Why 5 of The World's Priciest Fabrics Are So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider

[@startrunning4461]

Well... this is more important than sleep.

[@michelemurphy3541]

Ha. Same. 1:40am. Sleep Shmeap. Ha.

[@TitanChromeE]

Same again. 12am… didn’t need sleep anyways

[@eolapark8801]

5:17am here we go 😂

[@DiabolikalFollikles]

Same here.

[@BBB-rd2qi]

I found my people!

[@johnpartridge7623]

It's a real shame that the local makers/producers of all these wonderful products earn so little

[@vikkijenkins9350]

I felt sad but proud of their hard work

[@kells9k]

@@vikkijenkins9350 I felt white (that is right) and horned up x8 for that poose b whatchu doin fridat

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

and their fabric are top tier quality

[@aieshaoliver]

Their work is art and should have the same value as a painting or famous designer. These artisans should be living well to reflect the value of what they make.

[@miscalotastuff733]

It is basically slavery. Work them cheap and get maximum productivity. They have dept slaves make bricks. This is what unregulated capitalism results in. Wage and dept slavery. Prices inflation rises but pay does not. As things improve companies continue to lower wages until they create a permanant poverty class. Then they create a system where they decide who can start a business to prevent competition. Aka your bbb.

[@catofthecastle1681]

One of the more interesting aspects of the story of French lace, I’m an avid collector of French lace, is the reason why so many machines are gone. Many of these border areas were bombed by Nazi Germany, destroying hundreds and hundreds of the buildings and machinery. I have many hundreds( at least 800)of patterns for different laces of different widths and a recent survey found that there are only about 340 different machines still in production.

[@kays3956]

I love love French lace

[@raccoon93]

Muga silk is stunning, so is orange Eri silk also from the Assam region both so soft and shiny compared to regular Tussah silk. I love using it in my wool blends despite it being pricey!

[@kells9k]

are you gay?

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Textiles take a whole lot of effort, determination and hard work to get through. The whole process itself wears you out instantly, and yet these workers continue to be more self sufficient in everything that they do for a living.

[@WorldCitizenW]

Wait until the chapter on hand made carpet in Morocco and Turkey, feels like standing on cushion at the Blue Mosque

[@AnimeShinigami13]

I'm an amateur fiber artist who makes dyes and I can tell you from some experience; blue and red are the two hardest colors to get naturally. The most common natural dyes; indigo, madder, cochineal, logwood ect are the way they are because they're more durable. And although many plants produce indigo, the original is still the best as far as yield goes. "True" indigo, Japanese indigo (what momotaro uses), and woad are the three plants that produce the most. Woad is the most feasible in the northern environment I live in. But in America it could become invasive in the right circumstances. I was only able to make a tiny amount of homemade indigo yarn. But it was amazing. The alternative are anthrocyanin dyes from things like purple cabbage. They're vulnerable to fading in sunlight and are sensitive to Ph. Aklali is the only way to make them blue, any kind of acid will turn them pink. Anthrocycanin dyes also frequently oxidize from purple to blue. They're best used on things that won't be washed very often. However, natural dyes can be renewed at a later date, reapplied as they fade.

[@MrAsingh1989]

To all the people producing all fabrics shown… you guys Amaze and I appreciate you for your patience perseverance and skills… I am not going to take my clothes or the little things for granted even if my clothes come from a mass production… i am absolutely humbled

[@WorldCitizenW]

New technology has been incorporated in new textile, such as wrinkle free, UV, anti microble etc made my field exciting

[@jojosg414]

I had to take care of a baby vicuña once... for a day (and that was enough, such nervous creatures) His name was Fidel and he was an orphan, he was the cutest thing on earth 💖. Hope you are doing well Fidel 😊

[@marlyg.9869]

My Goodness!! The kimono process is so complex, detailed and so pretty that I cried, like real tears streaming down my face. I wish all of the workers (for me they are out of this world artisans, the epitome of dedication and love for what they do) involved in the manufacturing of this fabrics and Textiles, from the silk in India to the Vicuña producers, got paid fairly!!

[@DiabolikalFollikles]

Art evoke emotions. ❤️

[@littlebrookreader949]

This is astonishing. Truly worthy of honor and respect. Such beauty! ❤️

[@grovermartin6874]

What an EXTRAORDINARY video! I feel that I have just taken a masters' class in these amazing products, about which I knew so little. So humbling. Thank you for your close attention to the details of each of these processes.🙏

[@MrAsingh1989]

This is extremely interesting.. to the lady fixing the errors she has a lot of patience and a keen eye

[@cindyrissal3628]

So interesting! Thank you for posting this. And thank you SO MUCH for hiring an actual person to do the narration. I really don't like those fake sounding computer generated voices (or whatever they are). Your narrator does such a good job. Adds so much to the enjoyment of the video.

[@LVXMagick]

I want to buy a yard of each to put in my fabric stash to hold adore and smell but never ever use 😂😂😂

[@missironmouse]

Spoken like a true sewing fan 😅 I have this beautiful silk that I’ve been hoarding for years. It’s only a quarter yard (it was expensive) but it’s gorgeous!!

[@LVXMagick]

@@missironmouse yesss!! I have a yard of silk I bought when I first got my sewing machine and I still have it rolled up in a drawer lol one day I will have the courage to cut and sew it!😂

[@eshbena]

Looking at my stash, I wonder why you outed me so completely. XD I won't even start talking about the various fabrics I've bought around the world that are sitting in neat piles untouched.

[@jesseholder1578]

I like seeing the people who harvest or make the super expensive textiles are wearing some of it too.

[@beataplaya]

Reality between fast fashion and niche market. If rarity (and quality, labor) is to be a consideration as it is with diamonds, these niche markets should command fair prices.

[@captnwinkle]

Except diamonds aren't rare...

[@ayeshaclassesgk]

Business insider❤️Congratulations ! You truly deserved it. You always work so hard on your videos and you truly do put so much effort and work into what you do

[@dhanslee]

I have Momotaro jacket and jeans.. They're truly masterpiece!

[@TwospotzArtAndCraft]

Such a fantastic story to follow along on here. I love my collection of vintage kimono and several of them are just absolutely breathtaking, and most of them handsewn. The paintwork and embroidery is beyond amazing and wearing them is such an honour and absolutely amazing. (I do not own any made by this company... I think. Many of them are unmarked altho three or four of them have artisan signatures on the fabric. .

[@Metonymy1979]

I had a friend that did her own lace and my God I did not realize how long it takes by hand. Insane

[@ClaLu]

Yei! Bolivia! Their management of Vicuñas is masterful! Bravo! 🤠🙌🏻💫

[@littlebrookreader949]

All the communities and fiber workers represented here are highly interesting and wonderful! High respect and honor to them all! ❤️

[@DiabolikalFollikles]

Well-stated. ❤️

[@Nataliah3r3]

The last one. Think it’s kinda messed up they do all the work and they can’t have their own amount as well. Think that’s a little ridiculous is they meet what they have too. Companies and money sadly.

[@oddievandijk4252]

Bolivia is very poor with a dismal GNP, hence they export what ever they can

[@jacquelynsmith2351]

It'd be great if they could get something set up to sell directly to merchants themselves, cutting out the middlemen. I know I'd buy from them if I could afford it (it's one of my life goals to get some vicuna in my collection). One of my favorite companies started out as a cooperative between Uruguayan alpaca herders and craftspeople in the 1960s in order to help them be more independent (Manos del Uruguay)

[@kays3956]

​@jacquelynsmith2351 yes they need digitalisation solutions, e-commerce platform

[@wrenlittle8826]

Riveting. True dedicated humble craftsman is a tribute to humanity.

[@KristiContemplates]

My maternal family history has a story about some ancestors being two families of Noble lace makers hightailing it to Ireland and becoming Irish linen makers. Devereux and Courtney families combined, supposedly, their names to Devney, which was similar sounding to an already established Irish name.

