Woolen womens scarf for sale

This is a modern  design that gives this scarf a smart, sophisticated look. The colors are wonderful. I especially like thedark  red color that is shown here. It is a 100% wool  making it soft and warm.

The measurements are 28  inches long and 28 inches wide with a 2  inch fringe.

Pavlovo Posad Shawl

Among unique, well-known in the world products, presenting pride and glory of Russia, a particular place occupies shawls from an ancient town of Pavlovsky Posad. Every year "Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory issues 200 kinds of shawls, scarves of natural fibres: wool, cotton, silk.

Pavlovo Posad is an ancient Russian town about 60 kilometres from Moscow. It is well known as the home of hereditary textile workers. The Pavlovo Posad factory for production of woollen shawls was founded in 1795 by Ivan Labsin.

In the very beginning shawls were woven of yarns. It took much time to produce shawls and as a result those shawls were quite expensive. A single shawl could take up to 18 months to complete. During the 19th century different and more cost effective methods were used in the manufacturer. Highly skilled weavers and designers were sought after as the demand grew.
There are many different operations have to be made for giving birth to unique in its qualities Pavlovo Posad shawl! Its production technology combines a careful attitude to the traditions and the using of the most advanced achievements of scientific and technical ideas.

Gradually printed woollen shawls replaced costly color woven shawls. Some of the elaborate color weaving was replaced by printed designs. Until late in the 19th Century shawls were decorated by means of hard wood block printing.

In the 1937 Paris World Fair Pavlovo Posad was awarded the Grand Prix of the whole exhibition. Pavlovo Posad was internationally recognized as the masters of shawl design and quality. After the Second World War a new generation of designers won the Major award at the Brussels World Trade Fair in 1959.