AboutSilk

WhatisSilk?

HereatModefa, whenwesayandquot, silkki, andquot, wemeantodellinen, puhdas, silkki--thatrareandluxuriousmaterialthatcomesfromthesilkworm. Bewareofothersellers--bothonlineandoffline--whoclaimtosellandquot; Silkandquot; kohteita. Intheretailindustry,materialthatispolyesterisoftenreferredtoasand#39;silkand#39;orand#39;silksatin.and#39; Tagsmayevensayandquot, 100 % silkandquot, whenwhattheyreallyareissyntheticand #39; silkand #39;: Polyesteri. Thisisnotalwaysdonetotricktheconsumer (thoughitusuallyis), sometimespeopleareusedtofabricswithasilkytouchbeingcalledsilk. Ifyouarefamiliarwithpuresilk, itwillbeeasytotellthedifferencebetweensilkandpolyester. Thepriceisalsoagoodindicationofwhetherornotsomethingistrulypuresilk--ifitand #39; stoocheap, itand #39; snotsilk! Pure, qualitysilkwillbeexpensive, butwellworththeprice.

Historyandamp; BenefitsofSilk

Forcenturies,Anatolia--nowpresentdayTurkey--wasthecrossroadsforthesilkroadwhichservedasthetraderoutesforsilkbetweentheeastandwest.Inmoderntimes,Turkeycontinuesthistraditionwithworld-famoussilkbrandssuchasArmineandAker.Butwhysilk? Whatissospecialaboutit?

Silkisunlikeanyotherfabric, eitherman madeornatural. Itisoneofthestrongestnaturalfibers, makingforaverydurablescarf. Silkisgentletotheskinandhair--itand #39; sproteinfibersaresimilartothatofhair--andespeciallygoodforpeoplewhomaysufferfromallergiestootherfabrics. Thephysicalpropertiesofsilkmakeitagreatchoicetowearinallseasons: itand #39, sabsorbencywicksawaymoisturefromtheskin, makingitcoolandcomfortableinthesummer. Yetitand #39, sconductivitykeepsoutthecoldandkeepsinthewarmthinthewinter.

Twillvs.SatinWeaves

Mostofthesilkscarveswesellonoursitearemadewitheitheratwillorsatinweave(someoftheNevaStyleslkshawlsmayhavedifferentweaves). Theweavereferstothewaythatthefibersofthesilkareputtogethertomakethegarment.

Asatinweavewillgivethefabricaglossyappearanceonthesurface, butdullontheinsideorback. Asatinweavecanmakethescarfmoreslippery, givingitabeautifuldrapingeffect.

Atwillweavecanbeidentifiedbythetinydiagonallinesthatappearonthesurfacewhenlookedatclosely. Thisweavemakesthefabricstronger, withadullappearance. Thetwillweaveisnotasslipperyandismorestructured, makingiteasytoshapeasdesired--suchasinmakingtheandquot; peakandquot; intheTurkishhijabstyle.Soilsandstainsarealsolessnoticeableonthistypeofweave.

CaringforyourSilkScarves

Whencaredforproperly, silkscarvescanoutlastscarvesmadeofotherfabricssuchaspolyester. Kuitenkin sincesilkisdelicate, itshouldbehandledwithcare.

Pesu:Unlessthescarfbecomessoiled, asilkscarfcanbewornmanytimesbeforeneedingtobewashed. Werecommendyoudrycleanyoursilkscarvesforthebestresult;thisisalsowhatArmineandAkerrecommend.However,youshouldmakesurethatthedrycleaneryoutakeittoisawareitissilkandknowshowtohandlesilkgarments. Anotheroptionistohandwashyoursilkscarves.Thiscanbedoneincoldorlukewarmwaterusingaverysmallamountofmilddetergentdissolvedinthewater.Keepthetemperatureofthewaterthesamethroughoutthewashandrinse,anddonotsoakthescarfasthismaycausethedyetofade. Letthescarfairdry.Machinewashingsilkisnotrecommending.Neverputyoursilkscarvesinthedryerasthismaydamagethefabric.

Silitys:Ironyoursilkscarfonthereverseside, andonthelowestsetting. Mostironshaveaandquot, silkandquot, asettaminen, soyoucanusethat.Silkshouldbeironedwhilestilldamp.Ifitisdry, spraywateronitwithaspritzerbottlefirst. Donotusesteamasthiscanleavewatermarks.

WearingandStoring:Whenwearingyoursilkscarves, donotuseasafetypinasitmaydamagethefabric. Itisbesttoyouaverythinstraightpin(onewithalargeheadwillkeepitfromgoingthroughthefabric). YoucanalsotryoneofournewMagnetPins. Storeyoursilkscarvesinasafeplacewheretheywillnotbedamaged.Insideacottonpillowcaseorotherbreathablefabricisagoodidea;donotstoreinplastic. Sincesilkissusceptibletomothsandotherinsects, besuretostoremothballswithit. Somewomenwhoweartheirsilkscarvesoftenliketohangtheminasafeplaceinthehouse, suchaspinnedtoacurtain. Silkcanwrinkleveryeasily, sodonand #39; tleaveitsittingunfoldedorinthelaundryhamper.

QualityofourSilkScarves

Thesilkscarveswesellonoursite--Virpi, Aker PierreCardin andCacharel--arepopularbrandnamesinTurkey.Assuch, thesescarvesareofveryhighquality. Allfeaturehand-rollededges.Thesesilkscarvestendtobethickerthanothersilkscarves,andthereforesomepeoplereportthattheyaremoreandquot; stiffandquot; thantheywouldexpect. Kuitenkin youwillfindthatafterironingandcontinueduse, thesescarveswillbecomemorepliableandeasiertodrape.

Aker,PierreCardin,andCacharelscarvesareallmadebytheAkercompany.Akerisoneofthebestbrandsofsilkscarvesintheworld,andhasengineeredaprocesstoincreasethedurabilityoftheirsilkscarves. Akerguaranteesthattheirscarveswillnotstainorabsorbanyharmfulliquids--includingtea, coffeeoroil. Thisisaveryimportantfactortoconsiderforhijabissincetheyusetheirscarveseveryday! AkerandPierreCardinscarvesalsohavealight, freshlavenderscentonthem, infusedintothefabricbythemanufacturer. Butbeaware, overtimethisscentwillfade, especiallyafterwashing--soenjoyitasmuchasyoucanbeforeyoudecidetowashit!