#20 Silk made from silkworms
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When I was talking to someone who works in silk,
You said, "Silk has been sustainable for thousands of years."
I was proud of that myself, but it made me happy to hear other people say the same thing.
Nowadays, the word "sustainable" has become widely used,
Silk has been a sustainable material for a long time, even before the term was even considered a reality.
There are other natural materials besides silk. Wool and cashmere are also obtained from animals. Cotton is also a natural material obtained from plants.
Organic cotton is also often called " organic cotton " to indicate that it is smooth to the touch and environmentally friendly.
However, silk is actually made from silkworms . Silkworms are living creatures , so they cannot be treated with pesticides, so of course it is organic. Silkworms eat mulberry leaves, so I think they are much more sustainable than animals...!
Silk is treated as a luxury material because it takes time and effort to make, as the cocoons produced by silkworms are twisted into thread and then turned into fabric.
Maybe people who work with silk are so used to sustainable silk that they don't even bother to call it "organic" or "sustainable"...?!
I think it's a shame, but strangely enough, I'm convinced that this is exactly why they have the confidence to treat it as a luxury material.
Silk is made from silkworms and is made of protein, so it is good for your skin, but if it is buried in soil the protein will break down and return to nature.
Silk is not only good for your skin, but it is also kind to the environment.
The Doomsday Clock, released this year, has determined that the Earth has just 90 seconds left to live.
Of course, we try to recycle as much as possible, but since silk is an organic material, it also returns to the soil, making it the original organic, original sustainable material.
I've never actually buried it in the ground, but I'd like to try it someday to see if it will decompose after a few decades.
Azusa