Why Buy Your Silk Bedding from SimoSilk?

Would you buy luxury bedding without knowing its threadcount? Well, don't buy silk bedding unless you know its "mommes" number.

Threadcount isn't used to measure quality of cultivated silk. It is simply too finely woven to be able to count the threads. That's why the Asian method of mommes, which calculates weight, is used to measure quality. The higher the number of mommes, the heavier the silk. The heavier that cultivated silk is, the higher the quality will be.

Don't let them keep mum about mommes.

Watch out for other silk bedding stores online who neglect to mention the weight of their silks in mommes. They are clearly hoping to profit from your lack of understanding.

Silk 101: Look for mommes to compare prices.

Just check the number of mommes in a silk bedding website's product description. If there is no mention of mommes, you should be prepared for their silk to be the lowest possible quality. So if their prices seem too good to be true, they almost positively are!

The price of silk skyrocketed in 2011, so we expect that even more silk bedding websites will be charging high-momme prices for low-momme silk (i.e. Habotai). This practice will not end until consumers demand that silk merchants reveal the weight of their silks in mommes — and charge accordingly.

Vote with your wallet for fair silk bedding prices!

As a responsible direct importer, SimoSilk seeks to educate consumers on such things as the importance of mommes vs. threadcount so you can make an informed choice when buying silk bedding. Read our Frequently Asked Questions About Silk Bedding for some facts to get you started.

Shop and compare — arm yourself with knowledge — and when you're ready to buy silk bedding, you'll know where to find the best quality silks at great prices: SimoSilk.com!