Pop Quiz: Serious Silk
by Dominic Muren, Philadelphia, USA on 03.29.08
Answer: C. According to the European commission for the promotion of silk, "It takes around 110 cocoons to make a tie and around 630 to make a blouse" For more information on traditional silk and wild-caught alternatives, check out:
http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/03/raw_organic_sil.html
For more information on silk's eco-credentials, check out our Q+A http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/qa_is_silk_gree.php">Is Silk Green?
If you're interested in some other gifts of the silkworm, take a gander at "Naturally" Coloured Silk. Sort of and It's What's On The Inside That Counts - Luxurious Hemp and Silk Lingerie From Enamore.
Thought so. Not very nice to the silkworms either... =/
Oh, and w00t, first answer. Lol, so far treehugger readers have got it 100%.
Unfortunately the silk worms are also boiled alive. As well, many of the people who weave the silk end up with horrible vision problems - just another part of the clothing industry that needs an overhaul!
You conveniently leave out that the silkworm is still inside the cocoon when it is boiled, and therefore killed.
630 lives for one blouse? Even if you don't think they're smart enough to reason, the amount of pain they feel times 630 is way to high to reason ethically.
dear treehugger
your quizes are lame. the answer is always the worst case scenario. mix it up a little.