Originally Posted by GrandmaCheryl
I've been to Thailand several times and have purchased the Thai silk. Be careful as some of the silks that are not true handwoven Thai silk will disintegrate. I bought some robes with the Chinese decorative stuff and when I "hand washed" them, they shredded. Shop at reputable place. The true Thai silks are beautiful and I still don't know what I'm going to do with them. Any suggestions?
Maybe you can use a stabilizer, like we do for t-shirt quilts, can't think of the name(sign of my age, ha ha) then you could still use the material without them shredding. No suggestion if it disintegrates.