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- Lotus silk is one of the rarest fabrics in the world. Produced only in small scale across Cambodia, Myanmar, and more recently Vietnam, this natural fibre is only extracted by a few skilled craftspeople across the world.
But making this "silk" isn’t easy. Extracting enough lotus silk for one scarf can take two months, and the final product can cost 10 times as much as regular silk. So just how is it made, and what makes it so expensive?
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I really love her mindset. Some highly skilled people are just like "you're new and dumb, better follow my way". Meanwhile she's like "I love to teach the young generation, they're creative, passionate, they do things fast and later in life they're gonna find ways to do it better and faster than I am."
If that's not so precious I don't know what is.
It’s the difference between Experience and Arrogance
Chào chị
@Offensive man i am here to see the replies and see how blind people can be, please do not mind me
@@masky1147 o
well i bet they will sell in bulk to big fashion designers so they will only see 10 % of the profits. A bit unfair IMO, but yeah. They can provide themselves I guess?
$200 for a scarf made of that? Meanwhile, some brands just slap their logo onto some cheap polyester shirt and charge $500 for it.
This is america
Louis Vuitton hum hum
@@randominternetguy646 Don't catch you slippin' now
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This is a 25 cm scarf. That's shorter then a ruler.
For those of you saying "200 dollars is so cheap!".... They said 200 dollars per 25 centimeters. That's like 10 inches. That is NOT the price per scarf unless your neck is literally 3 inches in circumference. She is simply explaining that the scarves are 200 dollars per 25cm. A full sized scarf is going to be atleast 125cm and possibly even a whole lot more. This means it's still over 1000 dollars per scarf which is much more fair.
This comment needs to be upvoted a lot and pinned
Nah, the subtitle literally said 25cm by 1.xx m
Let's pin this comment
@@vannhantran547 business insider doesnt pin shit
25 cm refers to the width of the scarf, not the length.
As a Burmese I'm very glad that not only is our culture being rocognised because its a talent and skill we've been honing for centuries, but the knowledge is being shared and cultivated around the world.
“Lotus thread is noble”.
Dear lady, you are noble.
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I'm impressed with the lady than the silk to be honest. She manage, train, teach, plan for the future, about to start a whole new industry section in garment production, and still have time to get her hands dirty working hard. Hats off to her.
A pioneer for sure. Definitely the foremother of the industry when it comes to lotus silk.
I do hope one day she will make it, i visited vietnam last year and the lotus silk garments and insanely soft, my mom even ask them for a custom made buddhist monk robes, since it's quite symbolic to present them to a buddhist monk, after all lotus flower are the symbol of the buddhist religion.
@@lelianarochefort3077 how do they compare to silk? Comfort, durability, maintenance
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Amazing when we don’t use our phones all day how much you can get done lol
I love the way when people actually don’t harm nature for their profit.
If the demands for this takes off though, people will start harming nature for profit. The only reason this industry isn't doing so at the moment is because so few know about it.
I mean, think about it: 9200 lotus stems for _one_ scarf. It sells for $200 but the video says that price is high enough to be worth it, so this must be a lot of money in Vietnam. If the demand grows, people will naturally be wanting to enter the industry to fill it. Vietnam naturally has a lot of lotus ponds, but it's not like the whole country is covered. And it's not a big country either. How long until they start clear-cutting or transforming other terrain types into floodlands in order to grow lotus?
Yes! 👏❤❤❤
If this becomes an industry. You wait. Things will get messy. We always make it messy.
@@levranz1054 ............ processing....................processing................
@@levranz1054 huh?
I feel so much passion behind each word she spoke. When you get to do what you love, it shows. Truly inspirational.
She understands the value of future generations. This is what makes her stand out from the rest. An amazing woman, and truly a blessing to many.
meow
@Waifu Expert well that’s how you think some people actually want to be valued and cared for. Some people need someone because they are mentally unstable. If you have been denied by everyone and had no one care for you I understand that you would feel this way. But I’m no physiologist or whatever I really don’t care.
