Silk Related Fashion Tips
How To Care For Silk Sheets?
Sleeping on synthetic fibers can be an uncomfortable experience.
Synthetic materials are usually hot and sticky during the summer
months and chilly during the winter. Although cotton sheets are more
comfortable to sleep on than sheets made with man made materials,
they can be a bit coarse, especially if they dont have a high thread
count and they are prone to wrinkling. Silk sheets are the ultimate
luxury for the restless sleeper. However, since they are a bit more
expensive than other types of sheets, caring for silk sheets is an
important concern.
Most silk sheets are designed to be machine washed on the delicate
cycle in cold water. However, you should check for a label with
washing instructions on your sheets before you assume they are
machine washable. Some silk sheets must be hand washed in cold water
instead.
No matter how you wash your sheets, dont use a traditional laundry
detergent or bleach. These chemicals are too strong for silk and can
cause the silk to shatter, which is a condition where the silk
fabric literally breaks apart. Instead, you should use a special
silk safe detergent. In an emergency, you can try washing your
sheets with Ivory soap, which is extremely mild.
Once you wash your sheets, it is time to dry them. Dont wring them
out to remove any of the water still on them, because they are just
too delicate to handle this. Instead, you can gently shake the
sheets to remove some of the water and then hang them carefully
across an indoor clothesline or drying rack until they dry.
Using a dryer to dry your sheets is a bad idea, since the heat could
cause the silk to shatter. Even if the sheets come out of the dryer
looking unharmed, they will not last as long as air dried sheets
because the heat makes the silk threads very brittle. Drying sheets
on a clothesline outdoors is a bad idea for the same reason. After
all, the sun can give off quite a lot of heat. In addition, sunlight
can really damage the color of your silk sheets.
Finally, if you are overwhelmed at the thought of caring for your
silk sheets, you may want to consider having them dry cleaned. Make
sure that you let your dry cleaner know that the sheets are made
with silk before you hand them over. A good dry cleaner knows
exactly how to clean and iron silk without damaging it.
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Silk Fabric Types:
Silk Charmeuse 19mm, 16mm
Silk Chiffion 6mm, 8mm, 12mm
Silk CDC 16mm, 19mm
Silk Organza 6mm, 8mm, 12mm
Silk Habotai (China Silk) 6mm, 8mm
Silk Shantung 17mm, 19mm
Silk Dupioni 17mm, 34mm
Silk Twill 12mm, 14mm, 16mm
Silk Duchess Satin 35mm
Silk Cotton Voile 9mm
Silk Stretch Charmeuse 16mm, 19mm
Silk Blended Novelty Fabrics
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