Silk Flowers: The Real McCoy


Flowers are perfect home decorations. However, flowers are highly perishable items. Most flowers wither after two or three days. If you are not sold to the idea of throwing withered flowers and buying another one every now and then, perhaps you should buy silk flowers.

Silk flowers are also referred to as artificial flowers. The resemblance of silk flowers with natural flowers is amazing. For the untrained eye, it would be difficult to tell the difference between the natural and the artificial one.

Silk flowers can be made from rayon, polyester and cotton. Silk is one of the most commonly used materials since it signifies beauty and elegance.

The term silk flower was derived from the practice of using silk as the main material as it is sometimes combined with linen and cotton. However, silk proved to be too expensive. As such, alternative materials such as latex, polyutherine, vinyl, and synthetic fabrics have been used to replace silk.

Silk flowers vary depending on its quality. A low-end artificial flower is sometimes dotted with tiny balls that imitate dew drops. They are inexpensive but the petals are often made with poor quality.

A medium-quality silk flower may look real from a distance. However, a closer scrutiny would reveal that the flower does not contain details like that of a real one.

High quality silk flowers are usually mistaken as real flowers. The colors closely resemble the color spectrum of natural flowers. This type of silk flowers are coated using only high-tech methods for a precise flower color coordination and for a more genuine texture. The stems are also wired individually, allowing the florist to bend them without much effort. High quality silk flowers are often used in weddings.

Much like natural flowers, silk flowers also come in a number of arrangements. Different kinds of silk flowers are often combined with one another to come up with beautiful designs.



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