[@singingwindrider9881]

I absolutely adore silk. So, sure hope i can acquire some muga while it's available! ❤

[@lynnbetts4332]

The micron count on the alpaca fiber isn't exactly correct. High quality alpaca fiber in the US, Australia and other countries regularly is less than 20 microns. 23-26 micron fleeces are generally for items like socks and items not worn close to sensitive skin, like your face or neck. As the animal ages, their fiber usually gets coarser, but our goal is to maintain that fineness longer in life. Having a mature, breeding animal with under 20 micron fiber is quite doable. I personally had a breeding male with 20 micron fleece at 6 years of age. And some breeders have refined their herds even more and have reached that 13 micron level.

[@aescala]

Probably not as known, but you have DEFINITELY missed the fabric known as "espolín", woven in Valencia (Spain) with intricate floral motifs, 100% handwoven and customizable, and currently used in many local traditional costumes. They are textile jewels that are passed from generation to generation, and they also have a fairly high cost given that to make one of these women's costumes (fallera costumes) you need up to 15 meters of fabric

[@TaLeng2023]

Why dont they just hand-raise the muga hatchlings indoor, like regular silkworm?

[@CROWMOTHERmusic]

I love the Muga performance, I genuinely want more of her in my life. I bet she’s a great auntie or gramma 🥰 I was tryina use this to fall asleep but she energised me! 😊

[@verybarebones]

Synthetic dyes are also very polluting and one of the reason the fashion industry is so bad for the environment. Natural dyes should be more valued and popular with the whole "responsible slow fashion" movement.

[@codmgaming6284]

I asked my Indian grandmother and she said she actually has a big box filled with cocoons

[@annroberts5965]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Ann from Va USA 🇺🇸

[@bastienlapeyre8110]

You forgot upholstery fabrics from Lyon, it can be 10 times more expensive.

[@QNN123]

Tradition should go on, when I have money I would buy those

[@felinehermetica]

I just hope these artisans are getting paid what they’re worth. ❤ I love textiles and fabric. I am a seamstress and I can see right away and then feel if a garment is high quality. It saddens me that fast fashion has taken over. But more and more I see people bringing me vintage & thrifted finds to alter and repair and that makes me hopeful.

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 I saw the natural indigo dye for jeans in different KZbin channel I was so impressed with their hard work and dedication to their fine craft, no wonder the end result looks like a masterpiece I’d love to own one myself, imagine something so well made your daughter or son could wear it later in life & say this was my mom’s etc. or many yrs later the quality so supreme it always look brand new, if you take care of it 🌟✨

[@rainbow7548]

absorbing 85%of UV is definitely a marketing story 🤣🤣🤣

[@dayangmarikit6860]

Could you do an episode on Philippine Gold Pearls which are farmed by the company Jewelmer.

[@bongocat401]

Jew 😳 average ye fan 😂

[@kittybrowning]

So the silk comes from un hatched cocoons and they wonder why they are dying out like over fishing ect and over hunting ppl wonder why animals are becoming extinct hmmmm

[@ddawe31635]

I wondered if those looms were made by Toyota. I have a vintage Toyota sewing machine and love it! The Japanese made superior sewing machines back in the day! That's why they last so l8ng!

[@bakusya96]

i think it says Toyoda ?(on the loom) not sure though

[@888SpinR]

@@bakusya96 It does, and it is the same Toyota that manufactures cars today.

[@mybhed4680]

It’s Toyota or toyoda it’s the same

[@alexisnadal1486]

Toyota originally was a weaving and knitting machines (looms) manufacturer. And original family (company) name was pronounced “Toyoda 豊田”. Because one of their black-sheeped sons started the “automobile shop” and it became a serious business, they started to call themselves “Toyota 豊田.”

[@fernandamartinez6494]

So AMAZADED by the Vicuña producers!😍

[@GRACEAK01]

Great video! I was surprised they didn't include muskox qiviut though.

[@amykins9870]

I would buy the beautiful shawl or one just like it! It would make the price go down they want it to be niche market and if there’s a street market they can get shawls made less expensively consumers will probably want to go to where they pay less.

[@happytraveller8953]

Wish there was a way to get the silk from the cocoons without boiling the poor caterpillars alive. What a horrible way to die...that said, the fabric made is gorgeous...

[@hannahheutte9473]

yea you dont want to know how all your food is bug free then lmfao.......

