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Is silk expensive?

Yes silk is expensive.


Why was silk so precious?

Silk is one of the most expensive fibres because it takes a great deal of handling and proceeding.


Why silk is very expensive?

Because silk is taken from silk worms after they are killed or die and lots of silk is required for a piece of silk, so therefore extracting silk is a long and expensive process as it requires the use of lots of silk worms who happen to be hard to find.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of silk?

the disadvantage of silk is very expensive


How expensive is silk cloth today?

Very expensive, like super expensive


What are the advantages and disadvantages of silk cotton?

the disadvantage of silk is very expensive


Was the silk road inexpensive?

no it was expensive


Is Thai silk expensive?

For example, I bought a silk scarf for 5$ in Thailand.


Why were most expensive goods carried on the Silk Road?

The cost of transport in ancient times was so great that only expensive ones were taken, the rest by sea.


Which expensive fabric is made by worms?

silk


Why the secrets of silk were so closely guarded?

Silk was - and still is - a very expensive material; controlling knowledge the process by which silk cloth is made allows you to be the only producer of silk and name your own price. Once it becomes common knowledge, anyone can make it and under-cut your price.


Is silk manurfactured?

the Chinese people tie up thousands of silk weaving bugs, also known as silkers. They then release a chemical into the air that causes them to make the fabric, that is why silk is so expensive, it can also be made into milk.