Silk’s The Thing

Soft, light and
beautifully elegant silk has for centuries been a symbol of ultimate luxury and
sheer opulence. From Chinese Emperors to European Kings, silk has always been
displayed for the admiration of others. Today, very little has changed. When
someone mentions a silk dress, suit or even silk bedding an image of luxury and
wealth springs to mind. This is because over the centuries even with all the
technological advances in fibres and synthetic yarns, silk is still the fabric
of choice for the ultimate luxury items.

Silk bedding is
no exception to this rule. Being stronger and harder wearing than cotton
bedding, silk bedding can far outlast synthetic rivals. Silk is naturally
strong, and silk bedding made using long-fibre mulberry silk is extremely
strong. This is because the long fibres found in mulberry silk have a
cumulative effect on the finished article, giving it both more flexibility and
combined durability than shorter fibre silk products. This strength is part of
silk bedding’s attractiveness when it comes to durability. When silk is cleaned
using a silk detergent, the silk fibres rejuvenate giving the silk elasticity
and strength that far outlasts cotton and polyester, making silk bedding both a
luxurious and wise long-term investment.

Something quite
new on the bedding scene in recent years is a silk filled duvet. These duvets,
as one would expect are filled with silk rather than the more traditional
fillings of down and polyester. Sleeping under silk brings a whole new
experience, one that Chinese Emperors have allegedly enjoyed for generations.
Silk, being a natural fibre is healthier than sleeping under synthetic
polyester. Dust mites find silk an inhospitable environment to live in which
makes silk filled duvets very attractive to anyone who suffers from hay fever
and dust mite related allergies.

Silk duvets are
unlike other duvets in that they help our bodies to regulate their heat
throughout the night. Long fibre mulberry silk duvets are layered by hand
placing the silk in an intricate grid pattern. This allows some of the heat we
generate throughout the night to escape, and this in return keeps us cool.
Because our overall temperature is kept regulated throughout the night, we
sleep better. Simple and yet such a clever idea. Why we haven’t we been using
these duvets for years is a good question, but they are here now and after
using one going back to conventional duvet is simply impossible.

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