Silk duvets are best when dry cleaned, as water will damage them.
WHen kept in a Duvet a comforter will not need to be cleaned.
No, It is not recommended to put a silk duvet in the dryer which will most likely burn the fabric. They are usually from what I've found to be dry-clean only.
A high quality one will, cheap ones you dont have to worry about.
Both silk duvets and cotton duvets can be really nice, especially when they have high thread counts. The main thing you want to be thinking about when deciding between these two choices, is the fact that a cotton one can be easily thrown in your waster and dryer when it gets dirty. A silk one will have to be dry cleaned, which form many people would defeat the whole point of having a duvet cover in the first place!
Some duvets can be washed either by hand or in a washing machine (on the handwash or gentle cycle), while others are strictly dry clean. One of the reasons for this is that a dry clean only duvet can shrink if not cleaned properly and could also possibly snag in the washer/dryer, causing the duvet to tear.
The Silk Road makes very high quality silk duvet covers. You can find them for purchase online for very cheap, too.
Unfortunately, you can't wash duvets at home. You'll have to get them cleaned at a dry cleaner, or take them to a laundromat with a bedding washer.
Yes, silk is just hard to care for in general.
in California, it is $36 (queen duvet), and $10 per sham.
Most men's ties are washablt. In the event that it is a silk tie, you may not want to wash it as silk is a delicate fabric and can be damaged quickly. I would take your silk ties to the drycleaner.
Duvet covers are recommended for all silk comforters because they'll protect the silk from snagging and spills.
There is the Nautica Fiji Duvets that is very nice and made of silk