Silk Bedding Direct are well known for producing the very best quality silk mattress toppers, silk duvets and silk pillows available today. Click on your bed size below to find out more, we promise you will not be disappointed....
USES OF SILK
Silk is used in many ways, for example its used for beautiful luxury clothes because of its softness and sheen and its natural drape. Items such as dresses, shirts, ties, lingerie and pyjamas can all be made from silk. It is also used in the manufacture of skiing clothes because of its lightness and its ability to contain body heat.
In the home silk can be used for soft furnishings such as curtains, cushions and wall hangings. Fine silk chiffon makes beautiful, light gauzy curtains whilst Matka and Tussa silks add texture and weight, excellent for making luxurious heavy curtains. Sometimes other fibres are added to the silk.
Silk is the strongest natural fibre and is used in many other ways, some of them very surprising. For instance, silk fibres are sometimes still used for making both the fabric and the cords for parachutes. It is also used in the manufacture of bicycle tyres and bullet proof vests and used to be used as insulating material in older type machines. Silk can also be woven into a medium on which to paint and draw.
Silk fibres have been used world-wide for many years in the medical world. They are specially manufactured to make prosthetic arteries, and sutures to be used in surgery. Silk is ideal for this purpose because its fibres are soft and strong and are easy to tie. As it is made of protein it is compatible with human tissue. Because silk has antibacterial properties it is also made into dressings for wounds or burns.
As for the future, environmentally friendly fishing lines are being developed from silk. `Silk leather` is being developed by making a coating for the steering wheels of luxury cars. It will also be used in video players and watches. Experiments are also being tried into how silk can be used to clean polluted rivers and, in the future, to collect carcinogens and expensive metals in the process.
Silk is an amazing fibre and its uses are still being discovered.At Silk Bedding Direct we use only the very best mulberry silk to produce our extremely comfortable and hypoallergenic pillows, mattress toppers and duvets.
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"This duvet is real luxury. So thin and light and yet it drapes beautifully over you. This makes it easier to change the duvet cover as well. The hand stitching does a great job, warm and no cold air pockets when sleeping. This is my second purchase, bought the pillows last time." |
"Lovely, comfortable duvet. Nice and light. Really perfect. I have slept much better since I have been using it. No more sweating or feeling too hot or too cold. Highly recommend it, and a nice company to deal with." |
"Lovely material, and very well made. Does all that it claims to do to give comfortable sleep. A happy customer!" |
"I've purchased the summer & spring/fall duvets and four pillows to go with them. It’s so cozy in bed now, really changed our nights. I highly recommend your silk-filled bedding, really pleased I found this great product. Fast shipping too." |
"I just want to let you know how pleased I am with my silk duvet, it's so so warm and comfortable yet so light, thank you." |
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