aboutsilk

whatissilk?

hereatmodefa, whenwesayandquot tI silk, andquot; wemeansilk real, watlh.-thatrareandluxuriousmaterialthatcomesfromthesilkworm. bewareofothersellers-bothonlineandoffline-whoclaimtosellandquot; silkandquot tI items. Intheretailindustry,materialthatispolyesterisoftenreferredtoasand#39;silkand#39;orand#39;silksatin.and#39; tagsmayevensayandquot; 100 vatlhvI' silkandquot tI whenwhattheyreallyareissyntheticand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI silkand 39 vIlopQo' jay';: polyester. thisisnotalwaysdonetotricktheconsumer (thoughitusuallyis); sometimespeopleareusedtofabricswithasilkytouchbeingcalledsilk. ifyouarefamiliarwithpuresilk, itwillbeeasytotellthedifferencebetweensilkandpolyester. thepriceisalsoagoodindicationofwhetherornotsomethingistrulypuresilk-ifitand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI stoocheap, itand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI snotsilk! watlh, qualitysilkwillbeexpensive, butwellworththeprice.

historyandamp; benefitsofsilk

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

silkisunlikeanyotherfabric, eitherman-madeornatural. itisoneofthestrongestnaturalfibers, makingforaverydurablescarf. silkisgentletotheskinandhair-itand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI sproteinfibersaresimilartothatofhair-andespeciallygoodforpeoplewhomaysufferfromallergiestootherfabrics. thephysicalpropertiesofsilkmakeitagreatchoicetowearinallseasons: itand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI sabsorbencywicksawaymoisturefromtheskin, makingitcoolandcomfortableinthesummer. yetitand vIlopQo' jay' 39 sconductivity;keepsoutthecoldandkeepsinthewarmthinthewinter.

twillvs.satinweaves

Mostofthesilkscarveswesellonoursitearemadewitheitheratwillorsatinweave(someoftheNevaStyleslkshawlsmayhavedifferentweaves). theweavereferstothewaythatthefibersofthesilkareputtogethertomakethegarment.

MACHsatinweavewillgivethefabricaglossyappearanceonthesurface, butdullontheinsideorback. asatinweavecanmakethescarfmoreslippery, givingitabeautifuldrapingeffect.

MACHtwillweavecanbeidentifiedbythetinydiagonallinesthatappearonthesurfacewhenlookedatclosely. thisweavemakesthefabricstronger, withadullappearance. thetwillweaveisnotasslipperyandismorestructured, makingiteasytoshapeasdesired-suchasinmakingtheandquot tI peakandquot tI intheturkishhijabstyle.soilsandstainsarealsolessnoticeableonthistypeofweave.

caringforyoursilkscarves

whencaredforproperly, silkscarvescanoutlastscarvesmadeofotherfabricssuchaspolyester. 'ach sincesilkisdelicate, itshouldbehandledwithcare.

DaSay'moHtaHvIS:unlessthescarfbecomessoiled, asilkscarfcanbewornmanytimesbeforeneedingtobewashed. Werecommendyoudrycleanyoursilkscarvesforthebestresult;thisisalsowhatArmineandAkerrecommend.However,youshouldmakesurethatthedrycleaneryoutakeittoisawareitissilkandknowshowtohandlesilkgarments. Anotheroptionistohandwashyoursilkscarves.Thiscanbedoneincoldorlukewarmwaterusingaverysmallamountofmilddetergentdissolvedinthewater.Keepthetemperatureofthewaterthesamethroughoutthewashandrinse,anddonotsoakthescarfasthismaycausethedyetofade. Letthescarfairdry.Machinewashingsilkisnotrecommending.Neverputyoursilkscarvesinthedryerasthismaydamagethefabric.

Sut HabmoHwI':ironyoursilkscarfonthereverseside, andonthelowestsetting. mostironshaveaandquot tI silkandquot tI soyoucanusethat HIjmeH.silkshouldbeironedwhilestilldamp.ifitisdry, spraywateronitwithaspritzerbottlefirst. donotusesteamasthiscanleavewatermarks.

wearingandstoring:whenwearingyoursilkscarves, donotuseasafetypinasitmaydamagethefabric. itisbesttoyouaverythinstraightpin(onewithalargeheadwillkeepitfromgoingthroughthefabric). youcanalsotryoneofournewmagnetpins. Storeyoursilkscarvesinasafeplacewheretheywillnotbedamaged.Insideacottonpillowcaseorotherbreathablefabricisagoodidea;donotstoreinplastic. sincesilkissusceptibletomothsandotherinsects, besuretostoremothballswithit. somewomenwhoweartheirsilkscarvesoftenliketohangtheminasafeplaceinthehouse, suchaspinnedtoacurtain. silkcanwrinkleveryeasily, sodonand vIlopQo' jay' 39 tI tleaveitsittingunfoldedorinthelaundryhamper.

qualityofoursilkscarves

andcacharel armine, aker, pierrecardin-thesilkscarveswesellonoursite-arepopularbrandnamesinturkey.assuch, thesescarvesareofveryhighquality. allfeaturehand-rollededges.Thesesilkscarvestendtobethickerthanothersilkscarves,andthereforesomepeoplereportthattheyaremoreandquot tI stiffandquot tI thantheywouldexpect. 'ach youwillfindthatafterironingandcontinueduse, thesescarveswillbecomemorepliableandeasiertodrape.

Aker,PierreCardin,andCacharelscarvesareallmadebytheAkercompany.Akerisoneofthebestbrandsofsilkscarvesintheworld,andhasengineeredaprocesstoincreasethedurabilityoftheirsilkscarves. akerguaranteesthattheirscarveswillnotstainorabsorbanyharmfulliquids-includingtea, coffeeoroil. thisisaveryimportantfactortoconsiderforhijabissincetheyusetheirscarveseveryday! akerandpierrecardinscarvesalsohavealight, freshlavenderscentonthem, infusedintothefabricbythemanufacturer. butbeaware, overtimethisscentwillfade, especiallyafterwashing-soenjoyitasmuchasyoucanbeforeyoudecidetowashit!