Instead of thread count, silk fabrics use momme – i.e. fabric weight to measure the quality of silk fabrics. Momme weight describes the weight of 100 yards of silk, 45 inches wide, in pounds. Higher momme means there are more strands of silk per 100 yards of fabric, therefore making the product heavier. So if we weigh that fabric, and say it’s 19 pounds, the momme would be 19-momme. The higher the momme, the higher quality and more durable the fabric is. Momme can range anywhere from 11-momme to 25-momme.
