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Articles on choosing, care, the history of the craft and Orenburg down shawls.
We collect practical tips and stories that help you understand the Orenburg down shawl better: how to choose an item, how to tell a gossamer shawl from a shawl, how to care for down and why handwork is valued.
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How to Buy a Down Shawl in Orenburg: The Advantages of Modern Service
Few people remember how the Orenburg history of down knitting began, but for the third century now local craftswomen have delighted people…
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How Residents of the Capital Can Buy an Orenburg Down Shawl
Today, in times of a glut of mass-produced goods, people are increasingly appreciating original handmade items with their own character and special…
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How to Wear a Down Shawl: Modern Ideas
Do you associate the down shawl with retirement age and imperfect taste? Or perhaps you think only village girls wear down shawls?…
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Online Shop of Down Shawls
Shopping on the Global Network is widespread. So that people from different corners of Russia and the whole globe could buy a…
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Knitting a Down Shawl
More than 250 years ago, the knitting of down shawls originated in the Orenburg land and turned from a folk craft into…
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Down Shawls – Yesterday and Today
Who invented knitting, and when, is unknown today. Researchers have concluded that four thousand years ago people had already mastered this kind…
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The Orenburg Down Shawl – the Best Gift for Mum
When the time comes for a significant event for the dearest person – mum – we start thinking about a gift. In…
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Master Class: the "Peas" Pattern
The numerous collection of Orenburg openwork patterns would not be complete without "peas". It is one of the most frequently used elements…
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Knitted Snoods
In the last century, with the onset of cold weather, young women put on wool coats with fluffy collars of arctic fox…
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Wedding and Church Ceremony Pelerines
A bride starts preparing for the wedding ceremony several months in advance. She needs to buy or sew a dress and choose…
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Articles that help you choose an item
If you are choosing a shawl for yourself or as a gift, start with the articles on size, density, warmth and the differences between items.
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A gossamer shawl is fine, openwork and almost weightless; it can be pulled through a wedding ring. A shawl is denser and warmer and is worn in cold weather. A warm openwork shawl sits in between: it keeps you warm but retains an openwork pattern.
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Gossamer shawls are most often 120×120 and 150×150 cm, shawls from 100×100 to 150×150 cm, stoles about 60×200 cm. For everyday wear a medium size is more convenient; for a gift, one that looks more striking when unfolded.
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For the older generation, people more often choose a warm shawl or openwork shawl in a natural colour: they are practical and keep you warm. A gossamer shawl is a festive option for a holiday, especially in gift packaging.
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Density can be seen against the light: the fewer gaps in the middle, the warmer the item. Weight is also a clue — a warm shawl is noticeably heavier than a gossamer shawl of the same size.
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About the journal
In the Shalnoy Orenburg journal we publish articles about Orenburg down shawls, gossamer shawls, openwork shawls and stoles: we write about choosing, care, the history of the craft and the features of hand knitting and natural goat down.