The Silk Perspective

Nine Things About Silk That Sound Made Up (But Aren't)

Nine Things About Silk That Sound Made Up (But ...

Espionage, mythology, medicine and one very determined worm — nine genuinely true things about silk that are far stranger than you’d expect.

Nine Things About Silk That Sound Made Up (But Aren't)

Espionage, mythology, medicine and one very determined worm — nine genuinely true things about silk that are far stranger than you’d expect.

What You Sleep On Is Part of Your Skincare Routine. Here's Why It Matters

What You Sleep On Is Part of Your Skincare Rout...

You’ve thought carefully about your nighttime skincare routine — but what about the fabric your face rests against for eight hours? Why your pillowcase may be the most overlooked part...

What You Sleep On Is Part of Your Skincare Routine. Here's Why It Matters

You’ve thought carefully about your nighttime skincare routine — but what about the fabric your face rests against for eight hours? Why your pillowcase may be the most overlooked part...

Colour Accuracy in Custom Silk Printing: What Designers Need to Know Before Production

Colour Accuracy in Custom Silk Printing: What D...

Learn how to achieve better colour accuracy in custom silk printing. Understand Pantone TCX, sampling, and what affects colour in textile production.

Colour Accuracy in Custom Silk Printing: What Designers Need to Know Before P...

Learn how to achieve better colour accuracy in custom silk printing. Understand Pantone TCX, sampling, and what affects colour in textile production.

What Most Designers Don’t Realise About Printing on Silk

What Most Designers Don’t Realise About Printin...

Printing on silk isn’t always predictable. Here’s what New Zealand designers and brands should know about colour, fabric variation, and the realities of custom silk scarf production.

What Most Designers Don’t Realise About Printing on Silk

Printing on silk isn’t always predictable. Here’s what New Zealand designers and brands should know about colour, fabric variation, and the realities of custom silk scarf production.

Folded lustrous ivory mulberry silk beside a flatter, harder-shining pink synthetic satin, showing the difference between real silk and a silky-feeling fabric

When “Silky” Isn’t Silk: Why Fabric Language Ca...

Not all “silky” fabrics contain silk. Learn the difference between silky textures and real silk fibres, and how to identify genuine silk fabrics in Australia.

When “Silky” Isn’t Silk: Why Fabric Language Can Be Confusing

Not all “silky” fabrics contain silk. Learn the difference between silky textures and real silk fibres, and how to identify genuine silk fabrics in Australia.

You Care for Your Hair All Day — But What About at Night?

You Care for Your Hair All Day — But What About...

Your hair routine doesn’t stop when the lights go out. What your hair rests against overnight can quietly shape how it feels, looks, and behaves in the morning.

You Care for Your Hair All Day — But What About at Night?

Your hair routine doesn’t stop when the lights go out. What your hair rests against overnight can quietly shape how it feels, looks, and behaves in the morning.