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

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  @startrunning4461 · 3 years ago

  Well... this is more important than sleep.

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• JO

  @johnpartridge7623 · 3 years ago

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

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  @AnimeShinigami13 · 1 year ago

  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.

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• CA

  @catofthecastle1681 · 3 years ago

  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.

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• SO

  @sophiaisabelle1213 · 3 years ago

  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.

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• LV

  @LVXMagick · 3 years ago

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

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• GR

  @grovermartin6874 · 3 years ago

  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.🙏

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• JE

  @jesseholder1578 · 3 years ago

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

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• RA

  @raccoon93 · 3 years ago

  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!

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• CI

  @cindyrissal3628 · 3 years ago

  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.

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• MA

  @marlyg.9869 · 3 years ago

  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!!

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• JO

  @jojosg414 · 3 years ago

  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 😊

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