Players will spend hours inPaliagardening, crafting, and exploring to their hearts' content. They mustcollect several important resourcesto use in crafting and building recipes. For example, Silk is a fantastic resource for making late-game furniture or selling for Gold.
There are multiple methods for players to get their hands on Silk. The best way to get Silk depends on the time or Gold they want to spend on the resource. So, this guide goes over all the different ways forPaliaplayers to collect Silk.
Updated on Jul 03, 2025, by Taylor Pittman:Palia is a free mass multiplayer farming and adventure simulator developed by Singularity 6 Corporation, an indie developer based out of Los Angeles. As of March 2024, players can download it on Steam and join the fun. From farming to gathering to crafting and so much more, Palia is a modern darming sim at its best. In light of its full release on Steam, this article has been updated with even more relevant information on Silk Thread and Silk, including its uses in crafting and how players can find and get as much of it as possible in Palia.
How To Get Silk In Palia
These Are The Best Ways To Hunt Down Silk And Silk Thread
Silkis a hot commodity inPalia, and players have several options for how they want to get it. They can purchase it, get it from others, or harvest their own.Purchasing Silkis the fastest and easiest way to get it, but it is the least cost-efficient.
Silk can be bought from Tish’s Furniture Shop in the village for 580 Gold. Thebest way to earn Goldis to sell fish and, eventually, crops, once players grow enough. Crops take a few in-game days before they can be harvested, but players can catch fish as soon as they get a fishing rod.
Players can also harvest their Silk, although it takes more time and a little bit more money at first.To get Silk, players need a Loom and Silk Thread.The Loom is a craftable recipe that can be purchased from Tish for 1,500 Gold. Players can then insert Silk Thread to make Silk when they have the Loom.
Silk requires five pieces of Silk Thread and 10 minutes to craft.Silk Thread is harvested fromRare or Epic Bugs. Rare Bugs produce up to seven pieces of Silk Thread, while Epic produces up to 15. 19 different species of bugs fall into either category. As players level up their bug-catching skills, they will discover better bugs.
Location
Ancient Amber Beetle
One of the oldest known insect species in Palia, said to exist in the time of humans.
Bahari Forest
Azure Stonehopper
This little blue beauty has been known to camouflage itself as a shiny blue pebble.
Bahari Fields
Bahari Glowbug
A local species of bioluminescent fauna. Discovered by Professor Bonlin Amepongo.
Brighteye Butterfly
Whenever the sun is out, the eyes of this intricately patterned butterfly can be seen looking around Bahari Bay.
Fairy Mantis
A mantis from early Majiri legend that was only recently confirmed to exist by modern entomologists. Said to have magical properties.
Firebreathing Dragonfly
This dragonfly is notoriously difficult to catch, in part due to its fiery breath.
Kilima Fields
Golden Glory Bee
A rare bee, imported from the Akwindu province. Mead made from this bee’s honey is said to be heavily consumed by the Queen of the province and her family.
Gossamer Veil Moth
The wings of this moth are so thin that some say they can see a glimpse of the Dragon Realm by looking through them.
Jewelwing Dragonfly
A Dragonfly with wings as bright and colorful as any precious stone.
Princess Ladybug
A very regal looking ladybug, made popular by the children’s fairytale, The Princess Who Turned Into a Ladybug.
Kilima Lake
Rainbow-Tipped Butterfly
Ancient legends say this rare butterfly got its beautiful coloring from dipping the tip of its wings in a Well of Flow.
Stripeshell Snail
A snail with such distinctive stripes that its shell was once used as a currency among the early Majiri.
Bahari Coast
Vampire Crab
An invasive species of crab that sucks the life out of the local population.
Rare
Flooded Fortress
Catching bugsis a hands-on activityinPaliathat requires diligence and accuracy. Players will need Smoke Bombs if they want to catch bugs. Smoke Bomb recipes can be purchased from Auri once playesr reach a certain point in the storyline, and there are multiple kinds of Smoke Bombs players can get that vary in potency. When they see a bug they want to catch, players must simply throw a Smoke Bomb at it to stun it. The best Smoke Bombs to catch bugs are Supreme Smoke Bombs because they have a 100% success rate.
Finally, players can get Silk byrequesting it from other playerson their server. They can play with randoms that are assigned to their server, or with a group of friends. If players are friendly, they can gift or trade Silk when asked.
Is All This Effort Worth It?
Silk and silk thread have several uses inPalia, includingsocial interactions and rare objects.Silk Thread is used in three crafting recipes:
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Silk is mainly used to craft furniture sets.Players can talk to Tish to get furniture set crafting recipes. Silk is also one of the main components of making Supreme Smoke Bombs, along with Clay and Pearls. Players can get the recipe for Supreme Smoke Bombs from the Bug Catching Guild for 3,000 Gold. Players can upgrade their belt to the Exquisite Belt using Silk. The Exquisite Belt is unlocked when players reach Bug Catching level nine and increases their catch rate. Silk is alsoa favorite giftfor the following villagers:
