GR-A East Macedonia and Thrace
Soufli silk scarf
Μεταξωτό μαντήλι Σουφλίου
A silk scarf from Soufli in Evros, a major silk centre from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, where silkworm raisers and small silk workshops still work. The burn test for real silk is on the record.
Price when it opens €89.00
Being verified
Not for sale yet. The record below is public, but the supplier is not signed and documented. If we cannot prove it, we do not sell it.
Includes 24% Greek VAT.
Ships to Greece: €3.90, 1 to 3 working days. Shipping and duties
Origin record πίναξ
- Where
- Soufli, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, GR-A
- How
- Silk house production (details to be confirmed with the supplier)
- Protected
- No protected status. Origin based on supplier audit.
- Maker
- [partner to be sourced]
- Fake test
- Burn test on a loose thread, away from anything flammable: silk burns slowly, puts itself out, smells like burning hair and leaves a soft bead that crushes. Polyester melts and drips, smells of chemicals and leaves a hard black bead. Source: sewing.org (opens in a new tab)
Full record
- Material
- Silk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- VAT class
- 24% standard rate
- Ships to
- Ships to Greece. Open zones: Greece, European Union, US and Canada, Australia.Light. Greece, EU, US, Canada and Australia, duties paid by PINAX outside the EU. UK after our UK VAT registration.
- Compliance
- Textile fibre label (Regulation (EU) 1007/2011).
- Sources
- Status
- Being verified The record is public. The sale opens once a documented supplier is signed.
- SKU
- PX-SIL-SCA
Illustration of the object and its place, not a photograph of a named maker.
The address
East Macedonia and Thrace Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη
The north-eastern edge of Greece, running along the Evros river to the Turkish border. PINAX comes here for one thing: silk.
About this object
What it is
A silk scarf from Soufli, a town in the Evros regional unit of East Macedonia and Thrace (GR-A). Greek silk is rare in shops, and far from the island picture most people hold of Greece.
Where and how it is made
Soufli was a major silk centre from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. The PIOP Silk Museum has been open in the town since 1990, and silkworm raisers and small silk workshops still work in the town. We intend to buy from one of those workshops, so that the record can name where the silk itself was produced, not only where it was sewn.
How to use it
Wear it at the neck or tie it to a bag. Hand-wash cold with a mild soap, never wring, and press with a cool iron.
What we have not verified yet
No silk house is signed. Maker: [partner to be sourced]. The price has not been measured and must be confirmed with a supplier quote. Fabric weight, size and weave are unknown until we see the stock. The scarf will carry a fibre label. It is light, and ships to Greece, the EU, the US, Canada and Australia; the UK opens after our UK VAT registration.
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