[@Dara_107]

You cannot have everything in life. You like the fabric you HAVE to boil cocoons to get premium continuous lustrous threads. You wait the threads are dry, less lustrous and broken. it’s like the womb of growing moth.. taking it away comes with a price.

[@nadias6435]

there is. its called Peace Silk (eri silk).

[@nadias6435]

@@Dara_107 look up what peace silk is

[@binaisrani291]

That's why I stopped wearing silk😢

[@Robin-MP]

Just amazingly beautiful. I want a muga silk sari now

[@Glenn-F-Rice]

Save on sun screen. When you see how it's made they are worth every penny

[@nikkicastelline]

I truly enjoyed this video. ❤

[@RealPlatoishere]

Silk is amazing ,muga silk looks incredible

[@rhonda1891]

Very interesting thanks for sharing ❤

[@My_Op]

Subtitle error: 20:53 -> 20:57 The subtitles read "40 of which are in the northern French city of quadri" but the name of that city is "Caudry".

[@thatpengman]

Those are automatically generated subtitles - it's not their fault

[@My_Op]

@@thatpengman I know, I just point out an error. I don't blame them.

[@allanturmaine5496]

I've always wondered why working silk took animal husbandry in Civ 6. Thanks!

[@KristiContemplates]

I love this channel. It helps me appreciate the value - human and material - of the goods in my world 🙂 Thank you

[@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808]

i appreciate fine artistry and craftsmanship, but it's a shame that only the very rich can afford it. I am grateful that the quality of mass-produced goods is good enough that a working class person can still have beautiful things. i'm also grateful for thrift stores that don't charge an arm and a leg and free piles. I bought a beautiful vintage silk brocade Japanese Obi when I was in college in 1990 for $25-- a lot of money for me then as a 19 year old. The store was going out of business and it was originally marked $400. I have displayed it as a wall hanging in every home I've lived in for over 30 years. I treasure it's beauty and workmanship

[@sequillawilliams8809]

Imagine being told someone could help you make more 💰 w/ your products but you can't keep any of it for yourself

[@unreliablenarrator6649]

News Flash: All jeans are sewn and riveted by hand, not just the "artisanal" variety.

[@singaboiz]

I hope it includes the Lotus silk which is considered one of the most expensive fabrics in the world.

[@Zireael83]

nice collection of interesting videos :)

[@sunrise1201]

Very informative and interesting video, thank you! I wonder if those Japanese denim last longer than mass-produced ones?

[@crazwizardlizard]

i wonder if they could use greenhouses for the muga moths. i cant imagine they could afford the setup of all that industrial scale technology easily, but i wonder if it would work for the moths, biologically. seems like if it could the government could help them in order to retain the culturally significant industry.

[@francesbernard2445]

No expensive fabric does well for a customer after it has become immersed in flood waters for awhile.

[@annickbrennen8779]

A pity the artisans get very little for their extremely skilled labor!

[@peterhickox9137]

Wonderful documentary of fabrics around the world with crafts men & women . 👀♥️💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@madLphnt]

This woman's voice, dear lord.

[@leemackie8434]

Masters making Masterpiece’s this amazing, wonderful, beautiful work must be preserved 💗👏👏👏🇦🇺💗💗💗💗💕👏👏

[@MichelleSMV]

That was so fascinating! I really learned a lot from this video…also I can imagine that kimono with a lot of embroidery is as expensive as it is. Embroidery floss is really expensive and I guess the number of ppl doing it isnt a lot sadly

[@the.mermaid.scientist]

Which is why I will probably never give up my floss and fabric hoard, erm, collection, even though I haven't cross stitched regularly for a few years. This stuff was not cheap and I have expensive taste 😆 High quality materials come at a high price; that said I would never disparage those who use budget friendly materials. Use what you can afford, and as long as YOU are happy with your piece, that's all that matters.

[@cturner7050]

Thank you. Very interesting.

[@Doodlebug48]

Very informative and interesting subject. Really enjoyed learning about the magical fabrics that are gatered, wspun and woven into high end garments.

[@Kristen-ol6gi]

What about sea silk?

