{"id":4796,"date":"2021-08-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/?p=4796"},"modified":"2025-10-24T04:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:36:05","slug":"tips-for-washing-silk-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/tips-for-washing-silk-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Washing Silk Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/silk-bed-linen.html\">Silk sheets<\/a> keep you cool in summer and warm in winter; silk also wicks perspiration away from the body which is why it helps keep you cool and leads to its reputation as a breathable fabric. Today, we will introduce how to wash your silk sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pure-silk-sheets-c.jpg\" alt=\"pure silk sheets\" class=\"wp-image-9419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pure-silk-sheets-c.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pure-silk-sheets-c-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pure-silk-sheets-c-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pure-silk-sheets-c-103x60.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hand washes with shampoo (but don\u2019t use shampoo containing silicone) to save time. We recommend hand washing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/silk-bed-linen.html\">silk bed sheets<\/a>, however, you do wish to machine wash silk, please use Delicate Cycle and mild detergent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pure-silk-sheets-b-1.jpg\" alt=\"mulberry silk sheets\" class=\"wp-image-9509\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While silk is a very resilient fiber, ongoing exposure to full sun will in time, do damage (just like it does to your skin). Machine dries your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/luxury-silk-bed-linens\/premium-mulberry-silk-flat-sheets.html\">mulberry silk sheets<\/a> on the lowest temperature setting and takes them out before they are fully dry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silk-sheets-c.jpg\" alt=\"pure silk sheets\" class=\"wp-image-9511\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always wash silk separately from your other laundry items. Remember to keep the water cool temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pure-silk-sheet-c.jpg\" alt=\"silk sheets\" class=\"wp-image-9283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pure-silk-sheet-c.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pure-silk-sheet-c-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pure-silk-sheet-c-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pure-silk-sheet-c-103x60.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/luxury-silk-bed-linens.html\">Pure silk sheet<\/a> is made of delicate fabric and should be handled with care. However, it is fairly easy to clean. It has a natural tendency to release dirt quickly and does not always require dry cleaning to keep its quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silk sheets keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter; silk also wicks perspiration away from the body which is why it helps keep you cool and leads to its reputation as a breathable fabric. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433,448],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-silk-bed-linens","category-mulberry-silk-sheets","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4796"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23755,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796\/revisions\/23755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}