{ "store": "Mulberry Silk Company", "website": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au", "currency": "AUD", "count": 61, "products": [ { "id": "beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Beige 22 Momme Double Layer Silk Bonnet", "slug": "beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 65.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double layered mulberry silk, smooth on both faces, in a soft beige that suits any bedside table.", "description": "The problem nobody notices until they do\n\nHair damage at night is boring. There is no single moment where something goes wrong. Instead there are hundreds of tiny ones, spread across every night of the year, and the result only shows up months later as frizz, flyaways, and ends that look tired no matter what you put on them.\n\nHere is what is actually happening. Cotton has texture. Under magnification a cotton weave looks like a landscape of small ridges and loops. Your hair, which has its own scaled surface, catches on those ridges every time you turn over. Each catch is a tiny tug. Most nights you turn over dozens of times without waking up.\n\nA silk bonnet does one thing. It changes the surface your hair spends seven or eight hours pressed against. Silk fibre is a continuous filament rather than a spun staple, which is a technical way of saying it is smooth all the way along with no fibre ends poking out. Hair slides over it. That is the whole mechanism, and it is worth being clear that it is the whole mechanism, because there is a lot of overstated marketing in this category.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk before you have seen the word momme and possibly ignored it. It is worth two minutes of your attention because it is the single most useful number on the label.\n\nMomme measures weight. Specifically, it is the weight in pounds of a piece of silk measuring 45 inches by 100 yards. The higher the number, the denser the fabric. It is a similar idea to thread count in cotton, except momme is harder to fudge. Thread count can be inflated by counting plies. Momme is just mass, and mass is mass.\n\nPractically speaking, silk under about 16 momme feels thin and translucent. It has its uses in clothing but it wears out fast in something you wash regularly. Around 19 to 22 momme is where most sleep products live, because the fabric is substantial enough to survive repeated laundering while still draping properly. Above 25 momme you get into heavier territory that feels lovely but costs considerably more and offers diminishing returns for a bonnet.\n\nThis one is 22 momme. That puts it at the upper end of the usual sleep range. You notice it in the hand immediately. It has weight to it. It does not cling to your fingers the way very light silk does, and it does not feel like it will tear if you look at it sideways.\n\nThe double layer question\n\nThis is where a lot of bonnets quietly cut corners, and it is worth knowing about before you compare prices.\n\nA bonnet has an inside and an outside. The inside touches your hair. The outside touches your pillow, your hands, and whatever else. Because only the inside is doing the friction job that people buy silk for, plenty of manufacturers line the inside with silk and build the outer shell from polyester or a cotton blend. The product is still technically \"silk lined\" and the price drops significantly.\n\nThat approach is not useless, but it has a catch. The outer fabric is now the thing sliding against your pillowcase, and if it is a grippier material, the bonnet itself drags and shifts during the night. You end up with it twisted around or halfway off by morning.\n\nThis bonnet uses silk on both faces. The listing specifies silk as both the material and the inner material, with a double layer construction. In use that means the bonnet slides on the pillow rather than catching on it, which tends to help it stay where you put it. It also means you are getting silk throughout rather than silk where it shows.\n\nWho this actually suits\n\nPeople with curly or coily hair are the most consistent users of bonnets, and have been for generations. The reason is practical. Curl patterns are more vulnerable to mechanical disruption, and a night of rubbing against cotton undoes a lot of styling work. Containing the hair in something smooth preserves the shape you went to bed with.\n\nBut the use case is broader than that. Anyone with long hair who wakes up with it knotted at the nape will understand the appeal. Anyone who has recently coloured their hair and wants to be gentler with it. Anyone who sleeps hot and finds hair sticking to their neck. Anyone who uses overnight treatments and would rather they stayed in their hair than soaked into the pillowcase.\n\nIt also suits people who travel. At 80 grams packaged and 1.3 centimetres thick, it disappears into a bag. Hotel pillowcases are a lottery and usually a poor one. A bonnet is a small amount of control over an uncontrollable variable.\n\nThere are people it will not suit. If you have very short hair there is not much to protect. If you find anything on your head at night uncomfortable, no amount of soft silk will fix that, and a silk pillowcase is probably the better route for you.\n\nHow to choose between options\n\nFour things matter when comparing bonnets, and price is only loosely connected to any of them.\n\nFirst, check the momme if it is listed. If a seller does not state it, that is information in itself. Second, find out whether the silk is throughout or just the lining. Third, consider the capacity relative to your hair. A bonnet that is too small will either not stay on or will compress your hair flat, which defeats the purpose if you are trying to keep volume. Fourth, look at the closure. An elastic that is too tight leaves a mark on your forehead and can pull at your hairline, which is the opposite of what you want.\n\nOn that last point, the closure type for this item is not stated in the product record, so we are not going to claim one. If that detail is a dealbreaker for you, ask before ordering.\n\nColour is the easiest decision. Beige is neutral, does not show as obviously as white when it needs a wash, and works for gifting because nobody has strong feelings about beige. That is a feature.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not difficult. It is just specific. Three things damage it: heat, bleach, and aggressive agitation. Avoid all three and the fabric lasts years.\n\nWash in cool water with a detergent formulated for delicates or wool. Regular laundry powder often contains enzymes that break down protein fibres, and silk is a protein fibre. If you are hand washing, swish rather than scrub, and give it no more than a few minutes in the water.\n\nIf you prefer the machine, use a mesh laundry bag and the coldest gentle cycle your machine offers. The bag matters more than people expect. It stops the bonnet from wrapping around other items or getting caught in the drum.\n\nNever wring it. Lay it flat on a towel, roll the towel up, and press. Then reshape it and dry flat somewhere with air movement but no direct sun. Sunlight fades silk and weakens the fibre over time. Tumble dryers are worse.\n\nWash it every week or two in normal use, more often if you apply oils or leave-in products. If the fabric starts to feel slightly tacky or coated, that is product buildup and it is past due.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet does one job and does it with no fuss. It replaces the rough surface your hair would otherwise spend the night against with a smooth one. Less friction means less of the small, repeated damage that adds up over months.\n\nThis one is 22 momme, which is a genuinely substantial weight, and it is silk on both faces rather than silk on the inside with something cheaper behind it. It is beige, it is one per pack, and it packs down to almost nothing. Wash it cool, dry it flat, keep it out of the sun.\n\nIf you have been curious about whether it makes a difference, this is a low-risk way to find out. And if it turns out not to be for you, returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as it is unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "This is a beige silk bonnet made from 22 momme mulberry silk with double layer construction, meaning silk on both the inner and outer surface. It is sold as a single unit, solid beige, with package dimensions of 28.7 by 20.6 by 1.3 centimetres and a package weight of around 80 grams. Silk is smoother than cotton, so hair and skin move across it with less friction. The product is new and in stock. Brand, country of origin, item weight, and finished bonnet dimensions are not specified in this record, and no certifications or ratings are claimed. Care is hand wash or a cold gentle machine cycle in a mesh bag, dried flat away from heat and direct sunlight.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/beige-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Champagne 22 Momme Double Layer Silk Bonnet", "slug": "champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 69.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered 22 momme mulberry silk with a soft elastic band holds its place while you sleep, lounge or potter about the house.", "description": "The problem with pillows\n\nNobody thinks much about what their hair does for eight hours a night. It gets pressed, twisted, dragged sideways and pushed back again every time you roll over. A cotton pillowcase is a woven surface with texture, and texture means friction. That is why hair that looked tidy at midnight looks like a bird's nest at seven.\n\nCotton also pulls moisture out of whatever touches it. That is excellent for a bath towel and less excellent for the ends of your hair. Over months, the combination of drag and dryness shows up as frizz, flyaways and ends that will not sit flat no matter what you do in the morning.\n\nA silk bonnet solves it by changing the surface. Instead of hair against cotton, you get hair against silk, which is a smoother fibre with far less grip. Your head still moves. Your hair just slides instead of catching.\n\nWhy momme is the number to check\n\nSilk gets sold on a lot of vague words. Luxurious. Premium. Pure. The number that actually tells you something is momme, which measures the weight of the silk. Think of it as the density of the fabric.\n\nLow momme silk, say 12 or 16, feels thin and slightly papery. It works, but it does not drape and it wears out sooner. Higher momme silk has body. It falls properly, it feels cool and heavy in the hand, and it takes repeated washing better.\n\nThis bonnet is 22 momme. That sits at the upper end of what you will find in hair accessories and matches the weight used in good silk bedding. It is the reason the cap holds its shape on your head rather than collapsing flat.\n\nIf you are comparing a few options and one of them does not state a momme figure at all, that is usually a sign the number is not flattering. The best mulberry silk bonnet listings tell you.\n\nThe lining trick to watch for\n\nHere is the thing most people do not find out until the bonnet arrives. A lot of caps sold as silk are silk only on the outside. Turn them inside out and you find polyester or cotton. The lining is the part that actually touches your hair, so a silk exterior with a synthetic interior gives you almost none of the benefit you paid for.\n\nThis one is a double layer silk bonnet, meaning silk faces both inward and outward. Your hair contacts silk. The pillow contacts silk. There is nothing else in between.\n\nThe double layer does something else useful. Two layers of 22 momme silk have enough structure that the cap stands up a little, creating room inside. That matters more than it sounds, because a cap that lies flat against your scalp presses the hair instead of letting it sit loose.\n\nFit, and why elastic beats a drawstring\n\nThe bonnet uses a soft elastic band sewn into the rear edge. One size, no adjustment needed.\n\nDrawstring caps sound better in theory, since you can tighten them. In practice people tighten them too much, the cord digs in behind the ears, and the knot works loose by three in the morning anyway. A properly gathered elastic band sits evenly all the way around and applies gentle pressure instead of one pressure point.\n\nSit the band at the nape of your neck rather than high on the forehead. That position holds best and is the most comfortable to sleep in. If you find the cap creeping up during the night, try tucking a little more hair in before you put it on, since a fuller cap grips better than a half-empty one.\n\nWho this suits\n\nLong hair benefits the most in terms of visible difference. Lengths get the roughest treatment overnight because there is simply more of them moving around. Gathering it loosely and tucking it into a silk sleep cap keeps it contained.\n\nCurly hair benefits differently. The issue with curls is compression, not just friction. The curl pattern gets flattened on one side and pushed out of shape on the other. A roomy bonnet lets the curls sit in their own space instead of being squashed into the pillow.\n\nShort hair still benefits, mostly from not waking up with everything pointing in a different direction. If you have a sharp cut you want to last between washes, a silk hair cap for women or men does a fair bit of work overnight.\n\nAnd people with a blow dry or set style they want to stretch out across a few days get the most practical use. The cap is the difference between restyling every morning and running your fingers through.\n\nWearing it awake\n\nNothing about this design restricts it to bedtime. It is light, it is a soft champagne neutral rather than a loud print, and it slips on and off in a second.\n\nCommon daytime uses include keeping hair out of the way while cooking, holding a hair mask or oil treatment in place, keeping dust off while cleaning, and just keeping a style intact on a day at home. The champagne silk hair wrap look is tidy enough that people wear it on video calls without a second thought.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk responds well to being treated like silk and badly to being treated like a tea towel.\n\nThe care label on this item says dry clean only. In practice, silk of this weight hand washes well in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Swish, do not scrub. Rinse in cool water. Press the water out between your palms or inside a towel rather than wringing it, because twisting is what breaks silk fibres.\n\nIf you prefer the machine, use a cold gentle cycle and put the cap inside a mesh laundry bag. Keep it away from anything with a zip or hook in the same load.\n\nDry it in the shade with air moving around it. Direct sunlight dulls the lustre over time and a hot dryer will do real damage. If it needs smoothing, use the coolest iron setting, press on the reverse, and ideally do it while the silk is just slightly damp.\n\nWash every week or two under normal use. More often if you use heavy oils or leave-in products, since pale fabrics show residue. Letting products absorb fully before you put the cap on cuts down on transfer.\n\nComparing it to the alternatives\n\nA satin bonnet is the cheap substitute, and it is worth knowing that satin describes a weave rather than a fibre. Most satin caps are polyester. They are smooth, so they do reduce friction, but they do not breathe the way silk does and they tend to feel warmer and clammier.\n\nA silk pillowcase is the other option. It protects your hair wherever it touches the pillow, which is most of the time but not all of it. A bonnet keeps hair contained regardless of how much you move. Pillowcases also have the side benefit of a smooth surface for your face, which bonnets obviously do not.\n\nA plain scarf wrap works and costs very little, but it needs retying every night and most of them come undone. The point of an elastic band silk bonnet is that it is a two-second job and then you forget about it.\n\nThe short version\n\nCheck the momme, check the lining, check the fit. This cap is 22 momme mulberry silk, double layered so silk touches your hair the whole night, with an elastic band for a one size fit that suits most adults. It works for long hair, short hair, straight hair and curls, and it is light enough to wear while you are awake.\n\nTreat it gently when washing, dry it in the shade, and keep it away from heat. Do that and you will have a silk bonnet for sleeping that stays smooth for a long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a champagne-coloured silk sleep bonnet made from 22 momme mulberry silk, constructed with a double layer so silk faces both the inside and the outside of the cap. It uses an elastic band at the rear for a one-size fit that suits most adult head shapes, and it accommodates short hair, long hair, straight hair and curls. The silk surface reduces friction between hair and bedding compared with a cotton pillowcase. The supplied care instruction is dry clean only, though cool hand washing with a mild detergent and shade drying also suits this fabric. Brand, exact dimensions, weight and country of origin are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/champagne-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties", "sku": "green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties", "title": "Green Double Layer Silk Bonnet with Ties", "slug": "green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties", "price": 99.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/main-green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered mulberry silk, inside and out, with adjustable ties that fit head sizes from 51 to 58 cm and stay put while you sleep.", "description": "The problem nobody notices until the ends go rough\n\nHair damage at night is boring. There is no single moment where something goes wrong. You put your head down, you turn over four or five times, and every one of those turns drags your hair across cotton. Cotton is made from short staple fibres with a slightly fuzzy surface, so hair catches on it instead of sliding. One night makes no difference. Three hundred nights is a different story, and it usually shows up at the ends first.\n\nThe other half of the problem is less about damage and more about effort. If you spent forty minutes on a blow-dry, or you have a wash-day routine with four products in it, you want that to last more than one evening. Cotton undoes it. You wake up with volume in the wrong places, a flattened crown, and frizz along whichever side you slept on.\n\nA tie silk bonnet is the low-effort fix. It is a smooth cover that moves with your head, so the friction happens between the bonnet and the pillow rather than between your hair and the pillow.\n\nWhy silk, specifically\n\nSilk is a filament fibre. One long, continuous strand, smooth along its length, which is why fabric woven from it has that slippery hand. Cotton and most synthetics are built from short fibres twisted together, leaving a surface with microscopic texture. That texture is what grabs the raised edges of your hair cuticle.\n\nMulberry silk is the type produced by silkworms fed a controlled diet of mulberry leaves, which gives a longer, more even filament than wild silk. Within mulberry silk there is a grading system, and 6A sits at the high end of what you will see described on consumer products. This bonnet specifies 6A mulberry silk, and importantly it uses it for both the inner and outer layer.\n\nThat last point is worth slowing down on, because it is where a lot of bonnets cut corners. It is common to find a bonnet that advertises silk but only puts it on the surface that touches your hair, with polyester satin forming the outside. There is nothing immoral about that, but it changes how the bonnet feels, how it ages, and how it behaves in a wash. A double-layered construction in the same material means the bonnet is consistent all the way through.\n\nTies versus elastic\n\nMost bonnets on the market use an elastic band. It is cheap, it is quick to put on, and for some people it is fine. The three issues with elastic are that it only offers one level of tightness, it relaxes over months until it offers none, and it concentrates pressure in a narrow strip across the forehead. If you have ever woken with a red line above your eyebrows, you have met that third issue.\n\nFabric ties solve all three in one go. You set the tension yourself, you reset it every night, and the pressure is spread across a wide band rather than a thin elastic cord. The trade-off is about five extra seconds at bedtime.\n\nThere is also a practical fit advantage. A bonnet with ties can open much wider than its resting size, which makes it far easier to get over braids, a bun or a lot of curl volume without flattening everything on the way in. Then you pull it snug once your hair is inside.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nThis bonnet is built for head measurements of 51 to 58 cm, which is 20 to 23 inches. To check yours, run a soft tape measure around your head just above the ears and across the middle of the forehead, where the bonnet edge will sit. Most adults fall comfortably inside that range.\n\nFit should feel secure, not tight. A good test is whether you can slide one finger under the edge at the forehead without forcing it. If you cannot, loosen the ties. If the bonnet shifts when you shake your head gently, tighten them. Where you place the knot matters too. A knot at the nape tends to stay put better for side sleepers, while a knot on top can press into the pillow.\n\nFor long hair, gather it loosely at the crown first, like a soft pineapple, then lower the bonnet over it. For shorter hair, just tuck the edges behind the hairline and tie.\n\nWho gets the most out of it\n\nTextured hair benefits most, simply because curls and coils have more surface area exposed to friction and the cuticle is naturally more lifted along the bends of a curl. Anyone searching for the best silk bonnet for curly hair is chasing exactly this, less drag overnight so the curl pattern survives until morning.\n\nProtective styles are the second big group. Braids, twists and locs all stay neater under a bonnet, and the fuzz that usually appears along the parts takes longer to arrive. A silk bonnet for braids is one of the few pieces of kit that pays for itself in extra days between appointments.\n\nStraight and fine hair benefits in a quieter way. Fewer tangles in the morning, less static, and a blow-dry that holds its shape through a second day. If you have had colour work done or you heat style regularly, the case is stronger again, because treated hair is already more fragile.\n\nAnd it is not only for sleeping. Plenty of people reach for a pure silk turban while doing skincare, applying makeup, or getting through housework. It keeps hair off the face without the tension of a tight headband.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. That is the care instruction for this bonnet and it is worth following, because the stress of a machine cycle is hard on both the silk filaments and the stitching at the ties.\n\nThe routine is simple. Cool water, a small amount of gentle detergent, swirl the bonnet through for a minute or two. Do not scrub the fabric against itself and do not wring it out. Lift it, support the weight, and press the water out between the folds of a clean towel. Then lay it flat to dry somewhere with air movement but out of direct sunlight. Sun fades silk and heat makes it brittle.\n\nWash it every week or two in normal use. If you apply oils, leave-in conditioners or treatment masks, wash it more often, because product builds up on the inner surface and eventually transfers back to your hair. Some people keep two bonnets in rotation for this reason, one for clean nights and one for treatment nights.\n\nCreases usually fall out as you wear it. If you want it flat for a gift, press on the lowest setting with a cloth between the iron and the fabric, or hold a steamer slightly away from the surface.\n\nWhat to compare before you buy\n\nIf you are weighing up options, there are four things worth checking on any listing. First, whether the silk is on both layers or only the inside. Second, the grade of mulberry silk, since not every seller states it. Third, the closure type and whether it is adjustable. Fourth, the fit range in centimetres rather than a vague \"one size\".\n\nThis bonnet gives you a clear answer on all four, with 6A mulberry silk inside and out, fabric ties, and a stated 51 to 58 cm range. Momme weight, flat dimensions and country of origin are not listed in our product record, so we are not going to guess at them.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet does one job and does it quietly. It puts a smooth surface between your hair and your bedding so that a night of turning over does not undo your style or rough up your ends. This one is double-layered mulberry silk rather than silk over a lining, it ties rather than grips, and it fits most adult head sizes from 51 to 58 cm. Hand wash it, dry it flat, and it will become one of those things you stop thinking about because it is simply part of going to bed.", "llm_summary": "The Green Double Layer Silk Bonnet with Ties is a sleep bonnet constructed with 6A grade mulberry silk in both the inner and outer layer, rather than silk over a secondary lining. It closes with adjustable fabric ties instead of elastic and fits head sizes of 51 to 58 cm (20 to 23 in), suiting curly, coily, wavy and straight hair. Hair and skin slide over silk with less friction than over cotton, which helps a style hold its shape overnight. Care is hand wash only. The item model number is LSRB01. Brand, GTIN, exact weight, country of origin, flat dimensions, momme weight and certifications are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/green-double-layer-silk-bonnet-with-ties.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet", "sku": "pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet", "title": "Pink 22 Momme Adjustable Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet", "price": 99.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "227 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/main-pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% 22 momme mulberry silk with an adjustable buckle and drawstring, this breathable sleep cap sits snug without pinching and keeps hair smooth against the pillow.", "description": "The problem with pillowcases\n\nMost of us never think about what our hair does for eight hours a night. It gets dragged. You turn over, your head moves, and the hair underneath stays pinned by the weight of your skull for half a second before it catches up. Cotton has a textured surface made of short, twisted fibres, and those fibres grip. Multiply that by a few hundred turns a night and you get the familiar result. Flat on one side, frizzy on the other, static in winter, and a style that lasted about as far as the bedroom door.\n\nA silk bonnet deals with this by changing the surface your hair touches. Silk filaments are long and smooth. Hair slides across them rather than catching. That is the whole mechanism, and it is worth being clear that it is a physical one, not a treatment. Nothing is being added to your hair. The bonnet simply stops the pillow from pushing it around.\n\nWhat momme means and why 22 is a sensible number\n\nSilk is not measured in thread count. It is measured in momme, a Japanese unit that describes weight per unit area. Lightweight silks sit around 12 to 16 momme. Heavier ones climb into the high twenties and beyond. This bonnet is 22 momme, which lands in the medium weight class.\n\nWhy does that matter in a bonnet? Two reasons. The first is feel. Low momme silk can feel insubstantial, almost like a scarf lining. It also tends to show wear faster because there is simply less fibre in the weave. The second is shape. A denser silk holds its form. A bonnet made from thin silk collapses onto your head and becomes a loose bag within a few washes, and once that happens it stops staying put.\n\nTwenty-two momme is a practical middle ground. It is dense enough to feel like a proper garment and to survive regular hand washing, but not so heavy that the bonnet becomes stiff or warm. Both the shell and the lining here are the same 22 momme mulberry silk, which is worth checking on any bonnet you look at. A silk exterior with a synthetic lining gives you the look without the function, because the lining is the only part your hair actually touches.\n\nFit is the part people get wrong\n\nAsk anyone who has given up on bonnets and the reason is almost always the same. It fell off. Elastic-only bonnets are sized by guesswork and they either squeeze a groove into your forehead or quietly work their way loose by two in the morning.\n\nThis one uses a buckle at the back plus a drawstring. The buckle sets the circumference. You adjust it once, on the first night, and then leave it alone. The drawstring handles the other dimension, which is how much room there is up top for your hair. Someone with a short bob and someone with shoulder-length hair need different amounts of space inside the same bonnet, and the drawstring is what covers that gap.\n\nThe silk itself has no stretch. That is normal for a woven silk and it means the closures are doing all the sizing work rather than the fabric. The upside is that the fit you set is the fit you get, night after night, with no slow loosening as elastic tires.\n\nOne small practical note. If you sleep flat on your back, swing the buckle slightly to one side before you lie down so it is not directly under your head. Most people do this without thinking after a couple of nights.\n\nWho it suits, and who might want something else\n\nStraight hair, wavy hair, curls, coils, braids, a fresh blow-dry: the friction benefit applies across the board. What changes is the reason you want it. Straight hair benefits most from less static and fewer pillow kinks. Curls benefit from keeping their pattern intact instead of being flattened on one side. A set style lasts longer simply because nothing is disturbing it.\n\nThe honest caveat is volume. This is a standard adult bonnet, not an oversized one. If you have very thick or very voluminous hair, you may find it a squeeze. Loosely gathering hair on top of the head before you put the bonnet on usually solves it, but if the silk is visibly stretched tight, this is not the right size for that style and you will be happier with a roomier cut.\n\nIt is also not for wet hair. Silk is not water resistant, and sealing wet hair inside anything is uncomfortable and slow to dry. Get hair to dry or barely damp first.\n\nWashing it without ruining it\n\nHere is where most silk gets destroyed, so it is worth a minute.\n\nHand wash only, cool water, a detergent made for delicates. Not regular laundry liquid, which usually contains enzymes and brighteners that are hard on protein fibres. Fasten the buckle before the bonnet goes in the water, because loose hardware swishing around is exactly how a snag starts.\n\nWork the bonnet gently through the water for a minute or two. No scrubbing, no twisting. Rinse until the water runs clear. Then lift it out supporting the whole thing, lay it on a towel, roll the towel and press. Do not wring it. Wringing stretches the weave and once silk is stretched it does not go back.\n\nDry it flat, away from direct sun, radiators and heated airers. Heat and UV are what fade dyed silk and make it brittle. At room temperature it will be dry faster than you expect.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use a low iron on the reverse side and keep well away from the buckle and drawstring. Honestly, most creases fall out on their own if you lay it flat while it is still slightly damp.\n\nHow often? If you use light products or none, weekly is fine. Heavy oils, leave-in creams or scalp treatments mean more frequent washing, because whatever is on your hair transfers to the bonnet.\n\nLiving with it day to day\n\nThe bonnet packs down to 28 x 23 x 2 cm and weighs 227 grams. That is small enough to live in a bedside drawer without being a nuisance and flat enough to disappear into a weekend bag. Hotel pillowcases are usually heavily laundered cotton, so a bonnet in the suitcase is one of the easier travel upgrades.\n\nPlenty of people end up with two. One in use, one in the wash, no gap. It is a single-item pack, so if that appeals, order accordingly.\n\nThe colour is a solid pink with no print or trim. Plain is the right call for something you wear every night and wash regularly. It also makes it an easy gift, since the adjustable closure removes the sizing guesswork that makes most clothing a risky present.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet is a simple bit of kit doing one job, which is putting a smooth surface between your hair and your pillow. The things worth checking are the momme weight, whether both sides are silk, and how it fastens. This one is 22 momme mulberry silk inside and out, medium weight, with a buckle and drawstring so the fit stays where you set it.\n\nTreat it gently at the sink, dry it flat, keep it out of the sun, and it will go on doing that job for a long time.", "llm_summary": "The Pink 22 Momme Adjustable Mulberry Silk Bonnet is an adult sleep cap made from 100% 22 momme mulberry silk on both the outer shell and the lining. It is solid pink, beanie form, medium weight, with no fabric stretch, and is adjusted by a buckle and drawstring closure. Listed dimensions are 28 x 23 x 2 cm with an item weight of 227 grams, supplied as a single item. It is described as breathable and is not water resistant. Care is hand wash only, with the buckle fastened before washing. Brand, country of origin and specific head-size range are not specified in this record. The bonnet is sold in pink only and is suited to all seasons.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/pink-22-momme-adjustable-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Pink Floral Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 89.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-layered mulberry silk with a relaxed, non-pinching fit that sits softly over curls, waves and braids while you sleep.", "description": "The problem nobody tells you about\n\nYou spend time on your hair. Maybe it is a wash day that took three hours, maybe it is a blow-dry you paid for, maybe it is just a braid-out you finally got right. Then you go to sleep and wake up to something that looks like it lost a fight.\n\nThe culprit is friction. Every time your head turns on the pillow, hair drags across fabric. Cotton feels soft to your fingers, but at the fibre level it is a rough, absorbent weave. Strands catch on it, lift, tangle, and lose moisture to it. Multiply that by eight hours and roughly 365 nights a year and you can see why so much of what we call frizz is really just wear.\n\nA bonnet solves this by changing what your hair touches. Instead of pillowcase, your hair rests against silk, which has a smoother surface and far less grip. Nothing dramatic happens overnight. What happens is that less goes wrong, repeatedly, and that adds up.\n\nHow a double-layer silk bonnet works\n\nThe basic idea is simple. Gather your hair, put the bonnet over it, go to sleep. What varies enormously between bonnets is the construction.\n\nA lot of inexpensive bonnets are silk-faced on the outside and lined with polyester or satin on the inside. That is backwards. The side that matters is the one touching your hair. A double-layered mulberry silk bonnet puts silk on both faces, so there is no compromise hiding in the lining.\n\nThe second layer also does something structural. One thin layer of silk tends to collapse flat against your head. Two layers hold a little more shape, which means there is actual room inside for a bun, a set of twists, or a pineapple. Your hair sits in that space rather than being pressed against your scalp.\n\nThen there is the fit. This is where most bonnets go wrong in the other direction. Manufacturers add strong elastic so the bonnet will not fall off, and the result is a band that presses into your forehead, leaves a line, and sometimes gives you a headache. This one uses a relaxed, non-tight silhouette instead. It holds without clamping. The trade-off is honest: a gentle hold is more comfortable but slightly less secure if you thrash around at night.\n\nWho this suits\n\nThink of it in terms of hair volume rather than hair type alone.\n\nMedium volume is the sweet spot. Curls, waves and braids that need gentle room without compression sit well inside it. If you wear protective styles and want a soft silk hair wrap for sleeping rather than something that flattens the pattern, this shape is working in your favour.\n\nShort hair fits easily but will feel loose. There is simply less hair to fill the crown, so the bonnet has slack. That is not a problem, just a different feel. Plenty of people with pixie cuts or bobs use a bonnet purely to keep a blow-dry smooth, and they get on fine with it.\n\nVery long or very thick hair is where you need to be realistic. If your hair is past mid-back and dense, it may exceed what this bonnet can comfortably hold. You can work around it by coiling hair loosely on top of your head first, but if the bonnet is straining, you want a larger-capacity style instead.\n\nAnd it is not only for sleeping. A good proportion of people buy a bonnet for the bedroom and end up wearing it half the day. Skincare routines, kitchen work, video calls where you have not touched your hair, errands when you want it contained. A floral print makes that easier because it looks like something you chose, not something you forgot to take off.\n\nHow to choose a silk bonnet\n\nCheck the lining first. This is the single most useful question to ask. If a listing says silk and does not say what the inside is made from, assume it is not silk. Double-layered construction removes the guesswork.\n\nMeasure your head. Take a tape measure around your head just above the ears, where the bonnet will sit. Compare that number to the stated range, which here is 51 to 58 cm, or roughly 20 to 23 inches. Most adults land inside it, but a quick measure takes thirty seconds and saves a return.\n\nThink about your hair volume, not just length. Two people with shoulder-length hair can have wildly different volume. Capacity is about how much bulk needs to fit inside, so judge by the size of your hair when it is gathered, not by where the ends fall.\n\nDecide how secure you need it. If you barely move at night, a relaxed fit is pure comfort. If you are a restless sleeper, you should know that a gentle band may shift and you might need to reseat it occasionally. Some people solve this by tucking the back edge under slightly.\n\nConsider buying two. This sounds like upselling and is really just practical. Silk is hand wash only, and hand washing means air drying, and air drying means the bonnet is out of action for several hours. A second one means you never have a night without.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is not really. It just has a few rules, and if you follow them the fabric lasts far longer than you might expect.\n\nHand wash only, in cool water, with a detergent made for delicates or wool. Hot water and standard laundry powder are the two things that dull silk fastest. Swirl it gently for a minute or two rather than scrubbing.\n\nWhen you rinse, do not wring it. Twisting stresses the fibres and can distort the seams. Instead, lay the bonnet flat on a clean towel, roll the towel up, and press. That pulls out most of the water without any force.\n\nDry it flat, out of direct sun. Sunlight fades prints and weakens silk over time. A shaded spot with some air movement works well and usually takes a few hours.\n\nWash every week or two for most people. If you use oils, leave-in creams or heavy styling products, go more often, because those transfer into the fabric and will eventually make it feel less slippery.\n\nIf you need to press it, use the lowest iron setting with a cloth between the iron and the silk. Most of the time a bonnet does not need pressing at all.\n\nA few realistic expectations\n\nA bonnet is a tool for reducing friction, not a miracle. It will not repair damage that has already happened and it will not change the texture you were born with. What it does is stop a slow, daily source of wear.\n\nThe effect is cumulative. You might notice after the first night that your style held better. The bigger difference shows up over weeks, as tangles get easier and ends look less ragged.\n\nIt also will not fix a pillowcase problem on its own if your bonnet comes off at 2am. If you find that happening regularly, a silk pillowcase alongside the bonnet covers both situations.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you want a bonnet that is silk where it counts, on both faces, and that sits on your head without leaving a mark, this is a sensible choice. The relaxed fit is the main thing to understand before buying: comfortable, forgiving, and a gentle hold rather than a tight one.\n\nMeasure your head against the 51 to 58 cm range. Be honest about your hair volume, since very long or extra-thick hair may be too much for this size. Hand wash it, dry it flat, and it will keep doing its job for a long time.\n\nAnd if it turns out not to suit you, returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as it is unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "The Pink Floral Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet is a sleep and day bonnet made from two layers of mulberry silk, listed under model number LSTB01. It fits head sizes of roughly 51 to 58 cm (20 to 23 inches) and uses a relaxed, non-tight silhouette intended to avoid pressure marks on the forehead and scalp. The double-layer build means silk sits on both the inner and outer faces. It suits medium hair volume, curls, waves and braids; very long or extra-thick hair may exceed its capacity. It can be worn for sleeping, during skincare routines, around the house, or as a turban wrap. Care is hand wash only. Exact colour, weight, momme weight and dimensions are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/pink-flower-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "sku": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "title": "Purple Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "price": 79.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/main-purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "A double-layer mulberry silk sleep cap with long cooling ties, an adjustable fit and a hand-wash-only finish that stays soft wash after wash.", "description": "The problem nobody warns you about\n\nYou wash your hair, dry it, maybe style it, and go to bed happy with how it looks. Eight hours later it is flattened on one side, frizzy on the other, and there is a knot at the nape of your neck that was not there last night.\n\nNothing went wrong while you slept. Your hair simply spent the night dragging across cotton. Cotton feels soft to your hand because your fingertips are blunt instruments, but at the scale of a single hair strand, a cotton weave is a rough, absorbent surface with thousands of tiny snag points. Roll over a few dozen times and the friction adds up.\n\nA silk bonnet solves it by putting a much smoother surface between your hair and your bedding, and by keeping all your hair in one place rather than letting it spread across the pillow. That is the entire idea. It is not clever technology, it is just a better material in the right spot.\n\nWhat makes silk different\n\nSilk filaments are long and smooth, with far fewer surface irregularities than spun cotton. Hair slides across silk instead of catching on it. Less catching means less mechanical stress, which means fewer tangles to brush out in the morning.\n\nSilk is also less absorbent than cotton. A cotton pillowcase will happily wick moisture and product out of your hair overnight. Silk draws less, so whatever you put on your hair before bed tends to stay where you put it.\n\nWhat silk cannot do is change your hair. It will not thicken it, speed up growth or cure damage. Anyone selling you a bonnet on those terms is overreaching. What it does is reduce the amount of friction your hair deals with overnight, which is a small, real, cumulative benefit.\n\nThe double-layer difference\n\nMost of the cheap bonnets you see online are single-ply. One thin panel of fabric, a band of elastic, done. They work, in the sense that silk is still silk, but they collapse flat against your head and the fabric feels insubstantial.\n\nThis purple bonnet is built from two layers. The practical effect is that the cap has body. There is room inside it, so braids, curls, a loose bun or a lot of length can sit comfortably without being squashed. The double layer also feels noticeably softer in the hand, and it drapes rather than clings.\n\nIf you have been disappointed by a flimsy cap before, the construction is usually why. When people go looking for the best double layer silk bonnet, this is the thing they are actually chasing: a cap that holds its shape.\n\nTies versus elastic\n\nThere are two ways a bonnet stays on your head. An elastic band, or a drawstring with ties.\n\nElastic is quicker to pull on, but it has one tension and that tension is whatever the factory decided. Too loose and it falls off at 3am. Too tight and you wake up with a line across your forehead and a headache.\n\nThis cap uses a drawstring closure with long ties, and the fit type is listed as adjustable. You decide how firm it sits. Tie it gently if you sleep still, or pull it in and knot it properly if you are a thrasher. The long ties also mean the fit works across a wide range of head sizes without needing to pick a size at checkout.\n\nPeople searching for the best silk bonnet with long ties are usually doing it because an elastic cap failed them, and the fix is exactly this.\n\nWho it suits\n\nAnyone with hair long enough to tangle gets something out of a bonnet. Beyond that, a few groups notice the difference faster than others.\n\nIf you have curls or coils, you already know that preserving a style overnight is half the battle. Containing the hair in a smooth cap keeps the pattern intact and stops the frizz that comes from rubbing against a duvet cover.\n\nIf your hair is fine, tangles form easily and brushing them out is where breakage happens. Cutting down overnight friction means less to brush out.\n\nIf you have long hair, the sheer surface area in contact with your bedding is the problem. Gathering it all inside a bonnet is the simplest fix available.\n\nAnd if you use oils, masks or leave-in treatments at night, a bonnet keeps them on your hair and off your pillowcase.\n\nHow to choose one\n\nA few things actually matter, and a lot of things do not.\n\nConstruction matters. Single layer or double layer changes how the cap feels and how much room it has inside. Closure matters, for the reasons above. The smoothness of the silk itself matters, though you can only really judge that by feel.\n\nWhat matters less than the internet suggests is colour, though a solid shade like this purple looks tidier than a loud print if you are the sort of person who leaves it on the bedside table. Packaging matters only if you are buying it as a gift, and this one arrives boxed, which saves you a job.\n\nBe careful with specification claims. Plenty of listings quote a momme weight or a fibre percentage with great confidence and no evidence behind it. This product record confirms the model number, the double-layer construction, the drawstring closure, the adjustable fit, the solid pattern and the hand-wash care instruction. Where a figure is not confirmed, we have left it out rather than making one up. If a seller is happy to invent numbers, the numbers they invent are not worth much to you.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nPut your hair up loosely first. A low bun, a loose braid or a pineapple at the crown all work, depending on your hair type. Avoid tight elastics at this stage, because you are trying to reduce tension, not add it.\n\nPull the cap on from the front of your hairline backwards, tucking as you go. Gather the drawstring until the cap feels secure but not tight, then tie the long ends off wherever is comfortable, usually at the back of the head or the nape.\n\nIf you wake up and the cap has come off, tighten the drawstring a little next time. If you wake up with a mark on your skin, loosen it. It takes two or three nights to find your setting and then you stop thinking about it.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThis is the part people skip, and then wonder why their bonnet lost its slip after a month.\n\nHand wash only, in cold water, with a small amount of mild detergent. No bleach, ever. Swirl it gently rather than scrubbing, rinse until the water runs clear, then press the water out in a towel. Do not wring or twist it. Reshape the cap and lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun.\n\nSkip the fabric softener. It leaves a film that coats the silk and kills the smooth surface, which is the entire reason you bought it.\n\nWash it every week or two, more often if you use heavy oils or creams. Product build-up is the usual culprit when a bonnet starts to feel tacky rather than slippery. Keep it away from zips and rough fabrics in the wash basket, and store it folded in a drawer rather than crumpled in a bag.\n\nTravel and daytime use\n\nThe cap folds flat and weighs almost nothing, so it takes up no meaningful space in a bag. Hotel bedding is almost never silk, so it is one of those small items that pays for itself on a trip.\n\nThere is also no reason to limit it to night use. Plenty of people wear a silk hair wrap around the house, while cooking, during a workout, or on a day when the hair is simply not cooperating. It is a cap, not a ritual.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet reduces the friction between your hair and your bedding. That is the claim, and it is a fair one. This purple double-layer mulberry silk cap gives you more body than a thin single-ply bonnet, an adjustable drawstring instead of a one-size elastic, and long ties so you set your own tension.\n\nHand wash it in cold water, dry it flat, and keep the softener away from it. Do that and you will get years out of a cap you stop noticing, which is exactly what you want from one. If it turns out not to suit you, return it unused and unwashed within 14 days of delivery and we will sort it out.", "llm_summary": "The Purple Double-Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet is a silk sleep cap sold in the silk-bonnets category, model number Au-19MM bs-Cap. It has a double-layer construction, a drawstring closure, an adjustable fit type, long ties and a solid purple pattern with no print. Care is hand wash only. The product record does not specify a brand, GTIN, exact fibre composition percentage, finished dimensions, weight or country of origin, so those details are not stated here. It is designed to be worn overnight so hair sits against a smooth silk surface instead of cotton bedding. Delivery is from local warehouses and returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery on unused, unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable", "sku": "silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable", "title": "Silver 19 Momme Mulberry Silk Sleep Cap with Adjustable Band", "slug": "silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable", "price": 45.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.06 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/main-silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable-2.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 19 momme mulberry silk with a double layer and a silk-covered elastic band, it slips on in a second and stays put while you move.", "description": "The problem with waking up to a bird's nest\n\nYou go to bed with your hair looking reasonable. Seven or eight hours later it is flattened on one side, puffed on the other, and there is a knot at the nape you have to work through with your fingers. If you have curls, the shape you spent time getting right the night before is gone.\n\nMost of that comes down to friction. Hair does not sit still overnight. Your head turns, the pillow drags, and every bit of movement rubs the hair shaft against fabric. Cotton is the usual pillowcase material, and cotton has a textured, absorbent surface. It grips. Over a full night of turning, that grip shows up as tangles, frizz and bent-out-of-shape curls.\n\nA silk sleep cap is the simple answer to that. Instead of changing your whole bed setup, you put a smooth layer between your hair and everything else.\n\nWhat silk actually does differently\n\nSilk is a continuous filament fibre with a tight, even surface. Run your hand across it and there is almost nothing to catch on. Cotton is spun from short staple fibres, so the surface has tiny ends sticking out everywhere, which is exactly why it feels soft and slightly fuzzy and exactly why hair snags on it.\n\nThat is the whole mechanism. Hair slides over silk with less friction than it does over cotton. Nothing mystical about it, just a difference in how the two fabrics are built.\n\nThis cap uses mulberry silk at 19 momme. Momme is the weight measure for silk, a little like GSM for other fabrics. Anything under about 16 momme starts to feel thin and see-through. Above 22 or so it gets dense and begins to lose the drape that makes silk pleasant to wear. Nineteen sits comfortably in the middle. It has enough substance to feel like a real piece of fabric, enough softness to disappear on your head.\n\nWhy the double layer matters\n\nA lot of cheap bonnets are one layer of thin fabric with a bit of elastic sewn in. They work for a few weeks and then go limp and shapeless.\n\nThis one is built from two layers of silk. The practical result is that the cap holds its form. It sits on the head rather than collapsing into a flat disc. It also means both surfaces are silk, so if you fold the brim up or tuck hair ends into the edge, there is no rough backing fabric making contact.\n\nThe second layer also helps the cap last. Two layers of fabric share the stress of being pulled on and off every day, which a single thin layer has to absorb alone.\n\nThe band is where most bonnets fail\n\nIf you have ever owned a sleep cap that left a red line across your forehead, the band was the culprit. Bare elastic has a rough, rubbery surface. Pressed against the hairline for eight hours, it tugs at the fine hairs there and leaves a mark.\n\nThe band on this cap is covered in silk. Same stretch, same hold, but the part touching you is smooth. That one detail is worth checking on any bonnet you consider buying, because it is the difference between a cap you wear every night and one you give up on by week two.\n\nThe band is also what makes this a one-size product. It stretches to suit a range of adult head sizes rather than coming in small, medium and large. Measure around your head just above the ears if you want to sanity-check the fit against the flat dimensions of 25.4 by 20.3 centimetres.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who wakes up with tangles will notice a difference, but some people get more out of a silk cap than others.\n\nCurly and coily hair benefits most, because those textures have more surface area catching on fabric and more tendency to lose definition overnight. If you spend time on a wash-day routine, protecting it in bed is the obvious next step.\n\nLong hair is the second group. Length means more hair touching the pillow and more of it sliding around as you move. Gathering it loosely and tucking it under a cap keeps the whole lot contained.\n\nPeople who use leave-in treatments, oils or overnight masks also tend to wear bonnets, simply to keep the product on their hair rather than on the pillowcase.\n\nAnd then there is the travel crowd. Hotel pillowcases are usually high-wash, high-heat cotton or polycotton. A cap that weighs under 60 grams and folds into a corner of your bag solves that without packing your own bedding.\n\nHow to choose between options\n\nA few things worth comparing when you are looking at silk bonnets generally.\n\nCheck the momme weight. If a listing does not state it, there is usually a reason. Mid-range weights around 19 are the sweet spot for sleepwear.\n\nCheck whether the band is covered. Exposed elastic is the single most common comfort complaint.\n\nCheck the number of layers. Single-layer caps are cheaper and lighter but go shapeless faster.\n\nCheck the size approach. Some brands do multiple sizes, some do one stretch size. One size with a good band suits most adults, but if you have an unusually large head or very bulky protective styles, a scarf-style wrap may serve you better.\n\nAnd think about colour practically. Silver is neutral and does not show the way a bright colour might after repeated washing.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like the same treatment as a cotton t-shirt.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Swish it gently, do not scrub, and do not leave it soaking. Bleach is out entirely.\n\nTo dry, press the water out inside a folded towel rather than wringing it. Wringing stretches the fibres and distorts the shape. Then reshape the cap and lay it flat somewhere out of direct sun. Sunlight dulls silk dye faster than anything else.\n\nSkip the tumble dryer completely. Heat is hard on silk and worse on the elastic in the band. If the cap needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting, work on the inside of the fabric, and keep the iron well away from the band.\n\nHow often to wash depends on your routine. If you use heavy oils, weekly or more. If your hair goes to bed clean and dry, you can stretch it longer. Over-washing wears silk out faster than wearing it does.\n\nA note on expectations\n\nSilk is a material with specific properties. It is smooth, it is light, and hair moves across it with less resistance than it does across cotton. That is what you are buying.\n\nNobody should be promising you anything beyond that. If a listing makes bigger claims, be sceptical. The reason people keep using silk caps is simply that the mornings are easier, which is a modest, real benefit and enough on its own.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a silver mulberry silk sleep cap in a 19 momme weight, built from two layers with a silk-covered elastic band at the back. One size suits most adults. It measures about 25.4 by 20.3 centimetres flat and weighs roughly 56.7 grams, so it packs almost nowhere.\n\nHand wash it cool, dry it flat, keep it out of the sun, and it will keep doing its job. If the fit turns out wrong, send it back unused and unwashed within 14 days of delivery and we will take care of it.", "llm_summary": "This is a silver sleep cap made from 19 momme mulberry silk, listed as adult size, one size fits most. The bonnet is double layered and finished with a silk-covered elastic band at the back for a snug fit across a range of adult head sizes. Flat dimensions are approximately 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.3 centimetres and the product weight is about 56.7 grams, with one cap per pack. The colour is silver in a solid pattern. Silk has a smooth surface, so hair moves across it with less friction than across cotton. Brand, GTIN, country of origin and any certifications are not specified in this record. Care is hand wash cool, dry flat. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days; returns are 14 days from delivery, unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/silver-19-momme-silk-sleep-cap-adjustable.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "sku": "sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "title": "Sky Blue 22 Momme Double Layer Silk Bonnet", "slug": "sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet", "price": 65.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/main-sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double layered mulberry silk, a soft drawstring closure and a one size fit that works over curls, braids, rollers and long hair.", "description": "The problem nobody warns you about\n\nYou wash your hair, you dry it, you spend time getting it to behave. Then you sleep on it for eight hours and wake up with half the work undone. Curls have flattened on one side. Ends look fluffy. The sleek blow dry has gone soft at the crown.\n\nNone of that happens because of one big event. It is friction, repeated hundreds of times across a night. Cotton has a textured surface at the fibre level, and hair drags across it every time you roll over. Multiply that by seven nights a week and you start to see the result in the mirror.\n\nA silk bonnet is a simple fix. It puts a smooth, slippery layer between your hair and the pillow, the sheets and the headboard. Strands slide over silk instead of catching on cotton. You still move in your sleep, but your hair is no longer paying for it.\n\nHow a silk bonnet actually works\n\nThere is nothing clever going on. The whole thing comes down to surface and containment.\n\nSilk filaments are long, smooth and uniform. Run your hand over a good piece of silk and you can feel there is almost nothing for hair to grab. Cotton, by contrast, is made of short fibres that create a slightly fuzzy surface. On a microscope level it is more like velcro than glass.\n\nThe second part is containment. A bonnet gathers your hair into one place and keeps it there. Loose hair spreads across a pillow and gets trapped under your shoulder, pulled when you turn, and worked into knots by morning. Hair inside a bonnet stays bundled and moves with you.\n\nPut those two things together and you get fewer tangles, less frizz and styles that hold their shape longer. That is the whole mechanism.\n\nWhy momme matters\n\nMomme is how silk weight has been measured for a very long time. It describes how heavy a fixed area of fabric is, so a higher number means a denser weave. Thin silk might sit at 12 or 16 momme. This bonnet uses 22 momme, which is the weight a lot of people settle on for silk bedding and sleep accessories.\n\nWhy does that matter for a bonnet? Density affects how the fabric behaves. Lightweight silk can feel flimsy, cling oddly and wear thin at the seams. A denser silk has more body, keeps its shape over a head of curls and survives repeated hand washing better. It also feels nicer. There is a cool, fluid quality to 22 momme silk that thinner fabric never quite reaches.\n\nWhat it does not do is make the bonnet heavy. Silk is light to begin with, so even at this weight the whole thing barely registers on your head.\n\nThe double layer difference\n\nPlenty of bonnets are sold as silk when only the outside is silk. The inside, the part that actually touches your hair all night, can be polyester or some other synthetic. That defeats the point entirely.\n\nThis one uses silk on both faces. Silk against your hair, silk facing out. Alongside the obvious benefit, two layers give the cap a bit more structure. It holds a rounded shape over volume rather than collapsing flat, which matters if you are protecting a twist-out, a set of rollers or a fresh wash day.\n\nIf you are comparing options, this is the single question worth asking about any bonnet. What is the lining made of? Anyone searching for the best double layer silk bonnet is really just asking for silk on the side that counts.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nFit is where most bonnets fail, and it is almost always about tension rather than size.\n\nThis bonnet uses a soft wide band with a drawstring. The wide band is deliberate. A thin elastic concentrates all its pressure in one narrow line across your forehead, which is uncomfortable and leaves a mark. A wide band spreads that same hold across more surface, so you can wear it snug without feeling it.\n\nThe drawstring means you set the tension yourself. Pull it in for short or fine hair that needs a close hold. Leave it generous for braids, long lengths or a full head of curls that needs cap space. Most people take two or three nights to find their setting.\n\nA practical tip. If the bonnet comes off during the night, the answer is usually not a smaller size, it is a slightly firmer drawstring and tucking the hair in a bit more deliberately at the back. Gather the length low at the nape, push it up into the cap, then draw the band in.\n\nWho it suits\n\nCurly and coily hair gets the clearest benefit, because those textures lose definition fast when they are rubbed against cotton. A roomy cap preserves the curl pattern rather than crushing it.\n\nBraids, twists and locs also do well. The bonnet stops flyaways and keeps the style neat between refreshes.\n\nLong hair of any texture benefits simply from being contained. Fewer tangles in the morning means less time pulling a brush through, which is where a lot of breakage actually happens.\n\nStraight and fine hair might seem like it needs less protection, but fine strands tangle easily and show frizz quickly. A bonnet keeps things smooth. Anyone hunting for the best silk bonnet for natural hair, or the best mulberry silk sleep cap in general, is usually solving the same problem from a different starting point.\n\nThe one honest caveat. If your hair is both very long and very thick, cap space can get tight. Loosen the drawstring fully, coil the length low and see how it sits.\n\nIt is not only for bedtime\n\nA bonnet is genuinely useful during the day. Put it on while you cleanse your face and you keep your hairline dry. Wear it through a skincare routine or while you do your makeup and your hair stays out of the products.