Usage of Silk Sarees

Store Your Pure Silks The Right Way

Store your silks in a clean and dry environment using cotton bags, avoid plastic covers Avoid direct contact with wood

  • Protect silk from insects, dust, excessive moisture and light Periodically (every 3-6 months) expose silks to fresh air and store after reversing the folds
  • Wrap silk sarees in cotton cloth or brown paper to avoid blackening of zari
  • Keep silica gel sachets in storage racks

Wash, Dry & Iron Your Pure Silks The Right Wa

  • For first three washes, dry cleaning is advisable for sill If ever silk is washed in water, ensure it is washed inft lukewarm water using a good neutral soap only Squeeze lightly with hand to remove water after washing Always dry the silk in shade only on a flat surface instead of hanging
  • Use low to medium heat while ironing
  • Always iron silk on the reverse side
  • Never spray water to dampen silk before ironing as it may cause water spots on the fabric
  • Do not wash stains with water, instead give it for dry cleaning

Silk Purity Testing
The purity of silk can be easily ascertained by a simple Flame Test. Take out a few threads of the fabric and burn them from their ends. The threads burn differently for different fabrics as stated below.
Burns slowly leaving a black residue which crumbles easily with fingers, giving burnt hair smell Cotton Burns continuously with paper burning smell, Rayon leaving white ash Nylon/ Burns fast and melts like plastic, forming Polyester hard uncrushable beads
For a more comprehensive silk purity test, you can walk into one of the Consumer Silk Testing Centres. For a nominal testing fee, get your silk products tested for purity in minutes and get a test report. For a list of Consumer Silk Testing centres across India, please scan the QR Code on the right or log on to http://silkmarkindia.com/support/ attachments/All_testing center.html

Advantages of Wearing Silks
Silk is a soft, luxurious textile that is both versatile & durable

  • Absorbent properties of silk help stay cool in summers
  • Excellent thermal properties of silk help stay warm in winters
  • Silk has impressive hygroscopic properties, making it suitable to wear in any climate
  • Low density of silk makes it light and comfortable wear
  • Antistatic properties of silk make it skin friendly and safe
  • Suppleness aided by resilience and elasticity of silk, gives it an excellent drapeability

Indian Silks
Indian Silks stand testimony to the rich and glorious history of India and mirror its cultural diversity. The specialty in the weave, pattern, colour and design of Indian Silks from each region are developed based on its location, climate and cultural influences. Indian Silks have been popular all across the world since time immemorial. India produces all 4 commercial varieties of silks Mulberry Tasar Eri and Muga. Tasar, Eri and Muga Silks have been together branded as Vanya Silks.

Be Alert While Buying Silks
The high demand for silk has led to serious distortions and malpractices in the silk value chain. Adulteration with lookalike fibres like Nylon, Rayon, Polyester, etc., which may be hardly 10% of the cost of pure silk, is rampant. It is very difficult for the consumers to detect the same and these products are passed on as pure silk, thus depriving ‘the consumers the real value’ and ‘the livelihood of the stakeholders.’

India took the lead by launching Silk Mark with the twin objectives of Consumer Protection and Generic Promotion of silk. Thus the Silk Mark Label, for assurance of pure silk, came into existence and has become the only quality assurance mark for silks across the world.

It is advised that whenever you buy silk, ensure it carries the Silk Mark Label as it is the only assurance of purity of silk.