Silk Guide

How to wear pajamas in public

Lucky for the sluggish, sleepwear is having a major moment, which means leaving the house in something you just might have worn to bed the night before is finally socially acceptable. There’s something wildly intimate and luxurious about wearing silk pajamas in public—like you’re showing your most private of moments to the outside world. Ahead, a collection of some of our favorite bedtime-inspired streetwear to keep you chic and cozy.

Wear As A Coat

You will find various ways to make the sleepwear as a coat. A short silk robe or pajamas top can be wear with pants, dresses to make you cool and relax.

Match with Jeans

Pajamas top with lace can be wear inside with jean coat. A little sexy, a little frisk, making it perfect for shopping or traveling.

Pajamas top also could wear with jeans pants. You will love the way it looks.

Pattern and Trimming are Popular

From classic stripes, tiny polka dots or delicate florals, then add intricate heels to offset that casual vibe. A cotton or silk set can quickly turn dressy with the right accessories!

pajama dressing has remained a constant in fashion’s revolving door of trends. First, there were hints of it with silky bottoms and drawstring elastics one season, and then flourishes of lace trimming pretty  dresses the next. From pretty solids to playful prints, shop our seven favorite pajama sets that you can wear out in public.

Buying high quality silk comforter and duvets wisely

Maybe you purchased silk sheets in the past and loved them, but can’t seem to find new ones that are as nice? Whether you are a first time buyer or a longtime fan of sleeping on silk this guide is for you!

 having a different duvet for winter and summer is recommended. Thicker silk duvets are ideal for winter as they trap more of your body’s natural heat, while thinner ones are ideal for summer as they allow more air to cool your body.

When shopping for silk duvets you should look at the tog to identify how warm or cool the duvet is. The tog is a rating of how insulating a particular duvet or other kind of fabric is.

Making sure that this duvet is pure silk is very important if you want to stay cool all summer long.

Then, the fun part of shopping for silk bedding. Choosing a color combination that works for you and your decor is very important. Not only will the colors you choose enhance your mood but they can also help you fall asleep easier.

The best silk sheets can make your room infinitely more luxurious and sophisticated, but it’s a big investment, so it’s worth a little research beforehand.

The price tag may seem steep, but this set is overall the best deal you’re going to find. Not only does this set come complete with a flat sheet, a fitted sheet, and two pillowcases, but they’re 100 percent Mulberry silk, have a 400 tread count, and 19 momme. They’re available in twin, queen, and king and come in a few neutral colors including silver (shown), black, and white.

If you’re on a budget, consider the this fitted sheet. It just comes with one piece, but it’s made from 100 percent pure Mulberry silk to make your mattress especially cool and breathable throughout the night.

After buying these FREEDOMSILK silk sheets, people say that they “never want to get out of bed.” They’re made from 19 momme Mulberry silk filling, and they’re machine washable in lukewarm or cold water. There are also tons of color and size options to choose from.

This Comfortable silk comfort has over a hundred reviews because it’s filled with 100 percent Mulberry silk, it’s soft and fluffy, and it’s machine washable. It’s a great addition to any silk set because it keeps you cool and refreshed in any season. One reviewer even wrote, “I actually have purchased 5 of these duvets… They are spectacular.”

About momme weight

Silk bedding quality is referred to using momme weight.

Many people are familiar with thread count, which is used with many fabrics as a way to distinguish the overall quality of the fabric.

However, with silk, thread count is not generally used because it is not a good means to distinguish between different qualities of silk.

Silk is an incredibly fine thread to begin with, and thread counts would be extremely high, regardless of the quality of the silk. So for example, a low-quality silk may have a similarly high thread count to a high-quality silk. For this reason, silk uses an alternative system to measure quality, called momme weight.

What is momme？

 In simplest terms, momme weight describes the weight of 100 yards of silk, 45 inches wide, in pounds. So, if a fabric is listed with a momme weight of 8mm, it means that 100 yards of the fabric weighs 8 pounds.  Many silk dresses and other silk clothing items will be around 8mm in weight. Higher quality silks tend to be 14, 15 or 16mm or higher. The best Silk bedding is 19mm or 19 pounds in weight per 100 yards.

range of momme weight 

Silk generally falls into a range of 6 momme on the lower side to a maximum weight of 30 momme. For bedding, silk with a 19 momme weight is generally considered to provide the best balance of strength, aesthetics and affordability.

Importance of momme weight

If you are looking at various silk bedding options and you are unable to find a listed momme weight, you should look elsewhere. Without a declaration of momme weight, you have no way of knowing the quality of silk.

Effect of momme weight

While a higher momme weight silk will be more opaque than a lower momme weight silk, silk in general is a semi-transparent fabric. When deciding on color, remember that dyed silk will be more opaque as the dye will stop light from passing through the fabric, while white silk will be less opaque. However, many people enjoy white silk for its classic look and ability to match with many different types of bedding.

