Why Silk Is So Expensive | So Expensive

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Silk is the epitome of luxury when it comes to fabric whether it's for robes, sheets, or dresses. And there's a lot of work that goes into making this luscious fabric come to life. Silkworms spin cocoons that silk producers eventually unravel and join to create the thread.
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@raven204
@raven204 5 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that feels bad for the little caterpillars? :( EDIT: And by the way, just because they're called silk WORMS does not mean they aren't caterpillars. Silkworm is what they're called, but they're actually Bombyx Mori caterpillars. You guys need to stop getting so pressed over a simple statement. Also, don't even try to argue with me when you can't even use proper grammar. I'll admit, some of my replies were immature; I was 12 when I wrote this comment. Everyone in this reply section needs to chill out.
@snickerswo1f519
@snickerswo1f519 5 жыл бұрын
Raven Hailey yes
@floor7181
@floor7181 5 жыл бұрын
Me too 😔😂
@sophiedegoeij8443
@sophiedegoeij8443 5 жыл бұрын
Nope
@val6475
@val6475 5 жыл бұрын
Raven Hailey no youre not they are so cute
@depressedlesbian1475
@depressedlesbian1475 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah... I don't buy silk
@josed.ulloacastillo1635
@josed.ulloacastillo1635 5 жыл бұрын
*You know what else is expensive? *The Granola Bars at Starbucks*
@atewin99
@atewin99 5 жыл бұрын
SmasherREX FFFFFFFFF SO TRUE
@thatmeowperson
@thatmeowperson 5 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@emolybean
@emolybean 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Hey Ho Ho These Granola Prices Have Got To Go Hey Hey Ho Ho These Granola Prices Have Got To Go -Jason Nash and College Students
@BENYEET
@BENYEET 5 жыл бұрын
White girl problems
@emirasaleh8746
@emirasaleh8746 5 жыл бұрын
YESSS LOL
@bellao4038
@bellao4038 5 жыл бұрын
“The caterpillar eats constantly” LOOOL SAME BOO GUESS IM A CATERPILLAR NOW
@teacoffee6841
@teacoffee6841 5 жыл бұрын
BRUH IM SCREAMING WHAT EVEN IS THAT PROFILE PIC LMAOOOO
@dangernoodle8376
@dangernoodle8376 5 жыл бұрын
TeaCoffee the hungry hungry caterpillar
@xixich7387
@xixich7387 5 жыл бұрын
Issix ._ a
@saraa7646
@saraa7646 5 жыл бұрын
Don't eat me pls..
@dwualr-2804
@dwualr-2804 5 жыл бұрын
*cHoKeS*
@JustinZamora
@JustinZamora 5 жыл бұрын
Because silk is made out of silk and with milk you can use bilk for more silk. With that silk you become a ilk. When you become an ilk your name becomes Wilk. Once your name changes to Wilk, you are able to make buttermilk. With that you can continue to make vegetable silk. That's why silk is so expensive because of all the ilks.
@felisapepperonio4086
@felisapepperonio4086 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@vahn883
@vahn883 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@cafezo87934
@cafezo87934 5 жыл бұрын
say that ten times in a row.
@kaylandra
@kaylandra 5 жыл бұрын
I found dr. Seuss mum!
@v.t1947
@v.t1947 5 жыл бұрын
Are you an idiot ?
@halfword
@halfword 5 жыл бұрын
Because silk is silky
@raikou2214
@raikou2214 5 жыл бұрын
And you are milky
@halfword
@halfword 5 жыл бұрын
Wow
@raikou2214
@raikou2214 5 жыл бұрын
@@halfword wew
@halfword
@halfword 5 жыл бұрын
ThiccSpud wee
@raikou2214
@raikou2214 5 жыл бұрын
@@halfword woO
@Yourmotwashum
@Yourmotwashum 4 жыл бұрын
im forever grateful to whoever implemented silk and sheer into fashion!
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529 3 жыл бұрын
But hundreds of thousands of silkworms are DYING because of that :'(
@braziliantsar
@braziliantsar 3 жыл бұрын
@@thewonderyears-diyadey3529 ...So?
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529 3 жыл бұрын
@@braziliantsar Ummm it's harming our eco-system and killing hundreds of silkworms for some cloth?
@braziliantsar
@braziliantsar 3 жыл бұрын
@@thewonderyears-diyadey3529 It really isn't. Those silkworms aren't just taken from the wild. They are bred to make more. Some of them are left to become moths so we can get their eggs. Saying this shit is just like saying having sheep, chicken, and others harm the ecosystem. Learn some more.