Ps I got this from a book
@Waifu Expert someones sounds mad and more fragile than lotus silk lol
@Waifu Expert Its almost pitiful on how you respond to comments and to life..and its literally repelling on how you project your problems on other people. Aw it must be so sad and pathetic to be you 😪
@Waifu Expert anyways I hope you get you're life on tract because *clearly* you dont, and I hope you get therapy on the depression you keep bringing up :)
She teaches 100 students a year. She’s curating and entire industry for future generations. What an amazing woman.
right!? they dont make them like her anymore.
It is mean she dont care if other random ppl near her know the way she get money and do the same things or even better. That is one of the way how vietnamese woman defeat china after been 1000 yrs colonise. Big respect.
@@williamcaputo7931 I mean that its somewhat rare to have REAL Community Leaders these days that have no ego but they do have lots of confidence in themselves,so much so that she's setting up her people to be successful for generations. Its very admirable. Do many people wNt to keep what they do a secret so they can Own the market, and conversely, this woman. wants to expand and teach. She's a legend.
That's the nice thing about Socialisem
@@johpfit760 how is it socialism?
Nobody talk about the way they are smiling and enjoy what they are doing
I pay huge respect to this incredible lady. She is preserving this legendary art and also her countries heritage. And I think this art should be adopted by different countries also. And at last I would like to appreciate the hard work of the team of business insider. You are doing great work through this channel.
The word “silk” is so calming and relaxing to say...
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So is your name
@@jefryt67 lol
Yaa but y ?!?!
Silk
Only 200 dollars for something that takes 2 months to make BY HAND?? They deserve much more...
Bhai India Mae 14000 rupees which is more
We are Vietnamese, we only can make the cheap products because our customers are poor, but our products have standards.
Edit: to compare, most people in Vietnam living well with a hundred VND a day, which is 4,40 USD. This contain not just the meals but the whole living costs.
The United States is one of the wealthiest countrys on the globe, and we Vietnamese have been left behind at least 70 years because of the Vietnam war. We are different
in my country, Myanmar, it costs like uh about what 70 dollars for a lotus cloth much bigger than a scarf
Hermes bought it for 200 and sell for 1200$
@@bhavyagoyal7643 it doesn't necessarily have to be 200 dollars and Google says that 14000 rupees is 189 dollars
the best video I've watched in awhile, this woman is so admirable!!
She is so inspiring yet so humble loving and giving!🥰 the amount of patients recurring to do it and plus teach it! 😳 just amazing
Anybody else think this woman is underrated, she not only made a luxury item out of something that use to be considered useless but a product that can be marked as “vegan silk” and cost a lot of money
@@fijilegalcounsel2625 wot
@@xian4812 that can be said about literally everything but ok diminish her accomplishments
@@xian4812 well they said they already use the rest of the lotus plant quite a lot, so really this is being less wasteful and providing more job oppertunities. It's unlikely to scale up though if you need space for like 1000 plants just to make 1 scarf.
@@xian4812 so just don't breathe as it's harmful for the environment lol just kidding
Lotus silk was first introduced a hundred years ago, its expensive because its tedious to make
This woman is amazing she doesn’t talk about growing her business she talks about hoping this will help Vietnamese people by growing the industry. What an amazing human!
I am Vietnamese
@@duyha1734 so do i
@@qacubing5548 sao m ko nói tiếng Việt luôn đi
@@duyha1734 vì mị đang trau dồi T.A
@@qacubing5548 à thế à
U can really see the love and care she puts into making these.
Who is willing to keep this art alive and equally as humble as this woman?
I went to many silk museums in the past and got to see the lotus silk making process. Love how the majority of the language speaking in the video is Vietnamese, brought back so many memories and just hit real close to home
That’s awesome
"Brought back memories and just hit real close to home" huh......