\n\nIt is handy for light housework, for a morning when a blow dry needs to last another day, and for travel, where you have no idea what the pillows will be like. The wide band ties into a small bow at the front or to one side if you want it to look like a choice rather than a necessity.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. That is the care instruction for this bonnet and it is worth following.\n\nUse cool water and a mild detergent made for delicates. Swirl gently, do not scrub or wring. Rinse well, then press the water out by rolling it in a clean towel. Reshape the band and dry flat or hang it somewhere out of direct sun. Heat is the enemy, so no tumble dryer and no hot radiator.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting with a cloth between the iron and the silk.\n\nHow often? Every week or two for most people. Sooner if you use heavy oils or leave-in creams, because product builds up on the inner layer and light colours like sky blue show it. Having two bonnets in rotation makes the routine painless.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet solves a small, boring, daily problem, and it solves it well. Less friction, fewer tangles, styles that hold.\n\nThis one gets the important things right. Real mulberry silk at 22 momme, silk on both the inside and the outside, and a soft wide band with a drawstring so you can dial in the fit instead of hoping one size happens to suit you. One size covers most adult heads and the cap has room for curls, braids, rollers and pinned sets.\n\nHand wash it, air dry it, and it will keep doing its job night after night. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and if it is not right, returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused and unwashed items.", "llm_summary": "The Sky Blue 22 Momme Double Layer Silk Bonnet is a mulberry silk sleep cap in a solid sky blue colourway. It is built with two layers of 22 momme silk, so silk faces both inwards against the hair and outwards. Fit is one size, adjusted by a soft wide band with a drawstring closure, and it is designed to sit over curly hair, natural hair, long hair, braids, rollers and up-dos. Care is hand wash only. The model number is AN008. Brand, country of origin, finished dimensions and item weight are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, with returns accepted within 14 days of delivery on unused and unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/sky-blue-22-momme-double-layer-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "sku": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "title": "Black 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard, Hidden Zip", "slug": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "price": 99.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/main-black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from pure mulberry silk with a 600 thread count face, a concealed zip that holds the pillow still, and a standard 66 x 50.8 cm fit.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost of us never really choose a pillowcase. It arrives as part of a sheet set, it gets washed a hundred times, and it stays on the bed until it wears through. That is fine for a while. Then you notice your hair looks slept-on in a way it did not used to, or your cheek wakes up with creases pressed into it, or the cotton feels warm and a bit rough against your face at two in the morning.\n\nA standard cotton weave has texture. Up close it is a grid of raised threads, and every time you move your head overnight your hair and skin drag across that grid. You do not feel it happening, but you see the result in the mirror.\n\nSilk is a different surface entirely. The fibre is long and smooth, the weave is tight, and the face of the fabric offers very little for hair to catch on. That is the whole proposition. It is not magic and it is not medicine, it is just a slicker thing to sleep on.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk bedding before you will have run into the word momme, usually written with a number in front of it. It is a weight measurement, and it describes how dense the silk fabric is. A low momme silk is thin and flyaway. A very high momme silk is heavy and stiff, more suited to upholstery than bedding.\n\nTwenty-two momme is the number that keeps showing up on good pillowcases, and there is a reason for that. It has enough weight to drape properly over a pillow, to hold its shape at the seams, and to survive regular washing. It still feels light and cool when you put your face on it. That balance is why people hunting for the best 22 momme silk pillowcase tend to end up comparing products at exactly this weight.\n\nThis pillowcase also lists a 600 thread count for its woven face. Thread count and momme are measuring related but different things, so do not treat a high number in one as a substitute for the other. Momme tells you about weight and density. Thread count tells you about how many threads are packed into the weave. A silk that scores well on both is the one worth buying.\n\nMulberry silk, and why it keeps getting named\n\nMulberry silk refers to silk produced by silkworms raised on mulberry leaves. The practical upshot is longer, more uniform fibres, which means a smoother and stronger thread. Shorter-fibre silks exist and they are cheaper, but they pill sooner and they lose their slip faster.\n\nWhen people search for the best mulberry silk pillowcase they are really searching for consistency. Long fibres make a fabric that behaves the same way on night four hundred as it did on night one. That is the thing worth paying for.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the part buyers most often get wrong, and it is the easiest to fix. The pillowcase here is a standard size, 20 by 26 inches, or 66 by 50.8 centimetres. That matches the standard bed pillow sold through most Australian bedding ranges.\n\nBefore you order, pull the case off your current pillow and measure the pillow itself, flat, across its widest points. If it comes in close to 66 by 50 cm, you are in standard territory. If it is noticeably longer, you may own a queen or king pillow, and this case will be too tight.\n\nWhy fuss over a few centimetres? Because an oversized case bunches. All that loose fabric gathers under your cheek and folds into ridges, which defeats the point of a smooth surface. An undersized case strains at the seams every time you plump the pillow, and seams are where any pillowcase fails first. The best standard silk pillowcase is simply the one that fits the pillow you actually own.\n\nThe case for a zip\n\nClosures get overlooked. Most pillowcases use an envelope flap, a tucked-in tail of fabric that holds the pillow in by friction alone. It works until you move. Over a full night the pillow inches its way toward the opening, and by morning there is a flat, empty corner of case flapping about.\n\nA zip solves that. This one is concealed, sitting behind the fabric along one edge, so from the outside you see an unbroken expanse of black silk. The pillow goes in, the zip closes, and nothing shifts. It also makes laundry day quicker, since you are not shaking and tugging at a pillow to get it free. If you have ever wrestled a pillow out of an envelope case while half asleep, the appeal of the best zippered silk pillowcase is obvious.\n\nOne small habit worth forming: close the zip before you wash. An open zip can catch on fabric in the machine, and that is the single most common way a delicate pillowcase picks up a snag.\n\nWhy black works\n\nPale silk is lovely and it shows absolutely everything. Black is the pragmatic alternative. It hides the light marks that any pillowcase picks up, it reads as neutral against almost any doona cover you own, and silk gives a dark colour a depth that matte cotton cannot match. Under lamplight it catches a soft sheen rather than looking like a flat panel of darkness.\n\nThe pattern here is solid, with no print. That makes it flexible. It sits quietly in a minimal bedroom and it holds its own against busier bed linen without competing.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk needs a gentler routine than cotton, but the routine is short.\n\nWash it in cool water. Hand washing is the kindest approach, and it takes about five minutes in a basin with a small amount of detergent made for delicates. If you would rather use the machine, that is fine too. Choose a gentle or delicates cycle, keep the water cool, and put the pillowcase inside a mesh laundry bag so it cannot tangle or snag on anything else in the drum.\n\nLeave out the bleach and the fabric softener. Softener coats the fibres with a residue that dulls the natural slip, which is the opposite of what you bought it for. Bleach will damage protein fibres like silk outright.\n\nFor drying, lay the pillowcase flat somewhere with air movement and out of direct sun. Do not wring it. Do not put it in the tumble dryer. Sunlight and heat are the two things that age silk fastest, and avoiding both costs you nothing.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting, work on the reverse side, and do it while the fabric is still a little damp. Most of the time this is not necessary, since silk falls smooth once it is back on a pillow.\n\nWash every one to two weeks, in step with the rest of your bed linen. If you use hair products or you go to bed with damp hair, lean toward weekly.\n\nWho it suits\n\nHot sleepers tend to appreciate silk because it does not hold warmth the way heavier fabrics do. People with long hair notice the difference first, since long hair is what drags most across a textured weave. Anyone who has worked out that the best pure silk pillowcase is cheaper than most of the products they were using to fix the problem will understand the logic.\n\nIt also makes a straightforward gift. Silk bedding is something plenty of people enjoy and very few buy for themselves, and black removes the guesswork about whether it will suit their bedroom.\n\nThe short version\n\nYou are buying a black pillowcase in pure mulberry silk, 22 momme, with a 600 thread count face, in a standard 66 by 50.8 cm size, closed with a concealed zip. Measure your pillow before you order. Wash it cool and gently, skip the softener, and dry it flat in the shade. Do that and it will stay smooth for a very long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a black pillowcase made from pure mulberry silk at 22 momme, with a 600 thread count face and a solid, unpatterned finish. It is a standard size, listed as 20 by 26 inches or 66 by 50.8 centimetres, and suits a regular bed pillow. The closure is a concealed zipper that keeps the pillow in place and leaves the outside of the case smooth. The listing records one item of two pieces, model number W01W16522a, in new condition. Care is machine wash on a gentle cycle, with hand washing in cool water or dry cleaning also suitable. Brand, weight, country of origin and packaged dimensions are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "sku": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "title": "Black 22 Momme Silk Pillowcases, Standard, 2 Pack", "slug": "black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "price": 142.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/main-black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 22 momme mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zip closure and a standard 66 x 50.8 cm fit, supplied as a matching pair.", "description": "The small thing that bugs you every morning\n\nMost people do not go looking for a silk pillowcase. They get there sideways, after one too many mornings of waking up with hair pressed flat on one side and a crease line down their cheek that takes an hour to settle. Cotton grips. It is a woven fabric with a textured surface, and when you turn over at night your hair and skin have to drag across it. That drag is what leaves the marks.\n\nA silk pillowcase changes the surface, nothing else. Your pillow stays the same, your mattress stays the same, your routine stays the same. The only difference is that the fabric your face spends a third of its life on is slicker. That is a modest change, which is probably why it works for so many people. It does not ask anything of you.\n\nThis set is two black pillowcases in standard size, 66 x 50.8 cm, made from double-sided mulberry silk at 22 momme with a 600 thread count and a hidden zip. Below is how to work out whether that spec suits you.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is sold by momme, written as mm but pronounced \"mommy\". It is a weight measure. One momme is roughly 4.3 grams per square metre, so a 22 momme silk weighs about 95 grams per square metre. The higher the number, the denser the fabric.\n\nHere is why it matters more than any other number on the label. Light silks around 12 to 16 momme are lovely for scarves and linings, but on a bed they feel thin. They slide off the pillow, they show every wrinkle, and they wear through at the corners sooner than you would like. Heavier silks from 19 momme up have body. They drape instead of float, they sit still under your head, and they take weekly use without going limp.\n\nAt 22 momme, this sits comfortably in that bedding range. When you pick one up the fabric has a bit of heft to it, closer to a good shirt than a handkerchief. That weight is the single best predictor of whether a case will still feel good in a year.\n\nThread count is the other figure here, listed at 600. On cotton, thread count is a rough quality signal. On silk it matters far less, because silk filaments are already long and fine, and the weave structure does most of the work. Read the momme figure first and treat thread count as supporting information.\n\nWhy double-sided is worth checking\n\nPlenty of silk pillowcases on the market are silk on one face only. The back is cotton or a polyester blend. It cuts the cost, and from the outside you often cannot tell.\n\nThe problem shows up in use. You have to put the case on the right way round every time, and if someone else makes the bed it is a coin toss. You also lose the option of flipping the case mid-week to get a fresh surface. Both faces of this set are silk, so neither of those things is an issue. Put it on, sleep on it, flip it whenever you like.\n\nZip or envelope\n\nPillowcases close in one of three ways. An open end is the cheapest. An envelope flap tucks the pillow in behind a fold of fabric. A zip encloses the pillow completely.\n\nA zip is the tidiest of the three. The pillow does not creep out overnight, the edge of the case stays flat and square, and the bed looks made rather than approximately made. On this set the zip is a hidden one, sewn into the seam along an edge, so it is not sitting under your face. Some people worry about catching a zip while they sleep, and in practice it is a non-issue with a side-seam closure.\n\nOne habit worth picking up: zip it closed before any cleaning. An open zip can snag the fabric, and silk shows a pull more than cotton does.\n\nWho this suits, and who it does not\n\nThis is a good fit if you have standard pillows, want both sides of the bed to match, and like a dark bedroom palette. A black case is forgiving. It sits happily with white sheets, charcoal, navy, grey or a patterned quilt cover, and it does not catch the light the way a pale silk can under a bedside lamp.\n\nIt is also a sensible gift. You are not guessing a clothing size or a favourite print, which makes it one of the easier presents to get right.\n\nIt is not the right choice if your pillows are king size or European square. Standard size means standard size, and stretching a case over a larger pillow puts strain on the seams and the zip. Measure your pillow along its longest edge before ordering. If it comes in around 66 cm you are fine. If it is closer to 90 cm you need a king case instead.\n\nIt is also worth being honest about the care requirement. The label says dry clean only. If you are someone who throws everything in a 40 degree wash on a Sunday, that is a mismatch you should know about before you buy, not after.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nThe care instruction listed for this set is dry clean only. That is the manufacturer's advice and the safest route for keeping the fabric and the black dye in good shape.\n\nIf you decide to hand wash anyway, and plenty of people do, understand that you are stepping outside the stated care advice. Do it gently. Cold water, a mild pH neutral detergent, no bleach, no fabric softener. Softener in particular coats silk and kills the slip you paid for. Swirl the case through the water rather than rubbing it. Rinse in clean cold water, then press the water out by rolling the case in a dry towel. Never wring or twist it.\n\nDry flat, or hang in shade with air moving around it. Direct sun is the fastest way to fade a dark dye, and a clothes dryer is the fastest way to ruin the fabric outright. If it needs pressing, use the coolest iron setting, work on the reverse side, and put a pressing cloth between the iron and the silk.\n\nDay to day, the enemies are snags and sharp edges. Watch out for rings, watch bands, hair clips and rough bed frame corners. Silk is strong along the fibre but it will show a pull if something catches it.\n\nSwap the case weekly, same as any pillowcase, and more often in summer or if you use rich hair or skin products overnight. Having two in the pack makes that rotation easy, and a lot of people buy a second pack so there is always a clean set on the shelf.\n\nReading between the specs\n\nA few numbers on this listing are worth a plain explanation.\n\nThe size is given as 20 x 26 inches and 66 x 50.8 cm. Those are the same measurement in two units, not two different dimensions. Standard size is the most common pillow format sold in Australia.\n\nThe pattern is listed as solid, the theme as none, and the style as modern. In practice that means a plain black case with no print, no piping and no trim. Simple, which is usually what you want from bedding you look at every day.\n\nThe model number is SJ-LLZT. Quote it if you ever need to ask us something about this exact item.\n\nSome fields on this listing are blank, including brand, item weight, country of origin and packaged dimensions. We leave them blank rather than filling them in with a plausible guess. If one of those details matters to your decision, ask us and we will find out before you order.\n\nThe short version\n\nTwo black pillowcases, standard size, 66 x 50.8 cm. Double-sided mulberry silk at 22 momme with a 600 thread count. Hidden zip closure. Solid colour, no print. Dry clean only.\n\nThe momme weight is the number to care about, and 22 is a proper bedding weight rather than a light dress silk. Double-sided means you never have to think about which way up it goes. The zip keeps the pillow in and the edge flat. Black hides the lamp shine that pale silk can show, and it works with almost any quilt cover.\n\nCheck your pillow size, be comfortable with the dry clean instruction, and the rest is just a nicer surface to sleep on. Orders ship from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and if it is not right you have 14 days from delivery to send it back unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "A two-pack of black silk pillowcases in standard size, measuring 66 x 50.8 cm (20 x 26 inches). The fabric is double-sided mulberry silk at 22 momme with a 600 thread count, in a solid black colour with no pattern. Each pillowcase closes with a hidden zip, and the set includes two pieces, listed under model number SJ-LLZT. The product details describe the fabric as breathable and list the care instruction as dry clean only. Brand, item weight, country of origin and packaged dimensions are not specified in this record, and no rating or review data is held here. Silk has a smooth, low-friction surface compared with woven cotton.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/black-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "sku": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "title": "Green 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase (Standard)", "slug": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "price": 79.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/main-green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk at 600 thread count with a hidden zip closure, it is smooth, breathable and cut to fit a standard 51 x 66 cm pillow.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost people never think about their pillowcase until something goes wrong with it. You wake up with a crease pressed down one cheek that takes an hour to fade. Your hair, which looked fine when you went to bed, has knotted itself into a nest on one side. Or you flip the pillow at two in the morning chasing a cool patch that lasted about four minutes.\n\nNone of those things are disasters. They are just small friction points that happen every single night, which is the thing about bedding. You use it roughly 2,900 hours a year. A surface that grabs at your hair and skin is doing that for a third of your life.\n\nCotton is a great fibre and nobody is suggesting otherwise. But a cotton weave, even a very fine one, has a textured surface. Fibres catch. Silk has a different structure. The long, smooth filaments produce a fabric with a much slicker face, so hair and skin move across it with less drag. That is the whole pitch, and it is a physical property of the fabric rather than a marketing claim.\n\nWhat momme actually measures\n\nIf you have spent any time looking at silk bedding, you have seen the word momme and probably skipped past it. It is worth understanding, because it is the single most useful number on a silk product page.\n\nMomme is a weight measure, dating back to the Japanese silk trade. It describes how many pounds a 100 yard by 45 inch piece of the fabric weighs. In practice, higher momme means more silk packed into the same area, which means a denser weave and a fabric with more body.\n\nSilk bedding generally ranges from about 16 momme up to 25. Below 16 it starts to feel thin and sheer, closer to scarf fabric than bedding. Above 25 it gets heavy and stiff enough that it loses the fluid drape people like about silk in the first place. This pillowcase is 22 momme, which sits in the sweet spot most people land on after trying a few. It feels substantial in the hand, it does not go transparent when you hold it up, and it still drapes properly over the pillow.\n\nYou will also see thread count quoted, and this one is 600. Thread count counts threads per square inch. It is a familiar number because of cotton sheets, so manufacturers list it for silk too. It tells you the weave is fine and close. Just remember that with silk, momme is the number that separates a serious pillowcase from a flimsy one, and thread count is the supporting detail.\n\nMulberry silk, and why the source matters\n\nNot all silk comes from the same place. Mulberry silk is produced by silkworms raised on mulberry leaves in controlled conditions. That diet and environment produce long, uniform filaments, which weave into a fabric with a very even surface and consistent colour.\n\nWild silks, by contrast, come from moths that eat whatever they find, and the filaments are shorter and more irregular. The resulting fabric has a lovely rustic texture, which is great for a jacket and less great under your face at night.\n\nThis pillowcase is listed as 100% mulberry silk, on both sides. That second part is worth noting. A fair number of lower-priced cases use silk for the face and something cheaper for the back, which saves money but means the case behaves differently depending on which way the pillow lands. With both sides the same, you stop thinking about it, which is really the point of good bedding.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nPillow sizing causes more returns than any other factor in this category, so it is worth two minutes with a tape measure.\n\nThis is a standard size case at 66 by 51 centimetres, or 20 by 26 inches in the imperial equivalent. That matches the standard bed pillow sold across most Australian retailers. If you bought your pillows from a mainstream bedding shop and did not specifically choose king or European, they are almost certainly standard.\n\nThe sizes that will not work are king pillows, which are considerably longer, and European squares, which are square rather than rectangular. A standard case on a king pillow will be tight and will stress the seams. A standard case on a European square simply will not go on.\n\nMeasure the pillow flat, without squashing it, from edge to edge in both directions. If your numbers come out close to 66 by 51, you are in the right place. If they are more than a couple of centimetres out, talk to us before ordering.\n\nThe closure question\n\nSilk pillowcases come with one of two closures, and people have firm opinions about both.\n\nAn envelope closure has a fabric flap that tucks the pillow in. No hardware at all, nothing that can snag, but the pillow can work its way loose during the night if the flap is short.\n\nThis one uses an invisible zipper. The zip runs along the open end with the tape concealed inside the seam, so you see a clean line rather than a strip of plastic teeth. The pillow stays fully enclosed no matter how much you shift around, and taking the case off for washing is quick. Because the zip sits at the end rather than under the sleeping area, it does not interfere with where your head actually rests.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nThis is the part worth reading before you buy, because silk asks a little more of you than cotton does.\n\nThe care instructions here are hand wash, at a maximum of 30°C. The method is straightforward. Soak the case in clean water first, dissolve a mild detergent completely in a basin before the fabric goes in, then wash gently. Do it on its own or with similar colours, and never use bleach.\n\nDrying is the other habit to learn. Do not wring or twist. Press the water out between your palms or roll the case in a towel, then dry flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sunlight and dryer heat both damage silk fibres over time, and heat is what turns a lovely pillowcase into a dull one.\n\nIf something spills, wash it the same day. Dried marks on silk are far harder to shift than fresh ones.\n\nThe practical tip most silk owners arrive at eventually is to buy two. With one on the bed and one drying, the hand wash routine stops being a chore and becomes a five minute job you do while the kettle boils.\n\nWhy green works better than you would guess\n\nSolid colours in bedding tend to default to white, grey or beige, so a green pillowcase can feel like a risk. In practice it is one of the easier accent colours to live with.\n\nGreen sits comfortably against white sheets without fighting them. It works with natural linen tones because both read as organic rather than synthetic. Against charcoal or deep grey it adds warmth without shouting. And unlike a pattern, a solid colour never clashes with whatever doona cover you already own.\n\nIf you are buying a pair, two matching green cases on a queen bed look considered. A single green case against an otherwise neutral bed reads as a deliberate accent rather than an accident.\n\nHow to tell a good silk pillowcase from a poor one\n\nA few things are worth checking on any listing, not just this one.\n\nLook for the momme weight stated plainly. If a seller does not mention it, there is usually a reason. Look for the words 100% mulberry silk rather than vague terms like silky, silk touch or silk blend, which can mean polyester. Check whether both sides are silk. Check the dimensions in centimetres rather than trusting a size label. And read the care instructions before you buy, so there are no surprises when wash day comes.\n\nThis pillowcase states 22 momme, 600 thread count, 100% mulberry silk on both faces, 66 by 51 centimetres, invisible zipper, hand wash at 30°C. Those are the specifics, and specifics are what you want when comparing options.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you sleep on a standard pillow and you are curious about silk, this is a sensible place to start. Twenty-two momme is heavy enough to feel like a proper piece of bedding rather than a novelty, the mulberry silk is on both faces, and the hidden zip keeps everything where it should be. Green is an easy colour that works with most bedrooms.\n\nThe one commitment is the hand wash. If you are happy with a short soak and a gentle wash in cool water every week or two, silk is simple to own. If that sounds like too much, be honest with yourself before ordering rather than after.\n\nMeasure your pillow, check it against 66 by 51 centimetres, and order the right size the first time. Delivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days on unused, unwashed items if it is not what you expected.", "llm_summary": "This is a standard size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme weight and a 600 thread count, in a solid green colour with a modern, plain styling. It measures 66 cm by 51 cm (20 by 26 inches) and closes with an invisible zipper. The listing covers one piece, one pack, with the zipper as the included component, and the model number is SJ-LLZT. Both sides of the case are silk, and the fabric is described as breathable. Care is hand wash only, at a maximum of 30°C, with mild detergent dissolved in water first, washed separately or with similar colours, and no bleach. Brand, GTIN, country of origin and product weight are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. 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It usually starts with a small, repeated annoyance. You wake up with hair knotted on one side. You catch your reflection and there is a line pressed into your cheek that takes an hour to fade. The pillowcase feels warm and faintly rough when you roll over at two in the morning. None of it is dramatic, but you notice it every single day.\n\nCotton is a good fabric. It is strong, it washes hard and it is cheap to replace. The trade-off is texture. Cotton yarns have a slightly irregular surface, and when your head moves across them there is drag. Over seven or eight hours of turning, that drag adds up. It tugs hair, it pushes skin into folds, and it holds the shape of those folds against your face.\n\nSilk solves the problem in a very ordinary, physical way. The fibre is long, fine and smooth, so the finished fabric has very little grip. Your head slides across it instead of catching. That is the whole mechanism, and it is why a best mulberry silk pillowcase tends to stay on the bed once someone tries one.\n\nWhat 22 momme actually tells you\n\nIf you are shopping for silk bedding you will see the word momme everywhere, usually written as a number followed by mm. It is the weight measure for silk fabric, the equivalent of GSM for cotton. The higher the number, the heavier and denser the cloth.\n\nThese pillowcases are 22 momme. That number sits in the sweet spot for bedding. Lighter silks, around 16 momme, feel thin in the hand and show wear sooner. Much heavier silks can feel warm and start to behave more like a decorative fabric than something you sleep on. At 22, the cloth has real body, drapes properly over a pillow, and stands up to regular washing without going limp.\n\nThe second number on this product is thread count, listed at 600. That describes how tightly the yarns are packed together. A dense weave gives you an even, close surface rather than a loose one you can see light through. For silk, momme is the figure to lead with and thread count is the supporting detail, but a best 600 thread count silk pillowcase gives you both.\n\nOne more thing worth checking on any silk listing is whether the fabric is silk on both sides. Some cheaper covers use silk on the sleeping face and a synthetic backing underneath. This one is double-sided 100% mulberry silk, which means you can flip it without changing how it feels.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most pillowcase purchases go wrong, and it is entirely avoidable.\n\nThese are king-size covers, measuring 91.4 by 50.8 centimetres, which converts to 20 by 36 inches. A true king pillow is long, and a standard case will leave it bulging at the seams with the pillow squashed. Conversely, a standard pillow inside a king case will float around and the extra fabric will fold over itself.\n\nSo before you order, strip the case off your current pillow, lay it flat and measure the longest edge. If it comes in near 90 centimetres, you want king. If it is closer to 75, you need a standard or queen cut instead. It takes a minute and it saves a return.\n\nThe pack contains two pillowcases. On a shared bed that matters more than it sounds. A single silk cover sitting next to a cotton one looks odd and it causes a quiet nightly negotiation about who gets the nice one. A best silk pillowcase 2 pack dresses the whole bed and gives you a spare while the other is drying.\n\nColour, and why green is easier than you think\n\nThe colour here is a solid green with no pattern or print. People often default to white or grey for bedding, but a mid-tone colour has a practical advantage: it does not show the faint sheen variation that very pale silks can pick up over time, and it hides the ordinary life of a bed a little better.\n\nVisually, green is one of the simplest colours to place. It works against crisp white sheets, against cream, against natural linen, and with timber bed frames. If your room already has plants in it, the connection is obvious. A best green silk pillowcase reads as a deliberate choice rather than a leftover from a set.\n\nSilk takes dye deeply, and the finish is a soft natural lustre rather than the hard shine of polyester satin. That difference is easiest to see in daylight. Satin looks glassy. Silk looks quiet.\n\nThe zip, a detail that earns its place\n\nEach pillowcase closes with a hidden zipper down one side. It sounds minor until you have slept on an envelope-closure case for a few weeks and watched the pillow slowly work its way out.\n\nA zip does three useful things. It keeps the pillow fully contained, so you are not pushing it back in at midnight. It keeps the finished edge clean, so the made bed looks like a flat rectangle of colour. And it means the case holds its shape through the wash instead of gaping open.\n\nThe zip sits along the side seam, away from where your face rests. Turn the closed end towards the headboard when you make the bed and you will never think about it again. If you prefer a best silk pillowcase with zipper over an open envelope style, this is the reason why.\n\nCaring for silk without making it a chore\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is more accurate to say it is specific. Follow a short routine and it lasts; ignore it and you will be disappointed quickly.\n\nHand wash in cool water, at a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius. The order matters. Soak the pillowcase completely in clean water first, then add a mild detergent that you have already dissolved fully in the water. Dropping neat detergent straight onto wet silk is one of the common ways people end up with patchy marks.\n\nWash it on its own or with similar colours, and never use bleach. If something spills, deal with it that same day rather than letting it dry in. Fresh marks lift easily, set ones often do not.\n\nWhen it comes out of the water, do not wring it. Press the water out gently, reshape the case and dry it flat or on a line in the shade. Heat and direct sun are what break silk down over time, so skip the tumble dryer and the sunny windowsill. If you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting on the reverse while slightly damp.\n\nWash it about once a week, the same as your sheets. Having the second case in the pack makes that painless.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair are the most obvious group, since the listed recommended use is hair protection and friction is the thing silk reduces. Anyone who wakes with sleep lines on their face tends to notice the difference too.\n\nIt also suits people who are simply tired of their bed looking tired. A matched pair of silk king cases does more for the look of a bedroom than most things you can buy at this price, because the pillows sit at eye level the moment you walk in.\n\nAnd it makes a straightforward gift. There is no sizing guess beyond knowing the bed, no fit issue, and the pair feels more considered than a single. A best silk pillowcase gift works for a housewarming, a birthday, or for someone who never gets around to buying nice things for themselves.\n\nThe short version\n\nThese are two king-size covers at 91.4 by 50.8 centimetres, made from double-sided 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme with a 600 thread count, in a solid green with a hidden zip. The fabric is smooth, so hair and skin slide rather than catch. The size is genuine king, so measure your pillow before you order. The care routine is hand wash cool, mild detergent dissolved first, no bleach, dry flat in the shade.\n\nGet those four things right and a good silk pillowcase quietly improves something you do every single night.", "llm_summary": "A two-pack of king-size silk pillowcases in solid green, each measuring 91.4 by 50.8 centimetres (20 by 36 inches). The fabric is 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme weight with a 600 thread count, silk on both sides, in a modern plain style with a breathable weave. Each cover closes with a hidden zipper. Listed recommended use is hair protection, and the product type is a bed pillow cover. Care calls for hand washing at a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius with mild detergent fully dissolved, washing separately or with similar colours, and no bleaching. Brand, product weight, packed dimensions and country of origin are not specified in this record. Condition is new.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-king-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "sku": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "title": "Green 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcases, Standard, 2 Pack", "slug": "green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "price": 142.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/main-green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 22 momme mulberry silk in a 600 thread count weave, standard size, with a hidden zipper that keeps the pillow in place and the look tidy.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost people never think about their pillowcase. It came with the sheet set, it is cotton or a cotton blend, and it goes on the bed without comment. Then you notice something. Your hair looks slept-on in a way that takes real effort to fix. There are creases on one cheek that take an hour to fade. The cotton feels warm and a little grabby when you roll over at two in the morning.\n\nNone of that is a crisis. It is just friction. A woven cotton surface has short fibres that stand up slightly from the weave, and anything that drags across it, hair or skin, catches on those fibres. Silk is different because the fibre is long and continuous, so the face of the fabric is smoother. Things slide instead of catching.\n\nThat is the whole mechanical story. A silk pillowcase is not magic, and anyone selling it as a treatment is overreaching. What it is, honestly, is a nicer surface to put your head on, and a surface that moves against hair and skin with less drag than cotton does.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk bedding you have seen the word momme and probably skipped past it. It is worth two minutes.\n\nMomme is a weight measure specific to silk. It describes how many pounds a particular size of the fabric weighs, which in practical terms tells you how much silk is packed into each square metre. Cotton uses thread count for a similar idea, but thread count is easy to inflate with thin, multi-ply yarns. Momme is harder to fudge because it measures weight, and weight is weight.\n\nSilk bedding generally runs from about 16 momme up to 25 momme. At the lower end the fabric is thin and light, and it tends to wear through sooner because there is simply less material. At the very top end it is heavy and expensive and, for most people, more than they need.\n\nThis pair sits at 22 momme, which is the range most silk bedding buyers land on. The fabric has enough weight to drape properly over a pillow instead of clinging to it, and enough density to survive regular washing. Combined with the 600 thread count weave listed for these cases, you get a close, even surface with a soft sheen rather than the glassy shine of synthetic satin.\n\nIf you have been comparing options and trying to work out what makes the best 22 momme silk pillowcase, the short answer is that the momme number is the floor, and construction decides the rest.\n\nBoth sides matter more than you would think\n\nHere is a trick used across a lot of the silk pillowcase market. A case is advertised as silk, the price looks surprisingly good, and when it arrives one face is silk and the other is cotton or polyester. It is cheaper to make that way, and you will not spot it in a product photo.\n\nThese cases are mulberry silk on both faces. That matters for a simple reason. You turn your pillow over. Everybody does, usually when the side you have been lying on gets warm. If only one side is silk, half your night is spent on something else entirely.\n\nDouble-sided silk also wears more evenly. Two different fabrics stitched together shrink at different rates and pull against each other at the seams, which is how a case ends up puckered after a dozen washes.\n\nZips, flaps and why the closure is not a boring detail\n\nPillowcase closures come in three flavours. There is the plain open end, where the pillow just goes in. There is the envelope flap, a folded tail of fabric tucked over the pillow. And there is a zip.\n\nThe open end is the worst option for silk because silk is slippery. Your pillow will work its way out and by morning there will be a bare corner poking into your neck. The envelope flap is better, but the fold sits under the pillow and creates a ridge you can sometimes feel.\n\nA hidden zipper, which is what these cases use, closes the end completely and sits inside the seam so you do not see it. The pillow stays put all night, the edge stays flat, and the case keeps a clean line when the bed is made. For a slippery fabric, a zip is the sensible choice, and it is one of the things that separates the best zippered silk pillowcase from a bargain one that looks fine in the photo.\n\nCheck the stitching along the seams too. Silk is a demanding fabric to sew because it shifts under the needle, so neat, straight seams are a good sign that the maker took their time.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most disappointment comes from, and it is entirely avoidable.\n\nThese cases are standard size, 66 cm long by 50.8 cm wide, or 20 inches by 26 inches in the older measure. That is the most common pillow size in Australian homes, and if you bought your pillows from a regular bedding retailer there is a good chance that is what you have.\n\nBut not always. Queen pillows run longer. King pillows run longer again. European square pillows are a different shape entirely. If you put a standard case on a queen pillow it will stretch tight, the seams will take strain, and it will look wrong.\n\nSo measure. Take the pillow off the bed, lay it flat, and run a tape along the length and the width. Two minutes now saves a return later. If your pillow is a standard, this pair will fit the way it is meant to.\n\nWhy a two-pack is the right way to buy\n\nSilk needs hand washing, and hand washing takes a bit of time. If you own exactly one silk case, washing day means either sleeping on cotton or sleeping on a damp pillowcase. Neither is appealing.\n\nOwning two solves it. One is on the bed, one is clean and folded in the cupboard, and you swap them over. That is the simple reason a pair is the standard way silk pillowcases are sold, and why a set of two is a more useful purchase than a single case at a lower price.\n\nA pair also splits neatly. Put one on each side of a double bed, or keep one for yourself and send the other to the guest room.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is particular. The care guidance for these cases is hand wash at a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius, which is cool to lukewarm, not warm.\n\nStart by soaking the case fully in clean water. Then add a mild detergent to the water and dissolve it completely before the silk goes anywhere near it. Dropping undiluted detergent straight onto silk can leave marks. Wash separately, or with similar colours only, and keep bleach well away.\n\nWhen you are done, press the water out between your hands rather than wringing or twisting. Wringing stretches the fibres. Dry flat or hang in shade with good airflow, never in direct sun and never over a heater. If you want to press it, use the lowest iron setting and work from the reverse.\n\nOne more habit worth building. If something spills, wash the case that day. Marks that dry into silk are far harder to shift than fresh ones.\n\nTreated this way, a 22 momme case will last for years of weekly washing. Treated carelessly, it will not.\n\nColour, and living with green\n\nSolid colours are easier to live with than patterns, and green sits comfortably alongside white, cream, grey, navy and most natural timber tones. It reads as a considered choice rather than a loud one.\n\nSilk takes dye differently to cotton. The sheen means the colour shifts a little depending on how the light hits it, which is part of the appeal. It also means screen photos are a rough guide, not an exact match.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk pillowcase is a surface upgrade, nothing more mystical than that. What you want is real mulberry silk on both faces, a momme weight in the low twenties, a closure that holds the pillow, and a size that matches the pillow you own. This pair ticks all four, in a standard 66 cm by 50.8 cm cut with a hidden zip and a plain green finish.\n\nMeasure your pillow, commit to hand washing, and rotate the two cases. That is the whole job.", "llm_summary": "This product is a two-pack of standard size pillowcases made from 100% mulberry silk, silk on both sides, woven at 22 momme with a 600 thread count. Each case measures 66 cm long by 50.8 cm wide (20 in x 26 in) and closes with a hidden zipper. The colour is green, the pattern is solid, and the style is described as modern. The model number is SJ-LLZT. Care is hand wash only at a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius, with mild detergent dissolved in water first, washed separately or with similar colours, and no bleach. Brand, country of origin, product weight and packaged dimensions are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/green-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "sku": "grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "title": "Grey 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen, Hidden Zip", "slug": "grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "price": 111.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/main-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk in a 22 momme weight, with a hidden zip that keeps the pillow still and the finish neat.", "description": "The problem with your current pillowcase\n\nMost pillowcases are cotton, and cotton does a reasonable job. It is cheap, it washes well, it lasts. The trouble is that cotton has a textured surface at a microscopic level. Every thread in the weave is a small ridge, and over seven or eight hours of moving around, your hair and the side of your face drag across all of those ridges thousands of times.\n\nThat is where the morning tangles come from. It is also why a lot of people wake up with creases pressed into their cheek that take half an hour to settle. None of this is a disaster, but once you have slept on silk for a week and then gone back to cotton, the difference is hard to ignore.\n\nSilk sits differently. The fibre is long, smooth and even, and the woven surface is far more slippery than cotton. Your hair slides rather than catches. Your skin moves across the fabric instead of gripping it. That is the whole pitch, and it is worth being honest that it is the whole pitch. Silk is a nicer surface to sleep on. Everything else people say about it tends to stretch past what the fabric actually does.\n\nWhat momme weight actually tells you\n\nIf you take one number away from this guide, make it momme. It is pronounced \"mummy\" and it is the traditional Japanese measure of silk weight, roughly how much a fixed area of the fabric weighs.\n\nSilk bedding usually runs from about 16 momme up to 25. Below 19, the fabric starts to feel thin and papery, and it will not survive many washes before it looks tired. Above 25, you are paying a lot more for a difference most sleepers cannot detect. The range from 19 to 22 is where almost all good silk pillowcases live.\n\nThis pillowcase is 22 momme. In practice that means the fabric has real body. When you hold it up, it hangs with weight instead of drifting. When you put it on the pillow, it lies flat rather than clinging in odd places. And because there is more fibre in the fabric, it generally handles repeat washing better than lighter silk does.\n\nThread count gets mentioned too, and this one is 600. With cotton, thread count is useful. With silk, it is a secondary figure, because silk threads vary so much in thickness that the count on its own does not tell you how much material you are getting. Momme does. If a product lists only thread count and not momme, that is usually a sign the momme figure is low.\n\nMulberry silk versus everything else\n\nNot all silk is the same. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms fed exclusively on mulberry leaves, which produces long, consistent strands. Those long fibres weave into a uniform, smooth cloth with very few slubs or irregularities. It is the grade used for the best mulberry silk pillowcase products you will find, and this one is 100% mulberry silk.\n\nThe other thing worth sorting out is satin. Satin is a type of weave, not a material. You can weave satin from silk, but the overwhelming majority of satin pillowcases on the market are polyester. They are shiny, they are cheap, and they are slippery, which is why they get marketed in the same space. What they are not is breathable. Polyester traps heat and moisture in a way natural silk does not. If you have tried a satin pillowcase and found it clammy, that is why, and it is not a fair test of silk.\n\nThe closure matters more than you think\n\nPillowcase closures come in three main styles. Open end is the cheapest and the pillow falls out constantly. Envelope closures tuck the pillow behind a flap, which works until you move, at which point the pillow starts working its way towards the opening.\n\nThis one uses a concealed zip. The zip runs along one short edge and sits tucked inside the seam, so you get a clean rectangle with no visible hardware. The pillow stays where you put it all night. When it comes time to wash, you unzip and the pillow slides straight out with no wrestling.\n\nIt is a small thing that you only appreciate after living with the alternative. Anyone who has spent a few minutes at six in the morning shoving a pillow back into an envelope case knows exactly why the zip is worth having.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is a queen pillowcase, 76.2 cm long by 50.8 cm wide, which works out to 20 inches by 30 inches.\n\nPillow sizing is inconsistent across countries, so do not assume. Pull the pillowcase off your current pillow, lay the pillow flat and measure it from seam to seam in both directions. If you land near 76 by 51 centimetres, you have a queen and this will fit nicely.\n\nIf your pillow is shorter, around 66 cm, you have a standard. A queen case will still go on, but you will have loose fabric at one end that bunches when you make the bed. If your pillow is longer, around 91 cm, you have a king and this will be too tight to get on comfortably.\n\nDepth matters too. A very plump or contoured pillow takes up more of the case than a flat one, and silk has only a little give. If your pillow is unusually thick, expect a snug fit.\n\nChoosing a colour\n\nGrey is the quiet option, and that is a compliment. Silk has a natural lustre, so colour reads differently on silk than it does on cotton. Bright shades can look louder than you expect. Pure white shows every shadow and crease.\n\nA mid grey sits between the two. It picks up the sheen without shouting about it, and it works against white sheets, charcoal doonas, natural linen and most patterned bedding. It is also more forgiving of the small creases silk picks up overnight, which pale colours tend to highlight.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is particular. The three rules are cool water, mild detergent and no heat.\n\nHand washing in cool water is the gentlest approach and takes about five minutes. Swirl it through, rinse, press the water out without wringing, and lay it flat. If you would rather machine wash, use the gentle cycle and put the pillowcase inside a mesh laundry bag. The bag protects the fabric from snagging on the drum and stops the zip catching on other items.\n\nUse a liquid detergent made for delicates or wool. Skip bleach, skip oxygen brighteners and skip fabric softener. Softener in particular leaves a film that dulls the surface of silk over time, which is the opposite of what you want.\n\nDry it flat or on a line in the shade. Direct sun is the fastest way to fade any dyed fabric, and heat from a tumble dryer weakens silk fibres. If you want to press it, use the lowest iron setting on the reverse side while the fabric is still slightly damp.\n\nWashing every week or two is about right. Two pillowcases in rotation makes that easy, since one can be in the wash while the other is on the bed.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople who wake up with tangled hair. Side sleepers who are tired of pressed creases on one cheek. Anyone who runs warm at night and finds polyester bedding clammy. Also anyone buying a small, well-made gift where you do not know the recipient's taste, because grey silk is about as safe as bedding gets.\n\nIt is less useful if your pillow is not queen sized, or if you want something you can throw in a hot wash and a tumble dryer without thinking. Silk asks for a little care.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a 22 momme pillowcase in 100% mulberry silk, grey, queen sized at 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm, with a hidden zip. The momme weight means the fabric has substance rather than feeling thin. The zip keeps the pillow in place and the finish flat. The care routine is cool water, gentle detergent and no heat.\n\nMeasure your pillow first. If it matches queen dimensions, this will fit well and you will notice the difference the first night you use it.", "llm_summary": "This is a grey queen silk pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme weight with a 600 thread count. It measures 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm (20 in x 30 in), fitting a standard queen pillow, and uses a concealed zipper closure rather than an envelope flap so the pillow stays in place and the finish stays flat. The colour is a solid mid grey in a classic, unpatterned style. One pillowcase is supplied along with a packing bag. Care is machine wash on a gentle cycle, with hand washing in cool water or dry cleaning also suitable, and laying flat to dry. Brand, country of origin and product weight are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Grey Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 83.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk on both sides with a 600 thread count weave, a hidden zipper closure and a tidy 75 x 50 cm queen fit.", "description": "The problem with a normal pillowcase\n\nYou do not really think about your pillowcase until something about it annoys you. Maybe you wake up with hair that looks slept on in a way that takes twenty minutes to fix. Maybe the fabric feels warm and slightly clammy by two in the morning and you flip the pillow for the cool side. Maybe you just notice that the cotton case you have had for four years feels a bit rough now, with that fuzzy, washed-out texture that sheets get after enough cycles.\n\nCotton is a good fabric, but it has a texture. Under a microscope the surface looks like a woven mesh of short fibres, and that mesh grips. It grips hair, and it holds onto warmth and moisture. For a lot of people that is fine. For others it is the reason they start looking at silk.\n\nA grey mulberry silk pillowcase queen size solves a very specific set of small irritations. The surface is smoother, so there is less friction every time you turn your head. The fabric feels cool when you lie down on it. And it looks good, which is not nothing when you make the bed every morning.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you compare silk pillowcases, the first number to look at is momme. It is pronounced \"mummy\" and it measures the weight of the fabric. The higher the number, the heavier and denser the silk.\n\nMost silk bedding sits between 16 and 25 momme. Below 16 the fabric starts to feel thin and papery, and seams tend to be the first thing to give out. Above 22 the silk gets noticeably heavier and the price climbs with it, which some people love and others find excessive for a pillowcase.\n\nThis one is 19 momme. That is right in the middle of the useful range, which is why so many silk bedding makers land there. You get fabric with enough weight to sit properly over the pillow instead of clinging, and enough fluidity that it still falls softly under your head. If you are shopping for the best 19 momme silk pillowcase, the things to compare after momme are whether both faces are silk and what kind of closure it has.\n\nGrade 6A and why both sides matter\n\nSilk grading describes the raw filament before it is woven. Grade 6A is the top tier, meaning long, even, consistent threads. Shorter or more uneven filaments make fabric that looks slightly duller and pills more readily. This case is woven from Grade 6A mulberry silk.\n\nThe other detail worth checking on any listing is whether the silk is double-sided. There are plenty of pillowcases sold as silk where only the panel facing up is silk, and the underside is a polyester or cotton blend to cut the cost. You notice it the moment you flip the pillow in the night and land on a completely different texture. This one is silk on both faces, so it behaves the same whichever way round you have it.\n\nThe weave is 600 thread count. Thread count is a more familiar number from cotton bedding, and with silk it is less important than momme, but it does tell you the weave is tight and even rather than loose. A close weave gives you that flat, uninterrupted surface that makes silk feel the way it does.\n\nWho it suits\n\nWarm sleepers get the most immediate benefit. Silk feels cool against skin on contact and the supplier describes it as breathable and temperature-controlling. If you are someone who spends half the night hunting for the cool side of the pillow, that is worth trying.\n\nPeople with long hair are the other big group. Hair slides across silk instead of catching on it, so there is less pulling as you move. Anyone who has woken up with a nest at the back of their head knows the problem.\n\nIt also suits anyone buying a gift and not knowing what to get. A plain grey case is genuinely hard to get wrong. It does not need to match an existing set, it does not depend on sizing a person's body, and silk bedding is the kind of thing most people enjoy but do not buy for themselves. If you are hunting for the best silk pillowcase gift, a single queen case in a neutral shade is an easy call.\n\nWho it does not suit is anyone who refuses to hand wash. This is a hand wash only item. If everything you own goes in the machine on a hot cycle, silk will not last for you.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nQueen pillowcases are 75 cm long by 50 cm wide in Australia, which is what this one measures. The supplier also lists it as 20 by 30 inches, which is the same dimension expressed the other way.\n\nBefore you order, take your pillow off the bed and measure it flat. Do not measure it while it is stuffed into an old case, because a tight case compresses the pillow and gives you a smaller reading. If your pillow is closer to 90 cm long, you have a king and this case will not fit. European square pillows and body pillows are also different again.\n\nA slightly plump pillow will still go in. The silk has enough give at 19 momme to stretch a little over a fuller pillow, and the zip edge takes the strain. A pillow that is genuinely oversized will stretch the seams and shorten the life of the case, so it is worth the thirty seconds with a tape measure.\n\nThe hidden zipper\n\nClosure style sounds like a minor detail and then you live with it. Envelope closures, where one flap of fabric tucks over the pillow end, work fine on cotton because cotton grips itself. On silk, which is slippery by nature, an envelope flap can work loose overnight and leave half your pillow hanging out.\n\nA zip solves it. This case has a hidden zipper, meaning the zip sits behind a fabric flap rather than exposed along the edge. You do not feel the teeth against your face and hair does not catch in it. It also makes the case easier to get on and off at wash time, because you can open the whole edge instead of wrestling a pillow through a flap. If you are comparing the best silk pillowcase with hidden zipper options, check that the flap actually covers the zip rather than sitting beside it.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile exactly, but it is specific. Three things damage it: heat, harsh detergent and rough handling.\n\nHand wash in cool water. Use a detergent made for delicates or wool, and only a small amount. Swirl the case gently rather than scrubbing or wringing it. Rinse in cool water until the water runs clear.\n\nTo dry, lay the case flat on a clean towel, roll the towel up and press to absorb most of the water. Then dry it flat or hang it in a shaded, airy spot. Never put silk in a tumble dryer and never leave it drying in direct sun, because sun fades dye and weakens the fibre over time.\n\nIf you want it crisp, iron on the coolest setting, on the reverse side, while the fabric is still slightly damp. Honestly though, most people skip this. Silk hangs smooth on its own once it is on the pillow.\n\nWash it roughly once a week, same as you would any pillowcase. Having a second case means one is always ready while the other dries, which is one reason people who like the best pure silk pillowcase they own end up buying a pair.\n\nColour and how it fits a room\n\nGrey is the quiet choice and that is the point. It works against white sheets, charcoal linen, oatmeal, navy and most timber furniture. It does not clash, it does not date quickly, and it does not draw the eye in a photo of your bedroom.\n\nA solid grey also hides the faint creasing silk gets where your head rests, better than a bright white does. The style is listed as classic with no pattern, so there is nothing to match up or line up when you put it on the bed.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size, 75 by 50 cm, grey, with a 600 thread count weave and a hidden zipper. Both faces are silk. One case comes per pack.\n\nIt suits warm sleepers, people with long hair, and anyone who wants their bed to feel a bit better without redoing the whole room. It asks for hand washing in return, which takes a few minutes a week.\n\nCheck your pillow measures 75 by 50 cm before you order. Delivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as the case is unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "This is a grey mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size, measuring 75 cm by 50 cm (listed as 20 by 30 inches). It is made from 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk on both sides with a 600 thread count weave, and the fabric is described as cool to touch, breathable and temperature-controlling. The closure is a hidden zipper. The colour is grey, the pattern is solid and the style is classic. One pillowcase is supplied per pack and the item weight is 0.1 kg. The model number is COMINHKPR151459. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and fill are not specified in this record. No health, skin or hair outcome claims are made.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Iron Grey Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 81.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a smooth cool-touch surface and a hidden zipper that keeps the pillow tucked away out of sight.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you have now\n\nThink about what actually happens on a cotton pillowcase overnight. You turn over maybe twenty or thirty times. Each turn drags your cheek and your hair across a woven surface made from short, slightly rough fibres. That is friction, and friction is why you wake up with a crease across one side of your face and hair that looks like it lost an argument.\n\nCotton also holds moisture. It will happily soak up the water from your skin and whatever serum or moisturiser you put on before bed. That is part of why your face can feel tight in the morning and why night creams seem to vanish.\n\nSilk behaves differently because the fibre itself is different. A silk filament is long, round and smooth, closer to a fishing line than a piece of twine. Weave thousands of those together at a high density and you get a surface with very little grab to it. Hair slides over it. Skin slides over it. Nothing catches.