Shawls of Orenburg

Every secrets of Shawls of Orenburg

Since the conquest of India by English, and their discovery of the Kashmir shawls, the shawl, knowned since the antique, had an unsurpassed development in Europe, and that since the 18th century.

The Tibet Goat's down with which these shawls are manufactured, has unique qualities due to the extreme conditions necessary for its production (up to 4000m altitude and -40 °).

This down is the finest natural fiber known.
It measures less than 19 microns for the common quality, and less than 13 microns for the upper (30 - 40 microns for a hair).
It's the most sought-after quality, but obviously the most expensive too.

This exceptional delicacy gives this fiber an absolutely exceptional softness in touch, and as it is naturally insulating (for good reasons), it allows to create very light and very hot cloths.

What differentiates Shawls of Orenburg?

They both are made with the same fiber: Tibet goat's down.
In the Himalayas south is the Kashmir, and in the Himalayas North is the Kirghizstan, which feeds the Orenbourg Russian city with goat's down..

There is however an essential difference between two: Kashmir cloths are weaved on loom, which gives them a smooth and regular aspect, while the Orenburg Russian productions are knitted, which gives them an exceptional filling, as well as an incomparable softness.

Two techniques are employed to knit the Shawls of Orenburg:
- the first one uses classical needles, which gives already very good results,
- the second one uses a kind of "Forks", which allows to get wider stitches and a more esthetic freedom in realization.

Thanks to the "Fork's method", the specialized workers get the "Spider web" aspect, which besides improving the esthetics and the filling, keeps a very good insulating capacity.

The Shawls of Orenburg are reputed for their swelling, and their lightness.
These qualities are highlighted by the well-known test which consists in getting them in the hole of a wedding ring, which is amazing, at first.

The first time, it is surprising, because it seems impossible (or very risky).
But no, it get through, without problem, and this anecdotal performance illustrates perfectly all these shawls qualities.

A last improvement brought in the Shawls of Orenburg, was to incorporate there a good silk quantity, which gives them a very bright luxurious aspect.

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