How to Identify Real Silk Carpets?

Shopping for your home interiors and looking for the true silk carpets and rugs? Although purchasing these seems very easy but in reality this is not the case as you will have to be very careful while buying these.

Cocoon of silkworm is the source of true silk that is spun by the silk moth caterpillar. Silk is then harvested by boiling the cocoon along with silkworm. After boiling, the cocoon is freed from worm and unwound into single fiber. Whereas artificial silk is either made from mercerized cotton or rayon.

Pure Silk carpets are very tightly woven with at least 200 knots per sq. inches and occasionally 500 or more knots. On the other hand artificial silk carpets has mostly less than 250 knots per sq inch. You can also check the fringe and feel the difference between these two.

Tests to Identify the Pure Silk Carpet

By Rubbing Silk
Although this is a very basic test yet you can identify the true silk and its quality by rubbing part of it on your palm. The genuine silk will feel warm but the artificial silk will stay cool even after rubbing.

Burning Test
It is another very helpful test differentiating true and artificial silk. To do this test take a very small fringe or a knot from the back of the carpet. Burn this and check out its smell and ash. If the ash is soft and chalky and its smell is like that of burning paper then the rug is made from artificial silk but on the other hand if the burning smell is that of like burning hair and on burning the knot curls into small black ball type form then it is real silk carpet. As silk is a protein so it burns like protein.

By Dissolving It
It is one of the most accurate test that is performed to check real vs fake silk carpets. Make the solution of 16 g copper sulfate (CuSO4) in 150 cc of water at room temperature. After this add 8-10 g glycerine and then caustic soda (sodium hydroxide: NaOH) into this to get the clear solution. If you will put very small piece of pure silk in it then it will get dissolved in it but on the other hand artificial fabric will remain as such.

With these test you can identify the two fabric. Check out this to know more on carpet fiber identification.

Wrought Iron Decoration for Holidays

 Holiday season every year should be special and different too! If you have never tried wrought iron decorative accessories for holiday decor, its the time now to do so. Wrought iron decor can be very special and attractive, Read this article to know how!

Wrought Iron Halloween Decor!

The black color wrought iron can be really scary, giving just the perfect Halloween decor for your home inside and outside. You can get variety of wrought iron decorative items like pumpkins as well as pumpkin stands, spooky candle holders, Halloween baskets, fences and trees etc. A wide variety of wrought iron door hangings are also available for Halloween decoration. Just look at this wrought iron Halloween candle lamp. Doesn't it bring the right feel for Halloween? For your guidance, look at some more products for Wrought Iron Halloween Decoration!

Wrought Iron Christmas Decor!

Christmas is the big holiday time when you can cross all the limits of your creative thinking! This is done by wrought iron manufacturers too who bring a variety of wrought iron Christmas trees, cross, ornaments, stocking holders and hooks, as well as figurine candle holders like those resembling Santa Clause, snowman, star, bell, tree, reindeer, angel, snowflake, candy cane, and other nativity scenes. You can even bring home wrought iron stocking hooks which are made for sitting on the fireplace mantle as opposed from stocking holders which may have a base and tall stem with a hook at the top for sitting directly on the floor. You can even get wrought iron Christmas gifts for your loved ones!

Slate Slabs for a Wonderful Slate Roofing

Things that are around us by default are taken as granted and the same goes with the roofing of a house. Have you ever thought that what goes in for making a unique, strong and wonderful roof. Although there are many modern material but the slate roofing is wonderful in terms of its durability, water resistance and protection from Sunlight.


Roof of any house has three main purposes. Number one being the shelter. It protects individuals from Sunlight, rain, storm and other such natural ailments. Secondly roof is meant for insulation. Roof cuts down the exchange of heat and cold of house with the exterior world. This in turn helps the individuals to live more healthy life as they will not fall sick so often. In modern roofing special techniques of insulation are provided and for this paper, foam, plastic and other such materials are used. Roof also serves the architectural purpose of house or building.

Coming to the material for roofing then slate slab or slate tiles are the remarkable choice as these are very durable and look so elegant. Most of the old buildings like churches and monuments has used the slate stone for roofing and other purposes and till date these are intact without much damage. Some of these are even five and more century old. At the same time slate is an eco friendly option as this is a natural stone and does not cause any harm to the environment.

Advantages of Slate Slabs
It is a very tough stone that is durable than any other available stone. It lasts for centuries and good in every kind of environment.

Slate also has a very distinctive appeal as it has different texture and color. The look for slate stone is different from different angles as the surface reflects Sunlight differently.

There different but very beautiful colors available in slate stone. You can get slate slab and tiles from pink, gray, black, red to green, golden and more. So you can give your home a style with the slate slabs.

If the slate stone is installed properly and professionally then the roof is 100% water-resistant and leak free.

Slate is a non-combustible stone that is makes it perfect for roofing. Also the extreme heat does not cause any harm to the slate roof.

This roof does not need any grand scale maintenance.