\n\nThat is the whole pitch. It is not complicated, and it does not need to be dressed up. A good silk pillowcase is a smoother surface to sleep on, and most people notice the difference the first morning.\n\nWhat the numbers on a silk pillowcase actually mean\n\nShopping for silk gets confusing fast because sellers throw around three or four different measurements. Here is what each one tells you.\n\nMomme is the important one. It is a weight measurement specific to silk, written as mm but pronounced \"mommy\". The useful range for bedding sits between 16 and 25. Below 16 the fabric feels thin and the hems wear out quickly. Above 22 you are paying considerably more for a difference that most sleepers cannot feel. This pillowcase is 19 momme, which lands squarely in the sweet spot that most quality silk bedding uses. It has weight and body without going stiff or expensive.\n\nThread count works the same way it does for cotton, counting threads per square inch. At 600, the weave here is dense and fine. With silk, thread count is less decisive than momme, but a high count does support that smooth, close-knit surface.\n\nGrade refers to the raw fibre quality, running from 6A at the top down through lower letters. Grade 6A means long, even filaments with fewer breaks, which produces a more consistent fabric with fewer flaws. This case is described as Grade 6A mulberry silk.\n\nMulberry is the type of silk, named for the leaves the silkworms eat. A restricted diet produces a very uniform fibre, which is why mulberry silk is the benchmark for bedding. If you are comparing the best mulberry silk pillowcase options, these four numbers are what separate them, not the marketing photos.\n\nDouble-sided matters more than you think\n\nThis is the detail that trips up a lot of first-time buyers. Plenty of pillowcases are sold as silk when only the top face is silk. The underside is cotton, polyester or a blend, which brings the price down considerably.\n\nIt sounds like a reasonable compromise until you use one. You flip the pillow over in the night and land on the cheap side. You remake the bed in a hurry and put the wrong face up. A restless sleeper rolls off the silk entirely within an hour of lights out.\n\nThis case is mulberry silk on both faces, so there is no wrong side. It also wears more evenly, because the use spreads across both surfaces instead of hammering one. If a listing does not state double-sided clearly, assume it is not.\n\nZip or flap\n\nThe two common closures are an envelope flap, where a tongue of fabric folds over the pillow end, and a zipper.\n\nEnvelope flaps are cheaper to make and they look clean. The trouble is that they let the pillow creep out, especially with a firm or oversized pillow. You end up reaching behind your head at three in the morning to shove it back in.\n\nThis case uses a hidden zipper. The zip is set into the seam so it does not show, and it holds the pillow where you put it. The corners stay square and the bed looks properly made. Pick the zipped edge to sit at the foot of the bed and you will never feel it.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you sleep hot, silk is worth a look. It breathes well and has a genuinely cool initial touch, which is a small mercy in February. It settles to your body temperature after a minute rather than holding heat like a synthetic.\n\nIf you have long hair, the friction difference is the most obvious thing you will notice. Hair that would normally tangle against cotton slides across silk instead.\n\nIf you use skincare at night, a smoother surface means less of it gets rubbed off onto the fabric.\n\nAnd if you are buying a present, this is a reliable one. Silk bedding is a thing almost everyone enjoys and very few people buy for themselves. Iron grey is a safe colour when you do not know someone's bedroom, which is why it is a common pick as the best silk pillowcase gift.\n\nChoosing your size and colour\n\nThis is a Queen, 75cm long by 50cm wide, or 20\" by 30\" in the imperial listing. A standard Australian pillow is usually around 48cm by 73cm, so it should slide in with a touch of room to spare.\n\nA slightly relaxed fit is what you want with silk. Stretched tight, the fabric loses its drape and the seams take more strain. Before ordering, lay your pillow flat and measure it. Sizing mismatch is by far the most common reason anyone sends a pillowcase back.\n\nIron grey is one of the more versatile shades on the shelf. It sits comfortably next to crisp white cotton, works with charcoal and navy, and complements the natural linen tones that have taken over bedroom styling. It also hides the normal marks of use better than a pale colour does between washes.\n\nCaring for silk without making it a chore\n\nThe care instruction here is hand wash only, and people hear that and picture a long production. It really is not.\n\nFill a basin with cool water. Add a small amount of detergent made for silk, wool or delicates. Put the case in, swirl it gently for a minute, leave it a few minutes, then rinse under cool running water until the suds are gone. Press the water out between your palms or roll it in a towel. Do not wring it and do not twist it.\n\nDry it flat on a towel or hang it in the shade with air moving around it. Sunlight and heat are what damage silk, not water. Skip the dryer completely.\n\nIf you want it crisp, iron on the lowest silk setting, on the reverse, while it is still a little damp. Most people find they do not bother, because light creases fall out once the case is on the pillow.\n\nA few things to avoid: bleach, fabric softener, hot water and long soaking. Bleach destroys the fibre. Softener leaves a film that kills the sheen. Heat does the rest.\n\nWash every one or two weeks, which is the same rhythm you would use for cotton. Buying a second case makes it easy, since one is always clean while the other dries.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk pillowcase is a smoother surface to sleep on, and the specifications tell you whether a given one is any good. This one is 19 momme, which is the standard weight for quality silk bedding. It is Grade 6A mulberry silk on both faces, so there is no cheap backing. The weave is 600 thread count, dense and fine. The closure is a hidden zip rather than a flap that lets the pillow escape.\n\nSize is Queen at 75cm by 50cm, the colour is a deep iron grey that works with most bedding, and the whole thing weighs about 0.1kg. Care is hand wash in cool water and dry in the shade, which takes a few minutes and keeps it smooth for years.\n\nMeasure your pillow, order one, and sleep on it for a week. That is the only test that really answers the question.", "llm_summary": "This is an iron grey mulberry silk pillowcase in Queen size, measuring 75cm long by 50cm wide (listed as 20\" x 30\"). It is made from 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk, double-sided, with a 600 thread count weave and a solid iron grey colour. The closure is a hidden zipper. The listing describes it as breathable, temperature-controlling and cool to touch. Item weight is 0.1kg and the pack contains one pillowcase. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and a detailed fibre composition statement are not specified in this record. Delivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery if unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/iron-grey-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print", "sku": "kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print", "title": "Kids Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Fish Tail Print, Queen", "slug": "kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print", "price": 45.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "100 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/main-kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk in a queen size of 76.2 x 50.8 cm, printed the same on both sides, with a hidden side zipper that keeps the pillow where it should be.", "description": "The morning hair problem\n\nMost parents arrive at silk bedding by the same route. There is a child with longish hair, and every morning there is a knot at the back of the head that takes five minutes and some negotiation to brush out. Or there is a kid who sleeps hot and kicks the covers off by midnight. Or the pillowcase in the wash pile has a crumpled, stiff feel that nobody loves.\n\nA kids silk pillowcase does not fix sleep. Nothing on a bed does that by itself. What it changes is the surface your child's face and hair spend eight hours pressed against. Silk is smoother than a cotton weave, so hair and skin slide over it instead of catching and dragging. That is a material fact about the fibre, not a promise about anything else, and it is the honest reason silk pillowcases took off.\n\nThis one is 100% mulberry silk at 19 momme, cut to a queen size of 76.2 by 50.8 cm, with a cartoon fish tail print on both faces and a hidden zip down one side.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nCotton gets described by thread count. Silk gets described by momme. It is a weight measure, and it tells you how much silk is in a given area of fabric. Lower momme silks are thin and sheer. Higher momme silks are denser, heavier in the hand and generally more hard wearing.\n\nFor bedding, the usual range sits roughly between 16 and 25 momme. At 19 momme, this pillowcase lands in the middle of that band. It has enough body to feel substantial when you pick it up, and it still drapes rather than standing stiff. If you have handled silk before, 19 momme is the weight most people picture when they think of a silk pillowcase.\n\nThe other half of the description is the fibre type. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on mulberry leaves, which produces long, even filaments. That is the silk most bedding is made from, and it is what is listed here.\n\nWhy both sides being printed matters\n\nThis sounds like a small detail until you have made a child's bed a few hundred times. A lot of printed pillowcases have a pattern on one face and plain fabric on the other. Flip the pillow and the design disappears.\n\nOn this one, the fish tail print repeats on both faces. The pillow can go down either way and still look the same. For kids who flip the pillow to find a cooler side partway through the night, that is one less thing to care about. For the adult putting the bed back together in the morning, it is one less decision.\n\nThe style is described as modern with a cartoon theme. It reads bright and graphic rather than babyish, which is part of why it works as a silk pillowcase for teens as well as for younger children.\n\nThe zipper, and why it is on the side\n\nThere are two common ways to close a pillowcase. An envelope flap folds the fabric over itself at the open end. A zip closes the opening properly.\n\nThis one uses a hidden zipper along the side seam. The practical difference shows up with kids who move a lot. An envelope flap can gradually work open as a pillow gets shoved and squashed, and by morning a corner of the pillow is poking out. A zip holds. Because this zip sits on the side rather than the end, and because it is a hidden style, it is not sitting up against anyone's face.\n\nOne habit worth building: close the zip before washing. A loose zipper pull moving around in water can catch fine fabric.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThe case is 76.2 cm long by 50.8 cm wide. That is a queen size and it fits most queen pillows.\n\nBefore you order, go and measure the pillow your child actually sleeps on. Pillow sizing is not as consistent as people assume, and the difference between a standard and a queen pillow is enough to make a case either baggy or straining. Lay the pillow flat, measure the long side and the short side, and compare those to the 76.2 by 50.8 cm figure. A little room is fine and even desirable, since a slightly loose fit lets the silk drape rather than pull tight across the seams. A pillow larger than the case will stretch the fabric and the zip, which is the main way these things fail early.\n\nIf your child uses a smaller kids pillow, this queen case will be loose on it. Some families are happy with that. Others would rather wait for a better match.\n\nLiving with silk, honestly\n\nHere is the trade off. Silk gives you a smoother surface than cotton. In exchange, it asks for more care in the laundry. This pillowcase is hand wash only, and that instruction is worth following.\n\nThe routine is not difficult. Fill a basin with cold water, add a small amount of mild detergent, and put the pillowcase in on its own. Move it around gently for a couple of minutes. Rinse in clean cold water until the water runs clear. Then press the water out between your hands or against the side of the basin. Do not wring it and do not twist it, because that is what stretches the fibres and leaves permanent creasing.\n\nDry it flat on a towel or hang it in the shade with air moving around it. Direct sun and hot dryers both work against silk, dulling the surface and, over time, the print. If you want it crisp, iron on the lowest setting with the case inside out or a cloth laid over it.\n\nAvoid bleach, avoid long soaking, and avoid detergents loaded with enzymes or brighteners. Silk is a protein fibre and those products are designed to break protein down.\n\nThe simplest way to make all of this workable is to own two pillowcases. One on the bed, one clean in the cupboard, and the washing stops being urgent.\n\nWho this suits, and who it does not\n\nIt suits a child or teenager on a queen pillow who likes the print and whose household can manage a hand wash once a week. It suits families who have noticed morning hair tangles and want to try a smoother sleeping surface. It makes a good gift because there is no sizing guess involved, the way there is with clothes, and it arrives bagged.\n\nIt is less suited to a toddler bed with a small pillow, to a household that needs everything to go through the machine, or to anyone who wants a plain pillowcase that disappears into a neutral bedroom. There is a fish on it. That is the point, but it is worth saying out loud.\n\nInfants should not have pillows in the cot at all, so this is for older children.\n\nWhat is and is not specified\n\nWe list what the product record contains, and we leave the rest blank rather than guessing. The silk content, the 19 momme weight, the queen dimensions, the zip closure, the cartoon fish tail pattern, the single unit pack and the 100 gram weight are all on record. Brand, country of origin, and any certification details are not specified in this record, so we do not state them.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 19 momme mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size, 76.2 by 50.8 cm, printed with a fish tail cartoon design on both faces, closing with a hidden side zip. One pillowcase per pack. Hand wash cold, separately, dry out of the sun.\n\nMeasure the pillow first. Buy two if you can, so the laundry never becomes a problem. Delivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items.", "llm_summary": "This is a single kids mulberry silk pillowcase in a queen size, measuring 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm, printed with a cartoon fish tail pattern on both sides. The fabric is 100% mulberry silk at 19 momme. Closure is a hidden side zipper. Packed weight is about 100 grams, supplied bagged, one pillowcase per pack. Packed dimensions are 24 x 13.5 x 1.7 cm. Care is hand wash only, cold water, washed separately. Colour and pattern are both listed as Fish Tail, with a modern style and cartoon theme. Brand, GTIN, country of origin and thread count beyond the 19 momme figure are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/kids-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-fish-tail-print.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "sku": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "title": "Light Grey 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase (Queen)", "slug": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "price": 113.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "163 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/main-light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides with an 800 thread count weave, a hidden zipper closure and a soft, quiet grey that works with almost any bedroom.", "description": "The problem with most pillowcases\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It comes with the sheet set, it goes on the pillow, and it stays there until wash day. That is fine, right up until you notice that you wake up with hair flattened on one side, or that your cotton case feels warm and a bit grabby against your face at three in the morning.\n\nCotton is a good fabric for a lot of things. It is absorbent, it is cheap, it is tough. But absorbent and grabby are exactly the two qualities you do not want against your head for eight hours. A woven cotton surface has texture, and texture means friction. Silk is the opposite on both counts. It is smooth, it does not pull at hair the same way, and it breathes rather than holding warmth in.\n\nThat is the whole pitch. Not magic, not medicine, just a different fabric doing a different job.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have spent any time shopping for silk bedding you will have seen numbers like 16, 19, 22 and 25 attached to the word momme. It is a weight measurement, the traditional one used in the silk trade. Higher momme means more silk packed into the same area of fabric.\n\nHere is the practical translation. Around 16 momme you get a light, floaty fabric that feels delicate and does not have much body. At 19 momme you reach the usual entry point for proper bedding. At 22 momme, which is where this pillowcase sits, the fabric has real weight to it. You can feel the difference the moment you pick it up. It falls over the pillow instead of clinging to it, and it does not look thin or shiny in the way very light silk sometimes does.\n\nGo higher, to 25 momme and beyond, and you get a heavier fabric again, though you also pay more and the difference in how it feels under your cheek gets harder to pick. For most people, 22 is the sweet spot between substance and price. That is why so many shoppers hunting for the best mulberry silk pillowcase end up around this weight.\n\nThis case is 22 momme on both sides, which matters more than it sounds. Plenty of cheaper silk pillowcases use real silk on the face and something else on the back. You do not sleep on the back, so it saves money, but it changes how the case behaves in the wash and how it sits on the pillow. Both sides silk is the honest version.\n\nThe thread count question\n\nThe listing gives an 800 thread count. It is worth knowing what to do with that number, because thread count is a far less useful measure for silk than it is for cotton.\n\nWith cotton, thread count counts the threads in a square of fabric and gives you a rough sense of how fine the weave is. With silk, the filaments are so fine that the number gets large quickly and does not map neatly onto quality. Momme tells you more. Treat the 800 figure as supporting information, not as the headline. If a silk pillowcase quotes a sky-high thread count but no momme weight at all, that is a sign to ask more questions.\n\nWho this suits\n\nA few groups tend to get the most out of a silk pillowcase.\n\nPeople with long hair often notice it first, because long hair has more surface area to drag across the pillow. A smoother case means less of that dragging. Anyone who runs warm at night tends to appreciate silk too, since it breathes and feels cool to the touch rather than holding heat the way a heavy cotton or flannel case does.\n\nThen there is the gifting crowd. A silk pillowcase is one of those things most people will not buy for themselves but are quietly pleased to receive. It arrives in a gift box here, which removes a step. Light grey is also the safest colour to choose for someone else, since you are not gambling on whether their bedroom is warm-toned or cool-toned.\n\nAnd finally, there is the simple comfort case. Some people just like the way it feels. That is reason enough.\n\nWhy the closure matters more than you think\n\nSilk pillowcases come with one of three closures. Open-ended envelope styles are the cheapest and the most annoying, because the pillow works its way out while you sleep. Envelope flaps are better. Zippers are best for keeping the pillow where it belongs.\n\nThe catch with a zip is that an exposed one puts metal or plastic teeth near your face. This case uses a hidden zipper, tucked into the seam. The pillow stays enclosed, the outside looks tidy, and there is nothing sitting against your skin. The listing describes the zip as solid and built to survive repeated washing, which is the part that usually fails first on cheaper cases.\n\nOne habit worth building: close the zip before you wash. An open zip in a wash basin is how silk gets snagged.\n\nHow to care for it without stress\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is really not, as long as you stick to a few rules.\n\nThis pillowcase is hand wash only. Use cool water and a mild detergent made for delicates. Skip the bleach and skip the fabric softener, since softener coats the fibres and takes the slip right out of the fabric, which defeats the point. Swish it through, do not scrub it, and do not leave it soaking for ages.\n\nWhen you take it out, press the water out between your hands or against the side of the basin. Do not wring it and do not twist it. Then dry it flat or hang it somewhere shaded with decent airflow. Direct sun fades colour and weakens the fibres, and a clothes dryer is the fastest way to ruin a silk case. Heat is the real enemy, more than water.\n\nIf it comes out creased, most of the wrinkles settle while it hangs. If you want it crisper, iron on the lowest setting, on the reverse side.\n\nThe single best upgrade to this routine is buying a second case so you always have one on the bed while the other dries. Two cases in rotation last noticeably longer than one case washed constantly.\n\nA note on claims\n\nYou will find silk bedding sold with some very confident promises attached. We are going to stay away from that. What we can tell you is what the fabric is and how it behaves. It is 100% mulberry silk, 22 momme, smooth to the touch, breathable, and lower friction than a woven cotton case. Hair and skin slide across it more easily. That is the honest limit of what a fabric can be said to do, and anything beyond it is marketing.\n\nChecking the size before you order\n\nPillow sizing is genuinely confusing because it differs country to country. This case is 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, listed as U.S. standard queen.\n\nPull your pillow out, lay it flat, and measure it. If the numbers are close to 75 x 50 cm, you are fine. If your pillow is noticeably smaller, the case will fit but will look slack at the ends. If it is a king pillow, it will not go in. Thirty seconds with a tape measure saves a return.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 22 momme silk pillowcase in light grey, pure mulberry silk on both sides, with a hidden zip and a queen 75 x 50 cm cut. It is heavier and better finished than entry-level silk, neutral enough to suit almost any room, and it comes boxed if you are buying it for someone else.\n\nHand wash it in cool water, keep it out of the sun and the dryer, and it will hold up for a long time. Measure your pillow before you order, and if it turns out not to be right, send it back unused within 14 days and we will sort it.", "llm_summary": "A single light grey queen pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk, 22 momme on both sides, listed at 800 thread count and described as grade 6A silk. It measures 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, the U.S. standard queen size, and weighs 163 grams. The closure is a hidden zipper, which keeps the zip out of contact with the face and holds the pillow in place. The pattern is solid, the style is classic, and the colour is light grey. Care is hand wash only. It is supplied as one piece in a gift box under model number p-22-e-q-light grey. Brand, country of origin and warranty are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "sku": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "title": "Light Grey 22 Momme Silk Pillowcases Queen 2 Pack", "slug": "light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "price": 152.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/main-light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 22 momme mulberry silk in a 600 thread count weave, finished with a hidden zipper and sized 75L x 50W cm to fit standard queen pillows.", "description": "The problem with your current pillowcase\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It comes with the sheet set, it goes on the pillow, and that is the end of it. Then you notice your hair looks slept-on in a way that takes twenty minutes to fix, or you wake with a crease across one cheek that hangs around until morning tea.\n\nCotton weave is the usual culprit. It is a good fabric for a lot of things, but under a magnifying glass the surface is a textured grid of loops and fibres. Your face and hair spend seven or eight hours pressed into that grid, turning and shifting, and the friction adds up. Silk does not have that texture. The surface is smoother, so hair and skin slide over it instead of catching.\n\nThat is the whole pitch. No miracle claims, just a different surface under your head.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is sold by momme, written as \"mm\" or just \"momme\". It is a weight measure. Higher momme means more silk packed into the same area of fabric.\n\nYou will see silk pillowcases at 16, 19, 22 and sometimes 25 momme. Sixteen is light and often feels thin once you have handled anything heavier. Nineteen is the common middle ground. Twenty-two, which is what this set uses, is where the fabric starts to feel substantial. It drapes over the pillow rather than shrink-wrapping it, and it holds up better through repeat washing because there is simply more material to work with.\n\nGoing higher than 22 is possible but the gains flatten out. You pay more, the fabric gets heavier, and the difference in how it feels is small. For most people shopping for a best 22 momme silk pillowcase, this weight is the practical sweet spot.\n\nThread count in silk is not thread count in cotton\n\nThe 600 thread count on this set is worth explaining, because thread count works differently across fabrics. In cotton it has become a marketing number, often inflated by counting plied threads twice. In silk, a high count generally means very fine individual filaments woven tightly together.\n\nWhat you feel as a result is evenness. The surface has no coarse patches, no slubs, no rough runs where the weave loosens. Run your hand across it and it is consistent end to end. That consistency is what makes the low-friction surface actually work, because one rough section undoes the benefit of the rest.\n\nPair a fine weave with a 22 momme weight and you get a fabric that is both smooth and solid, which is the combination you want.\n\nDouble-sided silk versus silk-and-something-else\n\nHere is a detail worth checking on any silk pillowcase you consider. Some are silk on the top face and a cheaper synthetic or cotton blend on the back. The reasoning is cost, and the manufacturer will argue you only sleep on one side anyway.\n\nIn practice you do not sleep on one side. You flip the pillow at some point in the night, most people do, and if the back is a different fabric you feel it immediately. This set is 100% mulberry silk on both faces, so it does not matter which way the pillow lands.\n\nMulberry silk, for what it is worth, refers to silk produced by silkworms raised on mulberry leaves. The filaments tend to be longer and more uniform than other silk types, which is why it is the standard for a best pure silk pillowcase.\n\nWhy the zip matters more than you would think\n\nClosure type sounds like a trivia detail. It is not.\n\nAn envelope closure is a flap of fabric that folds over the open end of the case. It is cheap to make and it works fine on a bed that is not slept in. Once you start moving around at night, the flap works loose and the corner of the pillow pushes out. By morning you have a pillow half out of its case and a bed that looks untidy.\n\nThis set uses an invisible zipper. The pillow goes in, the zip closes, and the pillow stays put. The zip itself sits inside a seam so you do not see it or feel it. It also makes the bed look tidier when it is made, because the edge is a clean line instead of a doubled-over flap. Anyone choosing the best silk pillowcase with zipper is usually doing it for exactly that reason.\n\nOne tip: always close the zip before washing. An open zip can catch on the fabric and pull threads.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThe cases here measure 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, listed as a queen at 20 inches by 30 inches. That fits standard queen pillows, which is the most common pillow size on Australian beds.\n\nBefore you order, take a tape measure to your actual pillow. Pillow sizing is not as standardised as you would hope, and a \"queen\" pillow from one brand can run a few centimetres off another. You want the case slightly snug rather than loose, since a loose case bunches under your head.\n\nKing pillows are longer and will not work with this size. European pillows are square and much larger, so they are a different product entirely. If you are between sizes, go to the one that fits your pillow properly rather than trying to stretch a case over something oversized. Stretching strains the seams and the zip.\n\nLiving with light grey\n\nColour choice on bedding is usually about what else is in the room. Light grey is one of the safest picks because it is genuinely neutral, not a grey that leans blue or green.\n\nIt works against crisp white sheets, where it gives a bit of contrast without looking deliberate. It works with charcoal or navy, where it lifts the darker tones. It sits well next to timber bedheads and natural linen. And it hides the ordinary marks of use better than white does, which is a small practical benefit on something you use every night.\n\nThe pattern is solid and the style is described as modern, which in plain terms means there is nothing fussy about it. That is what you want from something permanently in your eyeline.\n\nHow to look after it\n\nSilk is not difficult to care for, it just has rules. Follow them and these cases will outlast several cotton sets.\n\nHand wash only, at a maximum of 30C. Fill a basin with cool water, dissolve a small amount of mild detergent in the water before the silk goes in (undissolved detergent sitting on silk can mark it), then submerge the case fully. Work it gently with your hands. Do not scrub, do not twist, do not wring.\n\nRinse until the water runs clear. Press the water out by pressing the fabric between your palms or rolling it in a towel. Then lay it flat or hang it to dry somewhere out of direct sun and away from any heat source. No dryer, ever.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use a low setting on the reverse side, with the case slightly damp or a cloth between the iron and the silk. Keep the iron moving.\n\nWash it on its own or with similar colours. Never bleach it. And deal with spills the same day they happen rather than letting them set, which is the single most useful habit for keeping a best washable silk pillowcase looking new.\n\nWhy a two pack is the sensible buy\n\nBuying silk pillowcases one at a time is a false economy. Silk needs washing roughly as often as the rest of your bed linen, and if you only own one case you either sleep on a bare pillow for a day or you put the cotton one back on and lose the point of the exercise.\n\nTwo cases means one on the bed and one in the rotation. It also covers both sides of a queen bed if you share, which is the usual situation. And for anyone buying a best silk pillowcase set as a gift, a pair reads as a proper present rather than a half-measure.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk pillowcase is a simple upgrade with a clear mechanism behind it. Smoother surface, less friction, less tugging on hair and skin through the night.\n\nThis set gives you the specs that matter. Twenty-two momme weight for substance, 600 thread count for an even surface, 100% mulberry silk on both sides so there is no cheap backing, and an invisible zip so the pillow stays where you put it. The light grey is easy to live with and the queen size at 75 x 50 cm covers the most common pillow on the market.\n\nMeasure your pillow, order the two pack, and commit to hand washing. That is really all there is to it.", "llm_summary": "This product is a two pack of queen size silk pillowcases in light grey. Each pillowcase is made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, at 22 momme weight with a 600 thread count weave. The size is 75L x 50W cm, listed as 20in x 30in queen, and the closure is an invisible zipper. The pattern is solid and the style is described as modern, with a breathable fabric. The model number is SJ-LLZT. Care is hand wash only at a maximum of 30C with mild detergent, no bleach, washed separately or with similar colours. Brand, item weight, country of origin and packaged dimensions are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/light-grey-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip", "sku": "navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip", "title": "Navy Blue 19 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen with Hidden Zip", "slug": "navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip", "price": 99.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "109 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/main-navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zip that keeps the pillow in place, and a smooth surface that hair and skin glide over with less friction than cotton.", "description": "The problem with most pillowcases\n\nCotton is a workhorse. It washes well, it costs little, and almost every bed in the country has some on it. What cotton is not is smooth. Look at a cotton weave under magnification and you see short, fuzzy fibres standing up off the surface. Your hair catches on them. Your cheek drags across them. Multiply that by seven or eight hours a night and you understand why people wake up with hair that looks like it has been through a wind tunnel, and why a pillow crease can still be on your face at breakfast.\n\nSilk is built differently. The filament is one long, round, continuous strand, and when it is woven tightly the surface has very little to grab onto. Hair slides. Skin slides. That is the whole appeal, and it is a physical property of the fibre rather than a finish that washes off.\n\nThe catch is that \"silk pillowcase\" has become a crowded category. Plenty of products carry the name while cutting corners that only show up after a few months. This guide is about knowing which corners matter.\n\nMomme is the number that counts\n\nIf you only learn one piece of silk vocabulary, make it momme. It measures the weight of a fixed area of fabric. Higher momme means more silk packed into the same space, which means a heavier, more opaque, longer-lasting case.\n\nMost silk pillowcases sit between 16 and 25 momme. Below 16 the fabric starts feeling thin and see-through, and it tends to wear through at the corners first. Above 22 you get a lovely heavy drape but the price climbs sharply and the fabric can feel almost stiff until it is broken in.\n\nNineteen momme is the sweet spot, and it is what you have here. Enough weight to feel like a real purchase, enough give to drape properly over a pillow, and a price that does not require much deliberation. If you see two cases at similar prices and one lists 19 momme while the other lists nothing at all, that silence is usually telling you something.\n\nThread count comes up a lot too. This case lists 600. With silk, thread count is a secondary number, because a thin 600 count fabric can still be lighter than a dense 400 count one. Momme tells you the truth. Thread count tells you how fine the weave is on top of that.\n\nDouble-sided or not\n\nHere is a trick worth knowing. A fair number of pillowcases advertised as silk are silk on one face only, with a cotton or polyester back. The maker saves money on the half you supposedly do not touch.\n\nExcept you do touch it. Everyone turns their pillow over. If you flip onto the synthetic side at two in the morning, you have paid for silk and are sleeping on polyester.\n\nThis case is double-sided mulberry silk. Both faces are the same 19 momme fabric. It is a simple spec to check and it separates serious products from cosmetic ones.\n\nThe closure matters more than you think\n\nThree closures are common. An open end, where the pillow just slides in. An envelope flap, which tucks the pillow behind a folded panel. And a zip.\n\nOpen ends are the cheapest and the worst. The pillow creeps out as you move, and by morning you have a bare corner under your jaw.\n\nEnvelope flaps are better and they look clean, but they rely on the pillow being a snug fit. A slightly small or soft pillow will work its way loose anyway.\n\nA zip just solves it. The pillow goes in, the zip closes, and nothing moves until you decide otherwise. The concern people raise is whether they will feel the hardware, and with a hidden zip set into the side seam, the answer is almost always no. It also keeps the outside edge looking uninterrupted, which is why the best hidden zip silk pillowcase designs tuck the slider right into the seam allowance rather than leaving it exposed.\n\nOne more detail on construction. The interior edges here are stitched over rather than left raw. Raw edges fray, and a frayed seam inside a silk case will unravel further every wash. Overlocked or folded seams cost the maker a little more and add years to the product.\n\nWhy navy\n\nColour choice in silk is more practical than it looks.\n\nWhite and ivory silk photograph beautifully and are the default for a reason. They also show everything. Retinol, hair oil, a bit of mascara you missed, the faint yellow cast that builds on any light fabric over time. If you have an evening skincare routine, a pale case needs washing often to stay looking fresh.\n\nNavy handles all of that quietly. Marks that would stand out on white simply disappear into a deep blue until wash day. It also happens to be one of the easiest colours to style. Put it against crisp white sheets and you get sharp contrast. Put it against grey or charcoal and the room reads layered and calm. Put it against oatmeal linen and the whole bed softens.\n\nBlack does the same job but can look a bit severe in a bright bedroom. Navy carries the same practicality with a gentler edge, which is why the best dark silk pillowcase in most ranges is a navy rather than a true black.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis case is 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm, sold as queen. In Australia that sizing covers both standard and queen pillows, which are the two most common inserts in the country.\n\nMeasure your pillow before ordering. Lay it flat, measure the longest edge, then the width. If your pillow is roughly 48 by 73 cm, this is the correct case. If it is a king at around 50 by 90 cm, it will be too short and you want a king case instead.\n\nDepth matters too. A very plump or newly bought pillow fills a case more than a flatter older one. A tight fit is not a problem, it just makes the silk sit more taut. A loose fit means the case ripples, which some people dislike and others never notice.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is less fussy than people expect, but it does have rules.\n\nWash it in cool water. Hot water is the main thing that dulls silk and weakens the fibre. Either hand wash it in the basin with a gentle detergent made for delicates, or run it through a cold delicates cycle in a mesh laundry bag. The bag matters. It stops the case tangling with zips and hooks that can pull threads.\n\nSkip the fabric softener. Silk is already smooth and softener just leaves a residue that builds up and makes the fabric feel waxy. Skip bleach entirely, and go gently with stain removers.\n\nDry it flat or on a line, out of direct sun. Sunlight fades dark dyes faster than anything else, so a navy case left on a sunny line will lose depth over a season. Do not wring it out. Roll it in a towel and press instead.\n\nIron only if you want to, on the coolest setting, on the reverse, while slightly damp. Honestly, most of the wrinkles drop out once the case is on a pillow.\n\nBuy two if you can. Rotation halves the wear on each case and means you always have a clean one ready. It is the single easiest thing you can do to make silk bedding last.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair, people who turn a lot during the night, and anyone who has been sleeping on cotton and wondered why their hair is a mess in the morning. People who want their bed to look considered without buying a whole new set of bedding. People buying a gift who want something nicer than another candle.\n\nIt also suits anyone who has tried a cheap silk case, found it thin or saw the backing was synthetic, and wants to know what the real thing feels like.\n\nThe short version\n\nNineteen momme, double-sided mulberry silk, grade 6A yarn, 600 thread count, queen size at 76.2 by 50.8 cm, hidden zip, stitched interior edges, deep navy. One case per pack, 109 grams.\n\nCheck your pillow measures around 48 by 73 cm. Wash it cool in a mesh bag with a gentle detergent and keep it out of the dryer and off a sunny line. Do that and it will stay in your rotation for a long time.", "llm_summary": "This product is a single navy blue mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size, measuring 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm (20 by 30 inches). The fabric is 19 momme grade 6A pure mulberry silk, double-sided, with a stated thread count of 600 and a solid navy colour in a classic style. Closure is a hidden zipper, and interior edges are stitched over. Each pack contains one pillowcase and the item weight is 109 grams. The model number is AB-PC-NavyBlue. Care is hand wash or gentle machine wash. Brand, country of origin and specific fibre certifications are not specified in this record. Silk has a smoother surface than woven cotton, so hair and skin move across it with less friction.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/navy-19-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-hidden-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "sku": "navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "title": "Navy Mulberry Silk Pillowcases Queen 2 Pack", "slug": "navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack", "price": 155.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/main-navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two queen-size cases in 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk, double-sided, with a hidden zipper and a deep navy solid finish.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It came with the sheet set, it is cotton, it does the job. Then one morning you notice the side of your face has a crease in it that takes an hour to settle, or your hair has gone up at the back in a way that no amount of brushing fixes quickly, and you start wondering whether the fabric has anything to do with it.\n\nIt does, at least in terms of friction. Cotton, especially a basic percale, has a textured surface. Under a microscope it looks like a woven basket. Your hair and your cheek drag across that texture every time you roll over, and you roll over a lot more than you think. Silk is a different animal. The filament is long, smooth and round, and a dense weave like the 600 thread count used here turns that into a surface things glide over rather than catch on.\n\nThat is the practical case for silk. Not magic, not a treatment, just a smoother surface against your face for seven or eight hours a night.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually is\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms fed exclusively on mulberry leaves. The controlled diet produces a long, even filament, which is why mulberry silk is the standard for bedding rather than wild or tussah silk, which has shorter, rougher fibres and a more rustic look.\n\nWithin mulberry silk there is a grading system, and you will see letters like 5A and 6A on listings. This pair is Grade 6A, which sits at the top of that scale. It describes the raw fibre quality, how long and consistent the filaments are before weaving. Finer, more even fibres weave into a smoother, more durable cloth.\n\nThen there is momme. If you only learn one silk term, learn this one. Momme (pronounced \"mommy\") measures the weight of the fabric. Silk bedding typically runs from about 16 momme up to 25. Below 16 the fabric starts to feel thin and will not last under weekly washing. Above 22 it begins to feel heavy and the price climbs sharply. These cases are 19 momme, which is the sweet spot most people land on: enough body to drape over the pillow properly, light enough to stay cool.\n\nPeople hunting for the best 19 momme silk pillowcase usually arrive at that number for exactly this reason. It is the practical middle.\n\nDouble-sided matters more than you would guess\n\nPlenty of silk pillowcases on the market are silk on one side and something cheaper on the other. Sometimes it is cotton, sometimes it is a synthetic blend. The theory is that you only sleep on one face, so why pay for two.\n\nIn practice it falls apart. You flip the pillow in the night. Someone else makes the bed. You turn the case inside out after washing and put it back the wrong way. Suddenly you have paid for silk and are sleeping on polyester.\n\nBoth faces of these cases are pure mulberry silk. There is nothing to get wrong. That is a small design decision with an outsized effect on how often you actually get the benefit you paid for, and it is why the best double sided silk pillowcase is usually worth the extra over a one-sided version.\n\nWhy navy\n\nWhite silk looks lovely in a photograph and shows every single thing in real life. Makeup, hair product, the ghost of a sunscreen smear, a spot of coffee. Navy is forgiving. It reads as considered rather than clinical, and it goes with almost every bedding palette people already own: grey, oatmeal, cream, white, timber bedheads, black metal frames.\n\nIt also photographs well if you care about how the bed looks, because a dark solid gives the eye somewhere to rest among paler sheets. For anyone after the best navy silk pillowcase for a bedroom that is not trying too hard, a solid, pattern-free deep blue is about as safe as it gets.\n\nOne thing worth knowing about dark silk: colour longevity depends almost entirely on how you wash and dry it. Cool water, gentle detergent, shade drying. Hot water and direct sun will dull any dark dye over time, silk included.\n\nSizing, and how to check yours\n\nThese are queen cases, 20 by 30 inches, which is 75 cm long by 50 cm wide.\n\nHere is the honest bit about pillow sizing. Australian pillow naming is inconsistent. A \"standard\" pillow and a \"queen\" pillow often come out of the same factory at close to 48 by 73 cm, and both fit a 50 by 75 cm case comfortably. Where people run into trouble is European square pillows (65 by 65 cm), king pillows (roughly 50 by 90 cm) and body pillows. None of those will work here.\n\nTake two minutes and measure the pillow you actually sleep on. Lay it flat, measure edge to edge both ways. If you get something in the ballpark of 48 by 73, you are fine. If you are between sizes, go with the slightly larger case, because a silk case stretched tight over an oversized pillow puts strain on the seams and the zip.\n\nThe zipper question\n\nThere are three common closures on pillowcases: an open envelope end, a flap tuck, and a zip.\n\nOpen ends are cheap and the pillow wanders out. Flap tucks are better but still shift on a pillow you move around a lot. A hidden zip solves it. The pillow stays put, the end stays closed, and because the zip is sewn into the seam rather than sitting on top of it, you do not feel it.\n\nThe trade-off is that a zip is a moving part, and moving parts can fail. Treat it gently: ease the pillow in rather than forcing it, and close the zip before washing so the teeth do not snag on the fabric. That habit alone prevents most zip problems on any silk case.\n\nCaring for silk without making it a chore\n\nThe care instruction here is hand wash only, and it is worth taking seriously. Silk is a protein fibre, chemically closer to hair than to cotton, and it reacts badly to the same things hair does: high heat, harsh alkaline detergent, bleach and chlorine.\n\nThe routine that works:\n\nFill a sink with cool water. Add a small amount of mild detergent made for delicates, or a wool wash. Submerge the case and move it around gently for a couple of minutes. Do not scrub, do not twist, do not wring. Rinse in clean cool water until the water runs clear. Press the case between your palms or roll it in a dry towel to take out the bulk of the water. Lay it flat or hang it in a shaded, airy spot.\n\nSilk dries fast, usually in a few hours. If there are creases, a cool iron on the reverse side while the fabric is slightly damp sorts them out, though most people find the creases relax on their own once the case is on the pillow.\n\nWash weekly if you can. Rotating the two cases in the pack makes that easy, because one is always on the bed while the other dries. That rotation is the real argument for the best silk pillowcase 2 pack over a single: not just matching pillows, but a working laundry cycle.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople who sleep hot and want something that does not hold warmth the way cotton flannelette does. People with long hair who are tired of waking up with it in knots. Anyone who shares a bed and wants both pillows to match without buying twice. And it makes a straightforward gift, because the only thing you have to get right is a standard queen pillow and a colour that goes with almost anything.\n\nIt is less suitable if you want a wash-and-forget pillowcase you can throw in with the towels. Silk asks for five minutes a week. If that sounds like too much, a good cotton sateen is a more honest match for your habits.\n\nThe short version\n\nTwo queen cases, 20 by 30 inches, in 100% Grade 6A mulberry silk at 19 momme with a 600 thread count. Both sides silk, hidden zip at the end, solid navy with no pattern. Hand wash in cool water, dry out of the sun.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, wash it gently, and keep it out of direct sunlight. Do those three things and a pair of silk cases will stay smooth and dark for a long run of weekly washes.", "llm_summary": "Navy Mulberry Silk Pillowcases Queen 2 Pack is a pair of queen-size pillowcases made from 100% mulberry silk, graded 6A, woven at 19 momme with a 600 thread count. Each case is double-sided silk, measures 20 by 30 inches (75 cm long by 50 cm wide), and closes with a hidden zipper. The colour is solid navy blue with no pattern. The set includes two pillowcases and is supplied new. Care is hand wash only. Brand, GTIN, MPN, item weight, country of origin and customer rating data are not specified in this record. Silk is smooth, so hair and skin move across it with less friction than cotton. No health, medical or cosmetic outcomes are claimed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/navy-mulberry-silk-pillowcases-queen-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Peacock Blue Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 83.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zipper closure and a cool, breathable surface that hair and skin glide across with less friction than cotton.", "description": "The problem with cotton that nobody mentions\n\nMost of us never think about our pillowcase. It is the last thing on the bed and the first thing we forget about. Then one morning you notice creases on your cheek that take an hour to settle, or hair that looks like it argued with the pillow all night, and you start wondering whether the fabric has something to do with it.\n\nIt does, at least in one measurable way. Cotton has a textured surface. Under magnification it looks like a landscape of tiny loops and fibre ends. Skin and hair drag across it. Silk is a long, smooth filament with far fewer loose ends, so the same cheek and the same hair slide instead of catching. That is the whole mechanical story, and it is enough of a reason for a lot of people to switch.\n\nThe second reason is simpler. Silk feels good. Cool on contact, light, with a drape that cotton never quite manages. A queen bed with one silk pillowcase on it looks different, and a bed with two looks finished.\n\nWhat the numbers on a silk pillowcase actually mean\n\nShopping for silk means running into a few numbers that get thrown around without much explanation. Here is what they are.\n\nMomme. This is the weight measure specific to silk. It comes from a Japanese unit and it tells you how heavy a given area of the fabric is. Low momme silk, around 12 or 13, feels thin and wears out faster. Very high momme, above 25, gets heavy and can feel almost stiff on a pillow. The common bedding range sits between 19 and 22. This pillowcase is 19 momme, which puts it right at the start of that range. It has enough density to drape and to handle washing, without the weight that makes some high-momme silk feel more like a jacket lining than bedding.\n\nGrade. Silk is graded by filament length and consistency. Grade 6A is the longest and most even. Longer filaments mean fewer short fibre ends sticking up out of the weave, which is what produces that smooth hand. It is the grade quoted for this pillowcase.\n\nThread count. On cotton, thread count gets abused as a marketing number. On silk it is less often quoted but still describes the density of the weave. This one is listed at 600, which contributes to the close surface and the even sheen.\n\nIf you only remember one number, remember momme. It is the most honest shorthand for silk quality that exists.\n\nDouble-sided silk, and why it matters more than it sounds\n\nHere is a detail worth checking on any silk pillowcase you consider. Some are silk on one face only, with a cheaper woven fabric on the back. Manufacturers do this to hit a lower price, and the logic is that you only sleep on one side anyway.\n\nExcept you do not. Pillows get flipped, turned, folded in half and shoved against the headboard. The side that was facing up when you made the bed is rarely the side under your head at three in the morning. A single-sided case also wears unevenly, because one face takes all the friction and all the washing stress while the other sits idle.\n\nThis pillowcase is double-sided mulberry silk. Both faces are the same fabric. It is one of the things that separates the best double sided silk pillowcase from a case that is technically silk but only half the time.\n\nZipper or envelope closure\n\nThe two common closures are an envelope flap, where the fabric overlaps at one end, and a zipper.\n\nEnvelope closures are cheaper to make and have no hardware to fail. They also let the pillow work its way out during the night, especially if the case is a touch large. You wake up with a bare pillow corner sticking out, which is both unattractive and slightly annoying.\n\nA zipper keeps the pillow fully enclosed. On this case it is a hidden zipper, so it is set into the seam and does not show when the bed is made. The trade-off is that you need to be a bit careful during washing, keeping the zipper closed and away from anything rough. For most people it is the better closure, and it is why plenty of buyers specifically look for the best silk pillowcase with zipper rather than taking whichever closure comes.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis one is queen, listed as 20 inches by 30 inches, which converts to 75 cm long and 50 cm wide. That is the standard queen pillow size in Australia.\n\nBefore you order, take two minutes and measure your actual pillow. Pillow sizing is not as consistent as you would hope, and a pillow that has been compressed over years of use can measure smaller than it did new. If your pillow is around 75 by 50, you are set. If it is noticeably longer, you need a king case and this one will not work.\n\nA slightly loose fit is not a problem. A tight fit is, because silk under constant tension will show wear along the seams much sooner. When in doubt, go for the size that leaves a little room.\n\nColour, and how to use peacock blue\n\nPeacock blue is a deep blue with a green undertone. On silk, colour behaves differently than it does on cotton because the fibre reflects light. The same shade reads darker in a shaded corner and considerably brighter where a lamp or window hits it. That shift is part of the appeal.\n\nIt works in two directions. Against pale bedding, white, cream, stone, oatmeal, it becomes the accent, the one bit of colour on an otherwise quiet bed. Against darker bedding, navy or charcoal, it blends in and contributes sheen rather than contrast.\n\nWhat it does not do well is compete with other strong colours. If your quilt cover is already patterned and bright, a deep blue silk case will fight with it. One strong element per bed is usually the right amount.\n\nCaring for it so it lasts\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is particular. The care instruction for this pillowcase is hand wash only, and that is worth following.\n\nUse cool water and a detergent made for silk or delicates. Ordinary laundry powder often contains enzymes that break down protein fibres, and silk is a protein fibre. Move the case gently through the water rather than scrubbing it. Rinse in cool water until the water runs clear.\n\nNever wring it. Twisting silk while it is wet stretches and damages the filaments. Instead, lay the case flat on a dry towel, roll the towel up with the case inside and press. Most of the water comes out in one go.\n\nDry it flat or hang it somewhere shaded and airy. Direct sun fades dye and weakens the fibre, and a tumble dryer does both faster. Silk dries quickly, often in a few hours.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting, work on the reverse side and press while the fabric is still a little damp. Most creases drop out on their own once the case is back on the pillow.\n\nWash it about once a week, more often if you use heavy hair products or rich night creams. Keep it away from rough fabrics and open zips in the wash basket so nothing snags the surface.\n\nWho this suits\n\nWarm sleepers tend to notice the difference first, because silk does not hold heat the way brushed cotton does. People with long hair notice it second, because less friction means less of the morning tangle. And anyone who likes a bed that looks considered will appreciate what a single deep blue silk case does to an otherwise plain set of bedding.\n\nIt is also one of the easier gifts to buy. There is no fit to guess beyond matching a queen pillow, it suits almost anyone, and silk reads as generous without being extravagant. The product details describe it as gift-ready, which saves a step.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a queen size mulberry silk pillowcase in peacock blue. It is 19 momme, Grade 6A, woven at 600 thread count, with silk on both faces and a hidden zipper closure. It measures 75 cm by 50 cm and it is hand wash only.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you buy. Wash it in cool water by hand. Keep it out of the dryer and out of the sun. Do that and you will have a pillowcase that still feels like the best part of the bed years from now.", "llm_summary": "This is a queen size mulberry silk pillowcase in peacock blue, listed at 19 momme and Grade 6A silk with a 600 thread count weave. It is double-sided silk, meaning both faces use the same fabric rather than a silk front and a woven back. The closure is a hidden zipper. Stated dimensions are 75 cm long by 50 cm wide, described as Queen 20 inches by 30 inches. The listing records the product as breathable and temperature-controlling, cool to the touch, solid peacock blue in a classic style, recommended for indoor use. Care is hand wash only. One pillowcase per pack. Model number COMINHKPR124431. Brand, country of origin and item weight are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/peacock-blue-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "Pink Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 83.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk on both sides with a 600 thread count weave, a hidden zipper closure and a cool, breathable feel against your face all night.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost people do not lie awake thinking about their pillowcase. They just notice the side effects. You wake up with a crease pressed into your cheek that takes an hour to fade. Your hair, which looked fine when you went to bed, has gone sideways. On a warm night the pillow heats up under your face and you end up flipping it every twenty minutes chasing the cool side.\n\nA cotton pillowcase is doing its job, more or less. It just has a rougher surface than most people realise, and it holds warmth. Silk behaves differently. The weave is smoother, so skin and hair slide across it rather than dragging. It also feels cool when you first lie down. Those two things are why a silk pillowcase has quietly become one of the most common small bedroom upgrades people make.\n\nThis guide covers what actually matters when you choose one, using this pink mulberry silk pillowcase queen size as the example.\n\nWhat mulberry silk is and why it matters\n\nSilk comes from silkworms, but not all silkworms produce the same thread. Mulberry silk comes from worms raised on a diet of mulberry leaves in controlled conditions. The result is a long, even, pale filament. Wild silks produce shorter, more irregular fibres, which weave into a fabric with more texture and more variation.\n\nFor bedding, long and even is what you want. It produces a surface with fewer slubs and bumps, and it holds up better to washing. That is why almost every quality silk pillowcase on the market says mulberry on the label.\n\nThe Grade 6A marking goes a step further. It is a trade grading applied to the raw silk based on filament length and consistency. The higher grades are reserved for the most uniform fibre. This pillowcase is made from Grade 6A mulberry silk, which is the grade most commonly used for better quality silk bedding.\n\nMomme is the number to check first\n\nIf you only learn one piece of silk vocabulary, make it momme. Written as \"mm\" in some listings, momme measures the weight of silk fabric. It works a bit like GSM does for towels. A higher momme number means a heavier, denser cloth.\n\nSilk pillowcases usually sit somewhere between 16 and 25 momme. Here is the rough picture:\n\nAround 16 momme, the fabric is light and thin. It drapes beautifully but it is more fragile, and seams and corners tend to be the first thing to go. It is often where the cheapest listings sit.\n\nAround 19 momme, you get a noticeably more substantial cloth that still feels soft and cool. It handles regular washing better. This is the weight most people settle on, and it is what this pillowcase uses.\n\nAround 22 to 25 momme, the silk is heavier again. It feels dense and luxurious and lasts a long time, but it costs more and takes longer to dry after washing.\n\nFor a pillowcase you will sleep on most nights, 19 momme is the practical middle ground. You are paying for durability you will actually use rather than for a number on a label.\n\nThread count does something different in silk\n\nCotton shoppers are trained to look at thread count, and the habit carries over. In silk it tells you less on its own, because silk filaments are much finer than cotton threads. You can hit a high thread count with very light fabric.\n\nThat is why momme and thread count need reading together. This pillowcase lists 600 thread count alongside 19 momme. The thread count describes how tightly the fabric is woven. The momme tells you how much silk is actually there. Together they point to a dense, even surface, which is what you feel as smoothness when your face hits the pillow.\n\nCheck that both sides are silk\n\nThis is the detail that separates honest listings from clever ones. A lot of cheaper silk pillowcases use silk on the top face and a polyester or cotton blend on the back. It cuts the cost significantly, and the photographs look identical.\n\nThe problem shows up at three in the morning when you flip the pillow and land on the cheap side. You also get different washing and shrinking behaviour from the two fabrics, which can make the case pucker over time.\n\nThis pillowcase is silk on both faces. When you are comparing options online, look for the words double-sided or 100 percent silk both sides. If a listing stays quiet about the back, that silence usually means something.\n\nClosures, and why the zipper matters more than you think\n\nThere are two common ways to close a pillowcase. An envelope flap folds the extra fabric over the open end. A zipper runs along one edge.\n\nEnvelope flaps are quick to use but the pillow can work its way out during the night, especially if the case is slightly roomy. You wake up with a bare corner of pillow sticking out.