[@adamhuffman3354]

Incredible video 😊

[@nancytestani1470]

So cool..the lace is gorgeous, so incredibly fascinating…kudos…is this the lace made during the Renaissance….?the lace collars around the neck..thanks..

[@TheCornDavis]

Humans are fascinating. This is so cool!

[@TaLeng2023]

Spider silk isn't here huh?

[@surendersingal2192]

Very awesome n genuine video on gard labor processes of different fabrics. More so the people who work with these patiently. Hats off to them n you. Thank you Jussojuan surender singal

[@ultramarinewaters9325]

Very interesting!

[@tom1644x]

Imagine if you were the last artisan to work on a kimono and you screw it up! 😆

[@the.mermaid.scientist]

I would presume said artisan is highly experienced and could figure out how to resolve or obscure a mistake =)

[@xiangyusi3160]

And their grammar speaking skill is superior than average USYD ones

[@KellyBrown-qh1oy]

I don't see why these animals are going extinct

[@writerinrwanda]

Thank you, this was so interesting. Can you also cover sea silk? I'd love to see how that's made.

[@Nero_Jero]

Look up Chiara Vigo, she's one of the last people making sea silk.

[@writerinrwanda]

@@Nero_Jero Thank you, I will 🙏

[@rahulphukan5396]

From Assam India

[@jakemoeller7850]

Breathtaking

[@saraswatisky3119]

Amazing attention to detail.

[@williamkuhns2387]

The rarest has to be golden orb weaver spider silk cloth from Madagascar.

[@fatimajnaid4609]

Very entrestec to seeing the way haw they get Silky matrel. We knew it's Expencive .it's worth..

[@ClaLu]

Plus, synthetic dyes pollute the water...

[@retineshilares2497]

I wish the tea gardens start to grow sustainably their biological crops and that every one can get a fair trade salary. Ethical investors should get reached, it's a rich ecosystem we should treasure and protect.

[@katim2644]

Anyone else remember IKEDA Jeans from the 80's? I've seen this video before but only this time do I remember that there were two kinds of jeans with Japanese -sounding names, one of which was IKEDA, which I didn't remember until I saw the nae of the guy who was talking about the denim made on the loom by hand. I don't remember what made them unique but I know they were somehow. Maybe it was just to benefit from the reputation of Japanese denim being of higher quality.

[@nancytestani1470]

Beautiful..

[@surendersingal2192]

This kind of work of Art must not ever die n should be taught in schools so mire people can learn n give average person a chance to enjoy work of Art by wearing. I sure lije to be student of these masters.

[@jenn976]

Thank you for posting this, very interesting. I love almost all the fabrics/techniques. Especially the vicuña wool. It was annoying in the video that the narrator continuously sounded like she was saying “acuña’ instead of the real name.

[@yehudahekaru9539]

Why doesn't the japanese worker who dyes the threads indigo wear gloves!!

[@finezyjnafantazja2495]

Because natural dyes pose no hazard for health

[@silveritea]

Vicuña are beautiful in the wild, and the fiber is incredibly soft. Impossibly expensive tho.

[@singingwindrider9881]

The Italian entity took advantage of them. Look it up. 😡

[@nongnouthphounsavan515]

They should go learn how to produce silk in Thailand, they feed the worms indoor not on the tree this way they can keep close eyes on the product

[@pranobkalita5710]

This is our Pride of Assam.. our heritage.. Love Assam❤ Love India❤

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video

[@ijusttoucant4211]

37:12 Did anyone else think he was wearing a straight jacket for a sec?

[@KellyBrown-qh1oy]

Cotton bras

[@theCosmicQueen]

they sure need to ban the chemicals that are killing the moths. and besides, nobody needs all that in thier tea leaves either.

[@jeff__w]

2:57 “They shoot clay pellets into the fields to keep potential predators at bay and protect the larvae.” They’re not aiming at anything in particular? They’re just shooting clay pellets into the fields? How does that work, exactly?

[@TwospotzArtAndCraft]

Scaring off rodents and such that climb the trees to eat the larvae.

[@audreyh6628]

They have done this for thousands of years - you don't need to worry that they know what they're doing

[@animeloveer97]

Seems like there's a better way to do this tbh lol

[@Smoki.95]

Amazing