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529 3 жыл бұрын
@@braziliantsar Well I was just saying that dozens of them get killed, nothing about the ecosystem. How would you feel if you were born just to be killed?
@sublimesally7635
@sublimesally7635 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know if silk is worth the cost, all I know is this: I replaced my cotton pillow cover with a 100% silk one and it was probably one of the best decisions I made for my face. 1) Silk doesn't absorb your night time skin care products like cotton 2) Silk doesn't cause friction to the hair and the face so if you're a side sleeper you won't get any wrinkles from sleeping on a silk pillowcase and your hair won't frizz up. 3) Cotton pillow covers tend to "spoil" overtime and must be thrown out every few months. Silk lasts much much longer. My silk pillowcase has lasted 3 years now and its in the same condition it was when I first bought it. 4) Silk won't accumulate microbes so you won't get acne from your silk pillowcase Seeing how nice silk was to my face, I replaced my hair ties with silk hair ties and I plan on replacing my sheets with silk as well. Hope this was useful for you :)
@saraa7646
@saraa7646 5 жыл бұрын
How does silk feel though? DUN DUN DUN
@sublimesally7635
@sublimesally7635 5 жыл бұрын
@@saraa7646 like SILKKK DUN DUN DUN
@salmaalang9102
@salmaalang9102 5 жыл бұрын
I LIKE THIS THREAD... AND THE FACT THAT TAEHUNG IS YOUR PICTURE
@aminadrizielkhaldi2902
@aminadrizielkhaldi2902 5 жыл бұрын
Where can I get 100% genuine silk pillow?
@sublimesally7635
@sublimesally7635 5 жыл бұрын
@@salmaalang9102 thanks :) I'm a huge army.
@giraffeman326
@giraffeman326 3 жыл бұрын
I believe one day our technology will become so advanced we will be able to 3D print just about anything, including silk.
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 3 жыл бұрын
I think people need to learn to see imperfections of natural fibre as increasing it's price not reducing it! Making each item unique & therefore more valuable
@annika5495
@annika5495 5 жыл бұрын
*_No silk worms were harmed during this video..._*
@carinag4635
@carinag4635 5 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the time I raised 15 silkworms. 9 died and only 6 of them became moths. We still have the little cocoons that they came out of
@shaquanabobb9443
@shaquanabobb9443 5 жыл бұрын
So we are wearing worms made into cloth
@saralatif9564
@saralatif9564 5 жыл бұрын
This makes me sick now
@evuike11
@evuike11 5 жыл бұрын
Correction: They actually take out the dead worms inside the cocoon, so there are no worms in the clothes.
@efrenchen293
@efrenchen293 5 жыл бұрын
No
@kittypixie.x
@kittypixie.x 5 жыл бұрын
Shoto Todoroki stop.your making it even worse
@ethereal2570
@ethereal2570 5 жыл бұрын
@@kittypixie.x lmao ikr I dont want to wear worm corpses and pay 100$ for it lol
@juicyj-hope6635
@juicyj-hope6635 5 жыл бұрын
Munching 5 times a day for 45 days, they lived their best life bruh! no sympathy for you you little guy 😂
@amandawang3107
@amandawang3107 5 жыл бұрын
Juicy J-Hope ARMY
@ethereal2570
@ethereal2570 5 жыл бұрын
um ok
@khai5357
@khai5357 5 жыл бұрын
I think they're worth it lol. Have you ever touched silk? If you have, then you'll understand the phrase smooth as silk. It literally glides across your skin.
@SAKSOON
@SAKSOON 5 жыл бұрын
Your skin becomes super silky if you wash your face with a cocoon. Just grab an empty cocoon and rub it on your face lightly after rinsing.
@missm2925
@missm2925 5 жыл бұрын
I love silk. It's so lovely.
@mildlyinterestingsalad646
@mildlyinterestingsalad646 5 жыл бұрын
Early! Great video! It was so interesting.
@taompons
@taompons 5 жыл бұрын
who looks at the dead silk worms and go, “yeah.. lemme wear that.”
@imanimanina
@imanimanina 5 жыл бұрын
I like silk material very much
@vivekvilla
@vivekvilla 2 жыл бұрын
This is Gift. Living forever in a different form.
@agent3360
@agent3360 3 жыл бұрын
jut searched up silk for silksong and saw this. helped my with school later on nice!
@katerussel5686
@katerussel5686 5 жыл бұрын
As a child here in Philippines silk is something we just watch forming it's awesome! Nowadays many doesn't know how this is formed anymore.