\n\nA zipper keeps everything where it should be. This one is a hidden zipper, set into the seam rather than sitting exposed on the surface, so you get the secure hold without a plastic strip near your face. Most people put that edge at the bottom of the pillow and forget it exists.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is a queen size pillowcase, listed as 20 inches by 30 inches, which converts to 75cm long by 50cm wide. Those are the dimensions to check against your own pillow before you order.\n\nTake a tape measure to your pillow while it is lying flat and uncompressed. If it comes in at or just under 75cm by 50cm, you are in good shape. If your pillow is a deep, heavily filled type, it may fit but will look tight and stretched. If it is a standard size rather than queen, the case will be loose, which is not a disaster but does look baggy.\n\nOne more thing worth saying: the listing is for one pillowcase. If you share a bed and want a matching pair, order two.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nSilk needs a little more thought than cotton, but less than its reputation suggests. The care instruction for this pillowcase is hand wash only.\n\nIn practice that means a basin of cool water, a small amount of detergent made for silk or delicates, and a gentle swish for a few minutes. Rinse in cool water. Do not wring it, do not bleach it, and do not leave it soaking for ages. Press the water out between two towels, then lay it flat or hang it in the shade.\n\nAvoid direct sun and avoid the dryer. Heat and UV are what break down silk fibres and fade dye. If you want it crisp, a cool iron on the reverse while the fabric is still slightly damp does the job, though plenty of people never bother.\n\nKeep it away from rough fingernails, hair clips and jewellery with open settings. Pulled threads on silk come from snags, not from sleeping.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you run warm at night, the cool feel of silk is the thing you will notice first. If you have long hair that tangles overnight, the lower friction surface is the reason you are probably reading this page. If your bedding is plain and you want one piece that lifts it without redecorating, a soft pink pillowcase does that quietly.\n\nIt is also an easy gift. There is no sizing to guess at beyond the pillow itself, and silk reads as thoughtful without being personal in an awkward way.\n\nThe short version\n\nBuy mulberry silk rather than unspecified silk. Check the momme, and treat 19 as the sensible middle. Make sure both sides are silk, not just the side in the photograph. Measure your pillow before you order. Then hand wash it in cool water and keep it out of the sun, and it will stay smooth for a long time.\n\nThis one ticks those boxes: 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk on both faces, 600 thread count, 75cm by 50cm, hidden zipper, in a plain pink. Delivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items.", "llm_summary": "This is a queen size pillowcase made from 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk, silk on both sides, with a 600 thread count weave and a hidden zipper closure. It measures 75cm long by 50cm wide, listed as Queen 20 inches by 30 inches, in a solid pink colour with a classic plain style. Item weight is 0.1 kilograms and the pack contains one pillowcase. The model number is COMINHKPR128018. Care is hand wash only. Listed features include breathable and temperature-control properties, with recommended indoor use. Brand, country of origin and any certifications are not specified in this record. No rating or review data is held here.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/pink-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow", "sku": "silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow", "title": "Silk Pillowcase for Contour Memory Foam Pillow", "slug": "silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow", "price": 109.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/main-silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 19 momme pure mulberry silk with a hidden zipper closure, sized 50 x 30 x 10/7 cm, removable and washable for easy care.", "description": "The problem with putting a flat case on a curved pillow\n\nIf you sleep on a contour memory foam pillow, you have probably already discovered that most pillowcases were not designed with you in mind. A standard rectangular case is built for a standard rectangular pillow. Stretch it over two curved waves and a central dip, and the fabric has nowhere useful to go. It bridges the hollow, bunches at the ends, and works itself loose over a few hours of normal movement.\n\nThe result is a pillow that performs worse than it should. The whole point of a contour shape is that the higher wave supports your neck while your head sits in the lower section. When a loose pillowcase lifts away from the foam, you lose some of that contact. You also end up with a ridge of fabric exactly where you do not want one.\n\nA shaped cover fixes that by following the pillow instead of covering it. This one is cut at 50 x 30 cm with a 10 cm high end and a 7 cm low end, which is the profile used by most cervical contour pillows sold today.\n\nWhat 19 momme silk actually tells you\n\nSilk bedding is not sold by thread count the way cotton is. It is sold by momme, written as mm or momme, which is a weight measure. The higher the number, the denser and heavier the fabric.\n\nNineteen momme sits in the useful middle. Below about 16, silk starts to feel thin and will not take repeated washing well. Above about 25, you are paying considerably more for weight you may not notice on a pillow. Nineteen gives you a fabric with enough body to hold its shape, enough density to survive a weekly cold wash, and a smooth face that still feels light.\n\nMulberry silk refers to the source. Silkworms fed exclusively on mulberry leaves produce long, uniform fibres, which is what gives the finished cloth its even surface. That smoothness is the practical difference you feel. Hair and skin slide across silk with less drag than they do across woven cotton, which is a property of the fabric itself, not a coating or treatment that wears off.\n\nWhy the hidden zip matters more than it sounds\n\nClosure type is one of those details people skim past, and then regret. An envelope closure on a contour pillow leaves a flap over the end of the foam, which bunches under the curve. A visible zip puts a strip of plastic teeth somewhere near your face.\n\nA hidden zipper tucked into the seam does both jobs quietly. It secures the foam core properly, so the pillow cannot slowly work its way out while you turn over. And because it sits under the fabric edge, you are not sleeping against hardware.\n\nIt also makes removal straightforward. You will be taking this cover off regularly, so a closure that opens cleanly along one side saves a lot of small frustrations.\n\nWho this suits\n\nThe obvious answer is anyone already sleeping on a contour memory foam pillow who wants a cover that fits it properly. But there are a few specific situations where it earns its place.\n\nSide sleepers who use a contour pillow for neck support get the most benefit from a snug fit, because the wave height is doing real work and slack fabric undermines it. People with long hair often look for silk specifically, since the smooth surface means less snagging as you shift position. And anyone who has tried to keep a memory foam pillow clean knows the frustration of a core that cannot go near a washing machine. A removable, washable silk layer is the practical answer to that.\n\nIt is a single pillowcase, so couples sharing a bed with two contour pillows will need a pair. Having a third as a spare is also sensible, since it means the bed is never without one on wash day.\n\nHow to check the fit before you buy\n\nTake two minutes with a tape measure. Lay your contour pillow flat and measure the length end to end, then the width front to back. Then measure the height of the taller wave at its peak, and the height of the shorter wave.\n\nYou are looking for something close to 50 cm long, 30 cm wide, with waves around 10 cm and 7 cm. Small variation is fine, since silk has a little give and a case that is marginally generous will still sit well. A pillow that is significantly longer or wider than those figures will not work, and neither will one with wave heights far outside that range.\n\nContour pillows are not standardised across brands, which is exactly why this check matters. The time to find a mismatch is before the parcel arrives, not after.\n\nLiving with silk: the care routine\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is not, really. It just wants different treatment than cotton.\n\nWash cold, on a gentle cycle, with a detergent formulated for silk, wool or delicates. Avoid anything with enzymes, optical brighteners or bleach. Those ingredients are designed to break down organic matter, and silk is a protein fibre, so they are working against you.\n\nPut the pillowcase in a mesh laundry bag if you have one, and wash it apart from towels, denim and anything with zips or hooks. Snags come from contact with rough fabric far more often than they come from the machine itself.\n\nHang it to dry somewhere with airflow but out of direct sunlight. Sun fades silk and weakens the fibres over time. A cool tumble setting is listed as acceptable if you need it, but air drying is kinder and silk dries fast anyway.\n\nIf you want it crisp, iron on a low setting while the fabric is still slightly damp. Pressing bone-dry silk with a hot iron is how you get a permanent shine mark.\n\nFollow that routine and 19 momme silk handles regular use comfortably. Ignore it, run it hot, and you will be disappointed much sooner.\n\nA note on what silk does and does not do\n\nIt is worth being plain about this. Silk is a smooth, breathable, light fabric. Hair and skin move across it with less friction than they do across a cotton weave. That is a measurable property of the material.\n\nBeyond that, be sceptical of big promises. A pillowcase is a pillowcase. Buy this one because the shape fits your pillow, the fabric feels good, and the cover washes easily. Those are solid, verifiable reasons, and they are enough.\n\nHow it compares to the cover that came with your pillow\n\nMost contour memory foam pillows ship with a knitted polyester or poly-cotton jersey cover. Those covers are cheap to produce, they stretch over the shape adequately, and they do the basic job.\n\nWhat they tend not to do is feel particularly nice, and polyester jersey holds warmth against your face in a way that some people find uncomfortable in summer. Silk is a different experience. It feels cooler on first contact and has a slip to it that a knitted cover does not.\n\nKeeping the original cover is still sensible. Use it as the inner layer and the silk case as the outer one, and you have a pillow with two washable layers and a foam core that stays protected.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a shaped silk cover for a contour memory foam pillow, made from 19 momme pure mulberry silk in plain white, closed with a hidden zip, and sized at 50 x 30 x 10/7 cm.\n\nMeasure your pillow first. If the numbers line up, you get a cover that actually follows the contour rather than fighting it, a smooth surface for hair and skin, and a washable layer protecting a foam core that cannot be washed itself.\n\nWash it cold and gentle, keep it out of the sun, and it will look after itself. Orders arrive in 3 to 7 working days, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items.", "llm_summary": "This is a silk pillowcase shaped specifically for a contour memory foam pillow. It is made from 19 momme pure mulberry silk in a plain white solid, with a hidden zipper closure and a removable, washable design. The sizing is 50 x 30 x 10/7 cm, meaning the case has a 10 cm high wave at one end and a 7 cm lower wave at the other, matching the standard cervical contour profile. Listed item dimensions are 50.8 cm long by 30.5 cm wide. Care is hand wash or cold gentle machine wash, hang dry or tumble cool, away from direct sunlight, with ironing while slightly damp if needed. One pillowcase is included. Brand, weight and country of origin are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/silk-pillowcase-for-contour-memory-foam-pillow.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope", "sku": "taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope", "title": "Taupe 25 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen, Envelope Closure", "slug": "taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope", "price": 174.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.11 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/main-taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk with a 700 thread count, silk on both sides, a tidy offset envelope closure and a warm neutral taupe that works with almost any bedding.", "description": "The problem with most pillowcases\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It comes in a set with the sheets, it gets washed with everything else, and it stays on the bed until it wears out. That is fine until you notice that the fabric is dragging. Cotton has a surface that grips. Hair catches on it, skin catches on it, and in warm weather it holds heat against your face.\n\nSilk sits at the other end of that scale. It has a smooth surface, so hair and skin slide over it with far less friction than they do over cotton. It feels cool when you first lie down. And a good one looks considerably better on a made bed than the third-string case you have been using since you moved in.\n\nThe catch is that silk pillowcases vary enormously. Some are heavy and substantial. Some are so thin you can see the pillow through them. Some have silk on one side and a cheap backing on the other. Price does not always tell you which is which. So it helps to know what the numbers mean before you buy.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is the key number. It is a weight measure specific to silk, and it tells you how much silk is packed into the fabric. Higher momme means a heavier, denser cloth.\n\nSilk sold for bedding generally runs somewhere between 16 and 25 momme. At the low end the fabric is light and a bit flimsy. It still feels smooth, but it does not drape well and it tends to show wear sooner. Around 19 to 22 momme is the common middle ground. At 25 momme, which is what this pillowcase uses, you are at the heavier end of what gets made for bedding.\n\nYou can feel the difference immediately. Heavier silk has body. It settles over a pillow rather than floating on it, and it does not slide off the bed the way thin silk sometimes does. If you have handled a cheap silk case before and thought it felt insubstantial, that was the momme weight talking.\n\nThe thread count sits alongside it. Here it is 700, which describes how tightly the fabric is woven. A tight weave contributes to that smooth, even surface. With silk, though, momme is the more useful number of the two. A high thread count on thin silk still gives you thin silk.\n\nWhy silk on both sides matters more than you think\n\nPlenty of silk pillowcases are silk on the top face only. The underside is cotton, polyester or something similar, which keeps the cost down. On paper that seems sensible, since you only lie on one side.\n\nIn practice you do not lie on one side. You flip the pillow halfway through the night, you fold it, you shove it under your shoulder. Half the time you end up on the backing fabric without realising. The whole point of the upgrade is lost.\n\nThis pillowcase is silk on both faces. Whichever way the pillow lands, the surface is the same. It also tends to wear more evenly, because you are not always putting the pressure on one particular side.\n\nThe closure makes a difference\n\nThe closure is the part people ignore and then get annoyed by. There are three common approaches.\n\nA zip holds the pillow securely but puts a hard strip of plastic or metal near your face. It can catch on hair. On a fine fabric, a zip is also a point where things tear.\n\nA buttoned opening looks tidy but adds small lumps along one edge, and the buttons eventually work loose in the wash.\n\nAn envelope closure uses the fabric itself. The pillow slides in and a flap folds back over the opening to hold it in. Nothing hard, nothing to snag, nothing to replace. This case uses an envelope opening that is offset slightly to one side rather than sitting dead centre, which keeps the folded edge out of the middle of the pillow where your head sits. It is a small design decision that you notice every night without quite registering why.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is a queen pillowcase. It measures 76.2 cm long by 50.8 cm wide, listed in imperial as 20 by 30 inches.\n\nBefore you order, take your pillow off the bed, lay it flat and measure it edge to edge along the longest side. Do not measure while it is propped up, because a plumped pillow reads longer than it is. If your pillow comes in at roughly 75 cm long, a queen case is the right call. If it is noticeably longer, you need a king size, and this one will not fit.\n\nA very thick or overstuffed pillow can feel tight in any case, even one that is technically the right length. If yours is on the generous side, allow for that. Silk has some give but not a lot.\n\nMost people buying for a double or queen bed want two cases. Each listing here is a single pillowcase, one piece, one pack. So order accordingly.\n\nChoosing the colour\n\nTaupe is the neutral option. It is a warm grey-brown, solid with no pattern, and it tends to soften a bed that would otherwise look very white and very flat. It sits comfortably with oatmeal linen, charcoal or grey throws, timber bedheads and pale painted walls.\n\nSilk has a natural sheen, which means any colour shifts a little with the light. Taupe looks lighter and warmer in morning sun and deeper in shade. That is normal for the fabric, not a fault, and it is part of why silk looks richer than a matte cotton in the same shade.\n\nIf you are matching to existing bedding, neutrals are the forgiving choice. A strong colour has to work with everything else in the room. A warm neutral generally just fits.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not difficult to care for, it just has rules, and most of them come down to avoiding heat.\n\nDry cleaning and hand washing are the gentlest options. For hand washing, use cool water and a small amount of mild detergent made for delicates or wool. Swirl it through, do not scrub or wring, then rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nMachine washing is listed as acceptable too. Use a gentle or delicates cycle, cool water, and put the case inside a mesh laundry bag so it does not get tangled with zips and hooks elsewhere in the load.\n\nSkip bleach and skip fabric softener. Bleach damages the fibre directly. Softener coats the surface and takes away the very smoothness you paid for.\n\nLay it flat to dry, away from direct sunlight and away from radiators or heaters. It dries quickly. If it needs pressing, use the lowest iron setting on the reverse side while the fabric is still slightly damp, and keep the iron moving.\n\nWashing every one to two weeks, in line with your sheets, suits most households. Owning a spare makes this much easier, because you always have one on the bed while the other dries.\n\nA few practical notes\n\nThe case weighs 0.11 kg, which is almost nothing. That makes it an easy thing to pack if you travel and want a familiar surface on a hotel pillow. Roll it rather than folding it tightly and it comes out without hard creases.\n\nSilk is a natural fibre, so it can snag on rough fingernails, ring settings or velcro, as any fine fabric will. Smooth nails and removing jewellery before bed solves most of that. The tight weave here helps.\n\nStore spares loosely folded in a drawer or linen cupboard, out of strong light.\n\nThe short version\n\nMomme weight is the number worth checking, and 25 momme is at the heavier, more substantial end of silk bedding. Silk on both faces means it does not matter which way the pillow lands. The offset envelope closure keeps hard edges away from your face and stays tidy on a made bed.\n\nMeasure your pillow flat before ordering, buy two if you have a queen or double bed, wash cool and gently, and dry it flat. Do that and a heavier silk case holds its surface for a long time.\n\nDelivery runs from Australian warehouses, usually 3 to 7 working days. Returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as the case is unused and unwashed, so if the size or shade is not what you pictured, you are not stuck with it.", "llm_summary": "A single queen-size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 25 momme, with a 700 thread count and silk on both faces. The colour is taupe, the pattern is solid, and the style is described as modern. It measures 76.2 cm long by 50.8 cm wide (listed as 20\" x 30\" queen) and weighs 0.11 kg. The closure is an offset envelope opening with no zip or buttons. Model number HB-02-PC1-825-TPE-Q. Care options include dry clean, hand wash, or gentle machine wash, ideally in a mesh bag, then lay flat to dry. Brand, country of origin and fill are not specified in this record. Supplied as one pillowcase, one pack.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/taupe-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-envelope.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "sku": "undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "title": "Undyed White 25 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Queen", "slug": "undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen", "price": 200.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.11 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/main-undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk at a dense 25 momme weight, with silk on both faces, a slightly offset side opening and a natural white finish that has never been through a dye bath.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost people do not lie awake thinking about their pillowcase. You notice it in other ways. Hair that looks slept on no matter what you did the night before. A crease down one cheek that takes until mid morning to fade. A pillow that feels warm and slightly sticky by two in the morning in January. None of it is dramatic. It is just friction and heat, the two things a woven cotton cover is quietly good at producing.\n\nSilk changes the surface your face and hair spend seven or eight hours pressed against. The fibre is smooth along its length, so things slide across it rather than catching. It also moves heat away from the skin more readily than a dense cotton weave. Those are properties of the material, not promises about how you will look. But they are the reason silk pillowcases went from a niche luxury to something you find in ordinary linen cupboards.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you have shopped for silk at all, you have run into the word momme, usually written as a number followed by mm. It is a weight measurement, borrowed from the Japanese silk trade. One momme equals about 4.34 grams per square metre. So a 25 momme fabric is heavier, denser and more opaque than a 19 momme one made from the same fibre.\n\nThink of it the way you think of denim weight. A lightweight denim and a heavy denim are both denim. They just behave differently. Light silk floats and feels airy. Heavy silk drapes, sits flat and has a more substantial hand feel. Neither is wrong.\n\nMost silk pillowcases sold today land at 19 momme, which is the industry's comfortable middle. This one is 25 momme. You will feel the difference in the first few seconds of handling it. The cloth has body. It does not slip off the pillow and bunch up at the corner the way very light silk sometimes does.\n\nHigher momme also means more fibre to wear through before the fabric gives up. That does not make it indestructible, and silk still needs careful washing. But a denser weave stands up better to the repeated friction of a head moving across it night after night.\n\nSilk on both sides, and why it matters\n\nOne detail worth checking on any silk pillowcase is whether both faces are silk. A fair number of cheaper covers use a silk front and a cotton or polyester back. That keeps the price down and it looks identical in a photograph.\n\nThe problem shows up around 3am. You flip the pillow because the top side has gone warm, and suddenly you are lying on cotton. This cover is mulberry silk front and back, so it does not matter which way the pillow lands.\n\nUndyed, and what that looks like in a real bedroom\n\nSilk comes off the reel in its own soft off-white. This pillowcase stays that way, with no dye bath in the process. The result is a natural white with a faint warmth to it, closer to cream than to printer paper.\n\nIn practice that is easy to live with. It sits well against linen sheets, oatmeal tones, grey, and almost any natural palette. Next to a very bright bleached white cotton sheet you will notice a slight difference in tone, so if your bedding is optical white, be aware of that before you order. Most people find it reads as softer and warmer, which is usually the point.\n\nThe side opening\n\nThe closure here is an envelope style side entry, set slightly off centre. There is no zip and no buttons. That is a deliberate choice. Zips on pillowcases have a habit of catching hair, and a plastic zip pull pressing into your temple is nobody's idea of a good night.\n\nBecause the opening runs along the side rather than the end, both ends of the cover look finished. That means it doubles as a pillow sham. During the day it sits neatly on a made bed. At night it does the ordinary job of a pillowcase. For a guest room or a bed you like to keep looking tidy, that flexibility is genuinely useful, and it is one reason the best silk pillow sham styles tend to use side entries.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the queen size, measuring 71.1 cm long by 50.8 cm wide. Before ordering, lay your pillow flat and measure it. Pillow sizing in Australia is reasonably standardised but not perfectly so, and a pillow that has been fluffed and compressed for a few years may measure differently to a new one.\n\nIf your pillow is a touch smaller than the cover, it will still work. The fabric sits a little looser and the look is softer. If your pillow is significantly larger, the cover will strain at the seams and the envelope flap will not hold properly, so size up instead.\n\nA standard pillow in a queen cover will have spare fabric at the end. Some people actively prefer that relaxed look. Others find it untidy. It is a matter of taste rather than function.\n\nLiving with silk, the honest version\n\nSilk is not difficult, but it is not a towel either. A few habits make it last.\n\nWash it cool. Hand washing in a basin with a gentle detergent made for wool or delicates takes about five minutes and is the kindest option. If you would rather use the machine, put the cover in a mesh laundry bag and run a delicates or gentle cycle on cold. The mesh bag is not optional in a machine. It stops the fabric wrapping around zips, buttons and the agitator.\n\nSkip the bleach and skip the fabric softener. Bleach attacks protein fibres directly. Softener leaves a film that dulls the surface and undoes the smooth feel you paid for.\n\nDry it flat. Lay the cover on a clean towel or on a flat drying rack, out of direct sunlight. Sun fades and weakens silk over time. A tumble dryer does both faster.\n\nIf you want it crisp, press on the lowest silk setting with the fabric slightly damp, ideally from the reverse side or through a thin cotton cloth. Honestly, most people skip this. Silk looks fine straight off the rack.\n\nWash it every week or two, in step with the rest of your bedding. If you use leave-in hair products or a rich night cream, make it weekly. Buying two covers and rotating them is the easiest way to stay on top of it, and it is why the best washable silk pillowcase is usually the one you own two of.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSomeone who has tried a thin silk pillowcase and found it slippery or flimsy will probably get on well with 25 momme. The extra weight makes it feel like proper bedding rather than a novelty.\n\nIt suits people with long hair, since long hair moves across the pillow surface more and the lower friction is easier to notice. It suits warm sleepers in summer. It suits anyone dressing a guest room who wants a cover that looks presentable during the day.\n\nIt is less of a fit if you want something you can throw in a hot wash with the towels and forget about. Silk asks for a cool wash and a flat dry. That is the trade.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a queen size pillowcase in 100% mulberry silk, woven at a dense 25 momme weight, with silk on both faces so the flip side is the same as the front. It measures 71.1 cm by 50.8 cm. The natural white is the fibre's own colour, undyed. The side entry envelope opening means no zips near your face and lets the cover work as a sham.\n\nWash it cool, dry it flat, keep it out of the sun, and it will stay good for a long time. Orders ship from Australian warehouses in three to seven working days, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items. If you are stuck between sizes, measure the pillow first and ask us.", "llm_summary": "This is a queen size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at a 25 momme fabric weight, with silk on both faces rather than a silk front and a different backing. It measures 71.1 cm long by 50.8 cm wide and weighs about 0.11 kg. The colour is natural white and the silk is undyed. The closure is an envelope style side entry, set slightly off centre, which allows the cover to be used as a pillow sham or as an everyday pillowcase. The pattern is solid and the style is described as classic. Model number is HB-02-PC1-825-WHT-Q. Care is dry clean or hand wash, or a gentle machine cycle inside a mesh bag, then lay flat to dry. Brand, country of origin and exact fabric composition beyond mulberry silk are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/undyed-white-25-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "sku": "undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "title": "Undyed White 30 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase (Standard)", "slug": "undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard", "price": 183.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/main-undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk with silk on both sides, a 300 thread count, an offset side-entry envelope closure and a standard 71.1 x 50.8 cm fit, so it works as a pillowcase or a sham.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost people never think about their pillowcase. It comes with the sheet set, it goes on the pillow, and it gets replaced when it wears thin. That is fine, right up until you notice the small irritations. Cotton grips. Hair tangles against it overnight. The weave presses lines into your cheek that take an hour to fade. On a warm night the fabric holds heat right where your head sits.\n\nNone of that is dramatic. It is just a bit of friction between you and a good night's sleep, repeated every single night.\n\nA silk pillowcase changes the surface. Silk filaments are long and smooth, and the charmeuse weave lays them flat. Your skin and hair move across the fabric instead of catching on it. That is a property of the material, not a trick, and it is the main reason silk has been used for bedding for a very long time.\n\nWhat momme actually measures\n\nIf you shop for silk for more than five minutes you will run into the word momme. It is pronounced \"moe-mee\" and it is the traditional Japanese unit for the weight of silk fabric. In practice it tells you how much silk is in a given area. The higher the number, the denser the cloth.\n\nSilk bedding usually lands somewhere between 16 and 30 momme. Anything in the high teens is light. The low twenties is the common middle ground. Thirty momme is at the top end of what is made for pillowcases, and you can feel the difference the moment you pick it up.\n\nHeavier silk does a few useful things. It drapes rather than floats, so it stays put on the bed instead of slipping off the pillow. It feels cool without feeling flimsy. And because there is more fibre in the weave, it stands up to repeated washing better than a very light silk does. That last point matters more than people expect, since a pillowcase is one of the most frequently laundered items in the house.\n\nThis one is 30 momme, with a 300 thread count, woven from 100% mulberry silk. Silk runs on both faces of the pillowcase, so there is no cotton backing hiding on the underside.\n\nWhy undyed natural white is its own thing\n\nMost white bedding is not really white. It has been brightened, usually with optical brighteners that reflect light to make the fabric read as crisp and cool. It looks sharp, and there is nothing wrong with it.\n\nUndyed silk is different. The colour you see is the natural tone of the fibre, with nothing added. It sits a touch warmer and softer than a bleached white, closer to the colour of cream in low light. Some people seek this out because they want bedding without added dye. Others simply prefer the way the softer white looks against linen, stone or oatmeal tones.\n\nWorth knowing before you order: if you put it next to a freshly bleached white sheet, you will see the difference. It is not a flaw. It is what undyed looks like. If your bedding is a very bright optical white and that contrast would bother you, this is a detail to weigh up.\n\nThe closure, and why it matters more than you think\n\nThe opening on a pillowcase is the part most people ignore and then quietly resent. Zips press into your face. Buttons leave marks. A plain open end lets the pillow creep out over the course of the night.\n\nThis one uses an envelope closure with a side entry set slightly off centre. The pillow slides in, the extra fabric folds back over the opening, and the pillow stays tucked. There is no hardware anywhere near your head.\n\nThe offset placement does one more thing. Because the opening does not run along the visible edge, the finished pillowcase has a clean face when it is sitting up against the headboard. That means it works as a sham during the day and a pillowcase at night, without you needing to buy two separate things. It is a small design decision that earns its keep.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair tend to notice silk first. Hair slides across the smooth face rather than dragging, which is why a silk pillowcase is a regular recommendation in haircare routines. Again, that is about friction and surface, not about any treatment in the fabric.\n\nWarm sleepers often get on with silk too. It feels cool when you first lie down and it does not hold heat the way a thick brushed cotton can.\n\nIt also suits anyone building a bedroom that looks finished. A heavyweight silk pillowcase in natural white reads as deliberate in a way that a thin shiny one does not. The weight is visible in how it sits.\n\nWhere it suits less: a household that wants to throw everything in a hot wash with the towels. Silk needs a gentler routine. Not a complicated one, but a gentler one.\n\nHow to choose the right size\n\nThis pillowcase is a standard size, 71.1 cm long by 50.8 cm wide, and it ships as a single. Standard is the most common pillow dimension in Australian homes, so it suits the pillows most people already own.\n\nThe mistake to avoid is guessing. Pillows get called standard, queen and king, and the names do not always match what is actually in the cupboard. Pull your pillow out, lay it flat, and measure it across its widest point. If it comes in close to 71 by 51 cm, standard is your size. If it is noticeably longer, you have a queen or king pillow and a standard case will not sit right.\n\nOne more thing to check is loft. A very overstuffed standard pillow will fill the case tightly and leave the envelope flap sitting short. If your pillow is deep and firm, factor that in.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, and a 30 momme weave is sturdier than most. The routine is simple.\n\nWash it in cool water, either by hand or on a gentle machine cycle. If you are using the machine, put the pillowcase in a mesh laundry bag so it cannot snag on the drum or on a zip from something else in the load. Use a mild detergent made for delicates. Skip the fabric softener, since it coats the fibre and dulls the sheen that you paid for.\n\nNever bleach it. Do not soak it for long periods. If something spills, blot it with cool water and a drop of gentle detergent rather than scrubbing at it.\n\nFor drying, lay the pillowcase flat or hang it somewhere shaded with good air movement. Direct sun and tumble dryers are the two things that age silk fastest. It dries quickly on its own.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use the lowest heat, work on the reverse side, and go over it while it is still slightly damp. Most of the time a silk this heavy drops its creases without any help once it is on the pillow.\n\nDry cleaning is also fine if you would rather hand it over to someone else.\n\nA practical tip: buy two and rotate them. It halves the washing pressure on each one and means you always have a clean case ready.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a single standard-size pillowcase, 71.1 by 50.8 cm, made from 100% mulberry silk at 30 momme with a 300 thread count. The silk runs on both faces. The colour is natural white and undyed, which gives a softer, warmer white than bleached sheeting. The closure is an offset side-entry envelope, so there is no hardware near your face and the case doubles as a sham.\n\nThirty momme is heavyweight. That means a fabric with body, a smooth cool surface, and enough substance to handle regular washing. If you have tried a thin silk pillowcase before and found it underwhelming, the weight is the thing that is different here.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order, wash it gently, dry it out of the sun, and it will look after you for a long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a single standard-size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 30 momme, a heavyweight silk construction. It measures 71.1 cm by 50.8 cm, has a 300 thread count, and is woven in a solid natural white that is left undyed. Silk is used on both sides of the pillowcase rather than a silk face with a backing fabric. The closure is an envelope style with a side entry that is slightly offset, which allows the pillowcase to be used as a sham as well as a standard pillowcase. Care options include machine washing on a gentle cycle, hand washing or dry cleaning. Model number HB-02-PC1-830-WHT-S. Brand, weight and country of origin are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/undyed-white-30-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, King, Hidden Zip", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip", "price": 123.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk with a 600 thread count face, a concealed zip to hold the pillow still, and a generous 91.4 x 50.8 cm king cut in plain white.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already have\n\nMost people never think about their pillowcase. It came with the sheet set, it is cotton, it does the job. Then one morning you notice the creases pressed into one side of your face, or you pull your hair out from under the pillow and half of it comes with you, and the thought arrives: maybe the fabric matters.\n\nIt does, mostly because of friction. Cotton is a short-staple fibre woven into a textured surface. Under a microscope it looks like a tiny landscape of ridges and loops. Your skin and hair move against that landscape every time you roll over, and you roll over a lot. Nothing dramatic happens in one night. Over years, the drag adds up.\n\nSilk is built differently. The fibre is a continuous protein filament, long and smooth, and when it is woven into a fine fabric the surface is close to slippery. Your cheek slides. Your hair slides. There is simply less for anything to catch on.\n\nThat is the whole pitch, and it is a material fact rather than a promise about outcomes. It is also why silk pillowcases have gone from a niche luxury to something people buy as a standard replacement.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you shop for silk bedding for more than ten minutes you will run into the word momme. It is the traditional Japanese unit for silk weight, and it is the single most useful number on the label.\n\nMomme measures how much a fixed area of silk weighs. Higher momme means more silk per square centimetre, which means a denser, heavier, more durable fabric. Silk pillowcases usually land between 16 and 25 momme.\n\nAt 16 momme the fabric is light and inexpensive. It feels nice in the shop. It also wears thin at the corners faster than you would like, especially around a zip.\n\nAt 22 momme, which is what this pillowcase uses, you get a noticeably more substantial hand. The fabric has weight to it. It drapes rather than floats. It survives regular washing without going papery. Most people who have owned a few silk pillowcases end up at 22 momme and stay there.\n\nAbove that, around 25 momme, silk starts to feel firmer and the price climbs steeply. Some people love it. Most find the extra cost does not change the nightly experience much.\n\nThe thread count on this one is listed at 600, which tells you the weave is fine and tight. With cotton, thread count is the headline number. With silk, momme matters more, and 22 momme at 600 thread count is a sensible combination.\n\nMulberry silk versus everything else\n\nNot all silk is the same. Mulberry silk comes from Bombyx mori silkworms raised on a diet of nothing but mulberry leaves. The controlled diet produces filaments that are long, uniform and pale. Wild or tussah silk comes from moths eating whatever they find, and the filaments are shorter, coarser and uneven in colour.\n\nFor bedding, the long uniform filaments are what you want. They weave into a smoother surface with fewer interruptions, which is exactly the property that makes silk worth buying in the first place.\n\nThere is also the satin confusion to clear up. Satin is a weave structure, not a fibre. You can weave satin from polyester, and most cheap \"satin pillowcases\" are precisely that. Polyester satin is slippery, which gets you part of the way, but it does not breathe. Heat and moisture sit against your skin instead of moving away. A pure silk pillowcase behaves completely differently in that respect, which is the main reason it costs more.\n\nWhy the closure is not a minor detail\n\nSilk pillowcases come in two basic constructions. Envelope style has a flap of fabric that folds over the open end. Zip style has a zipper, usually hidden in the seam.\n\nEnvelope closures look clean and cost less to make. The trouble is that pillows move. Over a night of turning, a pillow inside an envelope case works its way toward the opening, and by morning the flap has ridden up and half the pillow is exposed. It is a small irritation that repeats every day.\n\nThis pillowcase uses a concealed zip along one edge. The pillow goes in, the zip closes, and the pillow stays exactly where you put it. Because the zip is hidden within the seam rather than sitting on the surface, the outside of the case stays smooth and uninterrupted. You do not lie on hardware.\n\nThe practical bonus is laundry. A zip means you can get a king pillow in and out in a few seconds, which makes you more likely to actually wash the thing on schedule.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is a king pillowcase at 91.4 by 50.8 centimetres, or 20 by 36 inches in the imperial sizing silk is usually sold in.\n\nPillow sizing is less standardised than you would hope, so measure rather than assume. Lay your pillow flat on the bed, press it down gently, and measure edge to edge in both directions. Then compare.\n\nFor reference, a standard pillow is roughly 20 by 26 inches, a queen is 20 by 30, a king is 20 by 36 and a California king is 20 by 40. If your pillow measures close to 36 inches long, this is your size.\n\nA slightly loose pillowcase is not a disaster. Silk has drape and some extra fabric looks relaxed rather than wrong. A pillowcase that is too small is a real problem, because forcing a pillow into a case that will not take it stresses the seams and the zip.\n\nLiving with silk, practically\n\nPeople talk themselves out of silk because they imagine hand washing in a basin every Sunday. It does not have to work like that.\n\nThe gentlest approach is a hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates or wool. Swish, do not wring, rinse in cool water, press the water out between towels.\n\nThe realistic approach for most households is the washing machine. Use the delicate or hand-wash cycle, cool water, and put the pillowcase inside a mesh laundry bag so it cannot tangle with anything else in the drum. That bag matters more than people expect. Dry cleaning is also suitable if you would rather hand it over.\n\nA few things to avoid regardless of method. Bleach damages protein fibres. Fabric softener coats them and kills the finish you paid for. Hot water and tumble dryers are hard on silk. Lay the pillowcase flat on a towel or hang it in the shade, and it will dry quickly because silk does not hold much water.\n\nIf you want to press it, use the lowest iron setting with a cloth between the iron and the fabric, ideally while it is still a little damp. Plenty of people skip ironing entirely and the pillowcase looks fine.\n\nOne more habit worth building. If you use heavy night creams or hair oils, wash the case weekly rather than fortnightly. Product residue is the usual culprit behind white silk looking tired, not the silk itself.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone with long hair tends to feel the difference first, because less drag at night means less tugging when you get up. People who wake with sleep lines pressed into one side of their face notice it too, since the fabric moves with the skin instead of gripping it.\n\nIt also suits anyone who sleeps warm. Silk does not trap heat the way thick cotton can, and it does not have the clammy quality of polyester satin.\n\nAnd it suits people buying a gift. A plain white king silk pillowcase is about as safe as a present gets. It matches whatever bedding the recipient already owns, it feels considered, and the only sizing question is one they can answer by looking at their own bed.\n\nThe short version\n\nTwenty-two momme is the sensible weight for a silk pillowcase you intend to keep. Mulberry silk gives you the smooth, even surface that makes the whole thing worthwhile. A concealed zip keeps the pillow where it belongs and makes washing painless. The king cut at 91.4 by 50.8 centimetres fits a standard king pillow, so measure yours before you order.\n\nWash it cool, wash it gently, keep it away from bleach and the dryer, and let it air dry. Do that and a good silk pillowcase stays good for years rather than months.", "llm_summary": "This is a king-size silk pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme weight, with a stated thread count of 600. It measures 91.4 cm by 50.8 cm (20\" x 36\"), which is a standard king pillow size. The colour is plain white with a solid pattern and a classic style. Closure is a concealed zipper, which keeps the pillow in place and leaves the exterior uninterrupted. Care is machine washable on a gentle cycle, with hand washing in cool water or dry cleaning also suitable. Model number is W01W21214cR and the pack contains one pillowcase. Brand, weight, country of origin and warranty are not specified in this record. Delivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, with 14-day returns on unused, unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen with Hidden Zip", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip", "price": 111.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk with a concealed zip closure and neat edge stitching, it stays put all night and slips off easily on wash day.", "description": "The problem with the pillowcase you already own\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. It came with the sheet set, it is cotton, it does the job. Then you notice something. Your hair looks slept on in a way that takes twenty minutes to fix. There are creases pressed into one side of your face at breakfast. The case has crept halfway off the pillow by morning and you have been sleeping on a bare corner.\n\nNone of these are disasters. They are small daily annoyances that add up, and the surface under your head is the thing causing all of them. Woven cotton has texture. Under a microscope it is a landscape of ridges and loops, and hair catches on it every time you move. Over seven hours and dozens of position changes, that adds up to a lot of friction.\n\nSilk is the usual answer, and a 22 momme mulberry silk pillowcase in queen size is about as straightforward a version of that answer as you can buy.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nCotton gets measured in thread count. Silk gets measured in momme, written as mm but pronounced \"mommy\". It is a weight measurement, not a count. One momme equals roughly 4.3 grams per square metre of fabric. So a 22 momme silk is heavier and denser than a 19 momme silk made from the same fibre.\n\nWhy does weight matter? Because thin silk feels slippery in a cheap way. It slides off the pillow, it wrinkles into tight creases, and it wears through at the seams sooner. Heavier silk has body. It drapes rather than floats, and it holds up better to weekly washing.\n\nBedding silk generally runs from about 16 momme to about 30 momme. Below 19 it starts to feel insubstantial for a pillowcase. Above 25 the price climbs quickly and the practical gain gets smaller. That is why so many people shopping for the best silk pillowcase end up at 22. It is dense enough to feel like a proper piece of fabric and still sensibly priced.\n\nThis one also carries a stated 600 thread count. For silk that figure is less meaningful than momme, but it appears in the supplier specifications so it is worth knowing it is there.\n\nMulberry silk and why the word matters\n\nNot all silk is the same. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a controlled diet of mulberry leaves. Because the diet is uniform, the fibre they produce is uniform too. The strands are long, smooth and consistent in diameter.\n\nWild silks come from moths eating whatever they find. The fibre is shorter and more irregular, which gives those fabrics a slubby, textured look. Beautiful for a scarf or a cushion. Not what you want under your cheek.\n\nLong, even fibres are what make a mulberry silk pillowcase feel glassy smooth. There are fewer fibre ends poking out of the weave, so there is less for hair to snag on. That is the whole mechanism. It is not a treatment or a coating, it is just the shape of the fibre.\n\nIt is also worth clearing up the satin confusion. Satin describes how threads are woven, not what they are made of. Plenty of satin pillowcases are polyester. They look shiny and cost a fraction of the price, but polyester does not breathe the way a natural fibre does, and the surface feel is different once you have compared them side by side. A 100 silk pillowcase is a different product.\n\nWhy the closure is worth caring about\n\nThis is the part shoppers skip, then regret. There are three common ways to close a pillowcase.\n\nAn open end is the cheapest. The pillow goes in and nothing holds it. It works fine until you move in your sleep, which you do.\n\nAn envelope flap tucks a panel of fabric over the pillow. Better, but silk is slippery by nature, and a slippery flap on a slippery pillow does not grip much. By morning the pillow has usually worked its way towards the opening.\n\nA hidden zip solves it properly. The zip is sewn into the seam and sits flush, so you do not see it when the case is on the bed and you do not feel it when you are lying on it. Close the zip and the pillow is not going anywhere. When the wash day comes around, you unzip and the pillow slides straight out. No shaking, no wrestling, no turning the whole thing inside out.\n\nFor a case you will strip and wash every week for years, that small piece of hardware makes a real difference to how annoying the product is to live with.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nQueen is the size most often mismatched, so take a minute here. This case measures 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm, which is 20 by 30 inches.\n\nStandard pillows run about 20 by 26 inches. King pillows are roughly 20 by 36 inches. Those four and six inch gaps matter. A standard pillow inside a queen case will sit loose with a flat, empty flap at one end. A king pillow simply will not go in without straining the seams.\n\nSo before you order, measure the pillow on your bed. Lay it flat, run a tape along the long side, and compare. If it comes in around 76 cm, this is the right case. If your pillows and your sheet set disagree, trust the pillow, not the packaging.\n\nOne more practical note. Pillow loft affects fit too. A very thick pillow fills more of the case and will make it look tighter than the numbers suggest. A flat, well-used pillow will leave the case looser. Neither is a problem, but it is worth expecting.\n\nLiving with silk\n\nThe honest version: silk needs a bit more care than cotton, and it is still not much.\n\nWash in cool water. Hand washing in the basin with a mild detergent made for delicates takes about five minutes. If you prefer the machine, put the case inside a mesh laundry bag and run the gentle cycle, also in cool water. The bag stops the fabric catching on the drum or tangling with zips from other garments.\n\nSkip bleach, skip brighteners, skip anything with strong enzymes. A small amount of a gentle detergent is all it takes. Silk does not need aggressive cleaning.\n\nThen line dry or lay it flat, out of direct sun. Do not tumble dry. Heat is the enemy of silk and the dryer combines heat with mechanical tumbling, which is the worst thing you can do to the fibre. Air drying takes a couple of hours and costs nothing.\n\nIf you need to press it, use the lowest iron setting, work on the reverse side, and do it while the fabric is still slightly damp. Honestly, most of the time hanging it straight after washing is enough and the creases drop out on their own.\n\nBuy two if you can. Rotating a pair means one is always clean and ready, and each case spends less time in the wash, which extends the life of both.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who wakes with tangled hair, anyone with a fringe or a blow-dry they want to survive the night, anyone who finds cotton too warm. It also suits people who just want their bed to feel a little better without changing anything else about it. A pillowcase is the cheapest upgrade in a bedroom.\n\nIt works as a gift too. White goes with everything, so there is no risk of clashing with someone's bedroom, and it arrives in a packing bag.\n\nIf you share a bed, note that this is one case. Order two for a matching pair.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 22 momme mulberry silk pillowcase gives you a low-friction surface to sleep on, which means less drag on your hair and skin through the night. The 22 momme weight is dense enough to feel like real fabric rather than something flimsy. The hidden zip keeps the pillow where it belongs and makes washing simple. The queen cut at 76.2 cm by 50.8 cm fits standard queen pillows, so measure yours before ordering.\n\nWash it cool, dry it on the line, keep it out of the dryer, and it will stay smooth and white for a long time. That is the whole thing.", "llm_summary": "A white queen-size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme weight, with a stated thread count of 600 and a solid, classic plain style. It measures 76.2 cm long by 50.8 cm wide (20 by 30 inches) and uses a concealed zipper closure that holds the pillow in place and allows easy removal for washing. Each order includes one pillowcase and a packing bag. Model number W01W21214bR. Care is hand washing in cool water or a gentle machine cycle inside a mesh laundry bag, followed by line drying; do not tumble dry. Brand, product weight and country of origin are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, with 14-day returns on unused, unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-queen-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard, Hidden Zip", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip", "price": 99.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Pure mulberry silk with a concealed zip, a tidy standard fit of 66 x 50.8 cm, and a cool, light hand that your hair and skin simply glide across.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost of us never think about the pillowcase. We think about the mattress, the pillow, maybe the doona. The pillowcase is the thing we buy in a four pack and forget.\n\nThen one morning you look in the mirror and there is a crease running down one cheek, and your hair looks like it lost an argument. That is friction. Every time you turn your head on a cotton weave, the fabric grips a little and drags. Over seven or eight hours, with maybe thirty position changes, that adds up.\n\nA silk pillowcase changes the surface your face and hair spend the night against. That is all it does, and that is quite a lot.\n\nWhat 22 momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is an old unit from the silk trade. It describes how much a set area of fabric weighs, so it is a direct measure of density. Cotton uses thread count for a similar job, though thread count is far easier to fudge.\n\nSilk bedding usually runs from about 16 momme at the light end to 25 momme at the heavy end. Sixteen is thin and translucent. Twenty five is lovely but expensive and can feel almost like a heavy liquid over the pillow. Twenty two sits in the sweet spot, which is why so many shoppers hunting the best 22 momme silk pillowcase keep landing on that figure.\n\nHeavier silk does two useful things. It lasts longer through washing, because there is more fibre doing the work. And it drapes rather than clings, so the surface stays flat instead of puckering around the pillow.\n\nThis case also lists a 600 thread count. Treat that as supporting information. With silk, the momme weight is the number that tells you most about how the fabric will feel and how long it will hold up.\n\nThe zip is not a minor detail\n\nPillowcases close one of three ways. An open end, an envelope flap, or a zip.\n\nOpen ends are the cheapest and the worst. The pillow creeps out by three in the morning and you wake up with a corner of bare pillow under your ear.\n\nEnvelope flaps are better, but on a firm or well stuffed pillow the flap can gape. You also get a visible fold line across the back of the case.\n\nThis one uses a concealed zip set into the seam. The pillow goes in, the zip closes, and that is the end of it. The outside stays smooth with no flap or opening on show. It also makes washing less of a chore, since you are not fighting to drag a damp case over a stubborn pillow.\n\nThe zip sits on one edge rather than across the face, so it is not under your head in normal use. If you are particularly sensitive to that sort of thing, just point the zip edge towards the foot of the bed.\n\nDoes the size really matter that much\n\nYes, more than most people expect.\n\nThis case is cut to 66 cm by 50.8 cm, which is the standard pillow size. If your pillow is smaller, the extra fabric gathers into ridges under your cheek, which rather defeats the purpose of a smooth surface. If your pillow is larger, the seams carry tension every night and the fabric stretches at the corners.\n\nSo measure. Lay the pillow flat on the bed, do not squash it, and run a tape along the long edge and then the short edge. Compare those numbers to 66 by 50.8. Standard pillows in Australia are usually very close to that.\n\nQueen pillows are longer, around 76 cm, and king pillows longer again. Those will not fit this case.\n\nWho this suits, and who it does not\n\nIt suits anyone who wakes with sleep creases, anyone with longer hair that tangles overnight, and anyone who finds cotton pillowcases warm against the face. It also suits people who simply like nice things in bed and are happy to pay once for a fabric that feels better.\n\nIt suits gift buyers too. White in a standard size is about as safe as homewares gifting gets, and the best white silk pillowcase choices are neutral precisely so they drop into any bedroom without clashing.\n\nIt does not suit someone who wants to throw everything in a hot wash with the towels. Silk needs a gentler hand. It also does not suit deeply contoured orthopaedic pillows, which need a case shaped for them.\n\nAnd to be clear about what silk is not: it is a fabric with a smooth surface, not a treatment and not a remedy. We will not make health or cosmetic promises here. What we can say is that hair and skin move across silk with less resistance than across cotton, and that is why people keep coming back to it.\n\nChoosing between silk, satin and the rest\n\nWalk through any bedding aisle and you will see satin pillowcases at a fraction of the price. It is worth knowing the difference.\n\nSatin is a weave structure, not a fibre. You can weave satin from polyester, and most cheap satin pillowcases are exactly that. They look shiny and they are smooth, but polyester holds heat and tends to build static, especially in dry weather.\n\nSilk is a natural protein fibre spun by silkworms. The strands are long and continuous, which is where the smoothness comes from. It breathes, it does not hold static the way synthetics do, and it feels cool when you first lie down.\n\nIf budget is the deciding factor, satin will give you some of the slip. If you want the fabric itself, this is the one.\n\nLooking after it\n\nNone of this is difficult, it is just different from the rest of your laundry.\n\nWash in cool water, either by hand or on a gentle machine cycle with the case tucked inside a mesh laundry bag. Use a mild detergent made for delicates. Skip the bleach, skip the fabric softener, skip anything with optical brighteners in it.\n\nNever tumble dry. Heat and tumbling are hard on silk fibres. Instead, lay it flat on a towel or hang it in the shade. It dries fast because there is not much fabric to dry.\n\nIf you want it pressed, use the lowest iron setting on the reverse side, ideally while it is still a touch damp. Most of the time you will not bother, because creases tend to settle out once the case is stretched over a pillow.\n\nWash it every week or two. Buying two cases and rotating them is the easiest way to keep that up, and it roughly doubles how long each one lasts, since neither is in constant use.\n\nDelivery and getting it wrong\n\nOrders go out from Australian warehouses and normally land in 3 to 7 working days. Returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as the case is unused and unwashed, in its original packaging.\n\nThe one thing that causes returns is size. So do the measuring before you unwrap anything. Thirty seconds with a tape saves a postage trip.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 22 momme white silk pillowcase in a standard 66 by 50.8 cm cut, closed with a concealed zip. The weight is substantial enough to drape properly and survive regular washing. The zip keeps the pillow where it belongs and keeps the look tidy.\n\nSilk gives your hair and skin a surface with far less drag than cotton. It is light, breathable and easy on the face.\n\nMeasure your pillow, wash it cool, keep it out of the dryer, and it will be the nicest part of your bed for a long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a white silk pillowcase in a standard size, measuring 66 cm by 50.8 cm (20\" x 26\"). It is listed as silk with a 22 momme weight, a solid white colour, a classic style, and a stated thread count of 600. The closure is a concealed zipper. The pack contains one pillowcase plus a packing bag, and the model number is W01W21214aR. Care instructions are hand wash in cool water, or a machine gentle cycle inside a mesh bag, line dry, and do not tumble dry. Brand, country of origin, item weight and a certification are not specified in this record. No health, medical or cosmetic outcome claims are made for this product.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-standard-zip.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "sku": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "title": "White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcases, Standard Size, 2 Pack", "slug": "white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack", "price": 142.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/main-white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "A pair of standard-size cases in 600 thread count, 100% mulberry silk with a hidden zipper closure, so your pillow stays neatly covered and the fabric glides instead of grabbing.", "description": "The small problem nobody mentions until it bugs them\n\nYou change your sheets, the bed looks great, and then you lie down and your hair wraps around your face like it has a grudge. Or you wake up with those pressed lines across one cheek that take an hour to settle. Neither of these is a crisis. They are just small, repeated annoyances, and they come from the same place, which is friction between your face and the fabric.