When Come to China, Many Visitors Would Like to Buy Some Souvenirs

When come to China, many visitors would like to buy some souvenirs. The smooth silk product is certainly the best choice. Before buying them, it is always wise to learn the common sense of the silk product including the function, identification and maintenance.

Identification of Real Silk
The most common methods to identify real silk are handling, eye observation, inflammation and chemical coloring.

The methods of Handling and Eye Observation
Observe the length and uniformity of fiber: silk is slim and long; cotton fiber is short; fleece is longer and more curled than cotton fiber; the long chemical fiver is long, and the short chemical fiber is short and trim.

Observe the handling and strength of fiver: the handling of silk is moderate; terylene, nylon yarn and viscose feel very similar to silk; The flax and cotton are hard and the fleece is soft.

Observe from the appearance: silk fiber has special sheen, bright but not harsh glare; chemical fiber does not have this property.

By Inflammation
Burn the fiber and observe the changes to determine its kind.

Maintenance of Real Silk
The best way to wash real silk is dry cleaning, or washes it with neutral soap or detergent specially used for silk product. Do not wash it under high temperature. It is bad to wash silk with light color or white clothes. It is bad to scrub it hardly or wash it in the washing machine.

The dyed silk product should be put in dry and cool places to avoid the direct sunlight. It is not suitable to wring it after wash. When ironing, the temperature of the electric iron should not be too high and interfacing is suggested to put on it to keep the silk from being damaged.