@ihavenoidea4503
@ihavenoidea4503 5 жыл бұрын
0:19 damn dem caterpillars livin dey best life rn
@ihavenoidea4503
@ihavenoidea4503 5 жыл бұрын
0:45 *OOF* gurl all dat food dey not payin for dey payed wit dem life n dey silk
@chincemagnet
@chincemagnet 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had silk garments before and I’ve never liked them much. Silk dresses are nice. But I do have a silk pillowcase I really like a lot. It was $30 I think. It doesn’t mess your hair up, a Godsend I swear. Any woman should try it, or any man with medium or long hair.
@ichirakuramenshop7738
@ichirakuramenshop7738 Жыл бұрын
i’m a guy and i have long curly hair, will definitely look into one!
@neko_doll5122
@neko_doll5122 5 жыл бұрын
lying on a mulberry silk pillow case right now, feels right
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 3 жыл бұрын
all silk comes from worms fed mulberry leaves :S
@broccoligirl9019
@broccoligirl9019 2 жыл бұрын
@@lilaclizard4504 Not lotus silk its tons more expensive but made from something in lotus stems
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 2 жыл бұрын
@@broccoligirl9019 thanks :) I recently learnt about this. I was kinda confused by the OP though, seeming to suggest the silk was made of mulberry plants - which it's not except via their leaves being eaten by the intermediatory silk producer of the caterpillars (silk worms)
@broccoligirl9019
@broccoligirl9019 2 жыл бұрын
And also golden spider silk which is more cruel
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 2 жыл бұрын
@@broccoligirl9019 fascinating :) Didn't know about that one. Why do you say cruel though? I can't find much info on how the spiders are held while the silk is extracted & it would be nice if they actually gave them a feed after milking them of their silk & not exactly difficult to do! Doesn't really seem to compare to the cruelty of cotton plantations though
@caitlynlol-6871
@caitlynlol-6871 5 жыл бұрын
I went to a silk factory place for my field trip last year. They gave us free silk XD
@galaxywolf1455
@galaxywolf1455 5 жыл бұрын
I felt bad about the caterpillars 😭
@britneynandlal1759
@britneynandlal1759 3 жыл бұрын
Omg this what gies into making silk 😱
@Ezada
@Ezada 3 жыл бұрын
Silk is the most comfortable material to sleep in. Once you try true silk nightgowns and sheets you never want to go back to cotton
@nurfathini9522
@nurfathini9522 5 жыл бұрын
Me and my family have visited the factory at camboja.it was really amazing handmade thing
@xxqalaxylover3404
@xxqalaxylover3404 5 жыл бұрын
It's from my hometown....the silk quality is wonderful ,i love silk...who else from Cambodia 🇰🇭
@alaskacosplay
@alaskacosplay 2 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of silk gown skirts, silk lined gown skirts with 6 foot trains that drag on the floor and it's a historically accurate way to line formal gowns. Currently, I'm working on a gown made of Silk Duchesse fabric and encrusted with pearls.
@dryfruitavakin8129
@dryfruitavakin8129 5 жыл бұрын
Love ur vids
@charliehier8865
@charliehier8865 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@doggofrs9651
@doggofrs9651 5 жыл бұрын
Silk worms are awesome, used to have them as pets, and they would created so much silk!😂😂
@tutululufufutofuyt2259
@tutululufufutofuyt2259 5 жыл бұрын
WHY WOULD YOU KILL THIS INNOCENT METAMORPHOSIS BUTTERFLY 😭
@phearatanak5813
@phearatanak5813 5 жыл бұрын
I really proud of my country that has such a wonderful thing like this. I love #CAMBODIA 🇰🇭
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 3 жыл бұрын
and a year on, you have even more reason to be proud of your country, given how you're going with covid!
@rishadar
@rishadar 4 жыл бұрын
Im the only one waiting to keep pupa alive for the new born buetyfull butterfly
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529
@thewonderyears-diyadey3529 3 жыл бұрын
They turn into moths not butterflies
@yasirmasood3015
@yasirmasood3015 5 жыл бұрын
Knowledge based vedio
@Lily-cc9nk
@Lily-cc9nk 4 жыл бұрын
I raised so many silkworms as a kid. It was even a school project in China
@jeffl3075
@jeffl3075 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine having infinite amount of spaghetti in your stomach and have to vomit them out non-stop for a few days. wow
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 3 жыл бұрын
not in their stomach, think of it more like infinite snot that comes out like a continuos rope :)
@farchive
@farchive 5 жыл бұрын
I went to a silk factory once. Saw a lot of dead caterpillars and a bunch of machines making them. Gave me chills.
