AboutSilk

WhatisSilk?

HereatModefa, whenwesayandquot, mătase, andquot; wemeanreal, pur, de mătase--thatrareandluxuriousmaterialthatcomesfromthesilkworm. Bewareofothersellers--bothonlineandoffline--whoclaimtosellandquot; Silkandquot; elemente. Intheretailindustry,materialthatispolyesterisoftenreferredtoasand#39;silkand#39;ORand#39;silksatin.and#39; Tagsmayevensayandquot; 100 % silkandquot, whenwhattheyreallyareissyntheticand #39; silkand #39;: poliester. 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.

ADRIANsatinweavewillgivethefabricaglossyappearanceonthesurface, butdullontheinsideorback. Asatinweavecanmakethescarfmoreslippery, givingitabeautifuldrapingeffect.

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

CaringforyourSilkScarves

Whencaredforproperly, silkscarvescanoutlastscarvesmadeofotherfabricssuchaspolyester. Cu toate acestea, sincesilkisdelicate, itshouldbehandledwithcare.

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

Călcare:Ironyoursilkscarfonthereverseside, andonthelowestsetting. Mostironshaveaandquot; silkandquot; aranjare, soyoucanusethat.Silkshouldbeironedwhilestilldamp.Ifitisdry, spraywateronitwithaspritzerbottlefirst. Donotusesteamasthiscanleavewatermarks.

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

QualityofourSilkScarves

Thesilkscarveswesellonoursite--vlad, Aker, PierreCardin, andCacharel--arepopularbrandnamesinTurkey.Assuch, thesescarvesareofveryhighquality. Allfeaturehand-rollededges.Thesesilkscarvestendtobethickerthanothersilkscarves,andthereforesomepeoplereportthattheyaremoreandquot; stiffandquot; thantheywouldexpect. Cu toate acestea, youwillfindthatafterironingandcontinueduse, thesescarveswillbecomemorepliableandeasiertodrape.

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