Lourens Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 In the time that I spent out of Thailand, I took some time to think about ways of making money in Thailand in the future. One thing that I noticed was the demand for silk material and products amongst the people where I work. This caused me to take an in-depth look at the silk trade. I spent all of fifteen minutes on the Internet and after much consideration and contemplation, decided to go into the business myself. I have all the plans worked out now and once I set foot on Thai soil again, I will start implementing my plans. The way I worked it out, I will produce, manufacture and export and I can do all of this at just a fraction of the prices of the current market. Basically, what it boils down to is that I will be able to provide silk material at about 20 Baht per square meter and I am already taking orders. The only problem so far is that there will be a very long waiting list because I only have one worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Hmm, not sure if you are joking...Anyway, I thought this was a prohibited business for 'farang'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Yousay that you "decided to take an IN DEPTH look at the busines" Then you say that "After 15 minutes looking on the Internet "you decided to go into business yourself Surely thats not an IN DEPTH look, plus IF this is a great money making idea then you have just alerted 25,000 other people to it who may have the opportunity to take it up NOW, best to keep these kind of ideas to yourself. Thailand is the land od "copycats" Good Luck anyway, but dont tell anymore, for your own sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK90210 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) Are you talking about manufacture Thai silk? I don't think you can manufacture this in thailand even though you have the bucks for it. I think there are about 11-13 industries reserved for thai national only. One of them is tradition/cultural industry like making/manufacture thai silk. If I'm not wrong about this. May be other members can verify this fact. Hey at least you're not planning to sit and stare at the wall all day until your expiration date. Having some idea is better than no idea at all. Good luck Edited December 11, 2005 by BKK90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra01 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 It'll be a long job but go to wherever silk worms live and get another one (opposite sex), then let nature take it's course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK90210 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) It'll be a long job but go to wherever silk worms live and get another one (opposite sex), then let nature take it's course. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ------------------------------- Just be careful.... even the male one can look very pretty too! Look closely and carefully! Edited December 11, 2005 by BKK90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudgimelon Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 because I only have one worm. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I only have one worm too! Though I never thought of using it to make silk. The best I've managed to do with it is use it to make caulking paste, , but so far that hasn't been very profitable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lourens Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 ...Anyway, I thought this was a prohibited business for 'farang'... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> . . .Surely thats not an IN DEPTH look, plus IF this is a great money making idea then you have just alerted 25,000 other people to it who may have the opportunity to take it up NOW, best to keep these kind of ideas to yourself. Thailand is the land od "copycats" Good Luck anyway, but dont tell anymore, for your own sake <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you talking about manufacture Thai silk?I don't think you can manufacture this in thailand even though you have the bucks for it. I think there are about 11-13 industries reserved for thai national only. One of them is tradition/cultural industry like making/manufacture thai silk. . . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Three born every (11:46,05 - 11:42,38) ~4 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udon Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Lourens, I'll lend you a worm, can we split the profit 50/50? What about the mulberry tree, got that yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsyjnr Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Lourens,I'll lend you a worm, can we split the profit 50/50? What about the mulberry tree, got that yet? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Make sure you get it to sign a contract it can't "wriggle" out of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chownah Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Those cocoons they spin are really drab, maybe you could teach the worm(s) to spin Hawaiian shirts instead....that way you'd eliminate alot if intermediate steps........Oh, I know, you could sell a worm and a bale of mulberry leaves as a "Hawaiian Shirt Do It Yourself Kit".......I only ask for 5% for having come up with the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aughie Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We had silkworms in grade school. It was a science project of sorts I guess. Anyways mine spun a coccoon which was pale orange in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzap Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 maybe you could teach the worm(s) to spin Hawaiian shirts instead....Thai scientists ( at an undisclosed location, supervised by a TRT appointed expert for economic development) are at the final stage of genetically engineering silk-worms to make this possible, and turn Thailand into a hub for Hawaiin silk shirts.It is said the shirts will initially be handed as a gift to Thai participants of the C.M. Night Safari, and be made available to participating foreigners at the price of Bt 2900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Me thinks ol' Lourens has been drinking a bottle of mezcal and ate the worm usually found at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKK90210 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) maybe you could teach the worm(s) to spin Hawaiian shirts instead....Thai scientists ( at an undisclosed location, supervised by a TRT appointed expert for economic development) are at the final stage of genetically engineering silk-worms to make this possible, and turn Thailand into a hub for Hawaiin silk shirts.It is said the shirts will initially be handed as a gift to Thai participants of the C.M. Night Safari, and be made available to participating foreigners at the price of Bt 2900. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ---------------------------------- Oh don't forget the fine print at the bottom of the page... "FOR OTHER THAIS - 29B ONLY"....hurry! Edited December 11, 2005 by BKK90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lourens Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 . . . What about the mulberry tree, got that yet? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG! Never thought of that! How about we feed them on Som Tam and make spicy edible underwear for the Thai taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalbro Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Nothing's as easy as it might appear. Have you discovered what the import tariffs would be on silk for the country/s you intend to sell to? I know they are quite high for the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzap Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) That's why they will be offered at a very attractive price at the C.M. Wildlife Safari and other selected outlets... TRT experts spend a long time taking the issues you mention into account. Edited December 11, 2005 by zzap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetyim Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 It's a bit cold up in CM at the moment. Maybe we should be selling Tiger skin jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff-horns Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 plenty of scope , Thai silk appears to be very thick & course compared with the delicate fine stuff made elsewhere. Ok for cushions and curtains but not for neckties. good luck with the mulberry worms . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff-horns Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 how about growin blueberries ? always a demand .CM should be cold enough . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 It's a bit cold up in CM at the moment.Maybe we should be selling Tiger skin jackets. Reliable sources tell me there will be a surplus in the market as soon as the Night Safari opens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonik Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Silk is pretty cheap in los thou...if you'd be able to find a market for it in us you could make some doe.... I like those silk shirts thou , gives me that gooood feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lourens Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 Those cocoons they spin are really drab, maybe you could teach the worm(s) to spin Hawaiian shirts instead....that way you'd eliminate alot if intermediate steps........Oh, I know, you could sell a worm and a bale of mulberry leaves as a "Hawaiian Shirt Do It Yourself Kit".......I only ask for 5% for having come up with the idea. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I LIKE that idea! ONLY 5%!!?? See - I'm gonna get rich! We had silkworms in grade school. It was a science project of sorts I guess. Anyways mine spun a coccoon which was pale orange in color. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Since my initial research (see first post), I have spoken to several experts in the silk field. One, a guy who actually own a silk shirt, assured me that this is a very secure industry to enter since silk do not burn easily and therefore insurance shouldn’t be a problem. Another, the kid a few blocks down the road, fed his worm on beetroot leaves (this is true) and it spun pink cocoons. The possibilities are endless. Now, if I could get my worm to cross with a spider, can you imagine the end product this would produce? Silk handkerchiefs with the tensile strength of woven steel. Nobody will be able to sneeze through those and I could make a killing in the defense sector. The list goes on and on. There must be money in there somewhere. How did that Thompson fellow in Bangkok do it? I can see it now: “The Lourens Memorial Silk Museum”. Think big – I always say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff1 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 What is the worms name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetyim Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Fred, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff1 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Fred, of course Fred is a good name for a worm . I knew a worm named fred . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chownah Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) Do you think that worms care if we call them worms? Its not very flattering. Its best to keep the worker's moral up...maybe you should call him Fred the silk production specialist instead of Fred the silk worm. Edited December 11, 2005 by chownah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzap Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 The term "specialist" is reserved for TRT high-flyers. Now don't start calling them "worms". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetyim Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 If you get a mate for Fred then you must call her Needle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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