*vietnam war flashbacks*
Melly Vuong sounds like thai to me
Me too
@@zedukelstarstryker9875 nah its is definetly Vietnamese
„Lotus silk is extracted only by a few craftsmen around the world, and gathering the material to make a scarf takes 2 months. So why is it so expensive?“ I think he just answered his own question.
Yes
LMFAO he should've started it differently hahaha
not really, their monthly salary is a few dollars and gets on the market for hundreds so SOMEONE is making big money and its not them
@@michaelmich00not neccessarily. It could also be that they get a substantial part of the money, but because of the time and labor it involves, that still amounts to little money over the course of a month.
@@steamlink4803 welcome to the capitalism world. every job is underpaid.
Loved it, I salute to your effort in bring out this traditional and unique work to the world.🙏
It's a noble heritage to be passed on. Moreover, the lotus s a symbol of strength and always growing in beauty🌷
This woman will be remembered because she's a determined, hard working individual with an eye for the future. That is glorious!
I wish I can be as determined and hopeful as her. Transhumanization is a promising field of hope of humanity.
She also teaches her craft!
@@gatuzj you mean she doesn't copyright her intellectual property and sue all her competitors? Must be something about the whole centrally planned economy thing that encourages innovation, maybe because she doesn't need to worry about starving to death or becoming homeless just because some cokehead bankers bitchfucked the economy...
Her nails are dirty. Ew
@@MrTaxiRob in Vietnam "copyright" is non-existent
I didn't even know such thing exists, it's gonna be so expensive.
Vietnam's got alot of expensive stuffs o_o
It will be cheaper if they can harvest it faster with machinery
So what
Rich people do buy these kinda stuff just cause they are rare to find or hard to make. When you have lots of money, you tends to spend more on unique stuff. 😂🙏🏻
thats what expensive brand are using...people just dont know it because they never look into it.
Most interesting thing I’ve seen lately. A positive for making use of something that had value but no body took the effort to find it except for this woman. She was determined to better her life as well as others by taking a discarded stem and how to use it to better her life and others.
Worth every penny. I absolutely love lotus silk. So comfy
The price is too cheap knowing how much efforts were put into it. Luxury brand would resell them for at least 2000 bucks.
bread takes time to grow, harvest, grind, make, prepare, bake, package, and sell yet its
@@royisdabest ehh i disagree. a lot of handcrafted products are more expensive than mass produced ones. Take fashion brands as an example, indie designer brands sell their clothes for a very high amount compared to fast fashion brands. also bread isn't really a good example because you only need a very very little amount of ingredients to make a single bread and breads are often mass produced. i do agree that most people here probably don't understand how big of a money $200 is to a 3rd world country. The lady is probably doing just fine.
well, we have dirt cheap labor. The material is also abundant. 200 is more than enough for some people to live for a month in countryside.
I really like how she's sharing her knowledge with others and how she's open to the idea of making it easier to do
In Vietnam, the economy is really poor and many people from richer countries would be considered rich there. Two USD would be ~50000 Vietnamese currency.
Vegan silk. She’s gonna become a billionaire
I hope she gets the credit and greedy people don’t try to take over.
You're feeding a bunch of worms😂 not killing them. How is it NOT vegan?
@@gabriellalundall1409 Many silkworms are boiled alive to obtain their silk.
Unfortunately greedy middleman pay poor people peanuts n sell the goods to rich people for thousands.
@@Australianbutterfly I hate middle men >:3
I officially love your channel its so informative. thanks you.
This is FASCINATING! what an incredible and unique product. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🏆💗
The thing that touched me the most is that she believes in the future generation. Hope they don't fail her.
Vietnamese are hard woring and industrious so they should be fine...
its a huge part of vietnamese culture to believe in the future generation and to lay groundwork for their success. the mothers and grandmothers often are held above god due to their efforts.
@@papinuch7375 but I don't think they will continue this because it's just not that money making it take alot of time and sure it is expensive but why would someone buy a lotus silk scarf which is way more expensive than the normal???
