AboutSilk

WhatisSilk?

HereatModefa, whenwesayandquot; swa, andquot, wemeanvrè, gwam, swa­ thatrareandluxuriousmaterialthatcomesfromthesilkworm. Bewareofothersellers - bothonlineandoffline - whoclaimtosellandquot, Silkandquot, atik. Intheretailindustry,materialthatispolyesterisoftenreferredtoasand#39;silkand#39;orand#39;silksatin.and#39, Tagsmayevensayandquot, 100% silkandquot; whenwhattheyreallyareissyntheticand #39, silkand #39,: polyestè. Thisisnotalwaysdonetotricktheconsumer (thoughitusuallyis), sometimespeopleareusedtofabricswithasilkytouchbeingcalledsilk. Ifyouarefamiliarwithpuresilk, itwillbeeasytotellthedifferencebetweensilkandpolyester. Thepriceisalsoagoodindicationofwhetherornotsomethingistrulypuresilk - ifitand, #39; stoocheap, itand, #39, snotsilk! Gwam, 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 nimewo 39, sconductivitykeepsoutthecoldandkeepsinthewarmthinthewinter.

Twillvs.SatinWeaves

Mostofthesilkscarveswesellonoursitearemadewitheitheratwillorsatinweave(someoftheNevaStyleslkshawlsmayhavedifferentweaves). Theweavereferstothewaythatthefibersofthesilkareputtogethertomakethegarment.

YONsatinweavewillgivethefabricaglossyappearanceonthesurface, butdullontheinsideorback. Asatinweavecanmakethescarfmoreslippery, givingitabeautifuldrapingeffect.

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

CaringforyourSilkScarves

Whencaredforproperly, silkscarvescanoutlastscarvesmadeofotherfabricssuchaspolyester. Sepandan, sincesilkisdelicate, itshouldbehandledwithcare.

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

Repassage:Ironyoursilkscarfonthereverseside, andonthelowestsetting. Mostironshaveaandquot; silkandquot, mete soyoucanusethat.Silkshouldbeironedwhilestilldamp.Ifitisdry, spraywateronitwithaspritzerbottlefirst. Donotusesteamasthiscanleavewatermarks.

WearingandStoring:Whenwearingyoursilkscarves, donotuseasafetypinasitmaydamagethefabric. Itisbesttoyouaverythinstraightpin(onewithalargeheadwillkeepitfromgoingthroughthefabric). YoucanalsotryoneofournewMagnetPins. 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. Sepandan, youwillfindthatafterironingandcontinueduse, thesescarveswillbecomemorepliableandeasiertodrape.

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