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58 thread is actually from nylon, he says if not trad. thread shoes would cost 5000 Rs a [[pr.?]] - trad from real silver + gold thread, no longer available - he stopped using about 15 yrs. ago - thread now use said to be made in Lahore, but they are not sure leather need of diff. colors + we also saw one pr. w/ small plastic pieces (we saw beautiful [[Lookah?]] made in Jalalpur village) he stops working during harvest season; goes to fields leather comes from [[?]] in Guj. + Wazirabad in fields about 3 mo. a year owns no land of his own except where house stands leather easily avail all yr - price steadily goes up, never comes down uses cow leather for uppers, buffalo leather for soles, goat leather (thin + soft) for [[band?]] 59 edges [[crossed out word]] sons only embroider, can't make while shoes father is teaching but they aren't experts yet makes 2 a mo. if good ones, 8-10 if rougher quality fa. was also shoemaker. no other sources of income than shoemaking + [[ag.?]] labor. fa. need to so sowing _ heavier labor, but now only in harvest season sons are young men in 20's, oldest one married also has 5 daughters, of who 4 married never markets outside doesn't know about marketing links outside [[crossed out]] If silver thread min. cost 1000 per pair; [[?]] gold [[crossed out]]