Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature on the ancestral process of silk production and the silk fabric industry. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks.

While this fabric has been made for years in Myanmar ... The key difference between the bright yellow silk and the paler lotus version is that every single strand of lotus silk must be extracted ...

Filaments are joined to create a thread thick enough to weave into fabric. One yard of silk fabric costs approximately $100. What makes it worth the cost? We spoke to a few experts on the subject ...