AboutSilk

WhatisSilk?

HereatModefa, whenwesayandquot seta, andquot; wemeanvero, puro, seta-thatrareandluxuriousmaterialthatcomesfromthesilkworm. Bewareofothersellers - bothonlineandoffline - whoclaimtosellandquot; Silkandquot; artt. Intheretailindustry,materialthatispolyesterisoftenreferredtoasand#39;silkand#39;ORand#39;silksatin.and#39; Tagsmayevensayandquot; 100% silkandquot; whenwhattheyreallyareissyntheticand #39; silkand #39;: poliestere. Thisisnotalwaysdonetotricktheconsumer (thoughitusuallyis); sometimespeopleareusedtofabricswithasilkytouchbeingcalledsilk. Ifyouarefamiliarwithpuresilk, itwillbeeasytotellthedifferencebetweensilkandpolyester. Thepriceisalsoagoodindicationofwhetherornotsomethingistrulypuresilk - ifitand #39; stoocheap, e #39; snotsilk! Pure, qualitysilkwillbeexpensive, butwellworththeprice.

Historyandamp; BenefitsofSilk

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

Silkisunlikeanyotherfabric, eitherman-madeornatural. Itisoneofthestrongestnaturalfibers, makingforaverydurablescarf. Silkisgentletotheskinandhair..--e #39; sproteinfibersaresimilartothatofhair - andespeciallygoodforpeoplewhomaysufferfromallergiestootherfabrics. Thephysicalpropertiesofsilkmakeitagreatchoicetowearinallseasons: e #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. Tuttavia, sincesilkisdelicate, itshouldbehandledwithcare.

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

Stiratura:Ironyoursilkscarfonthereverseside, andonthelowestsetting. Mostironshaveaandquot; silkandquot; impostazione, soyoucanusethat.Silkshouldbeironedwhilestilldamp.Ifitisdry, spraywateronitwithaspritzerbottlefirst. Donotusesteamasthiscanleavewatermarks.

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

QualityofourSilkScarves

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

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