Silk Comforter Information

What is a silk filled comforter?

Conventional comforters are filled with a synthetic polyester material. Other popular beddings are stuffed with down, which contains feathers instead of polyester. A silk filled comforter is filled with numerous layers of silk fiber. SV Silk uses only the highest quality long Mulberry silk available to comprise the multiple layers of our comforters.

Construction of Silk Comforters

Even the finest Mulberry silk will have short fibers. These short fibers are kept in place by squares on the comforter sometimes called box stitching or the hand tying method. Hand ties or “hand tacking” is a traditional Chinese method to keep the longer finer silk fibers in place.

Why should I use a duvet cover?

A duvet serves three purposes:
1) It protects the silk comforter to further extend its lifespan.
2) It saves you money by eliminating the need for dry cleaning.
3) It gives you the flexibility to coordinate with your existing bedding décor.

What’s the difference between a silk comforter and a down comforter?

Cheaper down comforters may contain low quality down filling, leading to down clumping and feather trails.

On the other hand, silk is very lightweight and requires a tremendous amount of layering to fill a comforter. Each layer is meticulously gathered, stretched, and placed by the hands of an experienced assembler. Standard spring/fall comforters contain nearly 100 layers of manually stretched silk. This gives a final product that is luxurious, carefully created, and available at an affordable price.

Silk is a luxurious textile which is produced by a silkworm and woven into a naturally thermal and hypoallergenic material- great for hypoallergenic silk comforters.

Maintenance of Silk Comforters

Although it is hard to beat the luxurious feeling and soft “hand” of a silk comforter, silk is quite fragile and requires a duvet cover in most cases or manufacturers’ warranty will be voided. The life of a silk comforter is not as long as a high quality down: 5 years can be the average lifespan. A good quality comforter can last for 10 years with good care. Silk comforters must be dry cleaned.