\n\nCotton weaves, even expensive ones, have texture. Thousands of short staple fibres lie across each other and the surface has tiny ridges. When you turn over at two in the morning, your skin and hair drag across those ridges. Silk works differently. It is a continuous filament, long and smooth, so the woven surface is far more even. Things slide. That is the whole mechanical story, and it is why people who switch tend to stay switched.\n\nWhat 22 momme actually tells you\n\nMomme is an old silk measure and it describes fabric weight. One momme is about 4.3 grams per square metre, so a 22 momme cloth carries roughly 95 grams per square metre of silk. You do not need the arithmetic. What matters is the comparison.\n\nSilk bedding usually runs from about 16 momme at the light end to about 25 at the heavy end. Light silk is cheaper and it feels slippery, but it can go slightly see-through over a white pillow and it tends to show wear sooner. Heavy silk is lovely and costs more. Twenty-two sits in the sweet spot that most people land on when they compare a few. The fabric has body, it drapes over the pillow instead of clinging to it, and it stands up to regular washing without going limp.\n\nThis pair is 22 momme mulberry silk with a 600 thread count weave. Thread count and momme are measuring different things, so do not try to compare them against each other. Thread count counts threads in a square inch, momme weighs the cloth. Together they tell you the weave is close and the fabric has substance.\n\nWhy mulberry silk specifically\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a controlled diet of mulberry leaves. The result is long, even filaments of consistent colour, which is exactly what you want for a smooth woven fabric. Wild silks produce shorter, more irregular fibres, which makes a more textured cloth. That texture can be beautiful in a scarf or a cushion. On a pillowcase, where the entire point is a low-friction surface, you want the even stuff.\n\nSo when you see a 22 momme silk pillowcase described as mulberry silk, that is a statement about fibre consistency, not just marketing. It is the reason the surface feels uniform right across the case rather than slubby in patches.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is where most returns come from, so it is worth two minutes with a tape measure.\n\nThese cases are standard size, listed as 20 by 26 inches, which works out to about 66 cm long by 50.8 cm wide. That matches the pillow size most Australian households already own. The trouble starts when people assume their pillows are standard and they are not. European pillows are square and much bigger. King pillows are noticeably longer. Some hotel-style pillows are deeper than normal and need more fabric even if the length looks right.\n\nLay your pillow flat, measure it end to end and front to back, and compare. If your pillow is a touch smaller than the case, that is fine, the fabric just sits a little looser. If it is bigger, the zip will strain and the case will not sit flat, and no amount of pushing will fix it.\n\nThe zip, and why it matters more than you would think\n\nA hidden zipper runs along one edge of each case. Two things come from that. The pillow stays where it is put, so you are not fishing a bare pillow corner out from under the doona at 3am. And the finished edge looks tidy, with no envelope flap poking out or gaping open on the side of the bed that faces the door.\n\nEnvelope closures are common and they work fine, but they rely on gravity and a deep fold. On a smooth fabric like silk, which by design does not grip, a zip is the more reliable choice. A zippered silk pillowcase simply stays closed.\n\nWho gets the most out of these\n\nPeople with long hair tend to notice the difference first, because that is where friction is most obvious. Side sleepers often notice it second, since their face spends hours in contact with one patch of fabric. People who run warm at night like that the weave is breathable and the fabric feels light rather than muffling.\n\nIt is also a sensible pick if you are buying bedding for a guest room and you want it to look pulled together without thinking too hard. White sits with everything. A white silk pillowcase pair across two pillows reads as deliberate in a way that mismatched cases never do.\n\nTwo cases also means you are never stuck. One on the bed, one in the drawer, swap on washing day. If you have ever bought a single silk case and then found yourself sleeping on cotton for two nights while it dried, you will understand why the pack of two makes life easier.\n\nCare, honestly\n\nSilk needs a gentler routine than cotton. Here is the short version of what the care information says.\n\nWash by hand in cool water, 30°C at the very warmest. Dissolve a mild detergent completely in the water before the silk goes in, so you never get a concentrated blob sitting on the fabric. Soak the case in clean water first. Wash it on its own or with similar colours. No bleach, ever.\n\nIf something spills or marks the case, deal with it that day. Fresh marks come out easily. Set-in ones fight back.\n\nWhen it comes out of the water, do not wring it. Press the water out gently, roll it in a towel if you like, then dry it flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sun and radiator heat are the two things that age silk fastest. If it needs pressing, use a low iron on the reverse side and let it cool before it goes back on the pillow.\n\nThat is maybe five minutes in the sink. Plenty of people do it while the kettle boils. And because you have two cases, there is no rush on getting it dry.\n\nWhat to compare when you are shopping\n\nIf you are weighing a few options, four things tell you most of what you need.\n\nCheck the momme weight. Anything that does not state it is worth a question. Check whether the silk is on both sides or just the sleeping face, since a cheaper backing fabric is a common corner to cut. Check the closure type, because a zip behaves better on slippery fabric than an open envelope. And check the actual measurements in centimetres rather than trusting the word \"standard\", which drifts between markets.\n\nPrice follows those specs fairly closely. A 600 thread count silk pillowcase at 22 momme with silk on both faces will not be the cheapest thing on the page, and if something similar is dramatically less, one of those four details is usually doing the explaining.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a pair of white pillowcases in 100% mulberry silk, 22 momme, 600 thread count, standard size at 66 by 50.8 cm, closing with an invisible zip. The fabric is smooth on both sides, the colour goes with anything, and two cases means you always have a clean one.\n\nMeasure your pillow before you order. Hand wash it cool, keep it out of the sun, and it will stay good for a long time. That is really all there is to it.", "llm_summary": "This product is a two-pack of white pillowcases made from 100% mulberry silk at 22 momme with a 600 thread count weave. Each case is standard size, listed as 20 by 26 inches, or 66 cm long by 50.8 cm wide. The closure is an invisible zipper. The colour is white, the pattern is solid, and the style is described as modern. The listing notes the fabric is breathable and that the pack includes two pillowcases. Care is hand wash at a maximum of 30°C, washed alone or with similar colours, no bleach, with a mild detergent fully dissolved in water first. Brand, GTIN, net weight and country of origin are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/white-22-momme-silk-pillowcases-standard-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "sku": "white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "title": "White Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen 19 Momme", "slug": "white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme", "price": 79.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.1 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/main-white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme-3.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double-sided 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk with a 600 thread count, a hidden zipper closure and a tidy 75cm x 50cm queen fit.", "description": "The problem with your current pillowcase\n\nMost people never think about their pillowcase until something nudges them. Maybe it is the sleep crease pressed into your cheek that takes until mid-morning to fade. Maybe it is hair that looked fine at bedtime and looks like a bird's nest by 6am. Or maybe it is simply that cotton gets warm, and on a humid night you end up flipping the pillow over and over looking for a cool patch that is not there.\n\nCotton is a good fabric. It is cheap, tough and washes in a machine. But the fibres are short and the woven surface has texture, so it grips. Anything resting on it (your face, your hair) gets held in place and dragged around as you move. Over seven or eight hours, that adds up.\n\nSilk works the other way. The filament is long and continuous, and the finished fabric has a slick surface. Hair and skin slide over it with much less friction than a cotton weave. That is the core reason people switch, and it is a material fact about the fibre rather than a promise about what will happen to you.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nIf you shop for silk bedding for more than ten minutes you will run into the word momme. It is pronounced \"mummy\" and it is the traditional Japanese measure for silk fabric weight. The higher the number, the heavier and denser the cloth.\n\nHere is the practical version. Below about 16 momme, silk starts to feel thin. It drapes beautifully but it wears out faster, and seams can pull. Above about 22 momme you are into heavy silk, which costs considerably more and can feel almost stiff on a pillow. The 19 momme range is where most quality silk bedding sits, and this pillowcase is a 19 momme fabric. It has enough body to handle regular washing without going flimsy, while still draping softly over the pillow.\n\nSo when someone advertises the best 19 momme silk pillowcase, they are really saying they have landed on the standard that experienced silk buyers look for. It is not a gimmick number. It is the balance point.\n\nGrade 6A and why thread count is the secondary number\n\nThe other spec on this listing is Grade 6A. That refers to the raw silk filament itself: how long the threads are, how evenly they were reeled, and how few breaks they contain. Grade 6A is the top of the common grading scale used in silk bedding. Long, even threads produce a smoother fabric with a consistent sheen and no slubby patches.\n\nThread count gets quoted too, at 600 here. With cotton, thread count is the headline figure. With silk it is secondary, because the fibre quality and momme weight matter more to how the finished cloth behaves. A 600 thread count weave in 19 momme Grade 6A silk tells you the weave is fine and tight. It is useful supporting information rather than the main event.\n\nOne thing worth checking on any silk pillowcase is whether both sides are silk. Some products use silk on the sleeping face and a cheaper fabric on the reverse to cut cost. This one is double-sided mulberry silk, so there is no wrong way up and no hidden compromise.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nThis is the part that trips people up, and it is easy to get right with a tape measure.\n\nThe pillowcase measures 75cm long by 50cm wide, which is a standard queen fit. Before you order, lay your pillow flat and measure it corner to corner in both directions. If your pillow is meaningfully larger, the seams will strain and the silk will pull at the stitching. If it is much smaller, the case will bunch and slide around all night, which defeats the purpose of a smooth surface.\n\nPillow sizing is not perfectly standardised between brands, which is why the measurement matters more than the label on your old pillow. Two minutes with a tape measure saves a return.\n\nThe zipper question\n\nSilk pillowcases come with two common closures. Envelope style tucks the excess fabric back over itself. Zip style uses a zipper, usually hidden in the seam.\n\nThis one has a hidden zipper. In practice that means the pillow stays where you put it, which matters more with silk than with cotton because silk is slippery. An envelope closure on a slick fabric can let the pillow work its way loose overnight. The zip also gives a neater line when the bed is made, since nothing gapes open.\n\nIf you are sensitive to hardware near your face, lay the pillow with the zip end pointing away from where you sleep. The zipper runs along the short end and sits within the seam, so most people never notice it.\n\nCaring for silk without the drama\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is not really fussy, it just has different rules, and once you know them the routine takes five minutes.\n\nThe care instruction for this pillowcase is hand wash only. Fill a basin with cool water and a small amount of mild detergent made for delicates. Submerge the pillowcase, swirl it around gently for a few minutes, then rinse in clean cool water until no suds remain. Do not scrub, do not wring and do not leave it soaking for an hour.\n\nTo dry, lay the pillowcase flat on a clean towel, roll the towel up and press to draw out the water. Then hang it in the shade or dry it flat. Direct sun and heaters are the enemies here, both for the fibre and for the white colour. If it needs a press, use the lowest silk setting on the iron, work on the reverse side, and do it while the fabric is still a touch damp.\n\nThree things to avoid entirely: bleach, hot water and fabric softener. Bleach breaks down the protein fibre, hot water dulls the finish, and softener leaves a coating that kills the slick surface you paid for.\n\nWash it every week or two, in line with the rest of your bedding. More often if you use heavy hair oils or thick night creams, since those transfer onto the fabric.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you sleep hot, silk is worth trying. The listing describes the fabric as breathable with temperature-control properties and cool to the touch, which is consistent with how silk behaves as a fibre. People hunting for the best breathable pillowcase in a warm climate often land on silk for exactly this reason.\n\nIf you have long hair that tangles overnight, the lower friction surface is the main draw. Same if you wake up with pillow creases on your face.\n\nIf you want a gift that is useful rather than ornamental, a plain white silk pillowcase is a safe pick. You do not need to know the recipient's colour scheme, and white silk reads as considered rather than loud. It arrives gift-ready, which saves you a step.\n\nIf you would rather throw everything in a hot machine wash and forget about it, silk is probably not for you. Buy good cotton instead. There is no shame in matching the fabric to the routine you will actually keep.\n\nBuying two\n\nThis listing is a single pillowcase, one per pack. On a queen bed with two sleepers, most people order a pair so the bed looks even and both people get the same surface. Worth factoring into your order rather than discovering it after delivery.\n\nDelivery and returns\n\nOrders ship from Australian warehouses and typically arrive in 3 to 7 working days. Remote postcodes can take a little longer.\n\nReturns are accepted within 14 days of delivery, provided the pillowcase is unused and unwashed in its original packaging. Once bedding has been slept on or washed it cannot be returned, which is standard across the industry for hygiene reasons. So check the size against your pillow before you take the tags off.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a single queen pillowcase in 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk, white, with silk on both sides, a 600 thread count weave, a hidden zipper and a 75cm by 50cm fit. It weighs 0.1 kg and it is hand wash only.\n\nMeasure your pillow first. Order two if you share the bed. Wash it in cool water with a gentle detergent, keep it out of the sun, and skip the bleach. Do that and it will hold its finish for a long time.", "llm_summary": "A white queen-size pillowcase made from 19 momme Grade 6A mulberry silk, with silk on both sides and a 600 thread count weave. It measures 75cm long by 50cm wide (listed as Queen 20in x 30in) and weighs 0.1 kg. The closure is a hidden zipper. The colour is white in a solid pattern, and the listing describes the fabric as breathable with temperature-control properties that feel cool to the touch. It ships as a single pillowcase, one pack, gift-ready. Care is hand wash only. Brand, GTIN, MPN and country of origin are not specified in this record, and no certification, rating or warranty information is provided.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/white-mulberry-silk-pillowcase-queen-19-momme.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric", "sku": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric", "title": "Brushed Mulberry Silk Scarf in Grey and Black Geometric", "slug": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric", "price": 119.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/main-brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Brushed mulberry silk gives a soft, matte surface and quiet warmth, while the grey and black woven pattern works with almost everything already in your wardrobe.", "description": "The small gap in most wardrobes\n\nMost people own a heavy scarf and nothing in between. You have the thick wool one for July mornings, and then for the other nine months of the year there is a gap. Mild days where a coat alone feels slightly short. Offices where the air conditioning sits two degrees lower than anyone wants. Flights. Evenings that turn once the sun drops. None of those call for wool, but a bare neck is not quite right either.\n\nA brushed silk scarf lives exactly in that gap. It is thin enough to fold into a bag and forget about, and it still makes a real difference when you put it on. The grey and black geometric adds a small amount of interest to an outfit without becoming the thing people comment on.\n\nWhat brushed mulberry silk actually is\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms fed on mulberry leaves. The fibre they produce is long, even and regular, which is why mulberry silk has that consistent, smooth face. It is the grade most buyers mean when they talk about proper silk rather than a blend.\n\nThe brushing is the second part. After the silk is woven, the surface is worked gently so the fibre ends lift a little. You end up with a scarf that still handles like silk but looks quieter. A standard silk twill catches light and shines. A brushed silk reads as soft and matte, closer to the surface of a very fine wool, while keeping the slip and the drape that make silk worth owning.\n\nThat distinction matters more than it sounds. A shiny scarf under a wool coat can look slightly formal, almost like evening wear. A brushed one sits naturally against tweed, melton, denim and knitwear. It is the version you actually reach for on a Tuesday.\n\nWhy silk works at the neck\n\nTwo things make silk good against skin. First, the surface is smooth, so skin and hair glide over it rather than catching. Anyone who has worn a scratchy wool knit on a cold morning knows the difference immediately.\n\nSecond, silk holds a thin layer of still air. Still air is what insulation actually is, whether the fibre is down, wool or silk. That is why a scarf a couple of millimetres thick can noticeably take the edge off a chilly walk to the station. It is not going to replace a proper winter scarf in genuine cold, but it does more than its weight suggests.\n\nSilk also breathes. If you have ever put on a synthetic scarf, walked into a warm shop and immediately felt clammy, you know what the alternative feels like. Silk handles the move from cold outside to heated inside better.\n\nReading the pattern\n\nThe grey and black geometric is a woven pattern rather than a loud print. From across a room it reads as texture. Up close you see the repeat. That is the behaviour you want from an everyday accessory, because it means the scarf complements whatever else you are wearing instead of competing with it.\n\nGrey and black are also about as safe as patterned accessories get. They sit well against navy, charcoal, camel, cream, olive, burgundy and any shade of denim. If your coats are dark and your knitwear is plain, this is an easy addition. If your wardrobe runs to bright colour and big prints, the scarf still works, because a near-neutral is usually the thing that calms a busy outfit down.\n\nFor people building a small, considered wardrobe, this is the sort of piece that earns its place. You are not buying a statement. You are buying the thing that makes other items look more finished.\n\nHow to wear it\n\nStart with the single loop. Drape the scarf around your neck, loop one end over, let both ends hang. Under an open coat this looks relaxed and takes five seconds.\n\nFor something neater, fold the scarf in half lengthwise, drape it so the folded loop sits on one side, then pull both loose ends through that loop and slide the knot up. This holds position better on windy days and looks tidier with a collared shirt.\n\nA third option is the flat drape. Open the scarf out, lay it over a jumper or under a blazer, and leave it unknotted. This shows the pattern properly and is comfortable indoors.\n\nThe fourth is the narrow band. Fold the scarf several times lengthwise until it is a few centimetres wide, then tie it close to the throat under a shirt collar. This reads as deliberate and works well with tailoring.\n\nTry all four over a week. Most people settle on one and use it almost exclusively.\n\nWho it suits\n\nIf you commute, keep one in your bag. The weather turns, the train is cold, you have a layer. If you work somewhere with aggressive air conditioning, this solves the problem without you having to wear a cardigan indoors in January. If you travel, silk packs down to nothing and shakes out quickly, which is why a long silk scarf ends up in so many carry-on bags.\n\nIt also suits anyone who finds wool itchy. Some people simply cannot wear wool at the throat, and silk is a straightforward answer.\n\nAs a gift it is low risk. There is no sizing. The colours are neutral. It works for a wide age range and for men as well as women.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. That is the care instruction for this scarf and it is worth following rather than taking a chance in the machine.\n\nUse cool water and a detergent made for delicates. Move the scarf gently through the water for a minute or two, rinse until the water runs clear, then lift it out supporting its weight rather than letting it hang and stretch. Do not wring it. Lay it on a towel, roll the towel up, and press. Unroll and dry the scarf flat, in the shade, away from radiators and direct sun.\n\nIf it needs pressing, use a low iron with a cloth between the iron and the silk. Keep steam off the brushed face where you can. Very often you do not need an iron at all. Hang it in the bathroom while you shower and most creases drop out.\n\nStore it flat in a drawer or loosely rolled. Tight folding over years can leave permanent lines along the crease. Avoid leaving it hanging on a thin hook for months at a time.\n\nA few small habits matter. Put the scarf on after perfume or hairspray, not before. Keep it away from rough jewellery clasps and watch edges that can pull threads. Wash it less often than you think, since airing is usually enough.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a brushed mulberry silk scarf in a grey and black geometric, made for everyday wear rather than for a drawer. The brushed finish gives it a soft, matte look that sits well with coats and knitwear. Silk is smooth at the neck, breathes well, and adds warmth out of proportion to its weight.\n\nCare is simple. Hand wash cool, dry flat, store loosely. Exact dimensions, fibre percentage, momme weight and country of origin are not listed in this record, so ask us if any of those decide the purchase for you.\n\nDelivery runs three to seven working days from local warehouses. Returns are open for fourteen days from delivery if the scarf is unused and unwashed, so if it turns out not to be your thing, it is easy to send back.", "llm_summary": "This is a brushed mulberry silk scarf in a grey and black geometric pattern, listed under the silk-scarves category. The silk surface is brushed for a soft, slightly matte finish rather than a high-shine twill look. The colourway is close to neutral and intended to layer with coats, knitwear and shirts. Care is hand wash only, dried flat away from direct heat and sun. Brand, GTIN, exact fibre percentage, momme weight, finished dimensions, weight and country of origin are not specified in this record. There is no stated warranty and no verified review data attached to this listing. Delivery is from local warehouses in three to seven working days, with returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery if the scarf is unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-black-geometric.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue", "sku": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue", "title": "Brushed Mulberry Silk Scarf in Grey Blue", "slug": "brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue", "price": 130.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/main-brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from mulberry silk with a lightly brushed surface, it feels soft against skin, folds down small in a bag and layers easily over coats, knitwear and shirts.", "description": "The problem with most scarves\n\nMost people own one of two kinds of scarf. There is the heavy wool one that is genuinely warm but sits like a collar brace, rides up under your jaw and itches by lunchtime. Then there is the thin fashion scarf that looks fine for a photo but does nothing when the wind picks up and slides off your shoulder every ten minutes.\n\nA brushed silk scarf lands in the gap between those two. It is light enough that you forget you are wearing it, warm enough that you notice when you take it off, and the brushed surface gives it just enough grip to stay where you put it. That is a small detail, but it is the difference between an accessory you wear and one that lives in a drawer.\n\nWhat brushing actually does to silk\n\nSilk on its own is slick. Think of a classic charmeuse scarf, the glossy kind, and how it tends to slip out of a knot. That shine is lovely for evening wear, but it is not practical for a daily scarf.\n\nBrushing is a finishing step applied after the fabric is woven. The surface is lightly raised so the fibres open out a fraction. Three things change as a result. The handle becomes softer and more matte. The fabric picks up a slight nap, so it grips itself and holds a knot. And the raised surface traps a little more air, which is where the extra warmth comes from.\n\nYou still get the properties that make silk worth buying. The fibre is fine and smooth, so it feels gentle at the throat rather than prickly. It breathes, so it does not turn into a sweatbox when you walk into a heated building. And it folds down to almost nothing.\n\nWho this scarf suits\n\nThis one is a quiet grey blue, and that matters more than people expect. Colour is the single biggest reason a scarf gets worn or ignored.\n\nGrey blue is a neutral in practice. It sits beside navy without clashing, lifts black and charcoal, works against camel and tan, and looks completely natural with denim. If most of your outer layers are dark, this is an easy win. If you wear a lot of warm browns and rust tones, a cooler blue grey can read slightly off, and you might prefer something in that warmer family instead.\n\nIt is also comfortably unisex. A long scarf in a muted tone is one of the few accessories that genuinely crosses over. Men usually wear it looped once under a coat collar. Women tend to go for a looser drape or a slip knot. Both look right.\n\nIt suits commuters, people who work in cold offices, anyone who flies regularly and anyone who finds wool uncomfortable against the neck. It is less suited to someone who wants a statement piece in a bold print. This one is deliberately understated.\n\nHow to choose between scarf types\n\nIf you are weighing this against other options, a few simple questions sort it out.\n\nHow cold does it actually get where you live? In a mild climate, a silk scarf is often all you need across autumn, winter and spring. In genuinely cold conditions, silk works best as a first layer under wool, not instead of it.\n\nDo you need it to pack small? Silk wins here, easily. It rolls into a side pocket and comes out without permanent creases. A chunky knit does not.\n\nDo you want shine or softness? A polished charmeuse scarf reads as formal and dressy. A brushed finish reads as relaxed and everyday. For daily wear, brushed is usually the better buy.\n\nDo you knot your scarves or drape them? Knotters benefit most from the brushed surface, because the slight grip stops the knot working loose. If you only ever drape flat, the difference matters less.\n\nWays to wear it\n\nA long scarf is more flexible than a square, and you do not need complicated styling.\n\nThe simplest is the flat drape. Lay it over your shoulders with even ends hanging down the front of a coat. It adds a vertical line, which is flattering on most people, and it shows the colour clearly.\n\nThe loop and tuck is the everyday option. Fold the scarf in half lengthways, put it around your neck, then pass the loose ends through the loop and pull it snug. It stays put, it fills the collar gap on a coat, and it takes about three seconds.\n\nFor warmth, wrap it twice around the neck and let short ends sit at the front. That doubles the layer where you need it without creating bulk at the back of your neck.\n\nAnd when the weather turns mild, just let it hang open inside a blazer. It reads as considered rather than cold-weather gear.\n\nLooking after it properly\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not forgive rough treatment either. The care instruction here is hand wash or dry clean, and both work fine.\n\nIf you hand wash, use cool water and a detergent made for delicates. Wool wash products are usually suitable. Swirl the scarf gently for a minute or two, rinse in cool water, and resist the urge to wring it out. Instead, lay it flat on a clean towel, roll the towel up and press. Then dry it flat or hang it somewhere shaded and airy.\n\nHeat is the main enemy. Hot water, a hot dryer and a hot iron all flatten the brushed surface and can dull the colour. Press on low, on the reverse side, with a cloth between the iron and the silk if you want to be careful.\n\nSunlight is the second enemy. Dyed silk fades in direct sun, so dry it in the shade and store it in a drawer rather than draped over a chair by a window.\n\nStore it folded loosely or rolled. Hanging it on a hook for months puts all the weight on one point and can stretch the weave there. Keep it away from velcro, rough watch straps and jewellery with open clasps, since those are what cause snags.\n\nA note on expectations\n\nWe only publish what we can verify. This scarf is woven from mulberry silk and brushed for softness, and the care instruction is hand wash or dry clean. Exact dimensions, momme weight and composition percentage are not listed in our record for this item, so we have not quoted numbers for them. If one of those details is a deciding factor for you, email us before ordering and we will check the current stock.\n\nDelivery runs from Australian warehouses, generally 3 to 7 working days. Returns are open for 14 days from delivery on anything unused and unwashed.\n\nThe short version\n\nA brushed mulberry silk scarf is the quiet workhorse of a cool-weather wardrobe. It gives you a real layer of warmth without the bulk of wool, it feels smooth against the neck instead of scratchy, and the brushed finish means it actually stays where you put it.\n\nThe grey blue colourway is the kind of neutral you can wear with almost anything dark or denim, which is why it also makes a sensible gift when you are not sure of someone's taste. Wash it cool, keep it out of the sun, store it folded, and it will still look right in five years.\n\nIf you want one scarf that handles a cold commute, a chilly office and a flight without taking up any room in your bag, this is a good one to own.", "llm_summary": "A brushed mulberry silk scarf in a grey blue colourway, sold by the Mulberry Silk Company and shipped from Australian warehouses. The silk is woven and then lightly brushed, giving a soft, slightly napped surface rather than a high-gloss finish. Care is hand wash or dry clean. The scarf suits layering over coats, blazers, shirts and knitwear in cool weather, and is light enough to fold into a bag or pocket. Exact dimensions, momme weight, fabric composition percentage, net weight, brand, GTIN and country of origin are not specified in this record. Delivery is 3 to 7 working days within Australia, with 14 day returns from delivery on unused and unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/brushed-mulberry-silk-scarf-grey-blue.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "sku": "lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "title": "Lightweight Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 70cm", "slug": "lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "price": 59.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/main-lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from smooth mulberry silk with a single-side printed design, it ties as a neck scarf, a hair wrap, a handbag accent or a soft collar detail without adding bulk or warmth.", "description": "The problem with most scarves\n\nMost scarves sit in a drawer. They are either too big, too warm, or too complicated to tie, and so they come out twice a year and go back in. The 70cm silk square exists because it solves all three of those problems at once. It is small enough to wear indoors, light enough for a warm afternoon, and simple enough that you can tie it in a mirror in thirty seconds without a tutorial.\n\nThere is a second problem it solves, which is the flat outfit. A plain shirt, plain trousers, plain bag. Everything fits, nothing is wrong, and the whole thing still looks like you got dressed in the dark. A printed silk square at the neck fixes that without changing anything else you are wearing. That is why it is the accessory people reach for when they are running late.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually is\n\nSilk is spun by silkworms, and mulberry silk comes from worms raised on a diet of mulberry leaves. The diet matters because it produces long, even filaments rather than short, irregular ones. Long fibres mean a smoother surface with fewer joins, and a smoother surface is what gives silk its cool hand feel and its particular way of catching light.\n\nThat smoothness has a practical side too. Silk has less surface friction than cotton, so it glides over hair and skin rather than dragging. It is the same property that made silk pillowcases popular. For a scarf, it means the fabric does not catch on a wool jumper, and a knot you tie at eight in the morning is still sitting where you put it at lunchtime.\n\nSilk is also very light for its strength. A scarf this size weighs almost nothing in a bag, which is a large part of why it actually gets used rather than left at home.\n\nWhy 70cm is the size to buy\n\nSquare silk scarves come in a range of sizes, roughly from 50cm up to 90cm and beyond. Each has a job.\n\nA 50cm or 53cm square is a neckerchief. It ties neatly at the throat and that is about all it does. It is too small to cover the hair properly and too small to drape.\n\nA 90cm square is the classic large format. It drapes beautifully over the shoulders and makes a proper head covering, but it is a lot of fabric around the neck. Fold it down for a neck tie and it bulks up under a collar.\n\n70cm sits in between, and that is why it is the most useful single size to own. Rolled on the bias it makes a thin neck band with tails long enough to knot properly. Folded once into a triangle it covers the hair and ties at the nape. Opened out it is big enough to drape over one shoulder or tie at the waist. If you are only going to buy one square silk scarf, buy this size.\n\nHow to wear it\n\nHere are the ties worth learning, in the order most people use them.\n\nThe rolled neck knot is the default. Lay the scarf flat, fold corner to corner into a triangle, then roll from the long edge towards the point until you have a band. Wrap it once around the neck and knot it at the side or front. Tuck the tails or leave them out.\n\nThe triangle head scarf is the second. Fold corner to corner, lay the long edge across your forehead or just behind your hairline, and tie the two ends at the nape over the hanging point. For a 1960s look, bring the ends under your chin instead and knot them there.\n\nThe bag tie is the laziest and arguably the most effective. Roll the scarf thin, loop it twice around the base of a bag handle, and tie a small bow. It takes ten seconds and makes an ordinary bag look considered.\n\nThe ponytail wrap is good for hot days. Tie your hair back first, then knot the rolled scarf around the elastic and let the tails fall with the hair.\n\nThe belt is the one people forget. Roll it, thread it through the loops of linen or denim trousers, and knot it at the front. It works best when the print picks up a colour already in the outfit.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone who wants to add colour without committing to a bold garment. A printed silk square is a low-risk way to wear a pattern, because you can take it off at any point in the day.\n\nIt suits people who travel light, because it folds to nothing and does several jobs. It covers your hair on a windy ferry, keeps the sun off the back of your neck, dresses up a plain dress for dinner, and ties onto your bag when you are not wearing it.\n\nIt suits people who work in offices with a quiet dress code, where a rolled scarf under a collar is about as much personality as the room allows.\n\nIt also suits gift buyers, because there is no size to get wrong. The only decision is the print, and a scarf is one of the few accessories where the recipient genuinely does not mind if they swap it.\n\nHow to choose between scarves\n\nThree things actually matter once you have settled on size.\n\nThe print is first. Busy, multi-colour prints carry an outfit on their own and work best over plain clothes. Simpler prints with two or three colours are easier to pair with patterned shirts. Think about what is already in your wardrobe rather than what looks best on its own.\n\nThe weight of the silk is second. Lighter silk drapes loosely and knots small, which is good for neck ties and hair. Heavier silk has more body and holds a shape better, which suits draping. Momme weight is the usual measure, and where it is not listed, judge by how the scarf behaves in the images.\n\nThe hem is third. A hand-rolled hem gives a soft, slightly raised edge and is the traditional finish on better scarves. A machine hem is flatter and perfectly serviceable. It is a detail most people never notice from across a room.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk rewards a bit of attention and punishes neglect faster than cotton does.\n\nHand wash only, on its own, in cool water below 30 degrees Celsius. Use a mild detergent, swirl rather than scrub, and rinse until the water runs clear. Press the water out between your palms or in a towel. Do not wring it, because twisting stresses the fibres along the fold lines.\n\nDry it flat or hang it in the shade. Direct sun fades printed silk faster than anything else, and a dryer will ruin it. Iron on low, on the reverse side, or with a thin cloth over the top.\n\nDry cleaning is also fine and is the easy option if you would rather not risk it. Many people hand wash through the year and have it cleaned properly once.\n\nTwo habits prevent most damage. Put perfume and hairspray on before the scarf, not after, because alcohol spots silk. And store it loosely folded or rolled rather than crushed under heavier things.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 70cm square mulberry silk scarf is the most useful single accessory you can keep in a bag. It is light, it folds to nothing, and it ties five or six different ways without any skill. The silk is smooth, which means it slides rather than drags and holds a knot once snugged. Care is simple but strict: hand wash cool, no bleach, low iron, out of the sun.\n\nIf you have been putting off buying one because you were not sure you would wear it, this is the size that gets worn.", "llm_summary": "The Lightweight Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 70cm is a square silk scarf sold in the silk-scarves category. It is made from mulberry silk with a single-side printed design and is intended for use as a neck scarf, hair scarf, head covering, handbag accent or soft belt. Care is hand wash only, separately, in water below 30 degrees Celsius, with no bleach, low-temperature ironing and dry cleaning both suitable. The supplied packaging measurements are 17.2 x 16.9 x 2.2 cm at 60 grams. Colour, specific print, momme weight, country of origin and brand are not specified in this record. No rating or review data is held for this item. Condition is new and availability is in stock.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/lightweight-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue", "sku": "mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue", "title": "Mulberry Silk Twill Handbag Scarf, Dark Blue", "slug": "mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue", "price": 61.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/main-mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk twill and cut long and narrow at 90cm x 5cm, it knots neatly, stays put and slides over hair with less friction than cotton.", "description": "The small problem this solves\n\nMost people have one bag they carry nearly every day. It is a good bag, it works, and after a year or two it also looks a bit flat. You do not want to replace it. You just want it to feel like yours again.\n\nA narrow silk scarf is the cheapest fix for that. Ninety centimetres of silk twill, five centimetres wide, tied around the handle. It takes thirty seconds, it costs a fraction of a new bag, and it changes the first thing anyone notices when they look at what you are carrying.\n\nThere is a practical side too. A hard leather handle or a thin metal chain digs into your hand after a while. A few wraps of silk give you something softer to hold. It also protects the handle itself, which is usually the first part of a bag to get shiny and worn.\n\nWhat the fabric actually is\n\nThis scarf is 100% mulberry silk in a twill weave. Both of those words matter.\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms fed on mulberry leaves. That diet produces long, even filaments, and long filaments make a smoother, stronger yarn than shorter broken ones. It is the reason mulberry silk has that particular soft hand and even sheen rather than a patchy, slubby surface.\n\nTwill is the weave. Instead of a plain over-under grid, the threads cross on a diagonal, which you can see as fine parallel lines if you hold the fabric to the light. Twill has slightly more body than a plain weave of the same fibre. For a scarf you intend to knot, that is the point. A floppy plain weave collapses into a sad little tangle. Twill holds a bow.\n\nIt also prints well, which is why the classic printed scarves you can picture in your head are almost always twill.\n\nWhy narrow beats square here\n\nA square scarf is a different tool. You fold it, roll it, and it becomes bulky at the knot. It is beautiful on a bag, but it takes practice and it adds visible volume.\n\nA slim 5cm ribbon does not need folding. You wrap, you tie, you are finished. On a bag handle it sits flat and close. In your hair it does not create a lump under a ponytail. Through belt loops it lies properly in the loop instead of straining it.\n\nThe 90cm length is the other half of the equation. It is long enough to wrap a standard handle three or four times with plenty left for a bow, or to go around a ponytail and still give you ribbon tails. Shorter ribbons run out of length and the bow ends up stubby.\n\nFive ways to wear it\n\nOn a bag handle. Start the wrap near the base of the handle, keep the tension even, and leave enough at the end for a bow. If you want the bow sitting at the top, start from the bottom. If you want a longer decorative tail, do fewer wraps.\n\nAs a hair ribbon. Wrap it around the base of a ponytail twice and tie a bow, or run it through a three-strand braid as you plait. Silk is smooth, so strands slide over it with less friction than cotton or a fabric-covered elastic.\n\nAs a slim belt. Thread it through the loops of jeans, chinos or a skirt and knot it at the front or on the hip. It is decoration, not structure, so do not expect it to hold heavy trousers up. On a shirt dress tied at the waist it looks relaxed and deliberate.\n\nAt the neck. Tied close, you get a ribbon choker. Tied a little looser with the ends hanging, it reads as a skinny necktie. In warm weather this is far more comfortable than a full square.\n\nOn luggage. Tied to a cabin bag handle, it makes your case easy to find on a carousel. Just know that luggage takes more knocks than a handbag, so the silk will wear faster there.\n\nMatching the colour\n\nDark blue is one of the easier shades to work with. It reads as navy in most light, which means it sits well next to tan leather, black leather, cream, grey and almost any shade of denim. If your everyday bag is a neutral, a deep blue ribbon gives you colour without shouting.\n\nWhere it gets harder is against another strong blue. A navy ribbon on a cobalt bag can look like a near miss rather than a pairing. If your bag is already blue, either go for a deliberate tonal stack of similar depth, or pick a contrast colour instead.\n\nCheck the product photos for the print detail. Printed twill often shows the pattern more softly on the reverse, and when a bow is tied both faces end up visible. That is normal and it is part of how a printed scarf looks in use.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk rewards a little care and punishes neglect quickly. Hand wash only, in cool water, with a detergent made for delicates. Swish it gently rather than scrubbing. Do not soak it for long stretches and never use bleach.\n\nTo dry, lay the scarf on a clean towel, roll the towel up and press to push the water out. Do not wring it, which twists and stresses the weave. Then dry it flat, out of direct sun and away from heaters.\n\nIf you want it crisp again, press on a low setting from the reverse while it is still a touch damp, or run a steamer past it from a short distance. Store it flat or loosely rolled. Leaving a knot tied for months sets a crease you will have to work out later.\n\nOne more thing worth knowing. A single drop of water on dry silk can leave a ring as it dries. The fix is to dampen the whole piece evenly, dry it flat and press. Rubbing the spot does more harm than good.\n\nWho it suits\n\nIt suits anyone who likes their things to look considered without much effort. If you carry the same bag most days, it is an easy refresh. If you wear your hair up, it replaces a plain elastic with something nicer to look at.\n\nIt also makes a straightforward gift, because there is no size to get wrong and a slim silk ribbon flatters most styles. Tied around the outside of a wrapped box, it doubles as the ribbon.\n\nIt is less suited to someone who wants a scarf for warmth, or who will not hand wash. If both of those describe you, a wider wool or cotton piece is the better buy.\n\nDelivery and getting it wrong\n\nOrders ship from Australian warehouses and generally land in 3 to 7 working days, with tracking once the parcel leaves. Returns are open for 14 days from delivery, on items that are unused and unwashed, so unwrap it, hold it against the bag, and decide before you tie it on.\n\nThe short version\n\nNinety centimetres by five, 100% mulberry silk, woven as twill, in dark blue. Long enough to wrap a handle and still tie a proper bow, narrow enough to double as a hair ribbon or a slim belt. Twill holds its shape where a plain weave goes limp. Hand wash in cool water, dry flat in the shade, store it uncreased, and it will keep looking right for years.", "llm_summary": "A narrow dark blue scarf made from 100% mulberry silk in a twill weave, measuring 90cm by 5cm. The long, slim cut is intended for tying onto handbag handles, using as a hair ribbon around a ponytail, bun or braid, threading through belt loops as a slim belt, or knotting at the neck. Twill gives the fabric enough body to hold a knot or bow. Care is hand wash only in cool water, dried flat away from direct sun. Brand, country of origin, exact weight and momme weight are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, with returns accepted within 14 days of delivery if unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/mulberry-silk-twill-handbag-scarf-dark-blue.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm", "sku": "printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm", "title": "Printed Mulberry Silk Neckerchief 53cm", "slug": "printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm", "price": 55.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/main-printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% pure mulberry silk and digitally printed on one side, this 53 x 53 cm square is light, smooth against the skin, and easy to fold into whatever knot the day calls for.", "description": "The problem with most accessories\n\nMost accessories commit you to something. A statement necklace decides the tone of the outfit before you have left the bedroom. A heavy wool scarf only makes sense for four months of the year. A hat has to match your head, your hair and your mood all at once.\n\nA small silk square does almost none of that. It is light, it folds flat, and it changes character depending on how you tie it. Worn as a thin roll under a collar it reads tailored. Worn as a loose knot over a plain t-shirt it reads casual. The same piece of cloth does both jobs without you owning two of them.\n\nThat flexibility is why a 53 x 53 cm neckerchief tends to be the first silk square people buy, and the one they keep reaching for after they have bought bigger ones.\n\nWhat you are actually buying\n\nThis scarf is 100% pure mulberry silk, cut as a 53 x 53 cm square, with a digital print on one side.\n\nEach of those three facts matters in a practical way.\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a mulberry-leaf diet, which produces unusually long and even filaments. Long filaments mean fewer joins in the yarn, and fewer joins mean a smoother, more consistent cloth. That is the technical reason silk feels the way it does against the skin, and why it slides over hair with less friction than a cotton fabric would.\n\nThe 53 cm size is the classic neckerchief measurement. It is large enough to fold into a usable band and knot without the ends disappearing, and small enough that it never bulks up at the throat. Larger squares (70 cm and up) start behaving like shawls and want a different style of knot.\n\nThe digital print sits on one face. Digital printing is good at fine detail, so thin borders, small repeated motifs and colour transitions stay sharp. The reverse carries a paler ghost of the same design, which is completely normal for single-side printed silk and is often used deliberately when folding.\n\nWho it suits\n\nIf you wear a lot of plain clothing, a printed square is the fastest way to add interest without rethinking the whole outfit. A white shirt, a navy jumper, a black dress: all of them take a patterned neckerchief well.\n\nIf you work somewhere with a dress code, this is a useful piece. It reads as polished rather than showy, especially tied tight and narrow at the collar. Searches for the best silk scarf for work usually land on squares around this size for exactly that reason.\n\nIf you tie your hair up often, a silk square doubles as a hair accessory. Hair slides over silk rather than gripping it, which is why so many people treat a small square as the best silk hair scarf option when they do not want a full wrap.\n\nAnd if you are buying for someone else, a square sidesteps the sizing problem entirely. There is no small, medium or large to get wrong.\n\nHow to choose a square silk scarf\n\nA few things are worth thinking about before you commit.\n\nSize. 53 cm is the neckerchief standard. Go up to 70 or 90 cm only if you specifically want to wear it over the shoulders or as a head wrap with long tails. For neck, hair and bag use, 53 cm is the sweet spot.\n\nSilk content. Look for 100% silk rather than a blend. Blends with polyester or viscose can look similar in a photograph but feel different in the hand and behave differently when knotted. This one is pure mulberry silk.\n\nPrint placement. Single-side printing is standard at this size and price. Double-sided and hand-rolled hems exist at higher price points. Neither is better for everyday wear; they are just different levels of finish.\n\nPattern scale. On a small square, a busy pattern mostly disappears into the folds. Bolder motifs and clear borders show up better once the scarf is tied. Keep that in mind when you are looking at the flat-lay photos.\n\nFour ways to tie it\n\nStart every knot by folding the square corner to corner into a triangle. From there:\n\nThe side knot is the simplest. Roll the triangle loosely from the long edge toward the point, wrap it around your neck, and tie once off to the side. Leave the tails short.\n\nThe collar roll is tighter. Fold the triangle into a narrow band, wrap it twice, and tie a small knot that sits in the hollow of the throat. Works best under an open shirt collar.\n\nThe headband uses the same narrow band, laid across the hairline and knotted underneath at the nape or on top at the side, depending on how visible you want it.\n\nThe bag loop needs no folding skill at all. Thread it through the base of a handbag handle and tie a flat knot or a loose bow, letting the tails move when you walk.\n\nThere is no wrong version. Silk forgives an imperfect knot because it drapes instead of holding a crease.\n\nLooking after it\n\nCare is the part people worry about most, and it is simpler than it sounds.\n\nWash it by hand, on its own, in cool water below 30 degrees Celsius. Use a gentle detergent made for delicates if you have one. Do not put it in the washing machine, even on a delicate cycle, and never use bleach.\n\nWhen it comes out of the water, do not wring it. Press it between your palms or roll it in a towel to lift the water out. Then lay it flat or hang it somewhere shaded. Direct sunlight is the main enemy of printed colour over the long term.\n\nIf it needs smoothing afterwards, iron on a low setting. Putting a thin cotton cloth between the iron and the silk protects the surface from shine marks.\n\nAlternatively, take it to a dry cleaner. Dry cleaning is explicitly fine for this scarf and is the easiest route if you would rather not hand wash.\n\nFor storage, fold or roll it loosely into a drawer. Avoid hanging it on a hook with a sharp edge, since that is how most snags happen.\n\nSmall things that make a difference\n\nA couple of habits will keep a silk square looking new for years.\n\nPut it on last, after perfume and hairspray have dried. Alcohol-based sprays can mark silk.\n\nWatch your jewellery. Watch clasps, ring settings and rough bracelet links are the usual culprits behind pulled threads.\n\nGive it a rest between wears rather than knotting the same spot every day. The fabric recovers better that way.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 53 x 53 cm printed mulberry silk neckerchief is a small, genuinely useful accessory. It is 100% pure silk, digitally printed on one side, and light enough to live in a pocket.\n\nWear it at the neck, in your hair, on your wrist, around a hat or on a bag. Hand wash it cool or dry clean it, keep it away from bleach and strong sun, and iron it low if needed.\n\nIt is the kind of thing you buy once and end up using far more often than you expected.", "llm_summary": "A printed neckerchief made from 100% pure mulberry silk, measuring 53 x 53 cm (about 21 x 21 inches) in a square shape. The pattern is digitally printed on one side of the fabric, leaving the reverse lighter in tone. Silk has a smooth surface with less friction than cotton, so it slides easily over skin and hair, and the light weight means it folds and knots without bulk. It can be worn at the neck, as a hair scarf or headband, around a wrist, on a hat band, or tied to a handbag. Care is dry clean or hand wash only, below 30 degrees Celsius, no bleach, low-temperature ironing. Colour, exact weight and country of origin are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/printed-mulberry-silk-neckerchief-53cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "sku": "printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "title": "Printed Mulberry Silk Scarf 70cm", "slug": "printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm", "price": 46.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/main-printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from silk and finished at 70 x 70 cm, this square silk scarf ties at the neck, wraps the hair or knots onto a bag handle, with a smooth face that slides over skin and hair with less friction than cotton.", "description": "The problem with most outfits\n\nMost wardrobes have the same gap. You own clothes that fit and colours you like, but the whole thing looks a bit flat in the mirror. Adding another top does not fix it. What fixes it is one small piece of contrast near the face, which is where people actually look.\n\nA square silk scarf does that job better than almost anything else, because it is cheap to change, takes no space, and needs no sizing. Tie a printed 70cm square at the throat and a plain shirt reads as deliberate. Wrap the same scarf over your hair and you have a different look from the same piece of fabric.\n\nThat versatility is the real argument for owning one. It is not a single-purpose item sitting in a drawer waiting for an occasion.\n\nWhy mulberry silk behaves differently\n\nSilk is not all the same. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms fed on mulberry leaves, and the fibre they produce is long, fine and consistent. Fabric woven from it has a smooth face and a soft fall.\n\nYou notice this in three practical ways. First, the scarf drapes instead of standing stiff, so it lies flat against a collar rather than bunching under your chin. Second, it feels cool on the skin, which matters in an Australian summer. Third, the surface is slick, so hair and skin slide over it with less friction than they do over cotton.\n\nThat last point is why so many people reach for the best silk hair scarf they can find rather than a cotton bandana. There is nothing magic going on. Smooth fabric simply drags less than rough fabric.\n\nWhy 70 x 70 cm is the useful size\n\nSquare silk scarves come in a wide range of sizes, and the number matters more than it looks.\n\nSmall squares around 50cm are neck-only. They are pretty, but fold them for a hair wrap and you run out of fabric. Large squares at 90cm and above are generous and dramatic, though they need more folding to look neat and can overwhelm a smaller frame.\n\nThe 70cm square sits in the middle and that is why it is the default. Rolled down, it makes a slim neck band with enough length to tie properly. Opened flat, it covers the top of the head for a hair wrap with ends long enough to knot at the nape. Folded into a strip, it becomes a headband. Looped through a bag handle, it hangs well without swamping the bag.\n\nIf you are buying your first one and you do not know which way you will wear it most, the 70cm square is the safe answer.\n\nReading the print\n\nThis scarf is printed on one side. That is standard for printed silk and it is worth understanding before you order. The design sits on the face of the fabric, and the reverse carries a softer, lighter version of the same pattern.\n\nIn practice it changes nothing about how you wear it, because once a scarf is folded and tied, the printed face is what shows. Just be aware that if you fan the ends wide open you will see both surfaces.\n\nWhen you are choosing a print, think about where the colour lands. A pattern with a strong border reads very differently once it is rolled into a band, because the border ends up on the edges. Busier all-over prints keep their character no matter how you fold them. If you want a scarf that works for both neck and hair, an all-over design is more forgiving.\n\nMatching a scarf to your wardrobe\n\nThe quickest test is to pick a scarf that includes at least one colour you already wear a lot. That way it ties into half your clothes without any effort.\n\nIf your wardrobe leans neutral, black, navy, grey and cream, then a print with bright colour does the heavy lifting and you only need one. If you already wear a lot of pattern, look for a scarf where one colour dominates so the two patterns do not fight.\n\nSkin tone is worth a thought too, since the scarf sits near the face. Warmer golds, corals and olive greens tend to suit warmer complexions. Cooler blues, pinks and greys tend to flatter cooler ones. This is a guideline, not a rule. Wear the colour that makes you feel good.\n\nFour ways to tie it\n\nYou only need a couple of knots to get full value from a square silk scarf.\n\nThe neck band. Fold corner to corner into a triangle. Roll down from the long edge until you have a band about three fingers wide. Centre it at your throat, cross the ends at the back, bring them forward and tie a small knot off to one side. Slide the knot around so it sits where you want it.\n\nThe hair wrap. Open the scarf flat, fold it into a triangle and place the long edge along your hairline with the point hanging down the back. Bring the two side ends behind your head, cross them, then tie at the top or at the nape. Tuck the back point under.\n\nThe headband. Fold the square into a long strip about five centimetres wide. Lay the middle at the back of your head, bring the ends up and tie a knot or bow on top. Fan the strip a little where it crosses your crown.\n\nThe bag knot. Thread one corner under a handbag handle, pull it through, and tie a loose double knot. Let the tails hang, or roll the scarf first and wrap it tightly along the handle for a neater finish.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk rewards gentle handling and punishes the washing machine. The care instruction here is dry clean or hand wash only, and that is worth following.\n\nFor a hand wash, fill a basin with cool water under 30 degrees and add a small amount of detergent made for delicates. Swirl the scarf through the water. Do not rub it, twist it or scrub a mark. Rinse in clean cool water, then press the water out between your palms or inside a towel. Never wring it.\n\nDry it flat on a towel or over a rail, somewhere out of direct sun. Sunlight is the main thing that fades printed silk. If it needs pressing, iron on low on the reverse side while it is still faintly damp.\n\nStore it rolled or flat in a drawer rather than hanging on a hook, which can stretch one corner over time. Keep it away from velcro, rough jewellery and brooch pins, since those are what actually snag silk.\n\nDone this way, a good scarf stays in your rotation for years rather than seasons.\n\nBuying as a gift\n\nA square silk scarf is one of the more reliable gifts you can give. There is no size to get wrong, it suits a wide range of ages, and it packs flat for posting. If you are buying for someone whose style you do not know well, pick a print with one dominant colour you have seen them wear.\n\nTwo scarves make a better gift than one of double the price, because the person can rotate them. If you are ordering multiples, order them together so they arrive in the same parcel.\n\nDelivery and returns\n\nOrders ship from Australian warehouses and typically arrive within 3 to 7 working days, with remote postcodes at the longer end. Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery, provided the scarf is unused and unwashed. Contact us first with your order number and we will send the return details.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 70 x 70 cm printed mulberry silk scarf is the most flexible accessory you can buy for the money. The size is big enough to wrap your hair and small enough to knot neatly at the neck. Mulberry silk gives you a smooth face that slides over skin and hair with less friction than cotton, along with a drape that lies flat instead of bunching.\n\nPick a print with a colour you already wear. Learn two knots. Hand wash it cool and dry it flat out of the sun. That is the whole thing.", "llm_summary": "This is a printed mulberry silk scarf measuring 70 x 70 cm, sold in the silk scarves category as a square silk scarf for neck, hair and bag styling. The print is applied to one side of the fabric. Care is dry clean or hand wash only, with cool water below 30 degrees, no bleach and no machine washing. Colour, exact material percentage, momme weight, country of origin and item weight are not specified in this record, and no brand, GTIN or MPN is listed. Delivery to Australian addresses ships from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery if the scarf is unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/printed-mulberry-silk-scarf-70cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "sku": "printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "title": "Printed Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 53cm", "slug": "printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "price": 33.