| looking at what to cover your bed with, you are left | | | | that static electricity produced by silk. |
| with several options. Two of these options are Silk | | | | For those that use silk, you can expect a much more |
| bedding and Satin bedding. Both hold very similar | | | | natural feel. Silk does not need to be woven in any |
| appearances, however, each one is unique in its own | | | | specific way to create a shiny appearance. It, on its |
| way. | | | | own, is naturally shiny. Silk creates this gloss by using a |
| Both of these fabrics produce a shiny effect from the | | | | special kind of weave using a high number of |
| materials they are woven on. However, satin is | | | | “floats.” A higher float count will produce |
| generally only shiny on one side. This is due to the way | | | | better shine, but a weaker product and a much less |
| it is woven. Materials are woven together from | | | | satisfying feel. Those who used silk sheets have left |
| unnatural materials, making it a synthetic cloth. Silk is | | | | testimonials saying that after comparing the two, satin |
| pulled from the cocoon of a specific type of mulberry | | | | and silk, silk felt like it glided over their hand while satin |
| silkworm cocoon. These cocoons are unraveled in one | | | | crumpled around it. |
| very long strand and then woven together to make | | | | Satin on many hands is considered a much more |
| very beautiful fabric. | | | | reasonable fabric to work with as bedding. Silk is a |
| An advantage silk has to its similar partner, satin, is that | | | | very difficult product to clean. Unless cleaned by a |
| it is generally much stronger. This advantage comes | | | | professional, it could end up very damaged or |
| from the fact that it is woven from longer strands of | | | | unusable. If silk is stretched any amount, it is not elastic |
| “thread.” A longer thread means that its | | | | and will stay the length it has been stretched. With |
| final product in fabric form will be able to hold itself | | | | satin, it can be made with threads that have a higher |
| through much more wear and tear. Satin is created | | | | elastic strength, allowing you to wrap it around your |
| from multiple types of fabric threads. These can | | | | bed. |
| include silk itself, cotton, polyester and other similar | | | | The main factor for anyone arguing to buy these two |
| fabrics. | | | | fabrics is price. Because the process of making a silk |
| Satin is considered a much better choice for someone | | | | sheet is a much more time consuming and strenuous |
| to use as a pillow case. This is because silk is a poor | | | | process, silk sheets are much more expensive. Satin |
| conductor of electricity. This means that it will produce | | | | sheets, on the other hand will range on the quality of |
| a high volume of static electricity. Satin, however, is | | | | the threads used to make it. They start out at very |
| made from several different materials. Many of the | | | | manageable prices, but can stretch to prices as high |
| materials in the final product are used to help reduce | | | | as that of silks. |