@ethy7311
@ethy7311 5 жыл бұрын
I've been to that silk farm it near my hometown :)
@mustafabaig7969
@mustafabaig7969 5 жыл бұрын
#worm life matters
@hoesmad6192
@hoesmad6192 5 жыл бұрын
No
@ok.8775
@ok.8775 3 жыл бұрын
that's not funny.
@sandrocamborda1086
@sandrocamborda1086 3 жыл бұрын
It's a caterpillar
@lruma
@lruma 5 жыл бұрын
The second time I went on KZfaq and came early ;-;
@louisemarie8459
@louisemarie8459 5 жыл бұрын
i wonder how silk was discovered by a human like “hey look a caterpillar, cute... tf is this string”
@ananyanair5426
@ananyanair5426 5 жыл бұрын
Google it ! Get yo' facts straight man
@williamnguyen2222
@williamnguyen2222 2 жыл бұрын
imagine a vest you wearing is hundreds of silkworm sacrifced for it
@hetalraichana7171
@hetalraichana7171 5 жыл бұрын
Good content
@ynniue
@ynniue 5 жыл бұрын
Time to impress my history teacher.
@peachimin6595
@peachimin6595 5 жыл бұрын
*Holy......Moly*
@Hadjerrrr12345
@Hadjerrrr12345 5 жыл бұрын
From the notification 💗🌚
@corndog9381
@corndog9381 5 жыл бұрын
It’s ok, now we have spider goats!
@leiahnosborn8054
@leiahnosborn8054 5 жыл бұрын
Is it ironic that I got an avocado ad before this?
@anirintanisha
@anirintanisha 5 жыл бұрын
I love silkkk
@deadaccount3859
@deadaccount3859 5 жыл бұрын
Lets wait for people who have weak hearts and their comments
@neko_doll5122
@neko_doll5122 5 жыл бұрын
jasper the Vampire wolf lol, I've already seen a couple
@dd-oi4qe
@dd-oi4qe 5 жыл бұрын
I have been summoned?
@hoesmad6192
@hoesmad6192 5 жыл бұрын
I've seen a couple
@kinkkn
@kinkkn 5 жыл бұрын
*PETA SUPPORTERS*
@levishhunted7593
@levishhunted7593 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@danamonteiro1337
@danamonteiro1337 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@suacar1972
@suacar1972 5 жыл бұрын
Oh we have a lot of these silk worms in cyprus. As i child i kept them in a box and fed them year 🤣
@mako3448
@mako3448 5 жыл бұрын
Poor moths! The only good and soft bug :(
@anakanina9316
@anakanina9316 5 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who gets hungry after watching this
@ansh6370
@ansh6370 5 жыл бұрын
You eat worms?
@herzen9857
@herzen9857 5 жыл бұрын
@@ansh6370 i think there are some kinds of worms you can eat. I heard they are pretty much non vegan nuts.
@anakanina9316
@anakanina9316 5 жыл бұрын
Actually the silk reminds me noodles
@yourgirlmaily6679
@yourgirlmaily6679 5 жыл бұрын
AnD SpIrTe!
@suddhojitgon5929
@suddhojitgon5929 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, silk definitely worth the cost.
@assamsilkfactory5859
@assamsilkfactory5859 2 жыл бұрын
Right, we also deal mullbery silk product
@jeffhay761
@jeffhay761 5 жыл бұрын
yes
@pandayonn6053
@pandayonn6053 5 жыл бұрын
I'm contemplating....
@Ale-zs8xu
@Ale-zs8xu 5 жыл бұрын
OOOH THATS WHY MY MOM GOT SO ANGRY WHEN I BROKE MY SILK PILLOWCASE!!!!
@lilaclizard4504
@lilaclizard4504 3 жыл бұрын
how did you manage to break it? It's incredibly strong!
@henlofrens1190
@henlofrens1190 5 жыл бұрын
Wait no way omg poor catrpillars
@bigbluecow6582
@bigbluecow6582 3 жыл бұрын
caterpiller: oooo i cant wait to become a pretty moth people: *steps in the room caterpiller: *dies
@gv3793
@gv3793 5 жыл бұрын
Or you could use the silk made after the moth comes out the cocoon. Sure it’s not perfect continuous string but you don’t kill the poor insect.
