| When it comes to luxury fabrics, one of the most | | | | the burn test on. This is actually put into the package |
| popular is definitely silk. Silk has been around for | | | | for this purpose. When you light silk on fire, you will |
| centuries and will continue to be around because | | | | notice that the ash that is produced is very soft and |
| nothing can really come close the uniqueness that is | | | | extremely light. When you burn satin, it's heavy and |
| silk. However it's an expensive fabric and because of | | | | very hard. |
| this, you can be sold fake silk... or should I say disguised | | | | The next test is very simple, but it works well... you just |
| silk. | | | | have to have a good sense of touch. The feel of silk |
| In this article, you are going to learn how you can | | | | compared to satin should be night and day for you. Silk |
| determine the difference between was is real silk and | | | | fabric is softer, lighter, and while slick in feel... it almost |
| what is a fake silk... of a satin polyester fabric. (Not to | | | | has a velvety tough too. Satin on the other hand will |
| same that satin is bad... it can be a very luxurious | | | | feel rough and harsh in comparison. |
| fabric... it's just not silk.) | | | | Finally, it's good to know about the difference between |
| First, it's important to know that satin is not really a | | | | wild silk and cultivated silk. Wild silk is actually not as |
| fabric. It's a method to weave fabric so it gets that | | | | luxurious as silk produced in captivity. It has to do with |
| shiny elegant look and feel. Knowing this helps | | | | the diet of the silk worms. But the same tests should |
| because anything that says satin on it is not going to | | | | apply. It will be harder to tell the difference, but there |
| be real silk. Many times, manufacturers will even blend | | | | will still be a difference. |
| satin with silk to bring the cost down. | | | | That is how you tell the difference between silk and |
| Next is the fire test. If you buy real quality silk, let's say | | | | mainly a satin fabric. It pays to know you got the real |
| silk bedding, then you should get along with your | | | | stuff because it's actually really hard to find real |
| package a small silk square that you can use to do | | | | mulberry silk. |