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "22 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/main-printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from pure mulberry silk in a 53 x 53cm square, light enough to knot at the neck, tie in your hair, or loop through a bag handle without bulk.", "description": "The gap a small silk square fills\n\nMost people have the same problem with their wardrobe, and it is not a lack of clothes. It is that the clothes are fine but the outfit looks unfinished. A plain shirt, dark jeans, a decent coat. Nothing wrong with it, nothing memorable either.\n\nA small square scarf solves that in about four seconds. You fold it, knot it, and the eye goes to your face instead of to the middle of a flat outfit. It is the cheapest change you can make to a look you already own.\n\nThe 53 x 53cm size is the one that does the most work. Big enough to cover hair or knot with a visible tail, small enough that you can tie it without a mirror and without extra fabric bunching under a collar. At 22 grams the whole thing weighs less than a bar of chocolate.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually is\n\nSilk gets talked about as a luxury word, which is not very useful when you are deciding what to buy. Here is the practical version.\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a diet of mulberry leaves only. Controlling the diet produces cocoons with long, even filaments. Those filaments get reeled off in continuous lengths, sometimes hundreds of metres, rather than being cut into short staples and spun like cotton or wool.\n\nLong filaments are why silk behaves the way it does. The surface is smooth, so the fabric reflects light softly and slides over itself. Knots pull tight and stay tight without feeling bulky. Hair and skin move across silk with less drag than they do across cotton. That is a measurable property of the fibre, not a promise about anything else.\n\nSilk also breathes. It is a protein fibre with a structure that lets moisture move through it, which is why the same scarf feels comfortable in warm weather and useful as a layer under a coat in cold weather. Synthetics tend to sit flat against the skin and hold heat. Silk does not.\n\nHow the square shape earns its keep\n\nShape matters more than people expect. A long rectangle does two or three things well. A square does eight.\n\nStart with the diagonal fold. Take the square, fold corner to corner, and you have a triangle. From there you can roll the long edge down in bands until you have a strip, which becomes a neckerchief, a headband or a wrist wrap. Or leave it as a triangle and it becomes a bandana or a headscarf.\n\nThe neck knot is the classic. Fold to a triangle, roll the long edge about halfway, place the rolled part at the front of your throat, cross the ends behind and bring them forward to tie. Adjust so the knot sits slightly off-centre. It looks deliberate and takes ten seconds once you have done it twice.\n\nThe hair uses are just as easy. Roll the scarf into a narrow band and tie it around the base of a ponytail, leaving the tails to hang. Or tie it as a headband with the knot on top for a retro look, or underneath for something plainer. For a drive with the windows down, the full triangle tied under the chin is still the most effective option anyone has come up with.\n\nThen there is the bag. Thread the scarf through the base of a handle and tie a bow or a double knot. A tired handbag looks different immediately, and you have not spent anything new.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you travel, a flat 22 gram square is the single most space-efficient style item you can pack. It takes no room, it does not crush in a way that matters, and it changes the look of the two shirts you brought.\n\nIf you work somewhere with an inconsistent thermostat, a silk square inside a collar takes the edge off air conditioning without committing you to a jumper you will be carrying at lunchtime.\n\nIf you are shopping for a gift and you do not know sizes, a scarf has no size to get wrong. That alone makes it one of the better options when you want to give something personal without a guessing game.\n\nIf you want warmth, this is not the item. Be clear about that. A 22 gram silk square is styling, not insulation. Buy wool for cold.\n\nChoosing between sizes\n\nScarf sizes cluster around a few standard squares, and each one has a job.\n\nAround 50 to 55cm, where this one sits, is the everyday size. Neck, hair, wrist, bag. It is the one you reach for without thinking.\n\nAround 65 to 70cm is the in-between. It still knots at the neck but covers more, and it starts to work as a light shoulder piece.\n\nAround 90cm and up is the statement square. Full head and shoulder coverage, dramatic neck drapes, and sometimes a top if you know what you are doing with knots. It is also more fabric to manage, and some people find it overwhelming on a smaller frame.\n\nIf this is your first silk square, start at the smaller end. It is the easiest to wear and the hardest to get wrong.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is not indestructible either. Treat it like a good shirt.\n\nThe care instruction for this scarf is dry clean or hand wash only. If you hand wash, use cool water and a detergent made for delicates. Move the scarf gently through the water for a minute or so, then rinse in clean cool water until there is no soap left. Do not wring it and do not twist it, because that stresses the filaments and leaves permanent creases.\n\nTo dry, lay the scarf flat on a clean towel, roll the towel up to absorb the water, then unroll and dry flat or hang in the shade. Keep it away from direct sun and from radiators or heaters. Heat and UV are what age silk, far more than wear.\n\nIf you press it, use the lowest iron setting, work on the reverse side, and do it while the fabric is still slightly damp. A thin cotton cloth between the iron and the silk is cheap insurance.\n\nTwo habits make a real difference over the years. Put perfume and hairspray on first and let them dry before the scarf goes on, because alcohol-based sprays can mark silk. And store the scarf flat in a drawer or loosely rolled rather than hanging it on a thin hook, which leaves a dent in the weave over time.\n\nA note on spotting quality\n\nYou cannot check a scarf through a screen, so here is what to look at when it arrives.\n\nFeel the weight in your hand. Real silk is light but has a slight substance to it, and it warms quickly against your skin rather than staying cool like a synthetic. Look at the edge. Hand-rolled hems have a soft, slightly rounded finish and a visible roll, while machine hems are flatter and more uniform. Both are perfectly normal at different price points.\n\nHold it to the light and look at the sheen. Silk reflects light with a soft, shifting depth and shows slightly different tones from different angles. Polyester tends to shine back at you in one flat note.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 53 x 53cm printed square in pure mulberry silk, weighing 22 grams. It knots at the neck, ties in hair, wraps a wrist and dresses a bag handle. It breathes in heat and layers in cold. It packs to nothing.\n\nCare is dry clean or hand wash only, dry flat out of the sun, press cool on the reverse. Keep it away from perfume and bleach.\n\nIf you want one accessory that changes several outfits and takes up no space, this is the sensible choice. Delivery is 3 to 7 working days from local warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as the scarf is unused and unwashed.", "llm_summary": "The Printed Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 53cm is a small square scarf made from pure mulberry silk, measuring 53 x 53 centimetres and weighing 22 grams. Care is dry clean or hand wash only. The square shape suits several ways of wearing, including a neck knot, a folded headscarf, a hair band, a wrist wrap or a tie around a bag handle. Silk is a smooth, breathable fibre, so the scarf works across warm and cool weather and carries easily in a pocket or bag. Colour, printed pattern, momme weight, country of origin and brand are not specified in this record. Delivery is from local warehouses in 3 to 7 working days. Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery if unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/printed-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "sku": "small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "title": "Small Square Mulberry Silk Scarf 53cm", "slug": "small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm", "price": 33.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "22 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/main-small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Woven from 100% mulberry silk in a 12 momme crepe satin, this 53 x 53cm square ties at the neck, wraps a ponytail, or loops through a handbag strap without adding bulk.", "description": "The accessory problem nobody talks about\n\nMost wardrobes have a gap in them. You have the shirts, the jackets, the shoes. You put an outfit together and it is fine. It is just not finished. There is a flatness around the collar and the neckline, and nothing in the drawer quite fixes it.\n\nA jewellery piece can do the job, but jewellery is committing. It has a price, a style, and a certain formality. A knitted scarf is too warm for nine months of the year and too bulky under a jacket collar. What fills the gap, cheaply and without fuss, is a small square of silk.\n\nA 53 x 53cm square is the size most people end up with. It is small enough to knot and forget, and big enough to be styled more than one way. You can wear the same scarf three days running and nobody will clock it as the same item, because folded at the neck it looks nothing like the same scarf rolled through a ponytail.\n\nWhat the specifications actually mean\n\nTwo numbers matter on a silk scarf. The size and the momme.\n\nSize is simple. At 53 x 53cm you have a small square. Fold it on the diagonal and you get a triangle long enough to go around most necks with room to knot. Go much smaller and it becomes a pocket square. Go much bigger, up to 90cm, and you are into head wrap and shoulder territory, which needs more handling and more fabric knowledge to style well.\n\nMomme is the one people have not met before. It is the traditional measure of silk weight, written as mm, and it tells you how dense the cloth is. Lower numbers mean lighter, more transparent fabric. Higher numbers mean heavier, more opaque cloth with more body. This scarf is 12 momme, which is the sweet spot for a neck square. It drapes properly, it ties without bulk, and it does not hang limp.\n\nThe weave here is crepe satin, a plain weave with a satin face. In practice that means two things you can feel. The front has the quiet sheen of silk, not the glassy shine of a cheap polyester satin. And there is a faint texture in the cloth, which is useful, because texture is what stops a knot sliding undone an hour after you tied it.\n\nThe fibre itself is 100% mulberry silk. Mulberry refers to what the silkworms were fed, and it matters because that diet produces long, even filaments. Long filaments make smoother cloth with fewer slubs. That smoothness is the reason hair and skin pass over silk with less friction than over cotton, which is why silk shows up so often in hair accessories.\n\nFinally, the weight. The whole scarf is 22 grams. That is less than a slice of bread. It explains why a silk square ends up permanently in a handbag while a wool one lives in a cupboard.\n\nWho it suits\n\nIf you work somewhere with a dress code, this is useful. A plain shirt and a knotted silk square reads as deliberate without looking like you tried hard. It also travels well, because it folds into nothing and does not crease the way linen does.\n\nIf you have long hair, it has a second life as a hair accessory. Rolled narrow it becomes a band for a ponytail or a wrap for a bun. Many people buy the best silk hair scarf they can find for exactly this and then realise it doubles as a neckerchief.\n\nIf you are buying a present and you do not know sizes, a square scarf solves that. There is no small, medium or large to get wrong. It suits a twenty year old and a seventy year old, which is not true of many accessories.\n\nIf you travel, it earns its space. One square works over a summer dress, inside a coat collar in winter, and over your shoulders in a cold aeroplane cabin at a pinch. The best lightweight silk scarf for travel is always the one that weighs nothing and takes no room.\n\nHow to choose between square sizes\n\nPeople often ask whether to go 53cm or larger. Here is the plain answer.\n\nChoose the 53cm small square if you mostly want a neckerchief, a hair tie, a headband or a bag accent. It knots easily, it sits flat, and it will not overwhelm a small frame. This is the everyday size.\n\nChoose a 70cm or 90cm square if you want to wear it over your head as a full headscarf, drape it over the shoulders, or do the larger knotted styles that need a lot of fabric to hang properly. Those sizes look wonderful but they need more fabric management, and they can look like a lot on a narrower neck.\n\nIf you are buying your first silk scarf, start at 53cm. It is the version you will actually wear, and it is the easiest size to learn to tie.\n\nFour ways to wear it\n\nThe neckerchief. Fold corner to corner into a triangle, then roll the long edge up towards the point until you have a band a few centimetres wide. Place the middle at the front of your throat, cross at the back, bring the ends forward, and tie a small knot slightly off centre. Off centre looks less stiff than dead middle.\n\nThe ponytail wrap. Gather your hair, secure it with an elastic first, then tie the rolled scarf over the elastic in a small bow or double knot. Let the ends fall with the hair. This is the easiest styling trick on the list and takes about four seconds.\n\nThe headband. Roll the scarf into a band, lay it across the crown from ear to ear, and tie underneath at the nape with the knot hidden under your hair. It holds back a fringe on a windy day without the dent an elastic headband leaves.\n\nThe bag tie. Fold it narrow and knot it around the base of a handbag handle, leaving the tails hanging. It is the cheapest way to make a plain bag look considered, and it is reversible in ten seconds when you want the scarf for your neck instead.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, closer in behaviour to hair than to cotton. Treat it accordingly and it lasts for years.\n\nThis scarf is dry clean or hand wash only. If you hand wash it, use cool water, not hot, and a detergent made for delicates. Swirl it gently for a minute or two. Do not scrub it, do not wring it, and do not leave it soaking for long periods.\n\nTo dry, lay it flat on a clean towel, roll the towel up and press to get the water out, then dry it flat or hang it out of direct sun. Sun fades dye and weakens the fibre. So does a clothes dryer, so keep it out of there entirely.\n\nIf you need to press it, use the lowest silk setting on the iron, work on the reverse side, and press while the scarf is slightly damp. A thin cotton cloth between the iron and the silk is a cheap insurance policy.\n\nFor storage, flat or loosely rolled in a drawer beats a tight fold. Hard folds along the same line eventually wear a crease into the cloth. Keep it away from perfume sprayed directly onto it, and away from rough jewellery clasps that can snag a filament.\n\nA note on honest expectations\n\nSilk is a natural material and it behaves like one. It is strong for its weight but it is not armour. Rough handling, hot water and direct sunlight will shorten its life. Treated kindly, a 12 momme square will still look good after years of wear, and it tends to soften slightly with age rather than degrade.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 53 x 53cm square of 100% mulberry silk, woven as crepe satin at 12 momme, weighing 22 grams. It ties at the neck, wraps a ponytail, works as a headband, or dresses up a handbag. It breathes, so it works in summer and in winter under a coat. Care is dry clean or hand wash, cool water, dry flat out of the sun.\n\nIf you have never owned a silk scarf and you want one thing that will get used, this is the size to start with.", "llm_summary": "This is a small square scarf made from 100% mulberry silk, measuring 53 x 53 cm (21 x 21 inches) and weighing 22 grams. The fabric is a crepe satin plain weave at 12 momme, a light to mid weight that drapes rather than holds shape. Care is dry clean or hand wash only. It can be worn as a neckerchief, headband, hair tie, wrist wrap or handbag accent, and silk breathes well enough to suit both warm and cool weather. Colour, printed pattern, country of origin and brand are not specified in this record. No certifications, warranty or verified customer rating are recorded for this item. Delivery and returns terms are set by the storefront.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/small-square-mulberry-silk-scarf-53cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm", "sku": "square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm", "title": "Square Mulberry Silk Hair Scarf 68cm", "slug": "square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm", "price": 31.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scarves", "category_label": "Silk Scarves", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/main-square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scarves/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% pure mulberry silk in a generous 68x68cm square, it folds small, ties a dozen ways, and lets hair slide over it with far less friction than cotton.", "description": "The problem with waking up to wrecked hair\n\nMost people discover silk the same way. You spend time on your hair, you go to bed, and by morning half of it has gone flat on one side and the other half has turned into a frizzy halo. Or you have curls that looked good at 9pm and look like something else entirely at 7am. Or you have braids that are starting to fluff at the edges three days before you want them to.\n\nNone of that is your fault. It is friction. Cotton sheets and cotton pillowcases have a textured surface at the fibre level, and every time your head moves across them, hair catches, drags and lifts. Multiply that by six or seven hours and a few dozen position changes and you get the morning you get.\n\nA silk square is the cheap, low-effort answer. You wrap your hair, the silk sits between your hair and everything else, and hair slides across the smooth surface instead of catching on it. That is the entire mechanism. No magic, just a smoother fabric.\n\nWhy mulberry silk specifically\n\nNot all silk is the same. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms fed only on mulberry leaves, which produces long, uniform filaments. Longer filaments mean fewer joins and a more even surface. That is what you are feeling when a silk scarf runs cool and slippery through your fingers rather than catching slightly.\n\nWild or mixed silks can be beautiful, but they often have a more textured hand, which partly defeats the point if friction is what you are trying to avoid. This scarf is listed as 100% pure mulberry silk, which is the type most people mean when they talk about the best mulberry silk scarf for hair.\n\nOne honest note. We cannot tell you the momme weight of this particular square, because it has not been supplied. Momme is the silk equivalent of thread count, and a higher number means a denser, heavier fabric. Lighter silks drape beautifully and fold to nothing. Heavier silks feel more substantial and are a bit more forgiving in the wash. Since the figure is not in our record, we have left it blank rather than invent one.\n\nIs 68cm the right size?\n\nSquare silk scarves come in a wide range of sizes, and the number can be misleading until you think in diagonals. A 68cm square gives you roughly 96cm corner to corner. That diagonal is the measurement that matters, because you almost never use a square flat. You fold it into a triangle.\n\nHere is a quick way to check. Take a tape measure and run it from your front hairline, over the crown, down to the nape of your neck. Then add enough to tie a knot, which for most people is 20cm to 30cm. If that total is comfortably under 96cm, this square will wrap your head with room to spare.\n\nIn practice, 68cm suits most short to medium hair easily, and handles longer hair if you gather it into a low bun or a pineapple first. Very long, very thick or very voluminous styles sometimes want a bigger square or a dedicated wrap. If you are on the edge, size up rather than down.\n\nFor neck wear, 68cm sits in a nice spot. It is large enough to drape and knot loosely for a soft look, and small enough to fold into a narrow bias strip that sits flat under a shirt collar without bulk.\n\nWays to actually tie it\n\nA square scarf is only as useful as the number of ways you know how to wear it. A few that work well with this size.\n\nThe basic fold. Lay the square flat, fold it corner to corner into a triangle, place the long edge along your hairline with the point hanging down the back, bring the two ends behind your head and knot them. Tuck the trailing point up under the knot if you want it tidy, or leave it out if you like the look.\n\nThe back-tie. Same triangle, but start at the nape with the point facing forward over the crown. Bring the ends up, cross them at the front and tie, then fold the point back and tuck. This one tends to hold better for restless sleepers because the knot sits on top rather than at the back of the head where the pillow pushes at it.\n\nThe bun wrap. Fold the square into a long bias strip about 8cm wide, wrap it around the base of a bun or ponytail, and finish with a bow or a soft knot. This is the most common daytime use and it is very forgiving.\n\nThe neck knot. Bias fold again, loop it around your throat, and tie a single knot slightly off centre. Simple and it does not need adjusting through the day.\n\nIf you are using it overnight and it keeps slipping, two fixes usually work. Tie slightly firmer than feels necessary, since silk relaxes a little, and tuck the loose ends in rather than leaving them to be pulled by the pillow.\n\nWho it suits\n\nPeople with curls and coils, who want to keep the pattern between washes. People with braids, twists or locs, who want to slow down the frizz at the hairline. People with a fresh blow-dry or colour who want to buy themselves an extra day. People who travel and want something small that handles hair, neck and the odd bad-hair-day cover-up.\n\nIt also suits anyone who just likes a silk scarf as an accessory and does not care about the hair side at all. That is a perfectly good reason to buy one.\n\nWho it suits less well. If you have very thick, waist-length hair, a 68cm square may feel tight. If you want something you can throw in the washing machine every week without thinking, hand-wash silk will be an annoyance. If you want full coverage that definitely will not move overnight, a fitted cap style may be a better fit than a tied square.\n\nCare without the fuss\n\nSilk care sounds intimidating and it really is not. Cool water, mild detergent made for delicates, swirl it gently for a minute, rinse until the water runs clear. Press the water out with a towel instead of wringing. Lay it flat or hang it in the shade.\n\nA few things to avoid. Bleach, obviously. Hot water. Tumble dryers. Direct sunlight for long stretches, which fades colour. And alcohol-based sprays, so put your perfume and hairspray on first, let them dry, then put the scarf on.\n\nIf it creases, a low iron on the reverse with a cloth in between does the job. If you are away from home, hang it in a steamy bathroom and smooth it with your hands.\n\nWash frequency depends on use. A daytime neck scarf can go a few weeks. An overnight hair wrap that sits against product-heavy hair is better washed weekly or so.\n\nWhat to compare before you buy\n\nWhen you are looking at the best square silk scarf options, four things actually matter. Fibre content, since 100% silk and a silk blend feel different. Size, measured in the diagonal rather than the side. Care instructions, since some silks are labelled machine washable and some are hand wash only. And finish, since a matte crepe silk and a glossy charmeuse behave differently when you knot them.\n\nThis one is 100% mulberry silk, 68 x 68 cm, hand wash. Weave finish is not specified in our record.\n\nThe short version\n\nA 68cm square of pure mulberry silk is one of those small purchases that earns its keep. It solves a genuine problem, which is hair friction overnight, and it does it with no setup and no learning curve beyond a knot. During the day it is simply a good scarf, and it packs down to nothing when you travel.\n\nCheck your hairline-to-nape measurement against the 96cm diagonal, pick the fold that stays put for your sleep style, and wash it cool by hand. That is the whole thing. If it turns out not to suit you, it goes back within 14 days unused and unwashed, and we will help you find something that does.", "llm_summary": "This is a square hair and neck scarf made from 100% pure mulberry silk, measuring 68 x 68 cm. It is sold new and in stock. The square shape suits several uses, including a headscarf, an overnight hair wrap, a neck scarf or a band tied around a ponytail. Silk has a smoother surface than cotton, so hair moves across it with less friction. Care is hand wash only, in cool water, dried flat away from direct heat and sunlight. Shipping packaging measures 24.5 x 18.8 x 2.1 cm and weighs about 50 grams. Colour, momme weight, weave type, brand and country of origin are not specified in this record. No health or cosmetic outcome claims are made.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/square-mulberry-silk-hair-scarf-68cm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack", "sku": "black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack", "title": "Black Mulberry Silk Scrunchies 6 Pack", "slug": "black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack", "price": 45.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.04 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/main-black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Six mulberry silk hair ties with an eight-inch stretch, smooth enough for fine hair and strong enough for a thick ponytail.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nHair ties are the most used accessory in the house and the least thought about. Most people buy a bag of thin elastics at the supermarket, use them until they snap, then buy another bag. The result is a drawer full of stretched-out bands, a wrist with a red mark on it, and that familiar kink across the ponytail that shows up around three in the afternoon.\n\nThe problem is friction and pressure. A thin rubber band concentrates all its grip into a narrow line. It grabs at individual strands, especially when you pull it out, and it leaves a dent because all that tension sits in one place. Add a rough fabric cover and you get snagging on top of the pinching.\n\nA silk scrunchies 6 pack solves it from two directions. The band is wide, so the same amount of hold is spread over a bigger surface. And the surface is silk, which is naturally smooth, so hair slides across it rather than catching. It is not magic. It is just a better shape made from a better fibre.\n\nWhat mulberry silk actually brings\n\nSilk is a long, fine filament. Because the fibre is long rather than short and fuzzy, the surface of a silk fabric is unusually smooth. That is the whole story, and it is enough.\n\nWhen something smooth sits against hair, strands slide over it. When something textured sits against hair, strands catch. That is why a cotton elastic can feel grippy and a silk one feels like it lets go when you pull it out. It is also why people keep a silk tie specifically for overnight, where hair rubs against the same spot for hours.\n\nThis set is described as mulberry silk. The supplier record lists the material type as silk, but it does not specify the momme weight or the exact silk percentage, so we will not quote a number we cannot back up. What we can say is that the material is listed as silk, the colour is black, there are six in the pack, and the elastic stretches to around eight inches.\n\nWho this suits\n\nFine hair benefits most from the reduced snagging. Thin strands are the first to break at a stress point, and a smooth band gives them less to catch on. With fine hair you will usually want three wraps, and the eight inch stretch allows that comfortably.\n\nThick and curly hair benefits from the width of the band. One or two wraps will hold a bun, and the wider contact area means less of that squeezed feeling at the base of the ponytail. Anyone searching for the best silk scrunchies for thick hair is usually trying to escape the tight pinch of a double-looped rubber band, and a fabric scrunchie does that straight away.\n\nSleepers are a big group too. If you tie your hair up at night, the band is in contact with your head and your pillow for seven or eight hours. A slim silk scrunchie in a loose bun is far less intrusive than a chunky one. That is why the best silk scrunchies for sleeping tend to be low-profile designs rather than the big statement ones.\n\nAnd then there are people who simply want a tie that looks tidy. Black goes with everything. No colour matching, no clashing with an outfit, no bright band ruining a photo.\n\nHow to pick the right one\n\nThink about stretch, not diameter. Relaxed size tells you very little because a scrunchie is elastic. The number that matters is how far it opens. Eight inches is a good general-purpose figure. Much less and thick hair struggles. Much more and fine hair needs four or five wraps to feel held.\n\nThink about profile. A thick, heavily gathered scrunchie looks great and is a nuisance under a helmet, a hat or your own head on a pillow. A slimmer gather is the one you will actually use every day.\n\nThink about quantity. Hair ties are lost, not worn out. Buying a single premium tie and then losing it in a changing room is a familiar story. A six pack is the sensible unit. You keep one in each place you need one, and you still have spares.\n\nThink about colour. If you only buy one set, make it black. It is the shade that disappears against dark hair and reads as neutral against everything else. Brighter sets are fun as an addition, but black is the one that earns its keep.\n\nThink about how you will wash them. Silk likes cool water and gentle handling. If you know you will throw everything in a hot wash, you will get less life out of any silk accessory. If you are happy to hand wash occasionally, it lasts a long time.\n\nUsing them well\n\nStart with fewer wraps than you think you need. People habitually overtighten because they are used to elastics that slip. A fabric band grips more evenly, so a looser wrap often holds just as well and feels much better after a few hours.\n\nPull the scrunchie off rather than dragging it down the length of the ponytail. Sliding a tie through the hair is where most breakage happens, regardless of what it is made from.\n\nFor sleeping, go loose and go high or low rather than right at the crown. A soft bun at the nape or a loose plait keeps hair contained without pressure on one point.\n\nFor the gym, add a wrap. If you are doing anything with a lot of movement, a slightly tighter configuration keeps the ponytail in place. Rinse it afterwards if it has been sweaty, then dry it flat.\n\nCaring for silk without fuss\n\nHand wash in cool water with a gentle detergent. Swish rather than scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear, then press the scrunchie between the folds of a towel to get the water out. Do not wring it, because twisting strains both the silk and the elastic inside.\n\nReshape it with your fingers and lay it flat to dry. Keep it away from radiators, hot sun and the tumble dryer. Heat is the fastest way to ruin elastic and to dull a silk surface.\n\nAvoid bleach entirely. If you need to spot clean, dab rather than rub.\n\nStorage matters more than people expect. Loose in a handbag with keys, clips and a nail file is how silk gets snagged. A small pouch or a divided drawer section keeps the surface intact. Rotating through all six also means no single tie takes all the wear.\n\nSilk versus satin, briefly\n\nThese two words get used as if they mean the same thing. They do not. Silk is a natural fibre spun by silkworms. Satin is a type of weave, and most satin accessories are made from polyester. Both feel slick to the touch, so a satin scrunchie also reduces snagging compared to a cotton one.\n\nWhere they differ is in breathability, how they age and how they handle washing. Natural fibres tend to feel cooler and settle in over time. Synthetic satin can feel warmer against the skin and may pill after repeated washes. Neither is wrong, but if you have decided you want silk, read the material field rather than the product name.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a six pack of black silk scrunchies with about eight inches of stretch, a slim profile and a smooth surface that lets hair slide instead of catch. The material type is listed as silk, the pack weighs 40 grams, and the colour is a plain black that goes with everything.\n\nBuy it if you are tired of thin elastics leaving dents and snapping strands, if you tie your hair up at night, or if you simply want enough hair ties that you stop running out. Hand wash them in cool water, dry them flat, and keep them away from heat.\n\nDelivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days. Returns run for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items. If the fit or hold is not right for your hair, get in touch and we will help you sort it out.", "llm_summary": "A six piece set of black silk scrunchies listed with silk as the material type. Each scrunchie is a fabric covered elastic hair tie with an approximate eight inch stretch, suitable for all hair types and all ages according to the supplier record. The colour is listed as black. Package dimensions are 10.2 x 9.6 x 1.9 cm and the item weight is 0.04 kg (40 g). Brand, momme weight, country of origin and exact silk percentage are not specified in this record. Care is hand wash cool, dry flat, no bleach and no tumble drying. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days and returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery, unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/black-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-6-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack", "sku": "brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack", "title": "Brown Mulberry Silk Hair Ties 4 Pack", "slug": "brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack", "price": 21.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/main-brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Four mulberry silk scrunchies with a high-stretch inner band, a smooth silk outer and a neat 6 cm size that suits ponytails, buns and plaits.", "description": "The problem with the hair ties already in your drawer\n\nOpen the bathroom drawer and you will probably find a tangle of thin elastics, a couple of fabric bands gone slack, and at least one with the metal join showing. They all started fine. What happens is wear. The elastic loosens, the fabric pills, and the surface roughens up. A rough surface is the real issue, because hair does not slide across it. It catches. That is the small tug you feel every time you pull a ponytail out at the end of the day.\n\nA silk scrunchie approaches it from the other direction. Instead of relying on a thin band squeezing hard, it spreads the hold across a wide gathered band, and it puts a smooth silk face against the hair. The grip comes from the elastic inside. The feel comes from the silk outside. Those are two different jobs, and separating them is why the design works.\n\nThis set is four brown mulberry silk hair ties, each about 6 x 6 x 1 centimetres, with a high-elasticity inner band. That is the whole product. No gimmick, no clasp, no hardware to catch on anything.\n\nHow a silk scrunchie actually works\n\nPicture a thin elastic. All the force sits in a narrow ring, which means high pressure over a small area. That is what creates a sharp crease and what makes the removal feel like a snag.\n\nNow picture a gathered band. The silk cover is loose over the elastic, so when you wrap it the pressure spreads over a wider surface. The hair is held between soft folds instead of pinched in one line. You get the same security with less concentrated force.\n\nThe silk part matters for the moment of release. Silk fibre has a smoother surface than cotton or synthetic terry, so when you slide the scrunchie off, the strands move over the fabric rather than dragging through it. That is a friction difference, plain and simple. It is not magic and it is not a treatment. It is just a smoother surface doing less damage on the way out.\n\nThe 6 cm size sits in a useful middle. Smaller scrunchies struggle with thick hair. Much larger ones look like a cuff and flop under the weight of a ponytail. At 6 cm you get enough gather to be visible and enough body to hold a bun in place.\n\nWho this set suits\n\nDaily ponytail wearers. If you tie your hair back every morning without thinking about it, the difference shows up over weeks rather than in one wear. Less drag on removal, less pulling at the hairline, and a band that still looks presentable after a month.\n\nPeople with fine hair. Fine hair is the first to protest at a tight thin elastic. A wide soft band gives the same hold with less bite. Wrap twice, not three times, and you will usually land in the right place.\n\nPeople with thick or curly hair. The high-elasticity inner band is what carries the load here. One or two wraps is normally all you need. For curls, lift the scrunchie off at the end of the day instead of dragging it through, which protects the curl pattern.\n\nAnyone who sleeps with their hair up. A silk scrunchie has no metal join to press into the scalp when you roll over. Wrap it loosely, sit the ponytail high so it falls above the pillow, and it stays out of the way.\n\nGym and sport. Sweat is not a problem. Leaving a damp scrunchie balled up in a gym bag is. Rinse, reshape and dry it flat, and it holds up fine.\n\nChoosing a scrunchie that will last\n\nA few things separate one that lasts from one that goes slack in a month.\n\nThe first is the inner band. Cheap scrunchies use thin, low-grade elastic that gives up after a few dozen stretches. A proper high-elasticity band recovers its shape. You can feel this in the hand: a good band springs back rather than staying stretched.\n\nThe second is the ratio of fabric to band. Too little fabric and you get a thin, sad ring. Too much and it is all flop and no hold. The 6 cm dimension on this set gives a balanced gather.\n\nThe third is colour sense. Brown is one of the quieter choices. It blends into brunette hair, it sits fine against black, navy, denim and most activewear, and it does not pull focus on a work day. If you want hair ties you will actually reach for rather than save for best, a neutral is a safer bet than a bright.\n\nThe fourth is pack size. One scrunchie gets lost. Four does not. A set lets you leave one in the car, one in the gym bag and one on the nightstand, and still have one in use. It also spreads the wear, which matters more than people expect. Four ties used in rotation outlast four ties used one at a time, because each one gets a rest and a wash between wears.\n\nGetting the wrap right\n\nMost complaints about scrunchies come down to technique, not the product.\n\nToo few wraps and the ponytail drops by lunchtime. Too many and you have crushed the hair into a tight band, which defeats the point of using a wide soft tie in the first place. The test is simple. Wrap until the tail feels secure when you give it a gentle shake, then stop. If you have to force the last wrap, back off one.\n\nFor a bun, twist the hair first, coil it, then wrap once and tuck the end under. For a half-up style, one wrap is almost always enough. For sleeping, deliberately wrap one fewer time than you would during the day.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is easy to care for as long as you are not rough with it.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a mild detergent. Swish rather than scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear. Press the water out between your palms or in a towel, do not wring, and never twist the gather to squeeze it dry.\n\nReshape the scrunchie while it is damp so the gather sits evenly, then dry it flat. Keep it away from radiators, hair dryers and direct sun, all of which are harder on silk than the wash itself.\n\nNo bleach. No tumble drying. If you absolutely must machine wash, use a mesh bag on a cold delicate cycle and accept that it is a compromise.\n\nThe other half of care is storage. Silk snags on rough surfaces, so keep scrunchies away from velcro, hair clips with teeth, watch straps and anything with a hook. A small pouch or a dedicated drawer corner is enough.\n\nWhat about using them as an accessory\n\nA scrunchie on the wrist stopped being a secret years ago. At 6 cm this one sits flat enough to wear all day without looking like you forgot about it. Brown works as a neutral against most outfits, which is part of the appeal of a neutral set over a bright pack.\n\nIf you wear it on the wrist regularly, be aware that is where most of the wear happens. Watch straps, bag handles and desk edges all scuff fabric. Rotating between the four pieces is the easy fix.\n\nAs a gift\n\nA four pack of silk hair ties is a low-risk present. There is no size to get wrong, no scent to guess at, and it is small enough to post or slip into a card. It suits a birthday, a stocking, a teacher gift or a thank you. Brown is the colour you choose when you do not know the person's exact taste but you know they will wear it.\n\nThe short version\n\nThese are four brown silk scrunchies, 6 x 6 x 1 cm each, with a high-elasticity inner band and a smooth silk outer. The silk means less friction on removal. The wide gather means the hold spreads out instead of pinching into one line. The pack of four means you have spares and can rotate them.\n\nWash them by hand in cool water, dry them flat, keep them away from anything that snags. Wrap once or twice rather than forcing a third. Do that and a set like this stays in the rotation for a long time, which is more than you can say for the elastics currently tangled in the drawer.", "llm_summary": "Brown Mulberry Silk Hair Ties 4 Pack is a set of four silk scrunchies in brown, listed with silk as the material type and a scrunchie item form. Each piece measures 6 x 6 x 1 centimetres and the listed product weight is 14.5 grams. The pack contains four pieces and is suited to all hair types, with a high-elasticity inner band under a smooth silk outer. Silk has a smoother surface than many cotton or rubber bands, so hair slides across it with less friction. Brand, GTIN, MPN, country of origin and shipping weight are not specified in this record. Care is hand wash in cool water, no bleach, no tumble drying, dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/brown-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne", "sku": "large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne", "title": "Large Silk Scrunchies 3 Pack (Black, Apricot, Champagne)", "slug": "large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne", "price": 33.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/main-large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Three mulberry silk scrunchies in black, apricot and champagne, each with a stretchy inner band that suits thick, fine, straight or curly hair.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody fixes\n\nHair ties are one of those things most people never think about until something goes wrong. You pull a thin elastic out at the end of the day and a few strands come with it. You take your hair down before dinner and there is a sharp kink sitting halfway along the length. You find a drawer of snapped bands, none of which held properly in the first place.\n\nNone of it is dramatic. It is just daily friction, literally. And friction is the thing a silk scrunchie is designed to reduce.\n\nThe idea is simple. A hair tie needs two jobs done. Something has to hold the hair, and something has to sit against it. Most cheap ties ask one piece of rubber to do both, which is why they grip hard and drag. A silk scrunchie splits the work. A stretchy band inside does the holding, and a loose gathered sleeve of silk sits against your hair. Silk is naturally smooth, so strands slide over it rather than catching on the surface.\n\nWhat you are actually getting\n\nThis set is three large silk scrunchies, one black, one apricot, one champagne. The material type listed is silk, and the listing covers all hair types, curly through to fine and straight. They are sold as one free size, which means the elastic stretches rather than you choosing between a small and a large.\n\nThe pack is tiny in shipping terms, 15.8 by 12.4 by 2.6 centimetres and about 30 grams, so it travels well and posts easily. The momme weight and the specific weave are not stated in this record, so we are not going to guess at them.\n\nWhy the large size is worth it\n\nSize is the spec people skim over, and it is the one that changes how the thing feels.\n\nA narrow hair tie concentrates all its tension into a thin line across your ponytail. That is where the dent comes from, and that is where the pulling happens. A larger scrunchie takes the same elastic force and spreads it across a much wider band of hair. Less pressure per square centimetre, less of a mark, less tugging when it comes out.\n\nThere is a look to it as well. A big gathered loop gives a ponytail some shape. If your hair is thick, the scrunchie keeps pace with it instead of disappearing. If your hair is fine, the extra fabric adds volume where a thin elastic would make the ponytail look thinner than it is. That is the quiet reason oversized silk scrunchies caught on in the first place.\n\nWho these suit\n\nThick hair benefits most obviously. A wide band is more comfortable under a heavy ponytail, and you can usually hold the lot in a single wrap, which is quicker in the morning.\n\nCurly hair is a good match too. Curls get upset by anything that grabs, and a smooth surface with a wide contact area is about as gentle as a hair tie gets. Keep the wrap loose and the curl pattern near the tie stays intact.\n\nFine hair works fine as long as you wrap two or three times. You get a firm hold and a fuller looking ponytail at the same time.\n\nLong hair in general suits these, because the weight of the hair is what makes a tight thin elastic painful. And if you tie your hair up to sleep, a soft silk band is simply nicer to lie on than a plastic-cored elastic.\n\nPicking between the three colours\n\nYou are not really choosing one, since the pack includes all three. But it helps to know what each is for.\n\nBlack is the workhorse. It vanishes in dark hair, reads as neutral with everything, and is the one you will throw in a gym bag. Expect to wear it twice as often as the others.\n\nApricot is warm and gentle. It flatters light brown, blonde and sun-lifted hair, and it reads as casual rather than formal. Good for weekends.\n\nChampagne is the dressed-up one. It has a pale, faintly lustrous tone that catches light, so it works when you actually want the scrunchie to be seen. Pair it with an evening outfit and a low ponytail and it does a lot of work for a small accessory.\n\nHow to wear them\n\nWrap once for thick hair, two or three times for fine or shoulder-length hair. The right number of wraps is the one where the ponytail feels secure without the band biting.\n\nFor a bun, twist the hair first, hold it in place, then loop the scrunchie over the top. For a half-up style, gather less hair than you think and keep the tension gentle. The silk will do the rest.\n\nOn your wrist, a wide silk band sits flat and does not leave the red ring a thin elastic does. That alone is reason enough to keep one on you.\n\nOne honest caveat. If you need absolutely immovable hold for a long run or a tough workout, a sport elastic will always win. Silk scrunchies are for comfort and looks, with enough grip for normal daily wear.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it is not indestructible either. The care routine is short.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a mild detergent. Squeeze the suds through gently, do not twist or wring, then rinse until the water runs clear. Press the water out between your palms or in a towel. Reshape the gathers with your fingers while damp and lay it flat to dry, out of the sun and away from any heat source.\n\nSkip the tumble dryer. Skip bleach. Keep them away from straighteners and curling wands, since direct heat is bad for silk and worse for the elastic inside.\n\nWash each colour on its own for the first few washes, the black especially. Store them loosely rather than stretched over something, and rotate between the three so no single elastic takes all the wear. Looked after that way, a silk scrunchie lasts a long time, and when it does eventually go it is almost always the elastic rather than the fabric.\n\nIf a thread pulls, do not cut it. Ease it back through the weave with a fingernail or a blunt needle and it usually settles.\n\nBuying them as a gift\n\nA three pack is a tidy little present, which is why silk hair accessories show up so often in Christmas stockings and birthday cards. The colour spread means you are not gambling on someone's taste, and the pack is flat and light enough to post inside a greeting card or tuck into a larger parcel.\n\nThey also work well as a shared buy in a household. Three scrunchies between two people means nobody is hunting through the bathroom drawer at eight in the morning.\n\nDelivery and returns\n\nOrders go out from Australian warehouses and usually land within 3 to 7 working days. Regional and remote addresses can run a little longer. You get tracking as soon as the parcel is on its way.\n\nReturns are 14 days from delivery, for items that are unused and unwashed. Hair accessories cannot be returned once worn, for straightforward hygiene reasons, so have a look at the colours before you take the tags off.\n\nThe short version\n\nA large silk scrunchie is a small, cheap fix for a daily annoyance. The silk gives you a smooth surface instead of a grabby one. The wide shape spreads the pressure so you get less of a dent and less pulling. The stretchy inner band gives you a real hold without needing to be tight.\n\nThis pack covers three colours, suits every hair type listed, and fits most people in a single free size. Hand wash, dry flat, keep it away from heat, and it will outlast a whole drawer of snapped elastics.", "llm_summary": "A three pack of large silk scrunchies in black, apricot and champagne, listed with silk as the material type and described as one free size suitable for all hair types including curly, straight, thick and fine. The set contains three pieces, is listed for adult use, and ships with package dimensions of 15.8 x 12.4 x 2.6 cm at 30 grams. The scrunchies use a stretchy band inside a gathered silk cover, so hair slides over a smooth surface with less friction than a cotton or rubber elastic. Silk momme weight, weave, country of origin and brand are not specified in this record. Care is hand wash in cool water and dry flat. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, with 14 day returns on unused, unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/large-silk-scrunchies-3-pack-black-apricot-champagne.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy", "sku": "mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy", "title": "Mulberry Silk Hair Ties 4 Pack (Green, Grey, Navy, Black)", "slug": "mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy", "price": 25.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/main-mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Smooth silk fabric, a compact 8 cm loop that stretches to about 20 cm, and four quiet colours (military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black) that suit work, weekends and everything between.", "description": "The small daily annoyance nobody talks about\n\nMost people do not think much about hair ties until one of two things happens. Either a thin elastic snaps at the worst possible moment, or you pull your ponytail out at the end of the day and feel that sharp tug as strands catch in the band. Neither is a crisis. Both are irritating enough that you remember them.\n\nHard elastics are cheap and they grip, which is why they are everywhere. The trade-off is friction. A thin band concentrates all its tension on one narrow ring of hair, and the rubber or nylon surface has plenty of texture to catch on. Over a day of movement, that adds up to a crease, a bit of roughness, and the occasional snapped strand when you unwind it.\n\nA silk-covered scrunchie changes two things at once. The band is wider, so the hold is spread across more hair instead of one thin line. And the surface touching your hair is silk, which is smoother than cotton or bare elastic. Hair slides over it with less drag on the way in and the way out. That is the whole idea. It is a small fix, but it is one you notice every single day.\n\nHow a silk scrunchie is built\n\nUnderneath, a scrunchie is still an elastic loop. The difference is the casing. A tube of fabric is sewn around that elastic, gathered so it bunches, and the gathers are what give a scrunchie its soft, puffy look and its wider contact area.\n\nWith this set the casing is silk. Silk has a natural lustre, so these catch the light in a way a cotton tie does not, and the hand feel is cooler and smoother. That lustre is also why the darker colours here look deliberate rather than throwaway. Graphite grey and navy, in particular, read as an accessory rather than a gym elastic.\n\nThe dimensions matter more than people expect. Each loop here is about 8 cm across when relaxed and the band is roughly 1 cm wide. Stretched, it opens to around 20 cm. That combination is genuinely useful. The compact relaxed size means it does not swamp a small ponytail or create a bulky bun, while the 20 cm stretch gives you the room to get thick hair through in one pass.\n\nCompare that with the very large, wide scrunchies that have been popular lately. Those look great in a loose, deliberately casual ponytail, but they are a nuisance under a bike helmet, awkward in a tight bun, and conspicuous at work. A slim 1 cm band is the all-rounder.\n\nWho this set suits\n\nThick or long hair. The stretch is the deciding factor. If you have been using two elastics because one will not reach, a band that opens to 20 cm usually solves it with a single wrap. People searching for silk hair ties for thick hair are generally looking for exactly this: reach, plus a surface that does not fight back when the ponytail comes down.\n\nFine hair. Fine hair needs wraps, not width. Because this loop is compact rather than oversized, three wraps still looks neat instead of lumpy. The soft band also avoids the pinched, over-tight feel that a thin elastic gives fine hair.\n\nAnyone with a dress code. The four colours are military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black. None of them shout. If you wear a uniform, work in a conservative office, or just prefer your accessories quiet, this palette is easier to live with than a pack of pastels. One of the best office friendly hair ties qualities is being forgettable in the right way.\n\nSomeone buying a gift. Four neutral colours, light weight, small parcel. A mulberry silk scrunchie set is an easy present because you are not gambling on a colour the recipient will refuse to wear.\n\nCurly and textured hair. Less drag when the tie comes out is the point. Use a loose wrap and keep the tension gentle so you are not flattening the curl at the base.\n\nWorking out how many wraps you need\n\nThis is the part most guides skip, and it makes more difference than the brand on the label.\n\nStart with your hair gathered where you want the ponytail. Slide the scrunchie on and pull it through once. If the ponytail flops within a minute, you need another wrap. If you feel pressure on your scalp or you can see the band digging in, you have gone one wrap too far.\n\nAs a rough starting point, very thick or very long hair usually takes one wrap, sometimes a loose second. Medium hair takes two. Fine or short hair takes two or three. Then adjust by feel. The ideal is a tie you can forget about, which usually means slightly looser than you instinctively go.\n\nFor sleeping, go looser again and sit the tie lower, near the ends rather than tight at the crown. Silk scrunchies for sleeping work because the fabric is smooth and the band is soft, not because they need to be tight.\n\nCaring for silk without making it a chore\n\nSilk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does not like heat, bleach or rough handling.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a small amount of mild detergent. Swish rather than scrub. Do not wring or twist the band, because that stresses the seams and the elastic inside. Press the water out by rolling the scrunchie in a towel, reshape the loop with your fingers, and lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sunlight. Away from radiators and heated towel rails too.\n\nSkip the dryer entirely. Heat is the fastest way to kill the stretch in any elastic, and it dulls silk.\n\nIf you do machine wash, use a mesh bag on a cold delicate cycle and accept it will shorten the life of the tie. Most people find hand washing four small items takes about two minutes, which is less effort than the mesh bag anyway.\n\nOne more habit worth building: rotate through all four. If you wear the black one every day and leave the other three in a drawer, you will wear out one tie and still have three untouched. Spreading the use across the set is a quiet reason a 4 pack of silk scrunchies lasts longer than buying singles.\n\nWhere to keep them\n\nThis sounds trivial and it is not. The reason people own fifteen hair ties and can never find one is that they all end up in the same bag.\n\nPut one in your handbag or backpack. One at your desk or in the car. One by the bed. One on your wrist. With four in a set you can cover every place you actually need a hair tie, which means you stop buying emergency elastics at the chemist. That habit alone usually justifies the set.\n\nA quick word on expectations\n\nSilk is smooth. That is a material fact, and it is why hair and skin slide over it with less friction than cotton. We are not going to tell you more than that. Any product that promises to fix your hair is selling you something it cannot deliver.\n\nWhat you can reasonably expect from a silk scrunchie is a gentler release when you take your hair down, less of a hard crease than a thin elastic, and a tie that looks tidy enough to wear on your wrist in public. That is a fair deal for a small accessory.\n\nThe short version\n\nFour mulberry silk scrunchies in military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black. Each loop sits at about 8 cm relaxed and stretches to roughly 20 cm, with a slim band of around 1 cm. That size range covers fine ponytails with a triple wrap and thick, long hair with a single pass.\n\nThe silk casing is smoother than cotton, so your hair slides out instead of catching. The colours are deliberately quiet, which makes them work for uniforms, offices and anyone who would rather their hair tie not be the loudest thing they are wearing.\n\nHand wash cool, dry flat, rotate through all four. Orders ship from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items. If you are not sure how many wraps your hair needs, start loose and add one.", "llm_summary": "This listing is a four-piece mulberry silk scrunchie set in military green, graphite grey, navy blue and black. Each scrunchie is a silk-covered elastic hair tie with a relaxed loop of roughly 8 cm that stretches to about 20 cm, and a band width of about 1 cm, suiting fine, thick, short or long adult hair. Packaged dimensions are 8 x 12 x 1.5 cm with a listed pack weight of 10 grams, and the product form is listed as scrunchie for adult use. Silk is smoother than cotton, so hair slides over it with less friction. Brand, momme weight, country of origin and exact silk percentage are not specified in this record. Care is hand wash cool, dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/mulberry-silk-hair-ties-4-pack-green-grey-navy.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack", "sku": "skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack", "title": "Skinny Mulberry Silk Scrunchies 4 Pack", "slug": "skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack", "price": 31.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-scrunchies", "category_label": "Silk Scrunchies", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/main-skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-scrunchies/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "A set of four 100% pure mulberry silk hair ties in black, coffee and beige, with a narrow 1cm width that slides over hair with less friction than cotton or nylon.", "description": "The problem with the hair tie in your bag right now\n\nMost of us have a graveyard of hair ties. There is the stretched-out one at the bottom of the bag, the snapped one in the car, and a handful of thin nylon elastics that seem to grab a strand or two every time they come out. None of them cost much, which is exactly why nobody thinks about them. Then you take one out at the end of the day, feel it catch, and find a dent across your ponytail that takes a brush and some patience to fix.\n\nA skinny silk scrunchie is a small fix to a small, daily annoyance. It is a narrow band of fabric, about 1cm wide, wrapped over an elastic core. The fabric here is 100% pure mulberry silk. That one change in material does most of the work, because silk has a smooth surface and hair slides across it rather than snagging the way it can on towelling, terry cotton or a raw elastic.\n\nHow a silk scrunchie actually works\n\nThere is no clever mechanism involved. A scrunchie is a loop of elastic with a tube of fabric gathered over it. What changes between a cheap one and a good one is what that tube is made of, how wide it is, and how much stretch the elastic has left after a few months.\n\nFriction is the main thing worth understanding. When you pull a tie off, your hair has to pass across the surface of the band. A rough surface creates drag, and drag is what you feel as a tug. Silk sits at the smooth end of that scale, so hair moves over it more easily. It is not magic and it will not change your hair, but the difference is noticeable the first time you take out a ponytail at the end of a long day.\n\nThe second factor is pressure. A wide, bulky scrunchie spreads pressure over a bigger area but adds volume at the back of your head. A skinny band concentrates the hold in a narrower line, which keeps the look tidy and sits flat under a hat or against a pillow. These scrunchies are built for that second preference.\n\nThe spec that matters most: stretch range\n\nThe stretch diameter here runs from roughly 7cm to 21cm. That range tells you more about fit than any other number on the page.\n\nAt the small end, 7cm is the relaxed size. That is a neat loop that holds a half-up section or a small twist without any slack. At the large end, 21cm is how far the band will open under tension. A thick ponytail wrapped once will sit somewhere near the middle of that range, which is where an elastic is happiest. You want the band working, not straining.\n\nFine hair usually needs three wraps to feel secure. Medium hair tends to land at two. Thick or very long hair is often one wrap, sometimes two if it is freshly washed and slippery. If you find yourself fighting to get a third wrap on, stop at two. Forcing an elastic past its comfortable range is the fastest way to kill it.\n\nWho these suit\n\nThey suit anyone who likes a tie that disappears. If you want a big, statement scrunchie that sits like a fabric flower at the back of your head, this is the wrong product. The skinny profile is for people who want the comfort of silk without the bulk.\n\nThey also suit people with a mixed routine. Four ties in neutral shades means you are covered for work, the gym, a night out and bed without thinking about it. The two black ones handle anything where you want the tie to be invisible. The coffee and beige lean warmer and blend into light brown and blonde hair.\n\nNight-time use is worth mentioning separately. Sleeping with hair tied back is common, and a skinny band is less likely to press uncomfortably against the pillow than a thick one. Wind it loosely into a low bun or soft ponytail and leave it at that. A tight tie overnight is uncomfortable regardless of what the fabric is.\n\nHow to choose between widths and packs\n\nIf you are weighing up the best silk scrunchies for your routine, three questions get you most of the way there.