| You might be interested in buying Thai silk, 100% | | | | that will look perfect. |
| pure silk, but don't know how to see the | | | | Next is the luster of the material. The way real |
| difference between real and fake silk. You got to | | | | Thai silk is made is to ensure it has unique colors |
| know that there is a lot of fake Thai silk, in the | | | | and blends. If you hold real Thai silk to the light, it |
| markets, which are made of polyester. Here are | | | | will always look different according to the angle |
| a few guidelines to help you find only real silk. | | | | you hold it. Meanwhile imitation silk will always look |
| First of all, there is a big difference in price, as real | | | | white when you hold it in the light. |
| Thai silk, is expensive. The fake silk will cost a | | | | Finally, you can look at the print to find out any |
| few hundred baht, which means probably around | | | | fake silk. You will see that the pattern is printed |
| $10. If you look at real silk however, you will find | | | | only on one side. The other side you will see the |
| that prices can go to a few thousand baht in | | | | outline of the print. When you test the luster of |
| Thailand, which can easily run in to the hundreds | | | | the silk by putting it in the light, only the side |
| of dollars ($100's) once you find them hanging in | | | | where it is printed will change color, not the other |
| major "name brand" department and/or specialty | | | | side. With polyester, you will find that both sides |
| clothing stores in the United States. But some | | | | are different; one side has the printed pattern, |
| vendors might be a bit unscrupulous and try to | | | | while the other has plain colors. When in the light, |
| charge the high price in hope that you won't | | | | both sides will be white. |
| recognize the fake silk, so there are other ways | | | | So it is very easy to find out if the silk you intend |
| that you can use to verify if it is real. | | | | to buy is fake or real. But if you plan on buying |
| This one is important, as some shoppers might | | | | from the Internet, make your research well |
| get confused about it and make a mistake. You | | | | before purchasing to make sure the company is |
| should verify the weave of the fabric. Thai silk will | | | | honest, since you cannot see the Thai silk in |
| have small flaws in the thread, since it is | | | | person. You can look for reviews of the site, ask |
| handmade and nothing can be perfect. While a silk | | | | them some questions about their source of Thai |
| made from polyester is made by machine, so | | | | silk and look for customer feedback. So now you |
| there will be no flaws, it will look perfect. Many | | | | won't get tricked anymore into buying fake Thai |
| people get confused that way and think that real | | | | silk, as you know how to recognize the real one. |
| silk would be perfect; it is not in fact it's the fake | | | | |