@@grimreaper1477 same reason people would buy diamond
@@IsTheOrderASapling What?? Are comparing diamond with lotus silk!!!! Lol
This is the first time I hear about Lotus Silk... Must be really amazing
Haha think u got army that watches and comment
how do you'v got so much time? She is from Vietnam, my homeland. I'm happy that you enjoy it.
Hello, before this blows up. And yes Vietnam is also my homeland
Sup
@Yash Singhvi why?
Amazing, absolutely loved it!
My husband has a shirt made from lotus silk and I would say it is his most favorite shirt. Light, breathable, and super comfortable for any purposes.
But it still used silk worms? I don’t understand I thought it was made from the lotus plant
"Extracting enough lotus silk for one scarf can take 2 months... but what makes it so expensive?" Answered your own question there mate
Ah yes 2 months of labor is totally not expensive
the labour justifies the rarity but its other characteristics that will justify the demande. you won't make much money of something rare but useless.
Thought the same thing lol
Think the question was a setup question for later in the production.
@@gavinkemp7920 most jewels are rare but useless
At 1:40 when she says "Lotus thread is noble" look at her smile!!! It's smile of hard work and satisfaction!! worth a millions!!!
@@waytb8308 ? What do you mean?
@@waytb8308 huh?
Ikr
@@waytb8308 and so is your brain and personality
ah. Yes.. thats what it was. i rewatched that part 3 times in a row with my head tilted.. not fully grasping it but immeditely smiling once i seen her face, -that smile , those eyes. i even repeated her words.. 😅
Thanks for this comment.
too often people are "bragging."
but this? This, is different.
It doesn't sound like the price is high enough considering how many plants it takes to make one & especially all the hard hand work that goes into one. I find it fascinating that silk can be made from the lotus stem. One of a kind designer scarves would fetch a much higher price, probably baby wouldn't be made as durable or as beautiful...it also seems like this could help a lot of people in the community learn a new skill that would help all financially too.
@@paddor Could you expand on this? Why does paying higher destroy their quality of life
@@paddor ah i see. Thanks for explaining
That was my thought, as well. But perhaps this is the price at which she is guaranteed a sale. If a retail business got hold of these, they would charge 800-1000 dollars for them. It is often that farmers have the best luxury items, it is people who live in cities that have to pay the premium prices.
As a Vietnamese not many people can afford 200 dollars here especially hand crafted silk so I say western market prices should be higher for products or silks like these
@@BlackSeranna They already charge that much. It’s $200 per 25 centimeters
I love that she puts so much time and effort in teaching future generations
The only thing I don't like is how these people are underpaid for it, they put alot of work that the money itself is small compared to their labor
> two months of work
> $200
> voice-over says it's worth it
> I wonder how much the voice-over makes in a month
yeah but the scalf is sold in Vietnam, so 200 dollars is very expensive in Vietnam i guess, idk about world economy, but if they get outside Vietnam, the scalf prices is going to be increased lol (about 300 to 900 dollars)
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@@welikemee2350 scalf... really? that's such a lame asians joke 😴
Right!!??
This lady way of speaking is very elegant and gentle. She seems to be a sweet soul.
phải đó, nghe bà ấy nói mà thấy thông thái rồi.
@@anhvuuc8693 lần thứ n thấy một channel đăng một content về Việt Nam :>
Speak englịh please
"Why is lotus silk so expensive."
Zhongli: Allow me to introduce myself.
@@andrewkim3835 Ah, I see, you're a man with culture.
truly the idea of reduce, reuse and recycle. this is the reason why i’m so proud of Vietnam, my home country.
Videos like this are great for education and information! Thank you!
let’s talk about how much they make instead, i can tell you: not enough.
That's the sad truth tbh
At least its slightly higher than the minimum wage, oh wait they don't have set minimum wages either.
At least they are earning than having nothing at all.
Well at least they earn something. No one wants to work for free.
