How to judge the quality of silk quilt Hand-made silk quilt is made up of 100% long mulberry silk. It is the top grade product in silk quilt market. Machine-made silk quilt are usually made with silk that are treated by chemicals, crushed by machines, with rayon and broken silk all mixed up together.Smell: inferior silk gives off a slight smell of chemicals and silkworm pupa, which will become stronger in more humid and warmer enviornment during use. This smell is definately harmful to your health, especially to those who have allergic constitution. Color: 100% natural silk floss has a soft and lustrous pearly color; in contrast, as a result of bleaching, inferior floss looks artificially white and shiny. Hand feel: pure silk floss feels more delicate yet less smoother than lower-grade ones which have been treated by machines. Length of silk filament: The most exquisite silk quilt is made of long and unbroken mulberry silk which is stretched and handlayered one by one in a criss-cross pattern. It is very smooth and even throughout the silk quilt; in contrast, silk in machine-made silk quilt is usually broken. Shake the silk quilt quickly, if it is made by machine, tiny dust-like fibres can be seen falling down from the silk quilt. These fluff may enter the respiration systems and further do harm to people's health, especially to babies and children. Why Choose Silk Quilt ? Why Choose Silk Quilt?Comfortable All Year Round Silk breathes better than down, wicking moisture away from your body. Its unique thermal properties allow it to adjust to your body temperature, adding a perfect layer of warmth in all seasons. Silk quilts drape better than down, contouring to your body, leaving no cold spots. Down runs from you, but silk comes to you. Silk-filled comforters give you the warmth of down at a fraction of the price and half the weight! 100% Natural, Allergy Free Silk is 100% natural and hypoallergenic, making it a perfect alternative to down or wool. Silk fibers don’t break down the way feathers do; as down degrades, allergies often become worse. Trouble Free Layered silk fiber is remarkably stable; the delicate, fluffy layers “adhere” to one another, never wandering or bunching. This means our comforters require little or no quilt stitching, giving them a billowy softness, a hallmark of every Zuhrah product. For the Rest of Your Life Silk-filled quilts have a longer life expectancy than down comforters. With proper care and our exclusive comforter covers, a silk comforter can provide a lifetime of use. News for Monday 21 December, 2009 View all news for Monday 21 December, 2009 on one page |


