| I
have been told by my Tai Chi instructor that Silk is the only fabric that allows
the Chi to flow unhindered throughout the body.
That is why Tai Chi uniforms
are 100 percent silk, and silk is ideal to use as a design material. In the bedroom,
Silk is both
Sensual and Healthy ! Enjoy everything you every wanted to know
about silk from the wonderful people at the Cocoon House.
Renae Jensen, Editor
Silk
is the "Queen of Textiles. It takes 8000 worms consuming approximately
350 pounds of mulberry leaves to supply enough silk for 10 blouses! Silk is one
of the oldest textile fibers known to man. It has been used by the Chinese since
the 27th century BC. Silk is mentioned by Aristotle and became a valuable commodity
both in Greece and Rome. During the Roman Empire, silk was sold for its weight
in gold.
The farming of silk has changed little through the millennia.
Silkworm larvae are reared on bamboo trays and fed continuously
with mulberry
leaves harvested by hand. After six weeks, the caterpillars form their silk cocoons.
Each cocoon, smaller
than your thumb, is made of ONE silk fiber roughly three
thousand feet in length.
Thousands years ago, a nine ounce length of
purple silk in the Middle Eastern city of Constantinople could cost the equivalent
of
$23,000.00!
It takes about 12 pounds of cocoons to produce
one pound of silk. The cocoons must be softened in hot water and the silk
threads
are then reeled out, ready to be processed, dyed, and woven into fabric. Silk,
or soie in French, is the strongest natural fiber. A steel filament of the same
diameter as silk will break before a filament of silk. Silk absorbs moisture,
which makes it cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
All silk is
washable. Silk is a natural protein fiber, like human hair, taken from the cocoon
of the silkworm. Most silk fabrics
can be hand washed.Silk
worms feed on a diet of mulberry leaves, producing the finest, silkiest fibers.
The mulberry trees must be cared for,the leaves plucked, chopped and almost spoon
fed to the young larvae every few hours. The trees are then pruned and
sprayed
to await the next season's crop.
Even though silk comprises only 0.2 percent
of the world's production of textile fabrics, it will continue as a luxurious,
sought-after
cloth for the discriminatingindividual. SILK
COMFORTERS FOR THE BEDROOM: 
How
is a silk comforter made? The best silk comforters are filled with mulberry silk.
Long silk filling is more expensive because they are directly produced from an
oval-shape cocoon that is supposed to produce high quality silk fabric. The cocoon
is
first stretched into a large web, after that it is stretched to open even more
into one layer for the filling of a silk-filled comforter. It takes many layers
and many cocoons to make a thick enough batting. Why
choose a silk comforter?
Most people decided to choose a silk comforter
for its warmth and incredible lightweight, also for being filled with 100%
natural
silk. Silk is one of the lightest and strongest natural fibers. Silk fabrics have
a very high degree of heat retention capability
and add a perfect layer of
warmth. Silk absorbs moisture well, quickly and releases it quickly as silk is
fast drying. Natural
silk is light, very supple and constantly equalizes temperature,
making this a perfect year round comforter. It is also good for
your complexion
and for your health. With the current trend towards healthy living, more and more
people have chosen silk-filled
comforters as a healthier alternative to
down-filled comforters. It is said that silk is the least allergenic of the natural
fibers. What's the
Benefits of Cocoon House Silk Comforter?
All
Cocoon House silk comforters are filled with 100% Grade-A hand pulled mulberry
silk floss and is covered by a heavy organic
cotton cover. They are incredibly
soft, warm, and can help you fall sleep quickly. It can absorb moisture inside
the comforter quickly
and keep the comforter at an ideal moisture level, this
results in just the right sleeping temperature and less likelihood for
night
sweats thus helping prevent arthritis and skin diseases. Some of the medial studies
have shown that mulberry silk contains
18 kinds of fibroins and various proteins
that help people's blood circulation and digestion system during sleep. They help
to vitalize people's skin, slowing down the aging process. In addition, these
fibroins and proteins will act like a stabilizer, helping
people to sleep better,
thus better health. it
is the best alternative when allergy people has problem with other comforters.
Due to the amazing heat retention and strength
properties of silk, our comforters
provide excellent warmth without the weight or bulk of synthetic or down comforters.
This results
in just the right sleeping temperature and less likelihood for
night sweats.
Cocoon House Silk Comforters offers a very reasonably priced,
luxurious, lightweight, warm natural bedding alternative for the best
sleeping
comfort and are available in two sizes: queen(92" x 92", 7.72lbs, 3.5kg),
and king(110" x 92", 9.37lbs, 4.25kg). The amount of silk are required
to produce 2.2 lbs or 1 kg silk comforter is about 5500 silkworms. |