\n\nFirst, how much hair are you gathering? More hair generally means you want more stretch range and fewer wraps. This set opens to about 21cm, which covers most ponytails.\n\nSecond, do you want the tie to be seen? Wide scrunchies are an accessory. Skinny ones are a tool. Neutral colours like black, coffee and beige push these firmly into the second group.\n\nThird, how many do you need? One silk scrunchie is a nice idea that gets lost in a week. Four is enough to actually change your habits, because you can leave them in the places you are when you need them.\n\nLooking after them\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like the same treatment as a tea towel. Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates. Swish, do not scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nNever wring a silk scrunchie. Twisting puts stress on both the fabric and the elastic inside. Instead, press it gently in a clean towel to pull out the water, then lay it flat or hang it to dry somewhere out of direct sun. Heat and strong light are what dull silk over time, so keep it away from radiators and sunny windowsills.\n\nSkip bleach entirely, and skip the dryer. If you want to machine wash, use a mesh laundry bag on a cold delicate cycle and accept it is a compromise. Wash the black ones separately from the beige the first couple of times.\n\nStorage is simple. Keep them flat or loosely coiled in a drawer rather than permanently stretched around a hairbrush handle or a wrist. Elastic recovers best when it spends time at rest.\n\nA few honest limits\n\nThere are things a scrunchie cannot do. It will not change the texture of your hair, and it will not fix damage that is already there. What it does is reduce the drag at one point of contact. That is a real but modest benefit, and it adds up over months of daily use rather than showing up overnight.\n\nThey also need washing. Silk picks up oil and product like any fabric, and a scrunchie worn daily for a month without a wash will look tired. Rotating through four and washing them every week or two keeps the set presentable.\n\nFinally, elastic is elastic. It is the part that fails first on every hair tie ever made. Treating it gently, not over-stretching it and avoiding heat are the three habits that make the difference between a set that lasts a season and one that lasts years.\n\nThe short version\n\nFour skinny scrunchies made of 100% pure mulberry silk, in two black, one coffee and one beige. The band is about 1cm wide and stretches from roughly 7cm to 21cm, which covers straight, curly, thick and fine hair. Silk is smooth, so hair slides across it with less friction than cotton or a bare nylon elastic, and the slim shape keeps your ponytail looking neat instead of bulky.\n\nHand wash them cool, dry them flat, and keep them out of the sun. Do that and a four-pack will quietly replace the pile of stretched-out elastics you have been meaning to throw out anyway.", "llm_summary": "A four-piece set of skinny scrunchies made of 100% pure mulberry silk. The pack contains two black, one coffee and one beige scrunchie. Each band is about 1cm wide with a stretch diameter of roughly 7 to 21cm, suiting straight, curly, thick or fine hair. Packaged dimensions are 14.4 x 10 x 1.2cm with a package weight of 30 grams. Silk has a smooth surface, so hair moves across it with less friction than cotton or plain nylon elastics. Care is hand wash cool with a mild delicate detergent, no bleach, no wringing, dry flat away from heat and direct sun. Brand, momme weight, country of origin and product weight are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/skinny-mulberry-silk-scrunchies-4-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask", "sku": "19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask", "title": "19 Momme Mulberry Silk Sleeping Mask", "slug": "19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask", "price": 19.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "45 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/main-19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk with a twin adjustable strap, it blocks light, sits smoothly against the skin and travels in a pocket.", "description": "The problem with sleeping in a bright room\n\nMost of us are not sleeping in proper darkness. There is a streetlight outside, a charging light on the bedside table, a gap at the top of the curtains where the morning sun gets in at five. If you work nights, it is worse again, because you are trying to sleep while the rest of the street gets on with the day.\n\nLight is one of the strongest signals your body uses to decide whether it is time to be awake. You can do a lot with blackout curtains and switching off devices, but there is always a bit that leaks through. A sleep mask solves that in about two seconds, with no renovation required.\n\nThe catch is that a lot of sleep masks are genuinely unpleasant to wear. They are too hot, too tight, too bulky, or they have slid up onto your forehead by the middle of the night. A mask you take off at 2am is a mask that is not doing anything.\n\nWhat momme actually means\n\nIf you have shopped for silk before, you have seen the word momme. It is a weight measurement for silk fabric, roughly equivalent to how thread count works for cotton sheets, though it measures weight rather than density of threads.\n\nMost inexpensive silk masks sit somewhere between 12 and 16 momme. This one is 19 momme, which means more silk fibre in the same area of fabric. You notice the difference in two places. First, the hand feel: heavier silk has body to it and drapes over the shape of your face instead of lying flat. Second, light blocking: more fibre means less light sneaking through the weave itself.\n\nThat second point is worth dwelling on. A very thin silk mask can let a faint glow through when there is a bright light in the room. A denser weave simply does not. If you sleep during daylight hours, momme weight is probably the single most useful number on the product page.\n\nWhy mulberry silk specifically\n\nNot all silk is the same. Mulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a diet of mulberry leaves, and the fibres they produce are long, smooth and consistent in diameter. That uniformity is what gives mulberry silk its even surface and its characteristic slip.\n\nFor a sleep mask, the slip matters. Skin and hair slide across silk with less friction than they do across woven cotton. If you sleep on your side with half your face against the pillow, your mask is being dragged and pressed all night. A smoother surface means less tugging at the thin skin around your eyes and less of that pressed, creased look when you wake up.\n\nSilk is also breathable. It does not hold heat against the eye area the way a thick foam contour mask can. People who run warm at night often find this is the deciding factor, and it is why a lightweight silk piece regularly comes up as the best mulberry silk eye mask choice for hot sleepers.\n\nThe strap problem, and how twin straps fix it\n\nHere is the thing nobody mentions in sleep mask reviews until they have owned a few: the strap is where most masks fail.\n\nA single elastic band concentrates all its tension in one narrow line across the back of your head. Tighten it enough to hold the mask in place and it digs in. Loosen it so it is comfortable and the mask starts migrating. By morning it is around your neck or pushed up into your hairline, and you have been sleeping in the light since whenever that happened.\n\nThis mask uses two straps instead of one. They sit at slightly different heights on the back of the head, so they cradle the curve of the skull rather than trying to grip a single point. The tension is shared, which means each strap can be looser while the overall hold is more secure. Both straps adjust independently, so you set them once to suit your head and leave them.\n\nIt is a small design change that makes a disproportionate difference. If you have given up on sleep masks because they never stay put, the strap design is almost certainly why, and it is worth trying a twin strap version before writing the whole category off.\n\nWho this suits\n\nTravellers are the obvious group. At 45 grams and half a centimetre thick, the mask folds flat and lives in a pocket or the side pouch of a carry-on. No hard case needed. On a long-haul flight, where the cabin lights come up at unhelpful times, it is one of the few pieces of travel kit that earns its space every single trip.\n\nShift workers are the other obvious group. Sleeping at noon is hard enough without the sun doing its best to get through your curtains. A dense silk mask makes daytime sleep feel like night-time sleep, which is most of the battle.\n\nThen there is everyone with an ordinary bedroom and an ordinary amount of light pollution. Partners who read later than you do. Early sunrises in summer. A hotel room where the curtains do not quite meet in the middle. These are all small problems, and a mask fixes all of them for the price of a couple of coffees.\n\nHow to choose and how to fit it\n\nA few things to think about before you buy.\n\nLook at the momme weight rather than the marketing language. Anything described vaguely as silky or satin-feel is usually polyester. Silk content and momme number are the two facts that matter.\n\nConsider your sleeping position. If you sleep on your back, a contoured mask with eye cups can work well because nothing presses on it. If you sleep on your side or your front, thin and flat is almost always better, because contoured masks get shoved out of position by the pillow.\n\nThink about the strap. Single elastic, Velcro or twin strap all behave differently. Velcro can catch in long hair. Single elastic can slide. Twin adjustable straps are the most forgiving across different head shapes.\n\nWhen you first put the mask on, set the straps so it is snug enough that gentle head movement does not shift it, but loose enough that you cannot feel pressure anywhere specific. If you can feel the strap, it is too tight. Give it two or three nights before you judge it, because most people take a short while to get used to wearing anything on their face at night.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does have preferences.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a mild detergent or a gentle soap. Swish it around rather than scrubbing. Rinse in cool water, and resist the urge to wring it out, since twisting stresses the fibres. Press the water out gently between your hands or in a towel, then lay it flat or hang it to air dry away from direct heat and strong sunlight.\n\nSkip the bleach and skip the fabric softener. Softener coats the fibres and takes away the very quality you bought silk for. A hot machine wash and a tumble dry will shorten the life of the fabric considerably, which is why the care instructions specify mild detergent and air drying.\n\nWash it every week or two with regular use, and more often if you wear face products to bed. The whole process takes about three minutes and the mask dries quickly because there is so little of it.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk sleep mask is a cheap fix for a problem most people put up with for years. This one is 100% mulberry silk at 19 momme, which is heavier than the usual budget silk, in solid black, with two adjustable straps instead of one elastic band. It measures about 21.5 cm by 11 cm, weighs 45 grams and folds into a pocket.\n\nIf you sleep on your side, travel often, work nights, or simply have a bedroom that is brighter than you would like, it is an easy thing to try. Hand wash it, air dry it, and it will keep doing its job quietly for a long time.", "llm_summary": "A 19 momme sleeping mask made from 100% mulberry silk in solid black. It uses a twin adjustable strap closure rather than a single elastic band, so tension is spread across the back of the head and the mask stays in position overnight. Dimensions are approximately 0.5 x 21.5 x 11 cm and the item weighs 45 grams, making it easy to pack for flights, trains and car travel. Care is hand washing with a mild detergent in cool water followed by air drying. The colour is black with a solid pattern and the product is sold as a single mask, one count per pack. Country of origin, brand and fill details are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/19-momme-silk-sleeping-mask.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black", "sku": "22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black", "title": "22 Momme Contoured Silk Sleep Mask, Black", "slug": "22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black", "price": 69.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/main-22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Deep 3D eye cups keep the silk off your lashes, a padded nose wing closes the gap most masks leave open, and the silk-wrapped adjustable strap sits flat against your hair.", "description": "The problem with waking up at 5am in summer\n\nMost people do not buy a sleep mask because they like the idea of one. They buy it after a run of mornings where the sun came up at quarter past five and that was the end of sleep, or after a few nights beside a partner who reads late, or after a long-haul flight where the cabin lights came on two hours before landing.\n\nThe frustrating part is that a cheap mask often does not fix it. You put it on, it sits right on your eyelids, and you can feel it every time you blink. Then you notice two bright slivers beside your nose where the fabric does not quite meet your face. By about two in the morning the mask has worked its way onto your forehead and the problem is back.\n\nA black contoured silk sleep mask is built to deal with both of those failures at once. The shape keeps the fabric off your eyes, and the padded nose area closes the gap that lets light in. The silk is there because it is the most comfortable thing to have against your face for eight hours.\n\nHow a contoured mask actually works\n\nPicture the difference between a blindfold and a pair of swimming goggles. A flat mask is the blindfold, one layer of fabric lying flat across your face. A contoured mask is closer to the goggles, with two moulded cups that stand away from the eye and create an air pocket in front of each one.\n\nThat space does three useful things. You can open your eyes under the mask without the fabric dragging on your lids, which sounds minor until you have tried it. Your lashes are never pressed flat, so anyone with extensions can wear a mask at all. And the air gap means less heat building up against the skin around your eyes.\n\nThe seal happens at the edges instead. The rim of the cups rests on your brow bone and cheekbone, which are firm, stable places. The padded wing at the nose bridge handles the one spot where faces curve away sharply and flat masks always fail. Get the strap tension right and the whole rim sits flush.\n\nWhy silk, and why 22 momme\n\nSilk is measured in momme rather than thread count. Lightweight silk scarves sit in the low teens. Twenty-two momme is in the band most people recognise as proper silk bedding weight, which means it has body and drape without feeling heavy on the face.\n\nThe practical benefit is friction, or the lack of it. Silk has a smooth surface, so skin and the fine hair at your temples slide across it rather than catching. If you have ever woken with a crease across one cheek from a cotton pillowcase, you know the feeling silk avoids. It is also naturally light and breathable, which is why it is a better choice than fleece or thick polyester for a mask that stays on all night.\n\nOn this mask the silk is on both faces, inner and outer, and the elastic strap is wrapped in silk too. That last detail matters more than it sounds. The usual complaint about sleep masks is not the front, it is the back, where a plastic slider or a strip of bare elastic tangles long hair or presses a line into your head.\n\nWho it suits\n\nLight sleepers are the obvious group, especially anyone in a bedroom with thin curtains or a street light nearby. Shift workers come next, because sleeping through a bright afternoon is a genuinely hard ask and a blackout sleep mask does more than blinds alone.\n\nTravellers get a lot of use out of one. Planes, trains, hotel rooms with gaps in the curtains, a friend's spare room with no blind at all. A mask is small, weighs almost nothing and gives you a consistent dark environment wherever you land.\n\nThen there is the lash crowd. If you wear extensions or false lashes, a flat mask is simply off the table because it crushes them. The deep cups here are the whole reason the contoured style exists, and it is the main thing people are looking for when they search for the best silk sleep mask for lash extensions.\n\nSide sleepers and stomach sleepers also tend to do better with this design, because the flat silk-wrapped strap has nothing hard in it to press against the pillow.\n\nHow to choose and how to fit it\n\nIf you are comparing masks, there are only a handful of things that really change the experience.\n\nShape comes first. Flat or contoured is the biggest fork in the road, and once people try a well-made contoured one they rarely go back. Second is the nose area, because that is where light gets in. A mask with a padded or shaped nose wing will beat one without, every time.\n\nThird is the strap. Adjustable is essential, since heads vary and a fixed band is either too loose by week three or too tight from day one. A silk eye mask with adjustable strap lets you set it and forget it. Fourth is the fabric against the skin, where silk earns its keep over cotton or synthetics.\n\nFitting it takes thirty seconds. Put the mask on with the cups centred over your eyes and the nose wing resting on the bridge, then pull the slider until the rim is just touching all the way around. Snug, not tight. You should be able to open your eyes underneath and see only black. If you see light at the nose, nudge the mask down slightly before you tighten any further, because most leaks are a positioning problem rather than a tension problem.\n\nDark colours are also the sensible pick. Black absorbs stray light instead of bouncing it around inside the cups, and it hides the traces of night cream that every mask eventually picks up.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk rewards a little care and punishes none at all. Hand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates, swishing rather than scrubbing. Rinse until the water runs clear, press the mask between a clean towel, then dry it flat and out of the sun. Heat and direct sunlight are what dull silk over time.\n\nSkip the machine if you can. Agitation stretches elastic and can distort the moulded cups, which are the part doing all the work. If you absolutely must, a mesh bag on the coldest, gentlest cycle is the compromise.\n\nThe single best habit is giving your skincare ten or fifteen minutes to absorb before the mask goes on. Oils and active creams are harder on silk than washing is. Store it in its box or a soft pouch so the cups keep their shape, and air it out during the day rather than leaving it balled up under the pillow.\n\nWashing every week or two is plenty for nightly use. More often if you wear makeup to bed, less if you do not.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a black contoured silk sleep mask in 22 momme mulberry silk, with deep 3D cups that keep fabric off your eyes and lashes, a padded nose wing that closes the usual light gap, and a silk-wrapped adjustable strap that will not catch your hair. It is light, breathable and comes in a gift box.\n\nIt suits light sleepers, shift workers, travellers, lash wearers and anyone who has given up on flat masks. Hand wash it, dry it flat, keep skincare off it and it will last.\n\nDelivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items. If it is not right, send it back and tell us why.", "llm_summary": "A black contoured silk sleep mask made from 22 momme mulberry silk on both sides. It uses deep 3D moulded eye cups so the fabric does not press on the eyelids or lashes, allowing free blinking. A padded nose wing seals the gap at the bridge of the nose to block light. The strap is adjustable elastic wrapped in pure silk, which keeps the buckle away from hair and temples, and suits back, side and stomach sleepers. Listed features include soft, lightweight and breathable silk, complete blackout and an adjustable strap. Packaging measures 24.31 x 10.9 x 4.7 cm and weighs 209 grams. It arrives in a gift box. Brand, country of origin and warranty are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/22-momme-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy", "sku": "22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy", "title": "Burgundy 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask", "slug": "22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy", "price": 85.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/main-22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% 6A grade mulberry silk on both sides, with a deep 3D contoured shape, an adjustable silk-wrapped strap and a travel pouch in the box.", "description": "The problem is almost always light\n\nMost people who sleep badly start by blaming the mattress. Sometimes that is right. More often the room is just not dark enough, and the fix is far cheaper than new bedding.\n\nLight leaks from everywhere. A gap at the edge of a curtain. The standby glow on a television. A partner who reads later than you do. Summer sunrises that start before five. Hotel rooms where the blackout blind is a polite fiction. Each one on its own seems trivial, and together they chip away at the stretch of unbroken sleep you were hoping for.\n\nA sleep mask fixes that directly. Not by helping you relax or by blocking sound, just by putting your eyes in the dark and keeping them there. It is a narrow job, and a good mask does it well enough that you stop thinking about it.\n\nWhy silk, and why momme matters\n\nSleep masks come in cotton, polyester, foam, satin and silk. The cheap ones work, in the sense that they are opaque. The difference shows up over hours of wear.\n\nSilk is a smooth, fine natural fibre. Skin and lashes slide across it rather than catching, which is the main practical difference from cotton. It is also breathable and light, so a silk mask sits on your face without the warm, slightly damp feeling that synthetic masks tend to build up by the middle of the night.\n\nMomme is how silk weight is measured. It is an old unit, but it is still the clearest way to compare two silk products. Lightweight silk for scarves might sit around 12 to 16 momme. At 22 momme, this mask uses a fabric that is noticeably denser. Dense silk drapes properly over the curves of your face instead of floating, it blocks light more effectively at the edges, and it holds up to repeated washing better than thin silk does.\n\nThis mask also uses silk on both sides. That sounds like a small detail until you handle a mask with a polyester backing. The side you feel all night is the side that counts, and a lot of masks save money exactly there. Here the listing specifies 100% 6A grade mulberry silk front and back, with 6A being the top of the usual commercial grading scale for filament quality.\n\nFlat masks versus contoured masks\n\nThis is the choice that makes the biggest difference to how a mask feels, and it has nothing to do with fabric.\n\nA flat mask is a panel of material held across the face by elastic. It is thin, it packs small, and it rests directly on your eyelids. Some people never notice. Others find the pressure on closed eyes uncomfortable, and anyone with lash extensions finds the fabric dragging across their lashes every time they roll over.\n\nA contoured mask is moulded into two cups that sit over the eye sockets. The edges press against the brow, the nose bridge and the cheekbones, which creates the seal, while the centre stays clear of your eyes. You can open your eyes inside it and blink normally. That sounds like a strange feature until you try it, and then it becomes hard to go back. If you have ever felt mildly trapped by a flat mask, the contoured style is the answer.\n\nThis burgundy mask is a deep 3D contoured design. The listing describes complete blackout, which is the practical payoff of that shape, since the darkness comes from the edges sealing rather than from the fabric being thick enough to smother your eyelids.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nA mask that fits badly will not stay dark. Light sneaks in at the nose first, then at the outer corners.\n\nThe strap here is a silk-wrapped elastic band with a buckle. You slide the band through the buckle to set the length, and it holds at that setting. Spend a couple of minutes on this the first night. Put the mask on, feel for any light at the sides of your nose, and tighten in small increments until it goes. Then stop. There is a point where tighter stops helping and just starts pressing.\n\nTwo things make the difference between a mask you forget about and one you take off at two in the morning. First, strap width. A wide band spreads the load across the back of the head rather than concentrating it into a thin line, which is why these masks are easier on the ears and on long-haired sleepers. Second, where the hardware sits. The buckle should end up at the back of your skull, not above an ear, especially if you sleep on your side with a pillow pressing against it.\n\nSide sleepers in particular should take the time to adjust properly. People hunting for the best adjustable silk sleep mask usually have exactly this issue, a mask that was fine on their back and awful on their side.\n\nWho this suits\n\nShift workers sleeping through daylight. Frequent flyers who want more than the thin complimentary mask. Anyone whose partner keeps different hours. People with lash extensions who want eye coverage without crushing them. New parents grabbing sleep when it is available rather than when it is convenient.\n\nIt also suits anyone who travels light. The mask comes with a pouch and weighs very little, so it goes in a carry-on without any real thought. Searching for the best travel sleep mask usually leads here, because the contoured kind works in a reclined airline seat where a flat mask keeps shifting.\n\nIt is less suitable for children. The listed age range is adult, and the cups and strap are sized accordingly.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk at 22 momme is durable, but it is still silk, and the care is specific.\n\nHand wash only. Cool water, a small amount of detergent made for silk or delicates, and gentle movement rather than scrubbing. Rinse until the water runs clear. Press the water out in a towel instead of wringing the fabric, because twisting is what damages silk fibres.\n\nDry flat, in the shade, away from heaters. Reshape the cups with your fingers while the mask is still damp and they will set as they dry. Do not hang it by the strap, as the weight of wet silk pulls on the elastic over time.\n\nSkip bleach entirely, and keep the mask away from long soaks. Wash it on its own for the first few washes, which is sensible with any deeply dyed fabric.\n\nBetween washes, store it in the pouch. That is not just tidiness. A mask left on a bedside table collects dust, and a mask loose in a bag collects lint and catches on zips. Every week or two is a reasonable washing rhythm, more often if you wear skincare to bed.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf light is what wakes you, a mask is the cheapest fix available. Choose contoured over flat if you want no pressure on your eyelids or you wear lash extensions. Choose a higher momme silk if you want the fabric to hold its shape and feel substantial rather than flimsy. Check that the silk runs on both sides, not just the one you can see.\n\nThis burgundy mask ticks those boxes. It is 100% 6A grade mulberry silk at 22 momme front and back, deeply contoured, adjustable by buckle, and it comes with a pouch and a gift box already. Hand wash it, dry it flat, keep it in the pouch, and it will handle a lot of nights.", "llm_summary": "A burgundy sleep mask made from 100% 6A grade mulberry silk at 22 momme on both sides. It uses a deep 3D contoured cup design that leaves space in front of the eyes, so the wearer can blink freely and the fabric does not press on eyelashes or lash extensions. Listed features include complete blackout, a breathable silk surface and a buckle closure on an adjustable silk-wrapped strap that suits a range of head sizes. The pattern is solid and the item ships as a single mask with a travel pouch and gift box. Package dimensions are 26.29 by 12.19 by 3.2 cm with a package weight of 200 grams. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and item weight are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/22-momme-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-burgundy.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black", "sku": "22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black", "title": "Black 22 Momme Silk Eye Mask", "slug": "22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black", "price": 47.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/main-22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 22 momme silk on both sides with a contoured nose pad, a wide cushioned band and an adjustable hook and loop strap, it blocks light without pressing on your eyes.", "description": "The problem is almost never the bed\n\nPeople spend a fortune on mattresses and pillows and then wonder why they still wake at five. A lot of the time the culprit is light. A streetlamp through a gap in the curtains, a partner's phone, the glow of a charging cable, the sun coming up earlier than you would like in summer. Your eyelids are thin. They let a surprising amount of light through, and your body reads that light as a signal to start the day.\n\nA blackout room fixes this, but most of us cannot blackout a room. You are renting, or the window is an odd shape, or you are in a hotel with curtains that refuse to meet in the middle. That is the gap a sleep mask fills. It is the cheapest piece of sleep equipment you can buy and often the one that makes the most immediate difference.\n\nThe catch is that most masks do not work very well. They slide. They press. They leave a gap at the nose where light pours in. Understanding why is the whole game when you are shopping for one.\n\nWhere cheap masks let you down\n\nPick up a standard flat mask and look at its profile. It is a flat rectangle of padding with an elastic loop. When you put it on your face, the nose sticks out and the fabric has to bridge over it, leaving two small open triangles either side. In a dim room you never notice. At sunrise, those triangles are two spotlights aimed at your eyes.\n\nThe second failure is pressure. A thin elastic band concentrates all the tension in one narrow line across the back of your head and along the temples. Add a plastic slider or buckle and you now have a hard lump you cannot lie on. Side sleepers feel this within minutes.\n\nThe third is the fabric itself. Polyester satin looks like silk in a photograph but behaves differently against skin. It does not breathe as well, it warms up, and it tends to crease and stay creased. A mask that is only silk on the outside has the same problem, because the layer touching your face is the one that matters.\n\nWhat 22 momme gives you\n\nMomme is how silk weight is measured. Think of it as the silk equivalent of GSM. Lower momme silks, around 16 to 19, are light and fine. They are lovely for scarves but they go limp quickly when used for something worn every night.\n\nAt 22 momme you get a noticeably denser fabric. It has structure. On a sleep mask that matters in two practical ways. First, the silk holds its shape over the eye socket instead of flattening down onto your lashes, so there is a small pocket of air in front of each eye. Second, denser fabric blocks more light on its own, before the shaping even gets involved.\n\nThis mask is 22 momme on both sides, which is worth checking whenever you shop. A listing that says \"silk\" without specifying both faces is often silk on the outside with something cheaper on the inside. The lining is the half your skin touches for seven or eight hours, so it is the half that should be good. Smooth silk also means less friction against skin and hair than cotton, which is why people who sleep face down on a cotton pillowcase tend to notice the difference quickly.\n\nShape and fit are what separate good from average\n\nThe nose pad is the single feature that changes how dark a mask feels. A contoured pad sits down against the bridge of your nose and fills the gap a flat mask leaves. It does this without clamping your nose, because the pressure is spread across the whole band rather than concentrated at one point.\n\nThe band on this mask is wide and cushioned for the same reason. Wide bands distribute load. Narrow ones cut in. If you have ever taken a mask off in the morning and found a red line across your face, you have met a narrow band.\n\nThen there is the closure. A hook and loop strap lets you set the exact length that suits your head and keeps it there. More importantly, it means no hard buckle at the back. Lie on your side with a buckled mask and you will feel the buckle against your skull inside five minutes. Without one, you can roll freely. That is why this style tends to get recommended as the best adjustable silk sleep mask for people who move around at night.\n\nWho this suits\n\nShift workers are the clearest case. If your sleep happens between nine in the morning and four in the afternoon, no amount of curtain is going to beat a mask for convenience. Travellers are next. On a long-haul flight the cabin lights come up on someone else's schedule, and a light mask that packs flat is the simplest way to take control of that.\n\nBeyond that, it is anyone sharing a space with a different routine. A partner who reads late, a flatmate with the hallway light on, a baby monitor glowing on the dresser. Campers deal with canvas that lights up at dawn. Hospital patients deal with corridor lights all night. The common thread is that you cannot change the room, so you change what reaches your eyes.\n\nIt also works for people who just want to rest without sleeping. Twenty minutes with a mask on, lying down in a bright lounge room, is a genuinely useful reset in the middle of a long day.\n\nHow to choose between options\n\nStart with momme. Anything under 19 will feel thin. Twenty-two is a sensible place to land for something worn nightly.\n\nCheck that both sides are silk, not just the outer. Then look at the nose area in the product photos. If the profile is a flat rectangle, expect light leaks. If there is a visible contour or pad, that is a better sign.\n\nLook at the closure next. Hook and loop or a buckle-free adjustable band will serve you better than fixed elastic if you move in your sleep. Finally, think about colour. Black is the practical pick. It does not bounce stray light back towards your eyes and it hides the marks that any face-worn item eventually picks up.\n\nSize is less of a worry than people expect with an adjustable strap, which is part of why a mask like this makes an easy gift.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like heat or harsh detergent. Hand wash in cool water with something made for delicates. Press the hook and loop closed first so it cannot snag the fabric while it moves around. Do not soak it, do not bleach it, do not wring it out.\n\nTo dry, roll it in a towel to press the water out, reshape the mask and lay it flat somewhere out of direct sun. Sunlight fades silk and heat weakens the fibres, so skip the tumble dryer entirely. If you want to iron, use the coolest setting on the reverse.\n\nHow often? Most people land on weekly. If you use serums or heavy moisturiser at night, make it more often, and give the product a few minutes to absorb before the mask goes on. Owning two and rotating them is a small habit that doubles the life of both.\n\nThe short version\n\nLight is the most underrated reason people wake up early, and a mask is the cheapest fix available. The ones that work share three traits. Dense silk on both faces so the fabric itself blocks light and feels good against skin. A contoured nose pad so there is no gap at the bridge of the nose. A wide, buckle-free adjustable strap so you can lie on any side without a pressure point.\n\nThis black 22 momme silk eye mask ticks all three. It weighs next to nothing packed, it goes in a carry-on without a thought, and it asks nothing of you beyond a gentle hand wash now and then. If you have been blaming your mattress for a 5am wake-up, try covering your eyes properly first.", "llm_summary": "A black silk sleep mask made with 22 momme silk on both the outer layer and the lining. It is designed for complete blackout, using a contoured nose pad to close the gap at the bridge of the nose and a wide cushioned band to spread pressure away from the eyelids and temples. The closure is an adjustable hook and loop strap with no buckle, so it suits back, side and stomach sleepers. The product is a single adult-size mask in a solid black pattern, with package dimensions of 24.2 x 13.6 x 1.9 cm and a package weight of 60 grams. Brand, country of origin and finished mask dimensions are not specified in this record. Care is hand wash cool and dry flat.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/22-momme-silk-eye-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers", "sku": "22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers", "title": "22 Momme Silk Sleep Mask for Side Sleepers", "slug": "22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers", "price": 79.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "134 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/main-22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Silk on both sides, a 3D contoured shape with a nose wing, a wide cushioned band and a hook and loop closure that adjusts to any head size.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy a sleep mask because the room is never quite dark enough. The streetlight outside, the standby glow from a charger, the early summer sunrise at half past five. For the first ten minutes it works beautifully. Then you roll onto your side and everything changes.\n\nA flat sleep mask gets caught between your cheekbone and the pillow. The fabric bunches. The band rides up over your eyebrows or slides down onto the bridge of your nose. One eye ends up uncovered, and the strip of light you were trying to avoid is now sitting right on your eyelid. You wake up, you reset it, and the whole thing repeats.\n\nThis happens because most masks are designed for someone lying flat on their back, which is a sleeping position that roughly one person in five actually uses. Everyone else is on their side, with half their face in contact with a pillow, and the mask has to cope with that.\n\nWhat a contoured mask actually does differently\n\nThe fix is shape. Instead of a flat strip of padded fabric, a 3D contoured sleep mask has two moulded cups that hold a small pocket of air in front of each eye. When you press your face into the pillow, that cup takes the pressure and keeps its form. The fabric never lands on your eyelid or your lashes.\n\nThere is a practical side benefit here. You can open your eyes underneath the mask and blink normally. If you have ever worn a flat mask and felt your lashes dragging against fabric every time you blinked, you will notice the difference immediately. It is also the reason anyone with lash extensions goes looking for a contoured design rather than a flat one.\n\nThe second piece is the nose wing. Hold a flat mask against your face and look down. There is a small triangular gap on each side of your nose where the fabric cannot sit flush. That is where light gets in, and no amount of tightening the band will close it, because tightening just pulls the mask harder against your forehead. A moulded nose wing fills that gap by shape rather than by pressure.\n\nWhy the band matters more than you think\n\nBand design is where cheap masks give themselves away. A thin elastic cord concentrates all its tension into a narrow line across the back of your head. You feel it. If you tighten it enough to actually hold the mask in place through a night of turning, it starts to ache.\n\nA wide cushioned band spreads the same holding force over a much bigger area. The pressure per square centimetre drops, and it stops feeling like a headband and starts feeling like nothing at all. It also sits flatter against the side of your head, so it does not create a ridge that digs in when you lie on it.\n\nThe closure matters too. Knotted elastic slowly stretches out, and you end up retying it every few weeks. A hook and loop closure lets you set the length once and leave it. Loosening it by a centimetre takes two seconds if your head is a different size from whoever wore it last. That adjustability is what makes an adjustable silk eye mask work across different people rather than fitting only one.\n\nReading the materials\n\nHere is a thing worth checking on any silk mask. A lot of listings say \"silk\" and mean the outside panel only. The side touching your face, the side that actually matters, turns out to be polyester lining. You find this out after the first week when the inner surface starts to feel rough.\n\nThis mask is specified as silk on both sides. That means the surface against your skin is silk, not a backing fabric. Silk has a smooth surface, so skin and hair slide over it with less friction than they do over woven cotton. It also feels cool when you first put it on, which is genuinely pleasant in a warm bedroom.\n\nMomme is the measure you will see quoted alongside silk products. It is a traditional weight unit, and a higher momme number indicates a denser, heavier weave. A 22 momme silk sleep mask sits in the range most people consider substantial, with enough body to drape properly rather than feeling papery.\n\nThe material features listed here are soft, breathable and cool, with a cushioned inner layer designed to let air move. That airflow is what keeps a mask from feeling clammy by three in the morning.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSide sleepers, obviously, which is the group the whole design exists for. But there are a few other people who get more from a contoured mask than they expect.\n\nShift workers sleeping during daylight hours deal with far more ambient light than anyone sleeping at night. A thin line of sun around the edge of a mask is enough to keep you surfacing. The nose wing and the wide band matter much more in that situation.\n\nFrequent travellers are the other obvious group. Cabin lighting on a long-haul flight rarely goes properly dark, and you are sleeping upright with your head against a window or a neck pillow. At 134 grams with a carry pouch, this packs into a side pocket and weighs less than a paperback.\n\nAnd anyone who shares a bed with someone on a different schedule. If one of you reads late or gets up at five, a mask solves an argument that curtains cannot.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nSet the band before your first night, not during it. Put the mask on sitting up, adjust the hook and loop closure until the mask sits flush around the nose and across the temples, then take it off and check the length has held. It should feel secure without any sense of squeezing.\n\nA common mistake is overtightening. People assume a tighter band blocks more light, but past a certain point you are just pressing the mask harder against your forehead while the nose gap stays exactly the same. The seal comes from the shape. The band only needs to stop the mask from moving.\n\nLie down on your side and test it. You want to feel the cushioned band take the pillow pressure rather than the eye panels. If one eye feels like it is getting light, shift the mask a few millimetres rather than cranking the band tighter.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. This is not a case of being overly cautious with silk, it is about the contoured padding, which a machine cycle will distort. Cool water, a mild detergent made for delicates, and a gentle squeeze rather than a scrub.\n\nDo not wring it out. Lay it in a clean towel, press down to absorb the water, then dry it flat and out of direct sunlight. Heat and sun are what dull silk over time.\n\nFasten the hook and loop closure before it goes anywhere near water, or the hook strip will catch the silk and leave little pulls. Same rule applies when you toss it in the carry pouch. Close it first.\n\nEvery week or two is a reasonable wash cycle for most people. More often if you use night creams, since oils transfer onto the inner surface and build up.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you sleep on your side, a flat mask is fighting your pillow every night and the pillow usually wins. A contoured shape keeps the fabric off your eyes, a nose wing closes the gap that lets light in at the bottom, and a wide cushioned band holds everything in place without pressing a line into your head.\n\nThis one is silk on both sides, comes in Midnight Blue, weighs 134 grams, and adjusts with a hook and loop closure to fit most adult head sizes. It arrives with a carry pouch in a gift box, which makes it an easy present and an easy thing to travel with. Hand wash it, dry it flat, and it will keep doing its job for a long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a 22 momme style silk sleep mask designed for side sleepers, listed in Midnight Blue with silk on both sides. It uses a 3D contoured shape with a moulded nose wing to reduce light gaps, a wide cushioned band, and a hook and loop closure that adjusts to different adult head sizes. The listed item weight is 134 grams and the model number is 510020-LB-ED01_MB. Packaged dimensions are 69.01 x 0.99 x 11.51 cm. Care is hand wash only. It ships as a single mask with a carry pouch in a gift box. Brand, country of origin and exact mask dimensions are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days; returns are 14 days from delivery, unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/22-momme-silk-sleep-mask-for-side-sleepers.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "sku": "3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "title": "3D Contoured Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask", "slug": "3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "price": 99.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.07 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/main-3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Moulded eye domes, a smooth silk face and a simple pull-on band work together to shut out light while letting your lashes blink freely underneath.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nAlmost everyone has owned a sleep mask at some point. A cheap one came free with a flight, or a hotel left one on the pillow, and it seemed like a good idea at the time. Then you wore it for twenty minutes, felt the fabric pressing down on your eyelids, and pushed it up onto your forehead. By morning it was somewhere in the sheets.\n\nThat is not a failure of willpower. It is a design problem. A flat mask is a rectangle of fabric held against your face by elastic, and the only way it can block light is by pressing. Press hard enough to seal the gap beside your nose and you are also pressing on your closed eyes. Loosen it so the pressure eases and light comes straight back in through that gap.\n\nA 3D contoured silk sleep mask solves this with geometry rather than force. The front panel is moulded into two domes, one over each eye. The domes rest on the hard parts of your face, the brow ridge and the cheekbone, and arch over the soft parts in between. Your eyelids touch nothing. The seal still works because the edges of the mask can lie flat where they need to, without the middle of the mask flattening too.\n\nHow the contoured shape works\n\nThink of it as a small tent rather than a blanket. The 3.1 cm depth listed in the packed dimensions is not padding, it is the height of those eye cups. That space is doing two jobs at once.\n\nThe first job is comfort. Your eyes move during sleep. That is normal, and with a flat mask you feel the fabric shifting against your lashes every time they do. With domes in front of them there is nothing to rub against. You can open your eyes fully under the mask and see only black.\n\nThe second job is the seal. Because the centre of the mask is held rigid by its own shape, the perimeter can be shaped to follow your face. The notch over the nose is the critical bit. On a flat mask, that is where light sneaks up from the pillow and lands right in your field of view. A contoured mask closes it without squeezing the bridge of your nose.\n\nAdd a solid black face to that, and you get a proper blackout effect. Black fabric reflects very little, so even the small amount of light that reaches the mask does not bounce around inside.\n\nWhy silk rather than cotton or foam\n\nThe three common materials for sleep masks are padded foam, cotton jersey and silk. They feel completely different against the face.\n\nFoam blocks light well but holds heat. On a warm night the area around your eyes gets clammy, and the foam itself compresses over a few months until it stops sealing properly. Cotton jersey breathes better but has a rougher surface than it feels like in your hand. Over eight hours of turning, that surface drags on skin and lashes.\n\nSilk sits in a different place. It is a smooth filament fibre, so there is much less friction when your face moves against it. That matters most in the under-eye area, which is thin and creases easily. It also does not trap warmth the way thick foam does, which is why a silk mask usually feels cooler to wear through a long night.\n\nThis particular mask lists its material simply as silk, described as natural. Momme weight and exact silk content are not specified in our supplier record, so we will not quote numbers we do not have. What you can judge from the specification you do have is the finish, a smooth silk face on a contoured body, in plain black.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSide sleepers are the obvious group. The closure here is pull on, which means there is no buckle, no velcro and no plastic slider anywhere on the band. If you have ever woken up because a clip was pressing a dent into the side of your head, you already understand why that matters. Smooth band, smooth pillow, no pressure point.\n\nAnyone with lash extensions is the second group. Lash techs routinely tell clients to avoid flat masks because they crush and bend the extensions overnight, and friction loosens the adhesive bond faster. Contoured domes keep the fabric completely clear of the lashes. If you have paid for a set, a contoured mask is cheap insurance.\n\nShift workers and daytime sleepers come next. Sleeping while the sun is up is genuinely harder, and household curtains almost never block everything. A black contoured mask gives you a reliable dark field regardless of what the room is doing. Night-shift nurses, new parents catching an afternoon hour and anyone on an odd roster get the most out of this.\n\nTravellers round it out. At 0.07 kg it weighs about as much as a few sheets of paper, and it packs flat. On a plane you can lean your head on the window without pushing the mask into your eye, which is not true of a flat one.\n\nHow to choose between contoured masks\n\nNot all contoured masks are equal, and a few things are worth checking before you buy anything in this category.\n\nLook at the depth of the cups. Shallow moulding looks contoured in a photo but still touches your lashes once it is on. A stated depth in the low centimetres, like the 3.1 cm here, tells you there is real space in there.\n\nCheck the closure type. Pull on, buckle and velcro all behave differently. Velcro catches hair and gets noisy. Buckles press into the skull. Pull on is the quietest and flattest option, though it offers less fine adjustment, so if you have an unusually large or small head it is worth trying before committing to overnight use.\n\nLook at the face fabric specifically, not just the product title. Plenty of masks described as silk are silk on the outside and polyester on the inside, where it actually touches you. The surface you sleep against is the one that matters.\n\nFinally, check the care instruction before you buy. This mask is hand wash only, which is normal for silk and for any moulded shape. If you know you will never hand wash anything, be honest with yourself about that, because a machine cycle will flatten the domes.\n\nCaring for it properly\n\nHand washing a sleep mask takes about two minutes. Fill a basin with cool water, add a small amount of detergent made for delicates, and move the mask gently through the water. Do not soak it for an hour and do not scrub it. Rinse in clean cool water until there is no soap left.\n\nThen the important part. Do not wring it out. Lay the mask on a dry towel, fold the towel over and press to lift the water, then reshape the eye domes with your fingers and lay it flat to dry. Keep it out of direct sun and away from radiators or heated drying racks. Heat is what dulls silk and warps moulded shapes.\n\nBetween uses, store it somewhere it will not be squashed. A drawer is fine. The bottom of a packed suitcase, under something heavy, is not ideal for the cups.\n\nHow often to wash depends on your routine. Nightly use with no heavy skincare, every two weeks is reasonable. If you apply oils, serums or thick night creams before bed, wash it weekly. Letting your skincare absorb fully before you put the mask on will also keep it cleaner for longer.\n\nA few honest limitations\n\nNo sleep mask is a blackout blind. If you are in a very bright room, the right answer is curtains plus a mask, not a mask alone. Expect excellent darkness, not an absence of all light in every situation.\n\nA pull-on band is a fixed size. It suits the majority of heads comfortably, but it cannot be tuned the way an adjustable strap can. If the fit is slightly loose, wearing it a little higher on the brow usually solves it.\n\nAnd silk needs a small amount of looking after. That is the trade for the smooth surface and the cooler feel. Hand wash only is not a suggestion with this one.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf a flat mask has ever annoyed you, a contoured one is the upgrade that actually changes the experience. The moulded cups keep fabric off your eyes and lashes, the black silk face handles light and feels smooth against the skin, and the pull-on band leaves nothing hard behind your head when you roll onto your side.\n\nIt is light at 0.07 kg, it packs down for travel, it suits all ages and it needs hand washing. The spec sheet tells you what it is honestly, and anything the record does not state, like brand, origin or momme weight, we have left out rather than guessed.\n\nOrders ship from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused and unwashed items.", "llm_summary": "A 3D contoured sleep mask with a silk face, sold as a single unit in solid black. The moulded eye domes are designed so the mask arches over closed eyes rather than pressing on the eyelids, which suits lash extensions and people who dislike pressure on the eye area. The closure is a pull-on style with no buckles or clips, so there is nothing rigid behind the head for side sleepers. Item weight is 0.07 kg and package dimensions are 30.1 x 14.5 x 3.1 cm. Care is hand wash only. Suitable for all ages. Model number SILK-SLEEP-MASK. Brand, country of origin, momme weight and exact silk percentage are not specified in this product record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/3d-contoured-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink", "sku": "adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink", "title": "Adjustable Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask 2 Pack (Navy Blue and Pink)", "slug": "adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink", "price": 59.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/main-adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides with an adjustable buckle strap, a breathable lightweight feel and a storage bag for travel.", "description": "The problem is almost always light\n\nMost people who sleep badly blame noise or a busy head. Light is quieter about it. A streetlamp outside the curtain, the standby glow from a television, a partner who reads with a lamp on, a hallway light left on for a child. None of it feels dramatic, but your eyes register it, and you end up in a lighter stage of sleep than you would be in a properly dark room.\n\nThe usual fix is blackout curtains, and they work well if you own your home and only sleep in one place. They do nothing for hotel rooms, overnight flights, a spare room at a relative's house, or a day sleep after a night shift. A sleep mask solves the same problem at the level of your face, which travels with you.\n\nThat is the whole case for a mask. It is a small, cheap, portable piece of darkness.\n\nWhat makes silk different\n\nAny mask that covers your eyes will block light. The reason people pay more for silk is comfort over hours, not light blocking.\n\nSilk fibres are smooth. When your face moves against them, there is less drag than there is against a woven cotton or a brushed synthetic. That matters when a mask is on your face for seven hours and you turn over a dozen times. It also matters at the edges, where a rougher mask can rub against the skin near the temples and the bridge of the nose.\n\nSilk is also light and breathable. Padded foam masks feel reassuring in the shop and warm by two in the morning. A thin silk mask sits close without building up heat.\n\nBoth masks in this pack use 100% mulberry silk on both sides. That detail is worth checking whenever you compare masks. A lot of cheaper masks look silky from the outside and have a synthetic lining on the side that actually touches you, which defeats most of the point. Here the silk is on both faces, so the surface against your skin is the same surface you are paying for.\n\nWhat silk does not do is any of the things sellers sometimes claim for it. It will not change your skin or your hair in any medical sense. It is a smooth, light, breathable fibre, and that is enough reason to choose it.\n\nHow the fit works\n\nThe strap on these masks adjusts with a buckle. You slide the buckle to the length that suits you, and it stays at that length.\n\nThis sounds minor until you have used a mask with a plain sewn elastic band. Those start slightly too tight, stretch out over a few months, and end up sliding off your forehead at three in the morning. A buckle lets you correct for that, and it lets two people with different head sizes use the same style of mask without compromise.\n\nGetting the setting right takes a minute. Put the mask on sitting up, tighten until it stays put when you nod, then back it off one small notch. You want it secure enough that it does not shift when you roll onto your side, and loose enough that you are not aware of pressure at the temples. If you wake with a line across your forehead, it was too tight.\n\nPeople searching for the best adjustable sleep mask are usually trying to escape exactly this problem. A buckle is the simplest answer.\n\nWho this suits\n\nSide sleepers do well with a flat silk mask, because there is no bulk to push into the pillow and lever the mask out of position. Thick contoured masks with deep eye cups are the opposite: comfortable on your back, awkward on your side.\n\nTravellers are the other obvious group. The masks fold flat, weigh almost nothing, and come with a storage bag so one of them can live permanently in a carry on. If you have ever landed somewhere and realised your mask is at home on the nightstand, a two pack fixes that permanently.\n\nShift workers get the most out of a mask, because they are trying to sleep when the world is bright. No curtain fully solves an eleven in the morning bedtime. A mask does, and it does it in any room.\n\nThen there are the ordinary cases. One person in a couple goes to bed later. Someone has a baby monitor glowing on the dresser. A teenager needs to sleep before an early exam in a room facing the sunrise. A blackout sleep mask is a low effort fix for all of it.\n\nThere are a couple of situations where a mask is less useful. If your sleep problem is mainly noise, start with earplugs. If you wear a CPAP mask, check that the two sit together comfortably before committing to a strap style.\n\nChoosing between masks\n\nWhen you compare options, four things actually matter.\n\nFirst, what the mask is made of on both sides. Ask about the lining, not just the outer face.\n\nSecond, how it fastens. Buckles and sliders beat fixed elastic for anyone who plans to use the mask for more than a season.\n\nThird, bulk. Flat masks travel better and suit side sleepers. Contoured, padded masks give more space for the eyes to open under them, which some people prefer, at the cost of weight and warmth.\n\nFourth, how many you get. One mask is one mask. Two means one can be in the wash while the other is in use, which is the quiet reason a silk sleep mask 2 pack ends up being used far more often than a single.\n\nColour matters less than people expect, but darker shades like the navy in this pack hide marks better, and a lighter one like the pink is easier to spot in a dim room or a crowded bag.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like heat, bleach or rough handling.\n\nHand wash only, in cool water, using a detergent made for delicates. Swish it gently rather than scrubbing. Rinse, then press the water out by rolling the mask in a towel. Do not wring it and do not tumble dry it. Lay it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun, because strong sun fades dye and weakens fibre over time.\n\nWash the navy separately from the pink for the first few washes, as you would with any dyed fabric.\n\nEvery one to two weeks is a reasonable schedule, more often if you use night creams or moisturisers. This is where the second mask earns its place: you never have a night without one.\n\nIf creases bother you, a cool iron on the reverse side will deal with them. Keep heat away from the elastic and the buckle. Most of the time, laying the mask flat overnight is enough.\n\nStore it in the bag it came with. Masks that live loose in a drawer pick up dust and catch on zips.\n\nThe short version\n\nLight is one of the easiest sleep problems to fix, and a mask fixes it anywhere you happen to be lying down. This pack gives you two masks made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, in navy blue and pink, each with an adjustable buckle strap and a storage bag included.\n\nSilk is the choice here because it is smooth, light and breathable, which is what you want on your face for a full night rather than ten minutes. The buckle means you set the fit once and forget it. Two masks means one is always clean, and one is always packed.\n\nHand wash it in cool water, dry it flat, keep it in its bag, and it will do its one job quietly for a long time.", "llm_summary": "This is a two pack of adjustable sleep masks made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, supplied in navy blue and pink. Each mask has an adjustable strap with a buckle closure, a solid pattern and a lightweight, breathable build shaped to cover the eye area and block light. Care is hand wash only. The package measures 23.19 x 11.71 x 2.59 cm and weighs 41 grams, and a storage bag is included for travel. Momme weight, mask size in centimetres, country of origin and brand are not specified in this record, and no certifications or ratings are claimed. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, with 14 day returns on unused, unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/adjustable-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-navy-pink.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers", "sku": "black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers", "title": "Black 19 Momme Silk Eye Mask for Side Sleepers", "slug": "black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers", "price": 47.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/main-black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "An oversized 3D contoured shape, long adjustable strap and soft, breathable silk that blocks light without pressing on your lashes or ears.", "description": "The problem is rarely the darkness, it is the fit\n\nAlmost everyone who buys a second sleep mask buys it for the same reason. The first one did not stay put. It rode up during the night, the strap dug in behind an ear, or a sliver of light got through at the nose and that was enough to keep the brain half-awake. The fabric was never really the issue.\n\nThis matters most for side sleepers. When you lie on your side, half the mask is trapped between your face and the pillow. Anything bulky at the temple becomes a pressure point. Anything tight becomes a headache. Anything with a plastic buckle at the back becomes a lump you can feel through the pillowcase. A mask that is perfectly comfortable lying on your back can be unwearable twenty minutes after you roll over.\n\nSo when you are shopping, look at the strap and the shape before you look at anything else. Those two things decide whether the mask is still on your face at 4am.\n\nWhat 19 momme actually tells you\n\nSilk is measured in momme, written as mm but pronounced \"moe-mee\". It is a weight measure, not a thread count. Higher momme means more silk in the same area of fabric, which usually means a denser drape and a slightly cooler, quieter feel against skin.