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What is difference between scarf, stole and shawls ?

The only difference between scarf, stole and shawl is the size and width.



Scarves normally varies from 10cm -40cm in width and 120cm - 200 cm in length. 



Stoles are sometimes called wraps. Their size is between 50-70 cm wide to 175cm -190cm long.

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Shawls mostly come 80-110 cm wide to 180 cm - 210 cm long.

About Alpacas

The alpaca is the lord of the Peruvian Andes. 

There are more than four million alpacas in Perú where, since the earliest times, the species has shared its existence with people of the Andean steppes, people who are the traditional herdsmen of these useful animals.

 

Both types of alpaca are beautiful creatures.  The suri has very long, dense, wavy fibre which is lustrous and soft to the touch.  The fleece of the huacaya is curly and voluminous, somewhat shorter than that of the suri.  Both are highly valued for their excellent characteristics: they refuse to burn unless in direct contact with a flame, they are soft to the touch, absorb a little humidity from the surroundings, and are thermally insulating, strong and elastic.  Alpaca products have a superb appearance, an aristocratic drape and a natural lustre that does not diminish with time.

 

There is no other natural fibre that occurs in so many different colours.  Each animal produces a fleece weighing between 1,5 and 2,0 kilos and average fibre fineness varies between 15 and 28 microns.  This makes alpaca a favourite material for handcrafted or industrial textiles, either pure or in blends. 

 

Employed in a variety of products, like ours, it is much sought after in the world's most demanding markets.

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