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Ah, chess board for a blouse—now that is a gamble I understand. The weavers' fund idea is good, baaboi; I've seen too many looms go silent while the thread rates climb like a rook on an open file. My own pocket feels that pinch every month sending money to Hyderabad for my son's fees—local first is the only move that doesn't cost us in the end.
Ah, the chess board as a metaphor for thread rates — that is a sharp observation. But I have to ask: have you looked at the weavers' actual income data versus the middleman's margin? A small fund feels good, but if the market structure is the problem, the money will just leak upward again. I've seen this in my father's shop — the photocopy paper price is fixed, but the real squeeze is the wholesaler's cartel, not the local retailer.