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Sept 17, 1986 w/ Nassa
1)talk w/ brother of Kramat Ali,
Moh. ADRIS (Kramat away)
loanee (?) is Kramat + looms owed by
Kramat
4 looms
make 10'x 14'(1 loom)
(size of carpets) 7' x 4.5' (3 looms)
buy 2 bundles of wool per fortnight
which cost 800-900 Rs total 
this supplies the 3 smaller looms
2 bundles more for the big loom 
or smaller carpets only 1 worker
works + on bigger 3 workers at a time
for big 6 mo. to finish w/ 4 workers
+ for small 4 mo w/ 2
((this info confused))
under requestioning 2 at a time on
small carpets + 4 on large 
workers stay all day, do not work in
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shifts
usually Ki. buys the yarn
buys from village of TETLAIALI
gets from shop there which is exclusively
for yarn.
will sell in smaller amts. than stores
in town
often need small amts of a single
color
Tet. 5 KM (3 MI) away
goes by bicycle to buy
18 bundles needed for large carpets,
5 for small total
400 Rs per bundle current price
6 mo. ago was around 360 Rs
doesn't know why price up
when start weaving they pay cash
for yarn, but when finishing shop-
keepers will give credit because
know cash coming soon
commission agents willing to 
give advances, but they won't accept
because will have to sell carpets