\n\nFor sleep masks the useful range sits somewhere between about 16 and 25 momme. Below that the silk starts to feel papery and light passes through more easily. Above it the mask can feel heavier than people want on their face. At 19 momme this mask sits in the practical middle, substantial enough to feel like proper silk, light enough that you forget it is there.\n\nMomme is not the whole story though. A high-momme face panel wrapped around a cheap lining will still feel wrong. What you want is silk where it touches you, a shape that holds its form, and a strap that does not fight you.\n\nWhy contoured beats flat for most people\n\nA flat mask is a rectangle of fabric held against your face by elastic. It works, but it presses directly onto your eyelids. If you open your eyes under it, your lashes brush the fabric. If you wear lash extensions, that nightly brushing is exactly what you are trying to avoid.\n\nA 3D contoured mask has moulded cups that arch over the eye socket. The fabric sits against the brow bone and the cheekbone instead, leaving a small air pocket in front of each eye. You can blink freely. Nothing touches your lashes. For a lot of people this is the single feature that turns a mask from tolerable into something they actually look forward to putting on.\n\nThe contoured shape also helps with light. Because the cup holds its form, it does not collapse into the gaps around your nose the way loose fabric does. Pair that with a contoured nose section and a panel cut larger than standard, and you close off the two places light usually sneaks in.\n\nGetting the strap right\n\nA long adjustable strap sounds like a small detail. It is not. Fixed-band masks assume an average head and a back-sleeping position, and if you are outside either assumption they never feel right.\n\nSet the strap so the mask holds its position when you turn your head slowly from side to side, and no tighter. Most people over-tighten on the first night because they are worried it will slip, then wake up with a line across their forehead. Go looser than instinct tells you. If it shifts a little, tighten by a small increment the next night. Two or three nights of small adjustments will land you on the right setting.\n\nWhere you sit the strap matters too. Running it slightly lower on the back of the head, below the crown, generally holds better than sitting it high. It also keeps the adjustment hardware away from the part of your head that meets the pillow.\n\nWho this style suits\n\nSide sleepers are the obvious group, but a few others get a lot out of the best contoured sleep mask shape.\n\nShift workers sleeping in daylight need genuine blackout, not a token eye cover. A bedroom with blockout curtains still leaks light around the edges in the middle of the day, and a mask with a proper side seal closes the gap.\n\nFrequent flyers benefit for a different reason. Cabin lighting is unpredictable and so is the person in the next seat with their reading light on. A mask that folds flat and weighs almost nothing earns its place in a carry-on quickly.\n\nPeople who run warm at night also tend to prefer silk. Breathable, moisture-wicking fabric is noticeably more comfortable across a long sleep than a padded foam mask with a synthetic cover.\n\nThe group this suits least is people who want a weighted or heated mask for the pressure sensation. That is a different product with a different purpose.\n\nHow to look after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, it just dislikes heat and harsh chemicals. Treat it the way you would a good shirt and it will last.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. If you prefer the machine, put it in a mesh laundry bag and use a cool, gentle cycle. Skip the bleach and skip any stain remover with optical brighteners, which are hard on dark dyes. Press the water out between your palms rather than wringing, then lay the mask flat in the shade to dry. Sunlight and tumble dryers both shorten the life of the silk and the strap elastic.\n\nWash it every week or two with normal use. If you sleep in a night cream or sometimes forget to take makeup off, wash it more often. Having two masks in rotation makes this painless and means one is always ready.\n\nStore it flat or loosely folded rather than squashed under something heavy. The contoured cups keep their shape better that way.\n\nA few things worth checking before you buy\n\nThink about what wakes you. If it is a partner's reading lamp or a hallway light, almost any decent mask helps. If it is full daylight through a window, you need the oversized blackout style rather than a slim one.\n\nThink about pressure. If you dislike anything touching your eyes, go contoured. If you actively like a bit of weight on your eyelids, a flat mask may suit you better.\n\nThink about where you will use it. A mask that lives in a suitcase gets more washing and rougher handling than one that stays on a bedside table, so pack it in a small pouch rather than loose.\n\nAnd think about pairing. A silk mask and a silk pillowcase work on the same principle, less friction against skin and hair while you move around in your sleep. Plenty of people buy the mask first and the pillowcase second once they get used to the feel.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a black mask in 19 momme silk, shaped with 3D contoured cups and fitted with a long adjustable strap, cut larger than standard so light does not get in at the sides. It is built for people who sleep on their side and for anyone who needs real darkness during daylight hours.\n\nThe silk is soft, breathable and moisture-wicking. The contoured cups keep fabric off your lashes. The strap lets you set your own tension instead of accepting someone else's idea of average. Wash it cool, dry it flat in the shade, and it will keep doing its job.\n\nIf you are after the best mulberry silk sleep mask for side sleeping and you have been let down by a flat mask that would not stay on, this shape is the one worth trying next.", "llm_summary": "This is a black silk sleep mask made from 19 momme silk, listed as a single mask per pack. It uses a 3D contoured shape with moulded eye cups, a long adjustable strap, and an oversized panel intended to give complete blackout with soft ear coverage. The silk is described as soft, breathable and moisture-wicking. Packaged dimensions are 25.9 x 19.1 x 2.8 cm at 100 grams. Colour is black. Brand, GTIN, MPN, country of origin and product weight are not specified in this record, and no warranty or customer rating is recorded. Care is a gentle cool hand wash, dried flat in the shade. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/black-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-side-sleepers.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "sku": "classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "title": "Classic Black Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask", "slug": "classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask", "price": 35.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/main-classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Mulberry silk outer with a soft cotton inner, a solid black finish and an adjustable buckle strap that sits flat at the back of your head.", "description": "The problem with sleeping in a room that is never quite dark\n\nVery few bedrooms are properly dark. There is a streetlight through a gap in the curtains, a standby light on the television, a phone charging on the nightstand, or the sun coming up at five in summer. If you work nights, the problem is worse again, because you are trying to sleep while the rest of the world is going about its day.\n\nLight is one of the main signals your body uses to work out whether it is time to be awake. You cannot always control the room, but you can control what is in front of your eyes. That is the whole job of a sleep mask, and it is why such a simple bit of fabric gets used night after night once people find one that suits them.\n\nThe catch is that most people have tried a bad mask at some point. A stiff one that pressed on the eyes. A cheap one with an elastic band that cut into the side of the head. One that slid off by two in the morning and was found under the bed a week later. A good mask solves the light problem without creating a comfort problem, and that comes down to the fabric, the shape and the strap.\n\nWhy silk gets picked over other fabrics\n\nSilk is a very fine, very smooth fibre. Under a microscope a cotton weave looks like rough matting, while silk is closer to a flat sheet. In practice that means less friction between the fabric and your face. Skin and lashes slide over it rather than catching, and that matters when something is pressed against your face for the whole night.\n\nIt also feels cool when you first put it on, which is a small thing that people notice on warm nights. And it is light. The listed package weight here is 32 grams, so the mask itself barely registers once it is on.\n\nThis particular mask pairs a mulberry silk outer with a cotton inner layer. That combination is common and sensible. You get the smooth silk surface on the outside and a soft, slightly more absorbent cotton layer behind it. The listing describes the material as natural and organic.\n\nA quick note on expectations. Silk is smooth and light. That is a comfort story, not a medical one. We do not make claims about skin, hair growth or health, and you should be wary of anyone who does.\n\nFlat masks versus contoured masks\n\nThere are two broad shapes on the market. A flat mask is a panel of fabric that lies against the face and eyelids. A contoured mask has moulded cups that arch over the eyes so nothing touches the lids or lashes.\n\nThis is a flat mask. Flat masks are thinner, pack smaller, and most people find them more comfortable for side sleeping because there is less bulk between the face and the pillow. They also tend to feel less like wearing equipment, which is the main reason people who hate masks sometimes get on with a thin silk one.\n\nContoured masks win if you cannot stand anything touching your eyelids, if you blink a lot as you fall asleep, or if you have fresh lash extensions you are protecting. They are bulkier and harder to pack.\n\nNeither is better overall. It depends on your face and your preference. If you are not sure, a flat silk mask is the cheaper experiment and the easier one to travel with.\n\nThe strap is more important than people think\n\nMost masks fail at the strap long before the fabric gives out. A sewn-in elastic band stretches, and once it has stretched there is nothing you can do about it. A band positioned above the ear turns into a pressure point if you sleep on your side.\n\nThis mask uses a buckle closure, and the buckle sits at the back of the head. Two useful things follow from that. First, you can set the tension where you want it and reset it later if it loosens, which also means one mask fits a broad range of head sizes. Second, there is no hardware pressing into your ear when you roll over.\n\nThe trick with any strap is tension. Tight enough that the mask stays put when you turn, loose enough that you are not leaving a mark on your forehead. Most people go too tight on the first night and back it off after that.\n\nIf you have long hair, lift the mask over your head rather than dragging it up from your chin. A larger adjustable loop is much friendlier to hair than a narrow elastic.\n\nWho this suits\n\nA plain black silk mask is about as broadly useful as this category gets. It works for people with light coming into the bedroom, for anyone who shares a room with someone who reads late, and for parents trying to catch an hour in the afternoon.\n\nIt is especially handy for travel. Flat, light and easy to tuck into a pocket of a carry-on. Plane cabins, overnight trains and hotel rooms with gappy curtains are all situations where a mask earns its keep.\n\nShift workers get a lot of use out of one too. Daylight sleeping is hard, and while blackout curtains are the better fix, you cannot take those with you.\n\nThe solid black colour is the practical choice. It is unisex, it goes with everything, and it hides the inevitable travel grubbiness better than cream or pink would.\n\nSizing and fit, without the guesswork\n\nBecause the strap adjusts, there is no size to choose. It is an adult mask, and the buckle covers a wide range of head sizes.\n\nWhere fit does vary is around the nose. Every flat mask has to deal with the bridge of the nose, and depending on your face shape a little light can sneak in there. Setting the strap slightly firmer usually closes the gap. If you have a high nose bridge and you want total darkness, a mask with a nose wire or a contoured shape is the better answer.\n\nThe package measures 23.19 x 11.99 x 1.09 cm. The dimensions of the mask panel itself are not listed in our product record, so if you need an exact measurement before you order, ask us and we will check.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThe care label on this one says dry clean only, so treat it as a delicate item rather than something to throw in with the sheets. Machine washing silk at the wrong temperature or with the wrong detergent is the quickest way to ruin the handle of the fabric.\n\nA few habits make cleaning less frequent. Remove makeup before bed. Let any face cream or oil absorb fully before you put the mask on. Store it flat or loosely folded in a drawer or pouch instead of stuffed in the bottom of a bag with keys and chargers.\n\nAvoid pulling hard on the buckle when you adjust it. Loosen it, slide it, then set it, rather than yanking the strap through under tension.\n\nDone properly, a silk mask lasts a long time. The fabric holds its feel and the buckle keeps working, which is more than can be said for a stretched out elastic band.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you want a mask you will actually keep using, look for three things. A smooth, light fabric so it does not drag on your skin. A strap that adjusts and fastens at the back of the head rather than over an ear. A shape that suits how you sleep, with flat for side sleepers and travellers, contoured if you cannot bear anything touching your lids.\n\nThis mask covers the first two squarely. Mulberry silk outer, cotton inner, solid black, buckle at the back, 32 grams in the package. It is dry clean only, so keep it away from creams and give it a bit of care.\n\nDelivery runs 3 to 7 working days from local warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items. If the fit is not right for your face, tell us what went wrong and we will point you at a style that works better.", "llm_summary": "The Classic Black Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask is an adult sleep mask with a mulberry silk outer and a cotton inner layer, listed as natural and organic material. It comes in Original Black in a solid pattern, with a minimalist design and a buckle closure strap that sits at the back of the head. It is sold as a single mask, one count per pack, model number AB-EM001-14. Package dimensions are 23.19 x 11.99 x 1.09 cm with a package weight of 32 grams. Care instructions are dry clean only. Brand, country of origin, momme weight and mask body measurements are not specified in this record. Delivery is from local warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, with 14 day returns on unused, unwashed items.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/classic-black-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black", "sku": "contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black", "title": "Contoured No Pressure Silk Sleep Mask (Black)", "slug": "contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black", "price": 31.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.02 kg", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/main-contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-6.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-7.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "Hidden eye cups, a raised nose curve and a smooth silk face panel work together to block light while leaving room to blink, with a hook and loop strap you can set to your own head size.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nMost people buy their first sleep mask, wear it for three nights, and quietly stop. The mask is not lost. It is sitting on the bedside table because something about it was annoying.\n\nUsually it is one of two things. Either the fabric was lying flat on the eyelids, so every blink felt like fabric dragging across the lashes, or the strap had to be pulled so tight to block the light that it left a headache by morning. Both problems come from the same design shortcut. A flat rectangle of fabric cannot follow the shape of a face, so it either floats and lets light in, or it is strapped down hard and presses.\n\nA contoured mask solves it a different way. Instead of relying on tension to seal out light, it uses shape.\n\nHow the contoured design works\n\nInside this mask is a foam insert that creates two recessed cups, one for each eye. The silk face panel is held away from the eyelids by that structure, so there is a small pocket of air in front of each eye. You can open your eyes fully inside the mask and feel nothing touching them.\n\nThe second piece is the nose curve. On a flat mask, the nose creates a little tent, and daylight pours in through the triangle underneath. This mask has a higher, shaped curve that follows the bridge of the nose and the top of the cheeks. That is where the light sealing actually happens. Because the shape is doing the work, you do not need to over-tighten the strap, and there is no constant pressure dragging down on the nose bridge.\n\nThe third piece is what is missing. There is no piping, no binding tape and no raised seam running along the eye area. Those edges are what leave a crease in the skin under the eyes, the kind you are still rubbing out at breakfast. Here the silk meets the face smoothly.\n\nWhy silk on the face side\n\nSilk is the surface that touches your skin for seven or eight hours. It is smooth, it slides rather than grips, and skin moves across it with less friction than cotton or a brushed synthetic lining. That matters most around the eye area, where the skin is thin and pulls easily.\n\nIt also feels cool when you put it on, which some people find helps them settle. The supplier describes the silk panel as breathable and non-irritating against the face.\n\nWhat this record does not state is the momme weight of the silk, or the country of origin. If those details matter to you, treat them as unspecified rather than assuming a figure.\n\nWho this suits\n\nLight sleepers at home. If a street light, a hallway lamp or an early sunrise is waking you, a contoured mask is the cheapest fix available. Blockout curtains cost a great deal more and only work in one room.\n\nTravellers. At around 17 grams and 12.7 cm square, this packs flat into a seat pocket or the side of a handbag. For anyone comparing options for the best travel sleep mask, the combination of light weight and real light blocking is the thing to look for. Flat masks pack smaller but tend to leak light at the nose exactly when you need darkness most, mid-flight with the cabin lights up.\n\nShift workers. Sleeping during daylight is a different job to sleeping at night. A mask that only dims the room will not cut it. The contoured shape is a better bet here, and it holds position through a long sleep rather than creeping up onto the forehead.\n\nAnyone with lash extensions or a nightly eye cream. The recessed cups mean the mask is not sitting on your lashes or wiping product off your lids. Very long extensions may still brush the inside of a cup, so that is worth bearing in mind.\n\nSide sleepers. Contoured masks generally work well here because the cups keep their shape against the pillow. You will feel the outer edge of the cup on whichever side you are lying on. A slightly looser strap usually sorts that out.\n\nHow to choose and how to fit it\n\nThree things decide whether a mask works for you: the shape, the strap and the surface.\n\nShape is covered above. Contoured beats flat if your main problem is light leaking at the nose or fabric touching your eyes.\n\nStrap matters more than people expect. A hook and loop closure like the one on this mask lets you set an exact length rather than living with whatever an elastic band decided. That is useful if you share the mask, if you wear your hair up some nights and down others, or if you simply find most masks too tight. The trap with hook and loop is hair catching on the hooked side, so press the strap closed when you are not wearing it and position it above or below a hair tie.\n\nSurface is about what touches the skin. Silk is the common choice for a reason. If you have tried a fleece or polyester lined mask and found your face felt hot or sticky by morning, the switch is noticeable.\n\nFitting it on the first night takes a minute. Put the mask on with the nose curve seated against the bridge of your nose, then pull the strap just until the bottom edge of each cup rests against your cheek. Stop there. If you can see a sliver of light, slide the mask down slightly rather than tightening further. Over-tightening is the single most common mistake, and it makes masks shift more during the night, not less.\n\nLooking after it\n\nCare is straightforward. Machine wash on a gentle cycle inside a lingerie bag, using cool water and a mild detergent made for delicates. The lingerie bag is not optional with a hook and loop strap. Loose in the drum, that strip will find every delicate thing in the load.\n\nSkip bleach. Do not wring the mask out, since twisting is hard on both silk and the foam insert. Reshape the cups with your fingers and dry it flat, away from a heater, a dryer or direct sun. If you need to press it, use a cool iron on the strap side only.\n\nWashing every week or two is sensible for nightly use. Wash sooner if you have been wearing sunscreen, makeup or a rich night cream, since those transfer onto the fabric even with cups holding it off the skin. A spare mask makes this easy, which is why people often order two, one for the bedside and one that lives permanently in the travel bag.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a black silk sleep mask built around hidden eye cups and a raised nose curve. The cups keep fabric off your eyelids and lashes. The nose curve closes the light gap without you having to strap the thing down hard. The silk panel has no piping along the eye area, so it does not scratch or press a line into the skin.\n\nIt weighs about 17 grams, measures 12.7 x 12.7 x 1.78 cm, closes with an adjustable hook and loop strap, and washes on a gentle cycle in a lingerie bag.\n\nIf your current mask lives on your forehead by 3 am, the problem is almost certainly the shape. This is the shape that fixes it.", "llm_summary": "This is a contoured silk sleep mask in black with a letter print. The face-side material is silk. A foam insert forms hidden eye cups that create recessed space around the eye sockets, so the mask does not press on the eyelids or lashes. A raised nose curve is shaped to follow the face and reduce light leaking in underneath without pulling on the nose bridge. The edges have no piping and no rough stitching along the eye area. Closure is hook and loop, so the strap is adjustable. Dimensions are 12.7 x 12.7 x 1.78 cm and the item weight is about 17 grams. Care is machine washing on a gentle cycle in a lingerie bag. Brand, country of origin and momme weight are not specified in this record.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/contoured-silk-sleep-mask-no-pressure-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack", "sku": "kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack", "title": "Kids Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask 2 Pack", "slug": "kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack", "price": 31.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/main-kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-5.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two silk masks sized for children aged roughly 3 to 10, with a soft adjustable strap and a shaped edge that sits close around the nose and forehead to keep light out.", "description": "The problem a sleep mask quietly solves\n\nMost sleep advice for children is about routine. Bath, book, lights out. That works until the light does not cooperate. A streetlamp outside the window. A sibling who needs the hallway light on. A hotel room with curtains that hang two centimetres short on each side. Summer mornings where the sun is up at five and your child is up with it.\n\nYou can try blackout blinds, and they help at home. But they only help at home. A sleep mask moves with the child, which is why it is often the more practical fix. The same small piece of silk works in their bedroom, in a tent, on a plane and in the spare room at a relative's house.\n\nChildren also seem to be more light-sensitive than adults when it comes to settling. Part of that is that they are simply more curious. If there is something to look at, they will look at it. Covering the eyes removes the option, and for a lot of kids that is enough to end the stalling.\n\nHow a silk sleep mask works\n\nThere is not much engineering in a sleep mask, but the details matter more than people expect.\n\nThe first is coverage. A mask has to cover the eyes and extend past them, because light does not only come from straight ahead. The common failure point is the gap beside the nose. A flat rectangle of fabric bridges that area and leaves a small triangle of light pointing straight at the eye. A shaped edge that follows the nose and brow closes that gap, which is why this mask is contoured rather than cut straight.\n\nThe second is the strap. Too loose and the mask slides up onto the forehead the first time your child rolls over. Too tight and it leaves red marks and gets pulled off in frustration. An adjustable buckle lets you find the middle, and it lets you change the setting as the head grows. A fixed strap gives you one chance at the right fit and no way to correct it.\n\nThe third is the fabric against the skin. Silk is smooth, and smooth matters for something worn across the face for eight hours. Rough or stiff fabric creates friction every time the head moves against a pillow. Silk slides instead. These masks are silk on both faces, so there is no surprise lining.\n\nWho this suits\n\nThis is a kids mask. The face measures roughly 7 inches by 3.5 inches and the strap is sized to match, which puts it in the right range for most children from about three up to around ten. Heads vary a lot at those ages, so treat that as a guide rather than a rule. The adjustable buckle does a lot of the work here.\n\nIt suits a few situations in particular.\n\nChildren who share a room with a sibling on a different bedtime. The younger one goes down at seven, the older one reads until eight thirty with a lamp on. A mask lets both routines coexist.\n\nFamilies who travel. Flights, long drives, caravan parks, holiday houses. Sleep environments change constantly and a mask is the one piece of the bedtime setup that goes everywhere.\n\nEarly-rising children in summer. If your child is awake at five because the sun is, a mask will often buy you another hour.\n\nChildren who are sensitive to the feel of clothing. Silk is one of the softest options available, so if other masks have been rejected for feeling scratchy, this is worth trying. That said, some children simply will not tolerate anything on their face, and no fabric fixes that.\n\nChoosing between a kids mask and an adult one\n\nIt is tempting to hand a child a spare adult mask. It is usually a mistake. An adult mask on a child's face sits too low, covers part of the nose and makes breathing feel restricted. The strap is too long even at its tightest. The result is a mask that comes off within minutes.\n\nGoing the other way, a kids mask on an adult does not cover the brow properly and light leaks in from above.\n\nIf your child is at the older end of the range, say nine or ten, and tall for their age, measure across their face from temple to temple. If that measurement is close to 18 centimetres or more, you are probably ready for a full-size mask. Below that, the kids size is the better fit.\n\nWhy two masks is the right number\n\nA single mask is one lost item away from a bad night. Two masks means a spare, and a spare is what makes the habit stick.\n\nThe pattern most families settle into is simple. One mask lives in the bedroom. It stays on the bedside table or under the pillow, and it never leaves. The other lives in the travel bag with the toothbrushes and the spare socks, so there is nothing to remember when you pack.\n\nIf you have two children close in age, the second use is obvious. One each avoids the negotiation entirely.\n\nGetting the fit right in the first week\n\nExpect a short adjustment period. Here is what tends to work.\n\nIntroduce it before bedtime rather than at bedtime. Let your child wear it during a story or while lying down for five minutes, so it is familiar before it is required.\n\nSet the strap loose on the first night and tighten slightly over following nights until it stays put. Starting tight almost guarantees rejection.\n\nCheck for marks in the morning. A faint line that fades in a minute is fine. A deep indent means loosen it.\n\nLet your child choose which mask is theirs, if you have two. Ownership makes a surprising difference with small children.\n\nLooking after silk\n\nSilk lasts a long time if you are gentle with it and not very long if you are not.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Swirl rather than scrub. Rinse in cool water, then press the mask between a clean towel to lift out the moisture. Do not wring it, because that is what stretches the fibres and warps the shape.\n\nDry it flat, out of direct sunlight and away from heaters. Sunlight fades colour and heat makes silk brittle over time.\n\nSkip the dryer and skip bleach. If a crease bothers you, use the coolest iron setting on the reverse side, keeping well away from the elastic strap and buckle. Most of the time, hanging it in a steamy bathroom for a few minutes is enough.\n\nWash it every week or two with regular use. More often is not better, because every wash takes a little life out of any fabric.\n\nThe short version\n\nA kids silk sleep mask is a small, cheap fix for a problem that keeps a lot of households up. This set gives you two masks, both silk on each side, both with an adjustable buckled strap, both shaped to sit close around the nose and brow so light does not sneak in at the sides. The size suits roughly ages three to ten, and the adjustable strap keeps it useful as your child grows.\n\nKeep one by the bed. Keep one in the bag. Wash them by hand in cool water and dry them flat. That is genuinely all there is to it.", "llm_summary": "The Kids Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask 2 Pack is a set of two silk sleep masks sized for children, listed in blue prints. Each mask is silk on both sides with a soft feel, an adjustable elastic strap with a buckle, and a contoured edge intended to block light around the nose and forehead. The listed pack size is 1 count (pack of 2), with product dimensions of 23.98 x 1.57 x 13.49 cm and a listed weight of 50 grams. Brand, GTIN, MPN, country of origin and overall product weight are not specified in this record, and no customer rating is recorded. Care is hand wash in cool water and dry flat. Supplied new and currently in stock.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/kids-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink", "sku": "mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink", "title": "Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask 2 Pack (Black & Pink)", "slug": "mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink", "price": 25.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "850 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/main-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Two masks in one pack, silk on both sides, with an adjustable strap that stays put whether you sleep on your back, your side or somewhere in between.", "description": "The problem with light at night\n\nMost people do not have a properly dark bedroom. There is a streetlight through a gap in the curtain, a charging light on a laptop, a hallway lamp someone left on, or a partner who reads later than you do. Add in early summer sunrises and the sky starts brightening well before the alarm.\n\nA sleep mask is the cheapest fix for all of that. You do not need new blinds, you do not need to renegotiate with the person on the other side of the bed, and it travels with you. The catch is that a lot of masks are uncomfortable enough that you take them off in your sleep without remembering. Then you blame the mask, or you blame yourself, and the mask ends up in a drawer.\n\nThe two things that decide whether a mask survives the night are the fabric against your skin and the way the strap holds. Everything else is detail.\n\nWhy silk, and why both sides\n\nSilk is a smooth fibre with a fine, even surface. Skin and hair slide across it with less friction than they do across cotton or a rough polyester. When a mask sits on your face for seven hours and shifts a little each time you roll, that lower friction is the difference between waking with a crease pressed into your cheek and waking with nothing.\n\nSilk is also light. A mask made from thin silk does not push down on your eyelids. Padded foam masks block light well, but a lot of people find the pressure around the eye socket annoying after an hour, especially if they sleep on their side and the pillow drives the mask into their face.\n\nHere is the part worth checking on any mask you buy. Plenty of them are silk on the outside only. The front looks lovely in photos, and the back, the side that actually touches you, is a cheaper lining. This mask is made with silk on both faces, so what you see is what your eyelids get.\n\nOne honest note. \"Silk\" on a listing can mean a lot of things, from heavy mulberry silk down to light blends. This record lists the material as silk with a natural material feature, and it does not state a momme weight or a fibre percentage. We are not going to invent those numbers, so judge it in the hand when it arrives.\n\nThe strap is the part people underestimate\n\nAsk anyone who has given up on sleep masks why, and the answer is usually some version of \"it came off\" or \"it gave me a headache\". Both are strap problems.\n\nA fixed elastic loop has one length. If your head is bigger than the average the maker designed for, the band digs in and you wake with a line across your forehead or a dull ache behind your ears. If your head is smaller, the mask slides up your brow during the night and by morning it is sitting in your hair.\n\nAn adjustable strap lets you set your own length once and forget about it. That is the closure on this mask. Spend two minutes on the first night getting it right, then leave it. Snug enough that it does not travel when you turn over, loose enough that you cannot feel it pressing. If you can slip a finger under the strap at the back of your head without a struggle, that is about right.\n\nIf you wear your hair up, position the strap above or below the bun rather than across it. A bun under the strap pulls the mask off centre and lets light in at one corner, which is the most common complaint that has nothing to do with the mask itself.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with light-leaky bedrooms. The obvious one. A mask fixes a specific problem faster and cheaper than blockout curtains.\n\nSide sleepers. Thin, unpadded masks handle side sleeping better than bulky contoured ones, because there is less mask to be shoved around by the pillow.\n\nTravellers. It packs flat, weighs almost nothing and does not need a charger. For long-haul flights, trains or a bunk in a shared room, a mask plus earplugs covers most of what is keeping you awake.\n\nShift workers. Sleeping at 10am in a house with normal curtains is hard. A mask is often the single change that makes daytime sleep workable.\n\nAnyone who naps. Twenty minutes on the couch in a bright living room is a different experience with your eyes properly covered.\n\nIt is listed as an adult product. The size and strap are built for adult heads, so it is not the right pick for a small child.\n\nHow to choose between masks\n\nA few questions sort most of it out.\n\nHow dark do you need it? If you are extremely light sensitive, you will want to take care with the fit around the nose, since that is where light usually sneaks in on any flat mask. Adjusting the strap a little tighter at the back often closes that gap.\n\nHow warm do you sleep? Thin silk sits lighter on the face than thick padded foam, which some people find traps heat around the eyes.\n\nDo you need one or two? A silk mask is hand wash only, so it needs drying time. Owning one means going without on wash day. This pack solves that by giving you two, one black and one pink, and a lot of people simply keep one at home and one permanently in a travel bag.\n\nDoes the look matter? For gifting, the two colours give some flexibility. Black is the easy pick for anyone who wants something that shows marks less.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is not fragile, but it does not like heat or harsh chemicals.\n\nHand wash only, in cool water, with a detergent made for delicates. Swish it gently rather than scrubbing. Do not wring it out, because twisting wet silk is how you end up with permanent creases and a stretched strap.\n\nTo dry, lay the mask between a clean towel and press to take out the bulk of the water. Then dry flat, away from direct sun and well clear of a heater. Sun fades colour and heat is hard on both the silk and the elastic.\n\nSkip bleach and strong stain removers entirely. For a small mark, spot clean with cool water and a touch of delicate wash. If you must iron, use the lowest setting with a cloth over the silk and keep the iron off the strap.\n\nWash the black and pink separately for the first few washes, as you would with any new coloured fabric. Every week or two is a sensible washing routine for nightly use, more often if you apply products to your face before bed.\n\nGetting the best out of it\n\nPut the mask on before you are tired rather than after you have been lying in the dark for twenty minutes. Set the strap, settle in, and let your eyes get used to the dark.\n\nPair it with something for noise if sound is the other half of your problem. Light and noise are the two big interruptions, and dealing with only one often leaves you back where you started.\n\nKeep it somewhere you will actually reach for it. A mask in a drawer in another room is not helping anyone. Bedside table for one, travel pouch for the other.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a two pack of mulberry silk sleep masks, black and pink, with silk on both faces and an adjustable strap on each. Each mask is listed at 23.98 x 13.49 x 1.57 cm and the pack weight is given as 850 g. Care is hand wash only, and it is made for adults.\n\nThe silk keeps it smooth and light against the skin. The adjustable strap is what keeps it on your face when you move. The second mask means you are never caught without one while the first is drying.\n\nDelivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as the masks are unused and unwashed. If the fit is not right out of the box, try the strap adjustment first. It solves the problem more often than not.", "llm_summary": "A two pack of mulberry silk sleep masks supplied in black and pink, listed as silk material with a natural material feature and a solid pattern. Each mask uses an adjustable strap closure and is intended for adults. The product dimensions given are 23.98 x 13.49 x 1.57 cm, and the pack weight is listed as 850 g. Care is hand wash only. The model number is BV-BU002-Mask and the unit count is 2. Brand, country of origin, momme weight and exact colour fabric composition percentages are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, and returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery if the masks are unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-2-pack-black-pink.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box", "sku": "pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box", "title": "Pink 19 Momme Mulberry Silk Eye Mask with Gift Box", "slug": "pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box", "price": 31.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "110 g", "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/main-pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from silk with an adjustable strap and a slim 110 g build, it packs flat for travel and arrives in a gift box ready to hand over.", "description": "The light you cannot turn off\n\nMost people who sleep badly blame noise or stress. Light gets less attention, but it is often the thing quietly undoing an otherwise decent night. A streetlamp through a gap in the curtains. The standby glow of a television. A partner who reads until midnight. Summer sunrise at twenty past five, hours before you want to be awake.\n\nYou can fix some of that. Blackout curtains help at home, if you own the place and can be bothered. But you cannot fix a hotel room with a glowing smoke alarm, or a plane cabin where someone three rows up has their window open, or a bedroom you share with a person on a different schedule.\n\nAn eye mask sidesteps the whole problem. Instead of darkening the room, you darken the ten centimetres that matter. It travels with you, it costs very little compared to window treatments, and it works the first night you use it.\n\nWhy silk, specifically\n\nCotton masks work. They block light. But they are usually woven with a surface that catches on skin, and the area around your eyes is the thinnest skin on your body. Every time you roll over in a cotton mask, the fabric drags a little.\n\nSilk behaves differently. The fibre is smooth, so it slides rather than grips. Your lashes are not being pushed around every time you shift position. It also feels cool when you first put it on, which is a small pleasure in a hot bedroom, and it does not cling the way some synthetics do once your face warms up.\n\nThat is the honest case for silk. It is not magic. It is a smoother surface against sensitive skin, and over hundreds of nights that difference is worth paying a bit more for.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nYou will see the word momme on almost every silk product. It is a weight measure, the traditional unit used in the silk trade, and it works a bit like thread count does for cotton sheets. A higher number means heavier, denser fabric.\n\nVery light silk feels flimsy and lets more light through. Very heavy silk is lovely but adds bulk, which is not ideal on a mask you want to forget you are wearing. The mid range is where most good sleep masks sit, dense enough to feel substantial and block light properly, light enough to stay comfortable on the face.\n\nThis mask is a 19 momme silk, which is in that useful middle band. When you are comparing options, momme is a more meaningful number than most of the marketing language around it.\n\nThe fit question\n\nA mask that does not fit is a mask you stop using. There are really two things to check.\n\nThe first is strap adjustment. A fixed elastic loop is a gamble. If it is too tight you get a headache and a crease across your temples. If it is too loose the mask slides off at 3am and you wake up in the light anyway. An adjustable closure lets you set the tension once and stop thinking about it. This mask adjusts, so you can dial it in on the first night and leave it.\n\nThe second is strap profile. A thick, knotted band presses into the side of your head when you sleep on your side, and it catches long hair every time you take the mask off. A flat band avoids both problems. If you have hair past your shoulders, that detail matters more than almost anything else on the spec sheet.\n\nSize wise, this one measures 23 by 14 centimetres, a generic adult size. That covers the eye sockets and extends far enough across the temples for most face shapes.\n\nWho gets the most out of one\n\nTravellers, first. If you fly regularly, a mask that packs down to almost nothing is a permanent carry-on item. At 110 grams and 2.3 centimetres deep, this one does not fight you for space.\n\nShift workers, second. Sleeping during daylight is genuinely hard, and no amount of discipline fixes the fact that your bedroom is bright at two in the afternoon. A mask is the cheapest effective tool for that problem.\n\nThen there is everyone in a shared room. Students in share houses, couples on different schedules, people visiting family over the holidays and sleeping in a lounge room with thin curtains. And new parents, who are napping whenever they can and cannot wait for dark.\n\nFinally, light sleepers who wake at sunrise in summer and cannot get back down. If that is you, a mask may buy you the extra hour you have been missing since October.\n\nFabric care that actually matters\n\nSilk has one real enemy, which is heat. Hot water and tumble dryers damage the fibre and roughen the surface. Everything else about silk care flows from avoiding that.\n\nHand wash this mask in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates. Regular laundry powder is harsher than silk wants. Swirl it gently, do not scrub, and do not leave it soaking for an hour. Rinse until the water runs clear.\n\nTo dry, lay the mask inside a clean towel and press down to take out the water. Do not wring it, which stretches the fabric out of shape. Then dry it flat, somewhere out of direct sun and away from heaters. It will be ready by morning.\n\nHow often? Every week or two with nightly use is sensible. If you apply creams or oils before bed, wash it more often, or give your skincare a few minutes to absorb before you put the mask on. That one habit keeps the silk cleaner for much longer.\n\nStore it flat. The gift box it arrives in works fine for that, or a soft pouch in your bedside drawer.\n\nThe gift angle\n\nA silk eye mask is one of the more reliable small gifts, because it is used nearly every day and almost nobody buys one for themselves. This one arrives in a gift box, so there is no scrambling for packaging.\n\nIt suits a nurse coming off nights, a colleague who flies constantly, a sibling who has just moved into a flat with no curtains, or a friend who mentions the sun waking them too early. Pink is specific, so think about the recipient, but for the right person it is a present that keeps earning its place.\n\nA few honest limits\n\nNo soft mask is a total blackout. Depending on the shape of your nose and how you set the strap, a thin line of light can creep in at the bottom. For most people that is far less than what they were dealing with before, but it is worth saying plainly.\n\nSilk also needs a little care. If you are the kind of person who will inevitably throw it in the machine with the towels, it will not last as long as it should. Hand washing takes two minutes, but it does take two minutes.\n\nAnd if you have very sensitive skin, test any new fabric against your face before you commit to sleeping in it all night.\n\nThe short version\n\nLight is one of the easiest sleep problems to fix, and an eye mask fixes it anywhere. Silk makes sense for the job because it is smooth against the thin skin around your eyes. Look for an adjustable strap and a flat band, check the momme weight rather than the adjectives, and plan on hand washing.\n\nThis mask is pink silk, 23 by 14 centimetres, 110 grams, adjustable, hand wash only, and it comes gift boxed. If you have been meaning to sort out the light in your bedroom for a while, this is the small version of that project, and you can start tonight.", "llm_summary": "This is a pink silk eye mask sized 23 x 14 x 2.3 cm and weighing 110 g, supplied as a single unit in a gift box. The listed material is silk, described as natural, in a solid pink with no pattern. The closure is adjustable, and the product is listed for adult use with travel, sleep and gifting noted as its intended uses. Care is hand wash only. Brand, GTIN, MPN, country of origin and momme weight beyond the product title are not specified in this record, and no certifications, ratings or warranty are stated. The mask blocks light across the eyes so a sleeper can rest in a lit room, on a flight or during daytime hours.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/pink-19-momme-silk-eye-mask-gift-box.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "sku": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "title": "Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask (Black)", "slug": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "price": 49.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/main-wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made with smooth silk, an extra-wide band that sits over the ears, a shaped nose cut-out and an adjustable hook-and-loop closure for a fit you set yourself.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nAlmost everyone has owned a sleep mask that did not work. It came free with a flight, or it was a cheap one from a chemist, and it lasted about a week. Two things usually go wrong.\n\nThe first is light. A small, flat mask leaves a gap over the bridge of the nose. That gap is tiny, but it points straight down at your cheeks, and any light in the room finds it. Streetlight through a blind, a charging LED, early summer sun at five in the morning: it all gets in through that one slot.\n\nThe second is the strap. A thin elastic cord looks neat, but it concentrates all the holding force into a narrow line. That line runs across the back of your head and over the top of each ear. For twenty minutes it is fine. For eight hours it is a nuisance, and if you sleep on your side with your face in a pillow, it is worse, because the pillow presses the cord into your ear.\n\nA wide band silk sleep mask is a response to both problems. Bigger panel, shaped nose edge, and a band broad enough to spread the pressure instead of focusing it.\n\nHow the wide band design works\n\nThink about the difference between a shoelace and a belt. Same job, very different feel against the body. The band on this mask works the same way. Because it is wide, the same amount of hold is spread over a much larger area, so no single spot takes the strain.\n\nThe band also extends out over the ears rather than crossing right across them with a cord. That is the part side sleepers notice first. When your head is on a pillow, there is soft fabric over your ear instead of a thin line digging in. Some people also find that the band helps keep earplugs from working loose during the night, which is a useful bonus if you share a room or live on a busy street.\n\nThe nose cut-out does the light work. A shaped lower edge follows the slope of the nose instead of sitting flat across it, so the mask closes down against the face rather than tenting away from it. It will never be a perfect seal on every face, because faces differ, but it is a significant improvement over a straight edge.\n\nThen there is the closure. Hook and loop lets you choose the tension. That sounds minor until you have owned a mask with fixed elastic that was either too tight on day one or too loose by month three. With an adjustable band, you set it where you want it and it stays there.\n\nWhy silk for the face\n\nSilk is used for sleep masks for a straightforward reason. It is smooth and it feels cool when it first touches the skin. The area around the eyes has thin skin that creases easily, so a fabric that slides rather than grips is the sensible choice. Hair and skin move across silk with less friction than across cotton, which is why a silk mask tends to sit quietly instead of dragging when you roll over.\n\nThat is a comfort point, not a health claim. We are not going to tell you a mask will change your skin or your hair. What we will say is that if you have ever taken off a stiff cotton mask and found a crease across your cheek, the difference between fabrics is real and you will feel it.\n\nThe listed material here is silk, described as a natural material. Finer details like momme weight and weave are not given in the supplier record, so we are not going to guess at them.\n\nWho this suits\n\nShift workers get the most obvious benefit, because sleeping in daylight is the hardest version of the problem. A larger panel with a shaped nose edge gives you a much better chance of real darkness at two in the afternoon.\n\nFrequent flyers are the next group. At 68 grams it weighs nothing in a carry-on, and the packed size is about 5 x 5 x 5 cm. Cabin lighting, window shades left up and the glow of a dozen seat-back screens are exactly what a wide panel handles better than a slim one.\n\nSide sleepers, as covered above, benefit mostly from the band rather than the panel. If you have given up on masks because of ear pressure, this is the style to try again with.\n\nLight sleepers at home are the quiet fourth group. If your partner reads late, or the hallway light stays on for the kids, a good mask is far cheaper and easier than new curtains.\n\nIt is an adult product. The listed age range is adult, and the band will be loose on a child even at the tightest setting.\n\nHow to choose and how to fit it\n\nWhen you are comparing masks, there are only a few things that genuinely matter.\n\nPanel size comes first. Small is not elegant, it is just less coverage. You want the panel to reach past the outer corner of each eye.\n\nThen look at the nose edge. If the product photo shows a flat bottom hem, expect light leak. A cut-out or a shaped notch is what you are after. Anyone hunting for the best blackout sleep mask should check this before anything else.\n\nThird, check the strap style. Thin elastic means pressure points. A wide flat band means comfort, and a hook-and-loop closure means you control the fit rather than hoping the factory picked your head size.\n\nFitting it is simple, but there is a right order. Hold the panel over your eyes with one hand, bring the band around the back with the other, and attach the closure at the back of your head. Do not drag the hook side across your hair. Pull it snug, not tight. If you can feel pressure on your temples, you have gone too far. Most light leak complaints come down to tension, so if you see a glow at the bottom edge, tighten it a notch before deciding the mask has failed.\n\nLooking after it\n\nCare for this mask is dry clean only, which is what the maker specifies, so treat it like a piece of silk rather than laundry. That makes the before-and-after habits more important than usual.\n\nTake off eye make-up, heavy night cream and hair oil before you put it on. Those are what mark a mask faster than anything else. After use, lay it flat for a while rather than folding it away straight from your face. Store it in a small pouch or a drawer so it does not collect lint and so the closure does not grab other fabric. Fasten the hook and loop shut while it is stored, which protects both the mask and whatever is next to it.\n\nDo not iron the closure, and keep the mask away from direct heat. Silk does not enjoy a radiator.\n\nThe short version\n\nA sleep mask only has two jobs. Keep the light out and stay comfortable long enough for you to forget it is there. A wide band silk sleep mask does both by being bigger where it needs to be and softer where it touches you.\n\nYou get a solid black silk mask with a shaped nose cut-out, a broad band that passes over the ears instead of cutting across them, and a hook-and-loop closure you set yourself. It weighs 68 grams and packs down to almost nothing. Care is dry clean only.\n\nDelivery runs 3 to 7 working days from Australian warehouses, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery as long as the mask is unused and unwashed. If the fit is not right, adjust it first. If it still is not working, tell us and we will sort it.", "llm_summary": "The Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask in black is an adult sleep mask made from silk, listed with a natural material feature and a solid black pattern. It uses a wide band that extends over the ears instead of a thin elastic strap, a shaped nose cut-out to limit light leak, and a hook-and-loop closure so the fit is adjustable. Model number is SGBSM01-Black. Packed dimensions are 5 x 5 x 5 cm and the item weight is 68 grams, sold as a single mask, one count per pack. Care is dry clean only. Momme weight, exact face dimensions, brand and country of origin are not specified in this record. Delivery is from Australian warehouses in 3 to 7 working days, returns within 14 days unused and unwashed.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }, { "id": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum", "sku": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum", "title": "Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask (Light Plum)", "slug": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum", "price": 51.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/main-wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from silk with an oversized eye shade, a nose cut-out and an adjustable elastic closure that extends over the ears, so side sleepers get darkness without a thin strap digging in.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy one, you put it on, and for about ten minutes it feels great. Then you roll onto your side and the strap digs in above your ear. Or the sun comes up and a bright slice of light appears right along the bridge of your nose. Or the thing has migrated up onto your forehead and you wake at five with the window glaring at you.\n\nNone of that is bad luck. It is design. The cheap end of the market makes masks from a small oval of fabric and a length of thin elastic, because that is the fastest thing to sew. A small oval cannot cover an eye socket plus the brow plus the inner corner of the eye. A thin elastic concentrates all the holding force into a narrow strip of skin. Put the two together and you get a mask that is uncomfortable and only partly dark.\n\nA wide band mulberry silk sleep mask is built to fix both of those faults at once. The eye shade is bigger, so it covers more. The band keeps its width as it travels back towards the ears, so the same holding force is spread across a much larger area. Neither change is clever or complicated. They just cost a little more fabric, which is why the budget end skips them.\n\nHow the light actually gets in\n\nWhen people say a mask leaks, they almost always mean one of three places.\n\nThe first is the nose. If the bottom edge of the mask runs straight across, it bridges over the nose like a tent and leaves two triangular gaps either side. That is the single biggest source of leak in a flat mask. A shaped nose cut-out lets the fabric follow the slope of your nose instead of jumping over it, which closes those triangles.\n\nThe second is the outer corners. A short eye shade stops before it reaches the temple, so light curls in from the side. A taller, wider panel reaches past the eye socket and sits against the flatter part of the face where it can seal.\n\nThe third is the top edge. If the mask is pulled too low, the brow lifts the upper edge away from the skin. Setting the strap at the right height, roughly level with the top of the ear rather than too high on the crown, keeps that edge flat.\n\nThis mask addresses the first two directly, with the nose cut-out and the oversized shade. The third one is down to how you wear it, and it is worth a minute of fiddling the first night.\n\nWhy the band width matters more than people expect\n\nPressure is force divided by area. That is the whole story. If a strap applies a given amount of tension and it is three millimetres wide, all of that lands on a three millimetre line of skin. Widen the band to several centimetres and the same tension feels like gentle contact instead of a wire.\n\nFor back sleepers this is a mild nicety. For side sleepers it is the difference between wearing a mask and giving up on masks. When your head is on a pillow, the strap on the pillow side gets squashed between skull and mattress. A thin cord becomes a ridge you can feel for hours. A wide band flattens out and stops being noticeable.\n\nThere is a second benefit. Because the band covers the ear area rather than crossing above it, it sits over earplugs and helps keep them seated. If you sleep in a noisy house, share a room, or travel a lot, that is genuinely useful. The band muffles a little sound on its own too, though it is a fabric band and not hearing protection, so do not count on it for anything serious.\n\nWho this suits\n\nShift workers are the clearest case. If you are sleeping between nine in the morning and four in the afternoon, you are fighting full daylight through curtains that were never meant to stop it. A bigger eye shade and a sealed nose edge do more for daytime sleep than almost any other cheap change you can make.\n\nFrequent travellers are the next group. Planes, trains and hotel rooms all have light you do not control. A mask that folds flat into 68 grams of packing weight is an easy thing to carry, and a wide band version will not fall off when you slump sideways in a seat.\n\nLight sleepers at home benefit too, especially in summer when dawn arrives before five. And anyone who simply finds thin elastic uncomfortable should try a wide band style before concluding that masks are not for them.\n\nIf you prefer a mask with no contact at all over the eyelids, a contoured cup design is a different category and worth looking at instead. This is a flat silk mask. It rests lightly, it does not hover.\n\nChoosing between silk and the alternatives\n\nSilk is the smooth option. It has less surface drag than cotton or a cheap polyester satin, so it slides over skin and lashes rather than catching on them. It also feels cool to the touch, which many people like against the face. Those are the honest reasons to pick it, and they are enough on their own.\n\nWhat silk asks in return is gentler care. This one is hand wash only. That is not a suggestion you can bend, because the combination of agitation, hot water and detergent in a machine will dull the fibre and can snag the weave.\n\nCotton masks wash easily and cost less. Polyester satin looks like silk from a distance but does not feel the same and tends to hold heat. Memory foam contoured masks give the most light control of all but are bulkier to pack and warmer on the face. There is no single best silk sleep mask for every person, only the one that matches how you sleep and how much washing you want to do.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nPut it on sitting up, with the eye shade centred and the lower edge settled onto the sides of your nose rather than on top of it. Then adjust the elastic. You want it firm enough that the mask does not shift when you turn your head, and loose enough that you can slide a finger under the band at the side.\n\nMost people set it too tight on the first night. If you wake up with a line across your temples, back it off a notch. A wide band needs less tension than a thin cord to stay in place, which is the point of it.\n\nIf you wear a moisturiser or an oil at night, let it absorb for a few minutes before putting the mask on. That keeps the silk cleaner between washes.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash in cool water with a detergent made for delicates. Swish it, do not scrub. Rinse until the water runs clear. Do not wring it out, as twisting silk damages the fibre. Instead, roll it in a clean towel and press to get most of the water out, then lay it flat somewhere shaded with air moving.\n\nNo bleach, no dryer, no direct sun. If it needs pressing, use the coolest silk setting with a cloth between the iron and the mask, and keep the iron off the elastic.\n\nWashed this way every week or two, a silk eye mask holds its hand and its colour for a long stretch. Washed badly once, it never quite recovers.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf your current mask leaks light at the nose or digs in above your ear, the fix is a bigger shade and a wider band. That is what this Light Plum silk mask is. Silk face fabric, a shaped nose cut-out, an adjustable elastic closure, and a band that stays wide across the ear area so side sleepers get a fair go.\n\nIt ships as a single mask, 68 grams packed, hand wash only. Delivery from Australian warehouses runs 3 to 7 working days, and returns are open for 14 days from delivery on unused, unwashed items. If it turns out not to suit your face shape or sleeping style, send it back and tell us why, and we will help you find something in the range that fits better.", "llm_summary": "The Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask in Light Plum is an adult sleep mask with a silk face fabric, a solid light plum colour and an oversized eye shade. It uses a nose cut-out and an adjustable elastic strap closure, with a band that widens past the eye shade towards the ears, which suits side sleepers and helps hold earplugs in place. It ships as a single unit, model number SGBSM01-Light Plum, with package dimensions of 24.31 x 13.59 x 1.9 cm and a package weight of 68 grams. Care is hand wash only. Brand, country of origin and exact momme weight are not specified in this record. No health, medical or cosmetic claims are made for this product.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.net.au/api/products/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-light-plum.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" } ] }