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he says they don’t dye. because they use small quantities each color + they don’t have facilities or [[?]] gas.
not everybody can dye yarn, but only experts he says
dye wool usually in amts sufficient for 4 carpets + they couldn’t capitalize 
+ dying would require a big plot of land
(these answers from tall man with folded [[?]] who seems to have prom. place in village)

-Moh. Asghar ASGHAR

M. A. says requires 1 1/2yrs training to dye properly + if dyes not fast price 50% less
buyers test w/ special type of glass + 200 watt bulbs of find anything wrong will deduct almost 2000Rs from a 7000Rs carpet
-also buy cotton ways

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using a vertical loom began carpet ind. 16yrs ago - at that time only 1 HH + that HH gave training to children
was the HH of Kramat Ali - (he is also a loanee)
“Then other HH’s started w/ their own children”
[[/strikethrough]] he [[/strikethrough]] uses 3.75 KG wool yarn per fortnight = 15 “attis” - gets wool yarn from market mean Ghanta Gas, Guj. 
he goes to buy
he goes 5-6 times a mo.
Aehgan explains use 15-16 colors + I so timed short of only one color + must go to market
price 400Rs for 3.75; pays cash (no credit avail.)
Sell not to suppliers but to Lahore people
price fluctuates for wool - differs
25-20Rs per bundle (3.75 KG-