@@boysteacher3818 minimum wages have always benefited those already capable of working above minimum wage, and ruined those who's skills are so limited they can only do minimum wage work
@anthae1 someone's a bootlicker
I hope to God their industry doesn't turn into another "Persian rug" industry where the middleman takes all the profits...
It already did. Didn't you hear only 200 $ for a scarf. In the usa it probably selling for 10 to 100 times the price. 500 times in Cali
lmao anything produced in 3rd world countries have same story
@@ton1 You can find them from smaller shops for like 300$. But yes, luxury brands are selling them for 750-2000 USD
@@AnkitSingh-wq2rk yeah exactly dude. The richer countries love to exploit the poorer nations who have little to no power
They are more expensive cause of taxes and cause u need a warehouse to store it in
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I need to learn many new things.. so amazed to see her tolerance and patience
Narrator: 200 is a lot
Me, watching the process: 200 is not enough.
I was thinking 1000+
Maybe 1 is 200$
You need to check out the process of harvesting cashews
the exchange rate makes them cheap in USD
It could easily cost 1000$ for a scarf and I wouldn't mind it.
I cant afford a 200 dollar scarf, but it still feels cheap considering the making process
Yeah in general people should be be more grateful for the artisans who have such dedication to their craft
2 months for a scarf and only get $200. Yeah, it's too low. $100 is below minimum wage in Vietnam.
It only sounds cheap because designer brands charging way more for a much cheaper material
@@Dayvit78 In the video they said that she has a team and can make up to 20-25 scarves each month and she also sells silk worms silk so I think shes pretty rich financially but I have to say $200 for a scarf that took 2 months to make is insanely low
@@Idkmanihatethis Agree on both points - the price is way too low. and people shouldn't buy the scarves because they feel sorry for her. She's doing well - not amazing, but well. Like most small businesses in Vietnam, they do alot of work, the payoff is not great, but it's enough to live off of and provide jobs for others as well.
Very cool. Glad old traditions and arts are being kept alive today.
I just know that my lang got to your channel! am so proud of this!!!
It’s refreshing to hear someone rooting for future generations rather than acting like all the skill will die with theirs.
Southeast asia elder is so caring and kind.
That very thing has been happening since pre-history. It's valid concern to have.
The older generations have to teach the younger generations but the younger generations need to be willing to learn and to carry it on but often that is not the case , that is how and why skills die with the older generations.
@@earlyman7439
Skills dying out? I guess if the skill was still needed it’d still be around? Anyone need a human computer? 👀
@@dustbitten Key word there is skill. No elder in this video could teach a dozen students how to program machine to make the scarves. Using your time here to cultivate a skill that also has some tangible output is just a good idea in life altogether. Since there so little silk in each lotus stem, automating this process would probably be even more costly in the long run. People living there should probably try to preserve this skill.
I wish there’s an international academy that’d connect students with artisans and teachers from different countries and cultures who can and are willing to teach super rare and/or traditional skills that might be lost forever if not past to younger generations
this comment should be bookmarked for future
That's a great idea.. so many wicked hand made crafts from around the world are dying out as young people search for 'better lives' in north america, yet people from here want to learn these crafts and become one of the skilled artisans.
In fact. Take your idea and run with it. Garner funding from people who donate to universities to create an international program. OR someone will.
Yo that’s a really good idea
I like this idea.
that’s AMAZING!!
Man this is incredible I hope everyone that puts effort into making these a has a good day
I'm Vietnamese and as far as I know, even in Vietnam, not many people know about this type of silk. I remembered having heard about this lady on a Vietnamese TV documentary that nobody would watch.
These traditional craft villages are dying despite tremendous promotion from the government. This is a sad but true fact
I think that such craftsmanship should be recognized as a national art
Also, that's the type of thing that would probably benefit most the rural areas of the country. If this were to catch on so many communities outside of the big cities could start to have some good prospect for the future without abandoning their way of life, because once small villages start to die, a part of the country dies with it
@Punished Aniquin Well, that's grossly simplifying the situation.
