What is your minimum order per colour?

It depends on the base fabric and whether the shade is from our stock range or a custom lab dip. Stock shades start considerably lower than custom ones. Send the fabric and shade you have in mind and we will quote the exact minimum rather than a marketing number.

Can you match a colour I already sell?

Yes. Send a physical swatch, a hex value, or a colour reference from your existing supplier. We produce three lab dips against it and you approve the closest one on real fabric before bulk dyeing starts.

What does GSM actually change?

GSM is grams per square metre — the fabric's weight. Lower weights are lighter and more sheer with a fluid fall; higher weights are more opaque, warmer and hold their shape. Every base fabric in our range runs across a band rather than a single fixed weight, so you choose where in that band your product sits.

How long does production take?

Around 15 days from approved sample to finished goods for a standard order. Full sampling takes around 10 days and lab dips happen before that clock starts. If your deadline is tighter, tell us the date up front — we would rather say no than miss it.

What volume can you handle?

Our capacity is about 500,000 pieces per month, so repeat programmes and seasonal peaks do not push your next order down the queue. Small first orders are welcome too — capacity is there for when you scale.

Which countries do you ship to?

We currently export to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. If your market is not on that list, ask — it usually just means we have not shipped there yet, not that we cannot.

Do you supply roll goods or finished hijabs?

Both. We can ship fabric by the roll for your own cutting and sewing, or deliver finished pieces cut, hemmed, labelled and retail-packed under your brand.

Can you produce our labels and packaging?

Yes — woven labels, care labels, hang tags, thank-you cards, retail sleeves and rigid gift boxes are all finished in-house. Upload your logo in the customization studio to see it placed on each one.

Which certifications can you provide?

The mill holds OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and BSCI. Certification availability for a specific order still depends on the fabric and dye route, so tell us which standard your market requires and we will confirm in writing what we can supply for that order.

Silk Hijab Care Labels: Wash, Iron or Dry Clean?

For a private-label silk hijab, the care label should be approved from the finished product, not copied from a generic silk template. Confirm the actual fibre, weave, dye or print method, hem construction and any trims; then match the instruction to the wash-test evidence and the destination market. A care symbol tells the customer the most severe treatment that should not cause irreversible damage under the stated conditions. It does not prove that every silk construction has the same cleaning route. The buyer’s job is to approve one care instruction set per SKU and keep the label, product file and packaging consistent.

Why “Silk” Is Not a Complete Care Specification

Silk identifies a fibre, while satin, twill, crepe de Chine, chiffon, habotai and organza describe constructions or surfaces. Two products can both contain silk and still differ in openness, surface lustre, yarn twist, print finish, edge treatment and dimensional response. A care label that works for one cannot be transferred automatically to another.

The right sourcing question is not “Can silk be hand washed?” It is “What treatment can this exact finished SKU withstand, and what instruction will be accurate for the customer in the target market?”

The Four Care Decisions Buyers Must Separate

Care decision	What it controls	Evidence to review
Washing	Whether domestic washing is permitted and under what conditions	Finished-piece wash test and dimensional review
Bleaching	Whether any bleach treatment is allowed	Fibre, dye and finish review; do not infer from colour alone
Drying	Whether line, flat or tumble drying is acceptable	Post-wash shape, edge and surface assessment
Ironing or pressing	Temperature and steam risk	Press test on the actual fabric, print and hem
Professional care	Whether a dry-cleaning route is required or permitted	Care-system review for the exact construction and trim

These decisions should be considered together. A label that says “hand wash” but gives no usable drying or ironing direction leaves the customer to improvise. A label that says “dry clean only” without checking the finished item can create unnecessary cost, poor customer experience or a mismatch with the brand’s intended use.

Start With the Finished SKU, Not a Stock Symbol Set

Before artwork is prepared, create a care brief for each SKU. Record the fibre composition, weave, momme target, colour, print or dye route, finished size, edge finish, label position and any accessories. Note whether the item is a plain scarf, a printed hijab, a sheer layering piece or a structured style. These distinctions make the test plan more useful and prevent one generic label from being applied across the collection.

