Silk

  • For thousands of years, silk has been considered the most luxurious textile material and got the reputation of "Queen of the Fibers”, yet many people have limited knowledge about silk. Here we made a brief yet comprehensive introduction of silk from its history to fabric, use, and care.

History Of Silk

Silk and silk production is known as sericulture, whose long history dating back to thousands of years ago is as rich and interesting as the fabric itself.
It's said that before 2700 BC, when ancient China was still in the tribal era, Lei Zu, the wife of Huangdi, the leader of the tribal alliance, accidentally discovered cocoons in the wild. When they took the cocoons back from the tree, they found these white oval balls were inedible. Lei Zu tried to weave the boiled cocoons into the fabric and found clothes made from this fabric were pretty comfortable and beautiful. Since then, China started the history of using silk for clothes.

The history of discovering and using silk for China has been thousands of years, and till the three-century BC, silk was brought to Europe from China. European aristocrats were fascinated by this stunning fabric and exclaimed, "it's a miracle of beauty." It's undoubtful that China has unbeatable experience and techniques in silk-producing and manufacturing.

What is Mulberry silk

Mulberry silk refers to the silk made from the cocoons of the larvae of mulberry silkworms reared in captivity. The entire production process has been carefully monitored. And the environment of the silkworm larvae is also strictly controlled.

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These allow the larvae to spin silk threads that are rounder, more excellent, smoother, lighter, and more uniformly colored than any other type of silk in the world. Mulberry silk fibers are also firm, easily beating steel fibers of the same diameter in strength and durability.

What Is Momme And Thread Count

During the silk production process, the silk factory will adjust the density and yarn count of the silk thread to control the weight or momme of the fabric.

Mommes

Mommies (mm) is a unit traditionally used to measure the quality of silk fabrics. One momme = 4.340 grams per square meter; 8 mommies is approximately 1 ounce per square yard or 35 grams per square meter.
Mommies measure the density of silk. The density of the threads in the 25 momme silk fabric is significantly higher than of the 22 momme or 19 momme. Higher momme = more threads = more durable and expensive.

Thread count

Thread count or threads per inch (TPI) measures the coarseness or fineness of certain fabrics, most notably cotton. While it is not the definitive measurement of the quality of silk fabrics, it is good for reference when you purchase silk online. It is measured by counting the number of threads contained in one square inch of fabric or one square centimeter, including the length (warp) and width (weft) of threads. The thread count is the number of threads counted along two sides (up and across) of the square inch.

  • Our 22 Momme silk pillowcase has a thread count of 600+, and 19 Momme silk pajama has a thread count of 400.
    Usually, the higher the momme weight, the more durable the weave, the more luxurious the fabric is, the more suitable it is for heavy-duty use, and the longer the shelf-life. But the heavier the silk, the more opaque it becomes. This can vary even between the same kind of silk. Therefore, it does not mean that you must always buy silk products with higher momme weight. For instance, it would be too heavy to put on 25mm silk sleepwear for the night. In a word, it is a question of making proper choices according to your own needs. Generally, all silks can be washed, and the heavier ones can be washed repeatedly

What is Mulberry silk

Mulberry silk refers to the silk made from the cocoons of the larvae of mulberry silkworms reared in captivity. The entire production process has been carefully monitored. And the environment of the silkworm larvae is also strictly controlled.