Luxury products exist and their high price is a big part of their appeal. The problem with them is that they have very high added value and try to have as much margin as possible so they'll always bargain for the raw materials. So, there's a big big market for it with potential for excellent margins, but the ones that will sell them have tremendous power over the ones coming before them in the production chain who then get kind of scammed, there just needs to be some way of ensuring that these people in particular get paid better for their work, and the brands won't really have much option than to oblige since it's such a rare commodity in that case, so instead of paying $200 they'd pay say $400 for it, and the people buying the end product wouldn't really mind even if that meant an increase in price since ....... if you are paying for a scarf made from lotus silk, you are well off and a few hundred dollars more wouldn't affect you and it would even be a good thing for you actually as a better show of status, so it would still sell and be a viable product
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Is it just me or did anybody else find it a little satisfying to watch those threads spun from the stem
We didn’t search for this, but we still watched it.
@@user-jo2ie5ej4o true
Yes it made me feel extremely human and that was divine.
cheese
@@user-jo2ie5ej4o yes
That’s incredible!
Great work!
Me, who didn’t even know ‘lotus silk’ existed:
*interesting...*
The most skilled and underpaid people are the ones who aren’t in an office
@@lmklmk1512 skilled at what though? Creating a silk. The people in the office are skilled in doing things that can actually benefit us on a daily basis
Me too lizard of Oz ,oooooh you don’t know how many lotus there’s going to be in my house
@@AnhKhoaa-vw2lt “how many lotus” do you mean the silk; or are you going to attempt to make the silk by growing the tree?
@@lizardofoz8289 I’m going to be rich
The most skilled and underpaid people are the ones who aren’t in an office
Most ppl in the office are heavily underpaid tho.
@@zodiacsagittarius344 true, but not as underpaid as people who do jobs like this. Everyone deserves a living wage. More than that, even. But it’s people who do work that needs special skill like this, who aren’t being paid anything near what they are worth
We really live in a society
Many people in offices are very skilled and underpaid too. I know I was one all my life.
It’s probably easier to learn how to spin a thread than to study 3-10 years to have the set of skills you need for certain jobs which are done in an office.
My favourite mask is made from the lotus silk. It's so gentle on the skin.
This is so beautiful God Bless them 🙏
Actually, $200 is a pretty low price for something like that.
I'd pay more.
But in Vietnam not anyone can buy that
@@doododa331 Western markets
@@_Solaris She's relying on people like you who will waste hard earned money on useless stuff. She knows you'll pay more. Good scamming
@@Someone25948
You are no one, Someone.
@@Someone25948 she would make millions only from teaching other people, why would she rely on someone to buy her stuff?
your money is hard earned, some earn it easy.
i pray high end retail brands don’t pick up on this and further exploit cheap labor in poorer countries for profit. this is a skill, a talent, and gods gift to the people of Myanmar. bless this woman’s heart
Yes... best to go visit Inlay Lake in Myanmar and see and buy for yourself. There are many mills to visit by boat and purchase directly from the small factories. It’s beautiful.
she's vietnamese
bro. shes Vietnamese.
@@cuahangkeo4151 you're totally right, but i never said she wasn't. i can see your confusion however, i should have included Vietnam and the other countries utilizing this technique instead of just where it originated.
@@alephcomputer imagine pointing out the obvious and thinking you're a smart guy lmao
I love it, i think these lotus silks are beautiful
It is beautiful and looks quite delicate.
Waaiit.. 200$ for a scarf that takes 2 months? That doesn’t seem fair at all, that’s a lot of work for not much money considering the time and effort..
But it's Vietnamese money..... soooooo yeah
@@popstel2286 They sell to America, and they can make big bucks. There's alot of rich sheep in this country with too much money and not enough brains who will pay top dollar for the next big thing, and a hard to get silk would definitely fit their bragging needs.
My thoughts exactly ! .
