{ "id": "beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king", "sku": "beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king", "title": "Beige 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, King", "slug": "beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king", "price": 135.99, "currency": "SGD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-pillowcases", "category_label": "Silk Pillowcases", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.asia/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king/main-beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.asia/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.asia/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.asia/dropship-images/silk-pillowcases/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut from 100% mulberry silk on both sides with a hidden zipper and a generous 20 x 36 inch (51 x 91 cm) king cut, it slips over your pillow neatly and washes at home in a mesh bag.", "description": "The small annoyance nobody talks about\n\nYou notice it in the morning. Hair pressed into odd shapes, a crease across one cheek that takes an hour to fade, and the vague sense that your pillow spent the night fighting you. Cotton is a fine fabric, but it has texture. Every thread is a tiny edge, and over seven or eight hours your face and hair drag across thousands of them.\n\nThat is the problem a silk pillowcase sets out to fix. Silk is a smooth filament fibre, so the surface has far less grip. Hair slides instead of catching. Skin moves instead of pulling. It is not a dramatic change on night one, but most people who switch do not switch back.\n\nThis guide walks through what actually matters when you are choosing a king size silk pillowcase, using this beige 22 momme case as the reference point.\n\nWhat momme actually tells you\n\nCotton gets described by thread count. Silk gets described by momme, written as \"mm\" on some labels. It measures the weight of a fixed length of fabric, so a higher number means a denser, heavier weave.\n\nIn practice the useful range runs from about 16 to 25 momme. At 16 the silk is light and a bit sheer. It drapes beautifully but it is more fragile, and over a dark pillow you can sometimes see shadow through it. At the top end, heavier weaves start to lose the fluid fall that makes silk pleasant in the first place.\n\nTwenty-two momme is where most people land. It has real body in the hand, holds its shape over the pillow, and takes repeated washing without looking tired. If you are comparing options and trying to find the best mulberry silk pillowcase for daily use rather than occasional luxury, momme weight is the first number to check, before colour and before price.\n\nOne side of silk or two\n\nThis is the detail that catches people out. Plenty of pillowcases advertised as silk are only silk on the front. The back is cotton, polyester or a blend, which cuts the cost considerably.\n\nIt sounds minor until you flip your pillow at two in the morning and land on a completely different surface. This case is 100% mulberry silk on both faces, so there is no wrong side. You can rotate the pillow freely, and when one face has been slept on you can simply turn it over.\n\nIf a listing does not say \"both sides\", it is worth asking. Anyone shopping for the best 100 mulberry silk pillowcase should treat that phrase as the minimum bar.\n\nGetting the size right\n\nPillow sizing is genuinely confusing because the names mean different things in different countries. This case is cut to the American king standard, 20 x 36 inches, which works out to 51 x 91 cm. That is a long, narrow rectangle.\n\nFor comparison, an American standard pillow is roughly 20 x 26 inches (51 x 66 cm) and a queen is around 20 x 30 inches (51 x 76 cm). So a king case is six inches longer than a queen and ten longer than a standard.\n\nThe only reliable method is to measure. Take your pillow off the bed, lay it flat without compressing it, and measure the long side and the short side. If your pillow comes in at or just under 36 inches long and 20 inches wide, this case will fit properly.\n\nA pillow that is a little smaller is fine. The extra fabric settles at the zip end and nobody notices. A pillow that is longer than the case simply will not go in, no matter how much you push.\n\nThe zipper question\n\nSilk pillowcases come with one of three closures. An envelope flap folds the fabric back over itself. An open end leaves the pillow to slide freely. A zipper seals it shut.\n\nThis one uses a hidden zipper, which is the tidiest of the three. The pillow stays where you put it, the finished edge lies flat, and there is no flap to work loose during the night. For anyone who moves a lot in their sleep, the best silk pillowcase with zipper closure is worth the small extra step of zipping it up.\n\nThe one habit to build is closing the zip before washing. An open slider can catch the silk inside the drum and cause a pull.\n\nWhy beige works\n\nColour choice in bedding tends to be either very easy or very hard. Beige makes it easy.\n\nIt reads warm against crisp white sheets, softens the hardness of a grey duvet, and sits naturally with linen, oatmeal and sand tones. If your bedroom has a strong colour already, beige steps back rather than competing. If your bedroom is mostly neutral, it adds warmth without adding noise.\n\nIt is also practical. Pure white silk shows every mark. Dark silk shows lint and loose hairs. A mid neutral like this hides both reasonably well between washes, which is a small but genuine advantage with the best neutral silk bedding.\n\nWashing silk without ruining it\n\nSilk has a reputation for being fussy. It is less fussy than people think, but it does have rules.\n\nWash cold. Hot water is the fastest way to dull silk and shift dye. Use a delicate or hand-wash cycle, and put the case inside a mesh laundry bag so it cannot wrap around other items or catch on a zip elsewhere in the load.\n\nUse a detergent made for silk. Ordinary detergents often contain enzymes designed to break down protein stains, and silk is a protein fibre. Over time that does real damage. Skip bleach entirely and skip fabric softener, which coats the fibres and takes away the glide you paid for.\n\nThen air dry. Hang it or lay it flat, out of direct sunlight. Silk dries quickly, often faster than cotton. If you want it crisper, press it on the reverse side with a cool iron while it is still slightly damp. Most people skip this step.\n\nFollow that routine and the best washable silk pillowcase stays good-looking for years rather than months.\n\nWho this suits\n\nPeople with long hair tend to notice the difference first, because strands slide over silk instead of snagging. People who sleep on their side notice it too, since that is where the most face contact happens.\n\nIt also suits anyone who wants their bedding to look finished without much effort. Silk falls smoothly over a pillow in a way cotton does not, so the bed looks made even when you have barely touched it.\n\nIf you share a bed, consider two. One case per pillow is the obvious reason, but a spare also means you can wash one without going a night without. That is the practical argument for buying the best king size silk pillowcase in a pair rather than singly.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is one beige pillowcase, 100% mulberry silk on both sides, woven at 22 momme and graded 6A. It measures 20 x 36 inches (51 x 91 cm) and closes with a hidden zipper.\n\nMeasure your pillow before ordering, since king sizing varies. Wash it cold in a mesh bag with a silk detergent and let it air dry. Do that and you have a smooth, quiet surface to sleep on that looks tidy on the bed and keeps looking that way.", "llm_summary": "This is a single king size pillowcase made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, woven at 22 momme and described as grade 6A. It measures 20 x 36 inches (51 x 91 cm), which follows American king pillow sizing, so buyers should measure their pillow before ordering. The colour is a solid beige. The open end closes with a hidden zipper. Care is machine wash cold on a delicate cycle inside a mesh laundry bag with a silk-safe detergent, followed by air drying. Silk is smooth, and hair and skin move across it with less friction than cotton. Brand, country of origin, pack weight and warranty are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; your protection under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 for faulty goods is unaffected. 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.asia/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.asia/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.asia/api/products/beige-22-momme-silk-pillowcase-king.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-12" }