Lotus silk is one of the rarest fabrics in the world. Produced only in small scale across Cambodia, Myanmar, and more recently Vietnam, this natural fibre is only extracted by a few skilled craftspeople across the world. But making this "silk" isn’t easy. Extracting enough lotus silk for one scarf can take two months, and the final product can cost 10 times as much as regular silk. So just how is it made, and what makes it so expensive? MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why 12 Of The World's Priciest Items Are So Expensive | So Expensive Season 12 | Business Insider youtube.com/watch?v=K8-4CF6SeP0 Why Real Egyptian Cotton Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider youtube.com/watch?v=p1PEUGGTv4w 10 African Businesses Making The World’s Most Expensive Products | So Expensive | Business Insider youtube.com/watch?v=MUOj6zNFIOE ------------------------------------------------------ #LotusSilk #SoExpensive #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you a...