dealers of the famous brand sell not only ready-made shawls but the yarn itself. If you wish, you can get a soft silky ball through an online shop, paying not only for the material but also considerable postal charges.

Who will knit the shawl?

It is probably not worth ordering a shawl from just any knitter. If someone knits excellent socks and beautiful mittens, it does not mean at all that the person can knit a gorgeous down shawl.

Besides, after the actual making, a down shawl must be washed and dried. Both processes are specific. In the first, you must use special detergents and choose a gentle water temperature, as well as a method of squeezing out excess moisture. Lack of skill can do considerable damage to the delicate item.

It would seem there is nothing difficult about making the frame on which the shawl must stay stretched until completely dry. But there are nuances here too. For example, untreated nails can oxidise under the influence of moisture (darken or turn rusty). Just imagine rust getting onto the fine hairs and drying! It can no longer be washed out without potent products that are very harmful to natural fibres.

To make a true masterpiece, the work must be taken on by a craftswoman with substantial experience of working with down yarn. Orenburg needlewomen, without exception, first mastered simple, unsophisticated designs. And only after a while could they invent their own motifs, which made the shawls special and unlike others.

For women living in the Orenburg region, finding a good, proven down knitter is not so difficult. But what should those who live hundreds or thousands of kilometres from the homeland of down shawls do?!

Buying a knitted shawl from a craftswoman by writing to or calling her is, of course, possible. But who will guarantee that the customer gets exactly what she wanted?!

Why such complications when there is an easy way?

As the saying goes, "a wise man goes around the mountain". You can order a shawl without problems or extra worries where there is a decent choice. For example, on the pages of our online shop. There are so many models that it is hard to settle on just one.

Want an exclusive down shawl for yourself or a loved one? Leave your household chores, settle into a comfortable armchair and go shopping.

Huge opportunities to choose the most wonderful shawls will open up before you. Your dream will come true if you take your time looking at the original designs.

Our online shop offers a wide range of handmade shawls. That is what you should pay attention to! Here you will not find two identical items. Each is attractive and unique. All that is left is to find yours!