The StudioSoie Journal
Méthode scandinave : deux couettes, un seul lit
Dormir à deux sous une seule couette, c'est imposer une même enveloppe thermique à deux corps différents. La méthode scandinave — une couette par personne — supprime l...
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How to identify real silk: 5 tests before buying on sale
“Satin,” “silk effect,” “100%”: what the label is required to say, and five simple tests to check a fabric at home before the sales season.
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Why silk is so expensive: what you’re really paying for
Cocoon yield, degumming, grade, momme, finishes: what really determines the price of mulberry silk—and how to read a label or discount without being misled.
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Silk gifts: a budget-by-budget guide, with no sizing mistakes
Silk is rarely a bad choice when it comes to taste, but it often misses the mark on size. A risk-based approach, four budget tiers, and the three mistakes that crop up...
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Linen or silk: which fabric should you choose for sleeping?
Linen and mulberry silk play different roles in a bed. Fiber structure, coolness, friction, care: an honest comparison, piece by piece.
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Does your night cream end up on your pillowcase?
Does cotton really “drink up” your evening skincare? What textile figures say, what silk actually changes, and the step that matters more than the fabric.
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Silk Bedding Sets: What Each Piece Really Changes
A bedding set is not a single block: four pieces, four roles. What thermal measurement of bedding teaches us, and the order in which to build your own.
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Sofa or bed throw: what the material really changes
Linen, mulberry silk, wool, or synthetic knit: what each material really does to a sofa or bed throw, and why the composition label alone isn’t enough to predict how i...
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Giving Silk to a Man: A Guide to Getting It Right
Which silk pieces a man actually wears, which ones stay folded in the drawer, which momme to choose and how to get the size right.
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Silk trousers: how to wear them without looking like you’re wearing pajamas
Shine, weight, fit: the three details that make silk trousers look like pajama bottoms - and how to choose a pair that doesn’t.
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