How The World's Most Expensive Fibers Are Made | Insider Art

Communities around the world rely on harvesting some of the rarest known fibers to make a living. But for most, it's not an easy task. Fragile fibers like lotus silk and vicuña wool are so rare that they can cost more than gold. Here's how some of the world's most expensive fabrics — like French Leavers lace, Icelandic eiderdown, and cashmere from Himalayan goats — are made.

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How The World's Most Expensive Fibers Are Made | Insider Art

[BxtchyLlama]

Idk why but when I see the animals run I think “bruh the humans are trying to get our hair again

[averageloobs]

In the Philippines, we have local fibers like Pinya (Pineapple) Fibers, Abaca (Manila Hemp) Fibers and Coco (Coconut husk) Fibers, and more, that are used as textile for weaving particularly some of our indigenous and traditional clothes and designs.

[arterca]

Imagine being a duck doing duck things and you go home to find your house being snatched.

[TwiztedHarlequin]

I hope that craft like this can be preserved for generations to come, it would truly be a loss for humanity as a whole if we lost this. I'll never be able to see, feel or even buy anything like this, but this is art. Art should be preserved.

[sophovot]

the vicunya thing is so wild lmao imagine you and everyone you know being captured and shaved bald once every two years and you don't know why

[cameronphenix]

"Due to conservation efforts, they cannot be domesticated."
But... isn't that historically the best way to ensure the survival of a species?

[honeybunch]

Some of these fabrics I've never heard of and would love to feel them.

[lmlh]

I hope the people who do the hard work get proper payment, support and recognition

[eleoptera]

Eider feathers are collected in the Vega archipelago in Norway, not Iceland. It's a really nice Tradition because the people prepare nests for the birds which leave the feathers after they're done with raising their young. So it's a symbiosis.

[I.am.better.than.you.]

What’s cool is that the lady collecting the Eider feathers left a little bit behind for the eggs.

Edit: So before you make a reply to tell me of my wrongs research. Study a little bit. Im done correcting those who think i made a poor observation. Once you know all the information behind the subject then i wont have to argue. Thanks!

[heatwave]

Imagine you are a duck, leaving your nest for just two minutes and after coming back the nest has shrunk to nearly nothing. How mean is that please? At least give the poor mama duck a proper replacement.

[jurgen]

We have several eiderdown quilts on our family cabin which was built in 49' in Norway. After 70 years of use, they are by far the best quilts I've ever experienced.

[rosecazares]

We'll done. My heart goes out to those Eirder eggs. As for the lace process, it is very beautiful & facinating. The time frame will double if you have to make a new punch card. As industry professionals I respect each process.

[abhipatil]

I looked it up and you are not supposed to harvest down from nests WITH EGGS STILL IN THEM. This was so insane to watch. Like watching number 3 and knowing that couldn’t be right. Insider needs to do more research they’re like the buzzfeed of YouTube now

[Jamesssssssssssssss]

The Vunca Wool set up is really considerate of the animals health. Thats nice to see

[aldenheterodyne]

Angora wool is supposed to be pricey. I personally would like an Angora rabbit because 1) it seems nice to be required to pet and comb a super soft animal every day, 2) I think it would be fun to try my hand at very small scale textile making, 3)They don't take a ridiculous amount of land to raise, and 4) I've never had any sort of livestock before, and this seems like decent starting livestock.

[rodrigosanay]

Correct me if I'm wrong but, the third, the Eiderdown feathers, bro they are just yeeting their nests and leave the eggs with either a miniscule amount of the original nest, or just in the ground altogether, that's peak human behavior if you ask me....

[rebeccaanne]

Those lace weaving machines are the world’s oldest programmable computers.

[darkmetal]

That's good the lady actually left some feathers for the eggs. Which makes sense you don't want to duck population to drop. It'll means less nest to raid

[shibu]

Nature is so beautiful and vivid.
There is so much hard work and patience behind expensive clothes!!