Is there any way to test the silk fiber?
Yes, there are various methods to test the silk fiber that have been accepted internationally too. The traditional way to know whether the fiber is natural silk is to vigorously rub the area with your open palm. The real silk carpet feels warm after this while the artificial silk carpet stays cool to the touch. However a more comprehensive way is to burn the silk fiber by extracting few fibers from the back of the carpet. In the case of pure silk, the fiber does not burn till the end but will extinguish shortly after being burnt. And in case the fiber burns till then end then the fiber is most certainly not pure silk. ). A real silk fiber, after being burnt will get reduced to a black, crispy ash, and the smell would be similar to hair being burnt (commonalities being the protein in silk as well as hair) and would be distinctly pungent. An artificial silk fiber, on being burnt, on the other hand will be reduced to an ash that is soft and chalky, and the smell resembles like burning pap
