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Soft, light andbeautifully elegant silk has for centuries been a symbol of ultimate luxury andsheer opulence. From Chinese Emperors to European Kings, silk has always beendisplayed for the admiration of others. Today, very little has changed. Whensomeone mentions a silk dress, suit or even silk bedding an image of luxury andwealth springs to mind. This is because over the centuries even with all thetechnological advances in fibres and synthetic yarns, silk is still the fabricof choice for the ultimate luxury items.
Silk bedding isno exception to this rule. Being stronger and harder wearing than cottonbedding, silk bedding can far outlast synthetic rivals. Silk is naturallystrong, and silk bedding made using long-fibre mulberry silk is extremelystrong. This is because the long fibres found in mulberry silk have acumulative effect on the finished article, giving it both more flexibility andcombined durability than shorter fibre silk products. This strength is part ofsilk bedding's attractiveness when it comes to durability. When silk is cleanedusing a silk detergent, the silk fibres rejuvenate giving the silk elasticityand strength that far outlasts cotton and polyester, making silk bedding both aluxurious and wise long-term investment.
Something quitenew on the bedding scene in recent years is a silk filled duvet. These duvets,as one would expect are filled with silk rather than the more traditionalfillings of down and polyester. Sleeping under silk brings a whole newexperience, one that Chinese Emperors have allegedly enjoyed for generations.Silk, being a natural fibre is healthier than sleeping under syntheticpolyester. Dust mites find silk an inhospitable environment to live in whichmakes silk filled duvets very attractive to anyone who suffers from hay feverand dust mite related allergies.
Silk duvets areunlike other duvets in that they help our bodies to regulate their heatthroughout the night. Long fibre mulberry silk duvets are layered by handplacing the silk in an intricate grid pattern. This allows some of the heat wegenerate throughout the night to escape, and this in return keeps us cool.Because our overall temperature is kept regulated throughout the night, wesleep better. Simple and yet such a clever idea. Why we haven't we been usingthese duvets for years is a good question, but they are here now and afterusing one going back to conventional duvet is simply impossible.