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Downy knitting handicraft appeared in Orenburg region
in XVIII century and since then it became famous not
only in Russia but also abroad.
The down of the Orenburg goats is the thinnest in the
world. That's why the shawls made of this down are so
valuable.
There are different kinds of the Orenburg shawls. The
plain shawl is grey and thick, and it is very warm.
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The 'Pautinka' (spider web) shawl is made of the finest down thread and silk. Usually it
is white and its costs is very high.
The modern manufacturing of the Orenburg shawls is still concentrated in Orenburg
region. The shawls can be machine-made or handmade. Machine-made shawls are
coarser than handmade items and their cost is lower.
The Orenburg shawls were very popular in the end of XIX - beginning of XX century. The
French even tried to breed the Orenburg goats, but it wasn't successful. As it turned out,
the down of the goats can keep its properties only in the climate of the Orenburg region.
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Addresses of the shops:
10 Pushkinskaya Street, St Petersburg
Tel.: +7 812 571 6889 open daily 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
See on the map
38 1-ya Liniya Vasiliyevsky Island, St Petersburg
Tel.: +7 812 323 1021 open daily 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
See on the map
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