It’s a lot of money in Vietnam though well they think so but I agree with you also fun fact I have a cloth made from lotus silk
@tick tock ok then
I love how cheerful and excited this woman is to be pioneering a new kind of silk, genuinely makes me happy
lotus silk has been around for so long, mostly in religious things, she isn't pioneering anything she just decided to sell it instead
@@taylorbrown7426 Geez you must be fun at parties. Shes still pioneering the lotus silk business by selling it seeing as how this wasn't really being sold at all before.
@Roman D Lotus silk is from Myanmar and sold to tourist for many years, the lady in the video just brought this technique to Vietnam, so technically she is just pioneering in Vietnam Market
@@RD-2709 This Vietnamese lady stole the Myanmar technique and profit from it. So she isn't so innocent my friend. I'm from Vietnam and believe me, this type of silk does not belong in our tradition. In fact, of the 18 years I grew up there, I never heard of it til now.
@@minhkhuele2266 well shit I wouldn't know cuz i live halfway across the world lol I was just happy to see that this lady seemed to have pride in her work
Wow, I wasn't expecting that, I was pleasantly surprised.
proud of you by seeing your industrious hardworking nature to get threads from Lotus stem.🙏🏼
high end fashion brands in a couple years: hippity hoppity, your silk is now my property
That's the sad truth tho 😔
True. But now we are connected. So we can trace the real owners.
@@whale2207 what
@Its Called Trolling yes
but it takes a bit of skill and a lot of work to do all that, so once these people manage to scale up their work and make a lot of silk I'm sure haute couture brands will buy it from them and manage to get good deals
this is technically VEGAN SILK. This could be a HUGE MARKET.
never thought of that
@@mahnoormoonlight3718 once you appeal to the vegans you’ll be rolling in the dough
@@mrpizzacat8273 TRUE
Oh and, I think this comment is basically copied.
@@jennatolls6121 i see now that someone said the same thing 1 day before i did, but as you know, you can comment on mobile without reading the comments.
It's amazing the creator of All. There's so much to learn.
awesome video!
That lady is so precious 🥺 I love how passionate she is about her craft. She’s beautiful inside and out
Also she looks fabulous in her gorgeous silk ensemble! Of course, a silk manufacturer will have the best clothes!
a rare display from a master artisan
What I love about this woman is that she only considered really making this into a business since she saw how it would benefit her community especially the farmers.
Lies again? Dear MLS
@@NazriB wtf
Yeah ❤👏
Yes, and the pride she has in passing old skills to the young.
Amazing series. Never knew this existed.
Wow! Thank you.
''A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit''
i dont get it
@@kaspersky8542 it means society gets better when someone does something that won't benefit them but people/things in the future. At least that's what I got from it.
@@imhere1227 yeah that’s what it means u have it right
That's a nice quote!
@@imhere1227 so true
Scarf : takes two months and gets sold for only 200 dollars
Meanwhile Gucci : hey take a school belt and slap our loggo on there it will sell for 2000$
Only because people buy it. Can't blame Gucci when it is easy money for them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hahaha I get it Pawan, there was a recent video of a mother reacting to her daughter's expensive Gucci belt which looked like a DPS school's belt 🤣🤣🤣
@@stayclashy3433 yep😂
@@Someone25948 CAPITALISM AND ALSO YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE XDDDD
That is a very simplistic way of looking at it. Gucci spends millions of dollars each year advertising, don't underestimate the emotional of power of brands.
Wow respect to her for sharing her knowledge.
Big salute to her from the depth of the heart as she found a way to save silkworms life and earn without killing them.
I watched one “So Expensive” episode and I got hooked
Same here. These are so interesting. I like seeing different countries and cultures as well.
same here, this is cool though
Welcome!
Fr dude
me too
Ok so who cracked open a lotus and thought “this would make some bomb ass fabric" Edit* Im surprised how much discussion this caused
lmaoo
Shan people and people in Myanamar.