@hoesmad6192
@hoesmad6192 5 жыл бұрын
People eat worms so the worm is still killed Probably got my facts wrong
@solywoly323
@solywoly323 5 жыл бұрын
Wow
@asc333nded
@asc333nded 5 жыл бұрын
I think it’s fine I like silk
@ArunKumar-qw4kg
@ArunKumar-qw4kg 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s absolutely worth of cost
@user-ph3rw7of4l
@user-ph3rw7of4l 5 жыл бұрын
That’s a cute puppy, where can I get?
@goofyann_
@goofyann_ 5 жыл бұрын
They came to our school and showed how to make silk
@noice2606
@noice2606 5 жыл бұрын
I learned where silk cane from because of a tinker bell game
@specc_s1452
@specc_s1452 5 жыл бұрын
Ive got silk sheets
@tinkerbella7433
@tinkerbella7433 5 жыл бұрын
I think about history when English rulers robbed Dhaka silk the purest silk in the world by thousands and thousands of yards at that time silk was so pure and soft one silk sari could be perfectly fitted in a matchbox if u don't believe u can check out Dhaka museum
@loltea6122
@loltea6122 5 жыл бұрын
“These are white bottoms these are silky shoes”
@ori6990
@ori6990 5 жыл бұрын
PeTA GET IN HERE
@iamamillionaire6714
@iamamillionaire6714 5 жыл бұрын
Man I got silk bedding rlly man
@shreyanshimaurya8833
@shreyanshimaurya8833 3 жыл бұрын
My mother is laughing in her Banarsi silk saree😂😂
@iamsomeone8266
@iamsomeone8266 4 жыл бұрын
Before watching this I had no idea all the clothes I thought were made of silk was just polyester
@silkeHoekstra
@silkeHoekstra 5 жыл бұрын
I wish I knew
@sleep12635
@sleep12635 5 жыл бұрын
Yup
@wehammies7168
@wehammies7168 5 жыл бұрын
won’t they become endangered if people aren’t careful
@carinag4635
@carinag4635 5 жыл бұрын
Collie WeHammies I believe it’s controlled
@wehammies7168
@wehammies7168 5 жыл бұрын
A Witness I hope so
@doll1726
@doll1726 5 жыл бұрын
Collie WeHammies HONEY ITS A CATERPILLAR
@Skadi609
@Skadi609 5 жыл бұрын
Chinese have been using silk since thousands of years, so...
@wehammies7168
@wehammies7168 5 жыл бұрын
Kiifo I just pointing that out and it’s not just the stupid bug it produces silk
@MagnificentHealingCreations
@MagnificentHealingCreations 5 жыл бұрын
I had no idea the harming of caterpillars are involved with making silk 😔
@fatherjuan3432
@fatherjuan3432 5 жыл бұрын
True
@citrusthedutchangeldragon
@citrusthedutchangeldragon 5 жыл бұрын
#Earlysquad!
@aj-ms4zm
@aj-ms4zm 5 жыл бұрын
Unicorn Blitz me two
@glmrckbao
@glmrckbao 5 жыл бұрын
We just learned this at school earlier this morning. Wot
@bullsbeast1012
@bullsbeast1012 5 жыл бұрын
I thought that will was like super soft if it is let me know
@CursedHyp3r
@CursedHyp3r 5 жыл бұрын
My blanket is silk lol and I have a queen size bed
@Aker
@Aker 5 жыл бұрын
wow
@WhoamI-wn3vb
@WhoamI-wn3vb 5 жыл бұрын
May the wormies rest in peace. 😔
@FoodKart
@FoodKart 5 жыл бұрын
Nobody... I am happy that you are concerned & everyone should be. I don't use SILK at all/
@maggielin71
@maggielin71 5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know we are killing silk worms when wearing silk😫😢
@iplaytennistoday9755
@iplaytennistoday9755 5 жыл бұрын
I have them as pets and they are pretty cool don’t know why I posted this lol
@montvega1498
@montvega1498 Жыл бұрын
Necesitaba comprar 3 o 4 madejas de seda. ¿ me pueden informar sobre la venta de la seda? Gracias
@wobuharu7190
@wobuharu7190 5 жыл бұрын
Because its special there thats your answer
@saritamishra453
@saritamishra453 5 жыл бұрын
You can never expect the cost of so many lives.
@katiaarias8606
@katiaarias8606 5 жыл бұрын
I think silk is worth the cost I actually have a favorite silk blanket next to me rn 💀
@keniavarguez3506
@keniavarguez3506 5 жыл бұрын
Ayyye early gang😂😂😂
@7ea.f
@7ea.f 5 жыл бұрын
I’ll just stick to baby blankets I can make ‘em into anything
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