There’s something about silk which makes it a luxury fabric, and of course it feels fabulous close to the skin. Sadly a lot of people steer clear of silk in the belief that it is difficult to care for, which these days is not always the case. Many modern silks, including those we use, are perfectly OK if washed, as long as you use a low temperature and take care to avoid the fabric being stressed.
Robes are a different story. Our most recent robes have been made of silk dupioni, a wonderful textured silk fabric which has a glorious sheen and is available in all those wonderful colors which seem to be available only in silk, but in surveys we’ve done our csutomers have asked for one thing repeatedly, and that is more easy care fabrics. So of course, we listened.
We have finally obtained fabric with a beautiful sheen that looks like silk dupioni, but isn’t. It’s an artificial fibre, fully washable, but still available in some gorgeous colors. It resists creasing, doesn’t shrink and while crisp, still feels like the real thing. In fact the only downside is that it comes in a narrow range of colors, but not to worry, there are still 68 colors, and we’re pretty sure your favorite will be amongst them.
We’ll be updated some prices on the site straight away. Meantime if you’d like us to make your a design using the new fabric, just let me know!
