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Silk thread is a great alternative to cotton thread, despite its fragility thanks to its soft material. While water damage can be quite destructive to silk thread, the advantages to using silk in quilts, and other fabric products are profound. House mites and dust mites thrive in bedding such as down and wool, but silk does not let the pests live in it. This means that bedding primarily made of silk is naturally hypoallergenic, giving the most benefits to those with blocked sinuses, hay fever, and asthma.

Ancient Chinese believed that silk has skin restorative abilities, and it is true that human skin and silk has many of the same amino acids. Silk is commonly believed to help prevent vascular sclerosis, relieve itchy skin, and even assist in preventing arthritis. Medical journals from all across the west help support the believe that silk thread has health benefits just by being worn. Silk possesses many strange qualities for being such a light-weight and fragile material, such as the ability to soak up to 30% of the material’s weight in moisture before feeling damp to the touch. This is great news for anyone who has a habit of sweating in bed, as this allows silk to act as a sort of temperature control. The hotter a person gets, the more perspiration that occurs which the silk causes to evaporate in conjunction with the body’s heat. This evaporation causes the body to cool. Washing is practically never required for a silk thread quilt, as silk is both mildew and mold resistant.

Silk thread quilts and blankets are very beautiful, and offer so many unique benefits that are not otherwise found in fabric, such as the hypoallergenic qualities that make breathing for many easier while resting. The strength and durability of silk thread is also quite surprising, though the thread can be damaged by moisture.