For example, the Silk Collection includes smooth satin, structured twill, matte crepe de Chine, airy chiffon, lightweight habotai and crisp organza directions. Their care review should begin from the selected construction and finished use, not from the word “silk” alone. The chosen momme range can inform the development conversation, but weight does not by itself decide whether a product can be washed, tumble dried or ironed.

How to Approve a Wash Instruction

If domestic washing is being considered, test the finished piece under the proposed route rather than relying on a fibre generalisation. Record water temperature, detergent basis, agitation, duration, drying method and the number of cycles used for the review. The buyer and factory should agree what will be measured afterwards: finished length and width, shade change, print appearance, hand, seam or hem distortion, surface damage and any label movement.

A wash instruction should be written conservatively. Do not promise a hot wash because a fabric swatch survived one warm rinse. Do not call a piece machine washable if the hem, print or trim was not included in the test. For a delicate silk hijab, the product’s actual care experience may need a gentler route, but that conclusion should come from the approved construction and test record.

For printed styles, inspect both face and reverse. A print can look acceptable on the face while the reverse, folded edge or border shows bleeding, migration or changed hand. For a sheer chiffon or organza, check the edge and shape after drying because openness and crispness may make distortion more visible than on a denser satin.

Drying and Ironing Are Separate Risk Points

Drying is not an automatic extension of washing. A piece that retains its dimensions after gentle hand washing can still distort when wrung, tumble dried or hung while wet. Specify the drying method in the test record and review the finished silhouette, corners, hem and surface after drying.

Ironing or pressing should be approved with the same discipline. Confirm the temperature range, steam use, pressing direction and whether a cloth or reverse-side treatment is needed. Review the face of a satin, the diagonal surface of a twill, the pebble texture of crepe and the crisp body of organza separately. A printed or coated surface may need a different approach from an undyed sample.

Avoid writing “cool iron” as a casual phrase unless the symbol and accompanying instruction have been checked against the actual product. The customer needs an instruction that is readable, durable and practical. The factory needs an approved version that can be reproduced on the label without ambiguity.

When Dry-Clean Instructions Need Extra Review

“Dry clean only” is not a substitute for product testing or a universal definition of premium quality. It may be the selected route for a particular finished construction, but the buyer should confirm the route with the responsible care specialist and review the impact on colour, print, hem and any attached branding. If a product is labelled for professional care, the wording and symbols should not imply a domestic method that the finished item has not been shown to tolerate.

Conversely, do not add a dry-clean restriction merely because the product is silk if the brand’s intended use and approved evidence support a different care route. A restrictive label can affect customer satisfaction and return rates. The correct instruction is the one supported by the SKU-specific review and the applicable market requirements.

If the product combines silk with a trim, label, embellishment or special print, the component with the strictest care limit may control the finished instruction. Document that decision in the product file rather than leaving it to a packaging designer who has not seen the sample.

Factory Perspective: The Care Label Is a Release Gate

At the factory, the care label should be treated as part of sample release, not as artwork that arrives after production is complete. The clean approval pack contains the finished sample, fibre and weave specification, momme target, shade or print approval, edge finish, care test notes, label artwork, packaging artwork and revision number.

This matters because a late care change can affect more than a small woven label. If a buyer changes from hand wash to dry clean after packaging is printed, the SKU file, hangtag, web copy, customer-service script and carton inserts may all need review. If the care route changes after a print or hem change, the earlier test may no longer support the final item.

For repeat orders, compare the bulk sample against the approved care reference. A new dye, print ground, hem thread or trim is a possible care-impacting change and should trigger a documented review before the label is rolled forward.

US and EU Label Checks Are Not the Same Task

For the US market, the Federal Trade Commission states that manufacturers and importers must provide care instructions so consumers know how to clean textile products. The responsible brand team should confirm the applicable Care Labeling Rule requirements for the product and ensure that the instruction is available in the required form.

