Momme is silk fabric quality grade, just like the thread count of cotton. A higher momme means a greater amount of silk yarn is used. Higher momme silk fabrics cost more silk yarn which means higher raw material cost, resulting in higher price of silk fabrics.

What is the significance of higher momme silk fabric?
Higher momme means durable and more luxurious, as more silk yarns makes the silk fabric thicker. Silk fabric is soft and smooth. There is a difference between a fabric that feels soft and luxurious and a fabric that feels heavy and luxurious, obviously different when you touch silk fabric.

Normally, we have 16 / 19 / 22 / 25 / 30 momme silk fabric for mulberry silk pillowcases. 16 momme silk fabric basic, 30 momme is top. so 16 momme silk pillowcase is basic quality, 30 momme silk pillowcase is top quality. Based on silk pillowcase market sales data, 19 momme silk pillowcase and 22 momme mulberry silk pillowcases are widely used quality. then 25 momme silk pillowcase.