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downy scarf
Cossack woman of Kashira region with handmade scarves. Orenburgsky downy scarf - one of the symbols of Russia. Downy crochet craft originated in the Orenburg region about 250 years ago, in the XVIII century. Orenburg downy shawls abroad were first introduced at the Paris International Exhibition of 1857. Thus, Orenburg shawl reached the international level and there was recognition. In 1862, the London exhibition Orenburg Cossack Uskova MN received a medal "For shawls from goat down. Down Orenburg goats - the thinnest in the world: the thickness of down Orenburg goats - 16-18 microns, angora goats (mohair) - 22-24 microns. Therefore products from the Orenburg down - shawls and cobweb - especially gentle and soft.
Picture taken at the festival Cossacks in Moscow.
downy scarf
Cossack woman of Kashira region with handmade scarves. Orenburgsky downy scarf - one of the symbols of Russia. Downy crochet craft originated in the Orenburg region about 250 years ago, in the XVIII century. Orenburg downy shawls abroad were first introduced at the Paris International Exhibition of 1857. Thus, Orenburg shawl reached the international level and there was recognition. In 1862, the London exhibition Orenburg Cossack Uskova MN received a medal "For shawls from goat down. Down Orenburg goats - the thinnest in the world: the thickness of down Orenburg goats - 16-18 microns, angora goats (mohair) - 22-24 microns. Therefore products from the Orenburg down - shawls and cobweb - especially gentle and soft.
Picture taken at the festival Cossacks in Moscow.