For EU sales, Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 governs textile fibre names and fibre-composition labelling. It is not a complete substitute for a care-label review: fibre composition and cleaning instructions are related product-file fields, but they answer different questions. Confirm the composition wording separately from the care symbols and market-language presentation.

ISO 3758:2023 establishes a system of graphic care symbols and specifies their use for care labelling. It provides a common technical language, but it does not remove the need to select symbols from the actual finished-product evidence. Use the current version agreed by the brand and target market; do not mix symbol artwork or terminology from unreviewed sources.

What Buyers Should Confirm Before Approving the Label

The label is tied to a specific SKU, fibre composition and weave.
Momme and finished dimensions match the approved product specification.
The finished sample includes the final hem, label position, print and trims.
Washing, drying, ironing and professional-care decisions are recorded separately.
Any wash test states temperature, detergent, agitation, cycles and drying method.
Finished length, width, corners, hem and surface are checked after the proposed treatment.
Printed silk is reviewed on both face and reverse, including borders and folded areas.
Sheer chiffon or organza is checked for edge distortion and shape retention.
Pressing temperature, steam and reverse-side handling are approved where ironing is allowed.
A dry-clean restriction is supported by the intended product use and responsible review.
US and EU label checks are handled as separate market-compliance tasks.
The care symbols come from an agreed ISO 3758:2023 reference, not a copied image.
Care label, hangtag, packaging, product page and customer-service copy show the same instruction.
A changed print, dye, hem or trim triggers a documented care review before repeat release.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should every silk hijab say “dry clean only”? No. The correct instruction depends on the finished fibre, construction, print, trim and documented care review. “Silk” alone is not enough evidence for one universal route.

Can a silk hijab be labelled hand wash? It may be possible for a specific finished SKU, but the buyer should approve the exact temperature, detergent, agitation, drying and post-wash result before using that instruction.

Does ISO 3758 decide how my silk hijab must be washed? ISO 3758:2023 provides a system of care symbols and their use. It does not replace product-specific testing or the market review needed to select the appropriate symbols.

Do printed and plain silk hijabs need the same care label? Not automatically. Print method, colour depth, reverse appearance and finishing can change the care risk. Treat the printed SKU as its own approval item unless evidence supports grouping.

What should change in a repeat order before the care label is reapproved? Review any change to fibre blend, weave, momme band, dye or print, hem thread, edge method, trim, label attachment or finished dimensions. The degree of review depends on the change and the previous evidence.

Request a Silk Care-Label Review

If you are developing private-label silk hijabs, send the selected weave, fibre composition, momme range, finished size, print or shade, hem and target market through hijabsourcing.com/contact. We can align the sample plan with the care-label questions before bulk approval, rather than discovering a mismatch after packaging is printed.

For the Silk Collection specification framework, see hijabsourcing.com/blog/silk-hijab-momme-gsm-buyer-specification. For US and EU fibre-label decisions, use hijabsourcing.com/blog/us-eu-hijab-labels-private-label-buyer-guide. For the wider sampling timeline, see hijabsourcing.com/blog/hijab-private-label-moq-sampling-lead-time. For inspection and release evidence, use hijabsourcing.com/blog/pre-shipment-hijab-qc-buyer-release-checklist. For packaging and retail label coordination, see hijabsourcing.com/blog/hijab-packaging-labels-retail-checklist.

References

U.S. Federal Trade Commission. “Apparel and Labeling.” https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/tools-consumers/apparel-labeling. Accessed 16 October 2026.

U.S. Federal Trade Commission. “Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile and Wool Acts.” https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/threading-your-way-through-labeling-requirements-under-textile-wool-acts. Accessed 16 October 2026.

European Union. “Textile products: textile fibre names and labelling.” EUR-Lex. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/textile-products-textile-fibre-names-and-labelling.html. Accessed 16 October 2026.

International Organization for Standardization. “ISO 3758:2023 — Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols.” https://www.iso.org/standard/74401.html. Accessed 16 October 2026.