Creality CR-Silk 1.75mm PLA Filament 1kg (Gold): problems, parts and running costs

Checked: 2026-10-16

Summary

Owners mainly report spool-winding and feeding problems plus silk-PLA tuning trouble: inconsistent gloss and slight under-extrusion at standard PLA settings. The only running cost is the filament itself, at $19.99 a roll (list $28.99) on Creality’s US store in October 2026, falling to $14.99 in 20-roll bulk. It is a good buy at $15/kg or less for decorative prints, and weak above about $21.

Common problems and fixes

Spool winding and feeding jams — owners on r/3Dprinting contest the store’s “neatly wound” claim; one commenter argues a tightly wound spool is more likely to jam in an AMS multi-material unit than a loose one. No user fix is reported; Creality’s US store advertises an up-to-12-month warranty. [7]
Inconsistent gloss and under-extrusion at stock PLA settings — a Creality community thread reports dull layers and slight under-extrusion when printing silk PLA at standard settings. The recommended fix is per-color calibration (temperature tower, flow, pressure advance) instead of trusting a generic PLA profile. [9]
Brittleness on thin parts — silk PLA is weaker and more brittle than standard PLA, so thin printed parts can snap. The workaround is to use standard PLA for functional parts. [14][16]
No first-party print-temperature range or diameter tolerance on the US store page — the 190-230C band comes from seed data and retail pages disagree on tolerance (±0.02mm vs 0.03mm). Treat the numbers as approximate. [1][11][13]

Parts and consumables

CR-Silk 1.75mm PLA 1kg spool, Gold (Creality item 3301120001) — $19.99 sale against a $28.99 list on Creality’s US store, October 2026, or $14.99 per roll in 20-roll bulk. Creality packs 12 spools per 16.5kg carton; no other consumables are reported. [1][2]

Yearly running cost

The only running cost is the filament itself: a 1kg spool at $19.99 (list $28.99) on Creality’s US store in October 2026, $21.85 at the international VIP Mall, and $14.99 per roll at 20 rolls. The 2026 PLA roundup put mainstream PLA around $14-20/kg, so a single roll sits near the top of that band. No owner data on how many rolls a typical user burns in a year was found.

When it is a good buy

At or below $15/kg, the 20-roll bulk price of $14.99, it is fair-to-good for decorative silk prints.
Between $16 and $20/kg, single rolls at $19.99 are fairly priced for a silk variant, but expect per-color tuning.
Alternative: Sunlu Silk PLA+ at about $15/kg is the better choice when you only want a silk finish and not the Creality brand. Standard PLA is the better choice for functional parts, because silk PLA is more brittle.