{"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

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

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Hand washes with shampoo (but don\u2019t use shampoo containing silicone) to save time. We recommend hand washing silk bed sheets<\/a>, however, you do wish to machine wash silk, please use Delicate Cycle and mild detergent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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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 mulberry silk sheets<\/a> on the lowest temperature setting and takes them out before they are fully dry.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Always wash silk separately from your other laundry items. Remember to keep the water cool temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n

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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":"

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":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t