Thinner Than Cashmere - Orenburg Down-Knitted Shawls

Traditional Orenburg shawls are one of the best, also called 'pautinka', which means 'cobweb shawls'. Finely knit lace shawls have been created in the Orenburg region for over 300 years. They are often called "wedding ring shawls," because, although the shawls are quite large, a shawl knit in the traditional fashion can be pulled through a wedding ring because the knitting is so fine. Orenburg shawls are both exquisitely finely patterned and knitted using ultra fine yarn. The original yarn comes from Ural goats who have the exceptionally soft down.

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