The way things are discovered are weird. Like tenderizing meat, imagine someone just punchin the shit out of a meat not knowing they made one of the revolutionary ways in preparing meat dishes/meal.
@@masaru7385 someone was real pissed and real hungry😂
I actually thought about this idea after eating some lotus root which has this stringy fibre, so I looked it up and turns out lotus fabric is already a thing. I thought I discovered something new but I guess the saying "there is no original thought" is kinda true.
I had no idea about lotus silk. This was really interesting.
Fan or Phan is positively vibrant with her love of the craft. I always admire new creativity in people from all walks of life.
i didnt know lotus could make silk... honestly just the words "lotus silk" is enough to explain why its expensive 😅
I think in this case silk is just being used as a fancy sounding word for fabric, it doesn't seem to have any relationship with actual silk or it's properties beyond that. Anything with thin and flexible fibers can be turned into thread and then fabric.
Seems like an inefficient way to produce fabric.
right
@@SuperBobKing True. It honestly resembles cotton the most, doesn't look anything like silk
Uhh, actually, lotus is very cheap in Vietnam and you can see it in every countryside of Vietnam, the reason why lotus silk is very expensive because it is very hard to make
I really like how so many people in this comment section is wholesome
*are (ALWAYS for plural)
Nii P. Oof btw ur pfp is so pretty :00
U GO GURLL
Only 200 dollars for something that takes 2 months to make BY HAND?? They deserve much more...
@Avanz until 4channers and r/eddit invades.
Very informative... Thankyu..
Salute to the Hard work 👍
"Lotus silk can cost 3x as much as regular silk."
Not that i can afford regular silk but ok.
Edit: holy cow thanks for 3.3k likes, if I had a dollar for each one maybe I could afford silk.
yEP i just buy satin silk pillow cases for my face and hair but not the real silk lol but still works nevertheless😉
Regular silk are already industrialized, so they are not that expensivenow.
It’s cheap but I guess ppl have it like that :/
*10x
That's amazing
@@charlottesabastian9474 no thanks
while the Covid pandemic break out in Cambodia early January, we turned lotus silk into facial mask! Yes we really did that!!!
Kim Kardashian wants to know where to buy those fancy face masks
Woah bro really?
Yooo im going to cambodia soon next month! Guess i get to find out who asked
@@tararithtech3817 yes! You can search it on RUclips "Sustainable Mask in Cambodia"
@@myxo884 happy to hear you come :)
The beautiful texture reminds me of the silk I wore many years ago.
Im Vietnamese and im so proud. The fabric looks really chic
This is so funny b/c when my grandmother would make lotus root soup, I'd always play w/the lotus slices, pulling them apart ever so slowly to reveal fragile thread. The whole idea of marketing it into a commercial product went totally over my head though.😄
Aw that's wholesome
Lotus root soup is one of the best
I've never heard of lotus root soup. What is it like, if you don't mind me asking? What a wonderful memory to have. 😊
Marianne Contrino
Lotus soup is soup that has lotus roots as its main ingredient, (like beets in borscht.) you can add ox tails
@@mariannecontrino6297 So, the way my grandmother used to make it (a Chinese recipe) was with sliced lotus roots, boiled with chunks of daikon (white Asian radish), & small cuts of spare ribs cooked until the meat was literally falling off the bone. I recall she also added an herb/spice called five-star anise (whole dried pieces, not powdered - it's commonly used in Chinese dishes).
Getting a little hungry thinking about it!😋
I wish I could pay these phenomenal people directly instead of through a retail giant. They deserve the full amount of money for their hard work!
You can reach them personally and donate them million, things that they deserve.
Yeah, I moght travel there and pay way more than 200 to her because I think it's offensive to pay so little for such a precious gem.
@@paddor you are an actual shithead. They should be paid what they are worth, and if her focus is on helping her community then making more money will only help her. She can sell at her usual prices while accepting more money from clients that wish to pay her more for her work.
Beautiful culture, beautiful art. Thank you for sharing
She is amazing, such a hardworking woman.