What’s OKEO

The STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is a worldwide consistent, independent testing and certification system for raw, semi-finished, and finished textile products at all processing levels, as well as accessory materials used. Examples of articles that can be certified: raw and dyed/finished yarns, woven and knitted fabrics, accessories, such as buttons, zip fasteners, sewing threads or labels, ready-made articles of various types.

The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 was developed by European textile institutes who were committed to finding a way to reduce our environmental footprint. The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 is a global testing and accreditation program that successfully sets the standards for the screening of harmful substances in consumer textiles. Textiles can only be certified if all components meet the requirements submitted. 

All Mulberry Park Silks products are Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certified and have been tested and guaranteed to be free of all harmful substances, including toxins and irritants, ensuring that the silk products that you bring into your home are safe, natural and healthy.


Now, FREEDOMSILK is proud to inform our customers that all our silk bedding fabrics are certified by Oeko-Tex, completely chemical-free, no harmful substance added before and during the process of manufacture. Please feel assured to choose and purchase, in addition, if you still have doubts about the authenticity of our silk, get free swatches from us, burn it. 

The OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 was introduced at the beginning of the 1990s in response to the demand of the general public for textiles which are harmless to health. Poison in textiles and other negative headlines were widespread at this time and indiscriminately branded all chemicals used in textile manufacturing as negative and dangerous to health.

Tips for housewives’choice of silk beddings

Silk bedding is has it all! An incredibly luxurious feel, is naturally hypoallergenic and is modestly priced. What more could you ask for? If the idea of slipping into bed between silk sheets or draping your bed with a cloud like silk comforter isn’t enough, then justify it to yourself by knowing that silk is healthy as it allows the body to breathe and wick away moisture as you sleep. Moreover, many people find that silk does not irritate their skin. You are now forewarned; once you are sleeping on silk there is no turning back! Choose from silk sheets, silk pillowcases, silk comforters and even silk pillows.

Making sure that this duvet is pure silk is very important if you want to stay cool all summer long. Take a look at our very own  silk duvet for more information.

The ideal summer duvet is usually between 2-4 tog and has no additional fabrics added to it.

Choosing a color combination that works for you and your decor is very important. Not only will the colors you choose enhance your mood but they can also help you fall asleep easier.

In fact, the cheapest silk sheets are usually no more than 15 per cent silk. Unless sheets are labelled as 100 per cent silk, they are likely to be a blend of polyester, cotton, or another smooth, silky material. Usually people with a lower budget choose the lower blends of silk, which are easier to care for as well compared with 100 per cent silk sheets.

Another difference between silk sheets types is the momme weight. Momme weight is similar to thread count in other fabrics, but because this method is not a good measure of quality for silk sheets, momme is used instead. Momme describes the weight of silk per 100 metres, usually measured in pounds. Silk sheets range between 6 and 30 mommes with the highest being pure silk which is actually quite transparent. Standard silk sheets usually range between 15 and 22 mommes because pure silk sheets are more fragile than those with blends of other materials.

Most experts agree that 18-20 momme is a good balance between quality and durability in silk sheets.

Advantages in life of silk

Besides its luxurious softness and lustrous beauty, there are benefits of silk that other fabrics, whether natural or man-made, simply cannot match. These advantages of silk have rightly earned silk its reputation as the queen of fabrics. If “Why Silk?” is still a question in your mind, the following benefits of silk should remove any doubts. 

  • You may suffer from the Allergy and Asthma for a long time, with so much treatment, however, no effect. Anything can do? Definitely yes. Just silkbedding for you .

Because of its natural protein structure, silk is the most hypoallergenic of all fabrics

  • Silk is warm and cozy in winter and comfortably cool when temperatures rise. Its natural temperature-regulating properties give silk this paradoxical ability to cool and warm simultaneously. Silk garments thus outperform other fabrics in both summer and winter. Silk worn as a second layer warms without being bulky.

All-climate fabric

Silk is highly absorbent and dries quickly.

  • It can absorb up to 30% of its weight in moisture without feeling damp. Silk will absorb perspiration while letting your skin breathe.
  • In spite of its delicate appearance, silk is relatively robust and its smooth surface resists soil and odors well.
  • Silk takes color well, washes easily, and is easy to work with in spinning, weaving, knitting, and sewing .
  • Mixes well with other animal and vegetable fibers.
  • Silk is a natural heat regulator, able to maintain the air around you at a comfortable temperature when you sleep.The smooth surface of silk pajamas or beeding sets means there is little friction between your skin and your bedding linen, which is said to be the biggest cause for sleep wrinkles. The fact that your hair moves around freely as well basically means you will not wake up with a bedful of broken hair and your head looking like a mess.

Method of identification of silk

“I have a Liberty of London nightgown ready for my shop and really can’t decide whether it is silk or not. Anyone got any foolproof ways of identifying real silk? I’ve read a little about the burn test but before I see whether there’s a bit of fabric I can snip out has anyone got any other ways of telling? Thanks.”

A netizen asked for help online.Many enthusiastic netizens replied that best bet is the burn test.

Customers have big doubts about its purity when they want to buy 100% natural silk home. Therefore, there are a number of ways for reference which can be used together to try to determine if a fabric is genuine silk or a synthetic man-made fabric that looks like silk.

  • No doubt about it – genuine, Real silk usually costs at least ten times as much as synthetics to produce.
  • It is a result of the combination of threads of different single colours in each of the weft and warp. This “shot” effect gives a surface that “shines” and appears to change colour as the angle of light on it changes.
  • Silk can be hand-woven or machine-woven. Machine-woven silk will have a perfectly even weave with no flaws … and very little character. Hand-woven silk has its own individual characteristics. Each piece is unique.
  • In the final.Genuine silk with a woven pattern will have the pattern visible on both sides but the pattern on the reverse side may appear slightly “fuzzy”. Burn Test.This is not a standard test you should perform on silk! However, it is a fairly definitive test.

Genuine silk will burn with a smell like burnt hair and will produce a black, powdery ash. It will only burn while the flame is being applied – take the flame away and the threads will stop burning.

A synthetic fabric will burn with a smell like burning plastic and will drip, form a black ball of residue (not ash), and produce black smoke. It will continue to burn even after the flame is taken away.

Hope we can help you more or less.

How to Clean a Silk Robe

A silk robe drapes the body in comfort and luxury. A delicate fabric, silk requires a gentle cleaning routine that prevents damage to the elegant material. Some silk garments may allow dry-cleaning only, but other manufacturers provide a less costly hand-washing solution to cleaning silk robes. Non-alkaline products provide a soft cleaning action for the fragile fabric. Clean your silk robe without fear using simple but effective washing techniques.

Remove any items from inside the robe pockets.

Fill a sink with lukewarm water. Add 1 tbsp. baby shampoo. Swish the water with your hand to create soap suds.

Place the silk robe into the soapy water. Move the robe gently within the water, allowing soap suds access to the entire garment. Swish the robe in the soapy water for two minutes.

Drain the water from the sink. Lift the robe out of the sink to rinse away all soap suds. Place the robe back into the sink and fill it with lukewarm water.

Lift the robe 1/4 way in and out of the water to help rinse soap suds from the clothing. Drain the water from the sink after rinsing the robe for one minute.

Lay one white towel over a hard surface. Place the robe flat over the towel. Lay another white towel over the top of the robe. Gently pat the top towel into the robe; do not smash the towel on top of robe. Allow the towels 30 minutes to absorb excess water from the robe.

Lay the damp silk robe onto a hard surface and dry flat, smoothing out any wrinkles

Tips & Warnings

You may also dry-clean a silk robe if preferred.
Do not use bleach on silk garments.
Avoid scrunching or squeezing water out of the silk robe after washing as it could wrinkle the fabric.

How to Keep Silk From Wrinkling

Pure silk is made from a natural protein-fiber obtained from the larvae of the mulberry silkworm; it has a tendency to wrinkle depending on the variety. Leaving crumpled silk garments in damp conditions also causes them to wrinkle. Some silks — like crepe de chine, habotai, noil and charmeuse — are less prone to wrinkling. Ahimsa silk — also known as “Peace Silk” because it is made from silkworm cocoons in which the silk worms are not killed — wrinkles less than other silks.

Step 1
Remove wrinkles with a hand-held steamer. Hang your silk clothes in breathable clothes-covers — in a dry place — to keep them wrinkle free.

Step 2
Iron smooth-finish silk like charmeuse on a “low” setting. Hang the garment in a breathable clothes-cover to keep it dry and to prevent it from touching other garments.

Step 3
Place the two ends of your tie together after you take it off. Roll up the tie around your finger. Slip the tie off your finger and leave it rolled up. This tightens the fabric and helps keep the tie wrinkle-free.

Step 4
Fold your silk garments after ironing. Place tissue paper between the folds. This prevents wrinkling when you store or pack the garment.

Tip
Hang up your silk garment in the bathroom when you take a hot shower. The hot steam relaxes the silk fibers. The natural weight of the garments pulls out most wrinkles.

How to Clean 100 Percent Silk Clothing

Silk fabric contains protein fibers that create the smooth texture synonymous with silk. However, 100 percent silk is very delicate, and any wash, detergent based soap or sunlight can damage the fabric and the clothing permanently. Hand wash 100 percent silk clothing to ensure the fabric is not damaged. More importantly, wash silk clothing with neutral-based pH-level soaps to avoid staining the fabric.

Fill a water bucket with lukewarm water. Placing silk in warm water will prevent shrinkage.

Add neutral- or alkaline-based soap. These soaps are not highly acidic, and they do not contain harmful detergents or bleaches, which can damage silk.

Soak the clothing in the soapy water for less than 10 minutes. Any longer, and it can damage the silk’s protein-based fibers.

Scrub the clothing to remove odors and stains. Avoid placing silk clothing inside a washing machine or dryer, as they may damage the fabric. If you must do so, wash and dry using the delicate cycle and mild soap.

Hang the clothing to dry. Avoid drying silk in direct sunlight, as sunlight may fade the color of wet silk. Also avoid using wooden drying racks, as they can stain the fabric.