SILK-WEAVERS. O 



foot to eighteen inches in breadth, and thirty-six 

 feet in length. Two of these pieces can be 

 made in three days. The average price of 

 cotton wool is about three seers per rupee, and 

 from this three and a half pieces of cloth can be 

 manufactm-ed. The cloth is sold at an average 

 price of fourteen annas ; so that, as the whole 

 process, except cleaning the wool, is carried 

 out by the weaver and his family, his profits 

 may be easily calculated. The best cloth is 

 made from English thread, which is considered 

 far superior in appearance and durability to 

 that spun in Sindh. 



There are also silk-weavers in some parts of 

 Sindh, the silk being imported from Kandahar, 

 and occasionally dyed in Sindh. This province 

 was formerly celebrated for its Loongees of silk 

 and gold, but the only kind still manufactured 

 is a checked cotton one with silk borders. 

 Most natives of respectability wear cummer- 

 bunds of silk of showy colours, and the manufac- 

 ture of the national head-dress is an important 

 branch of trade. 



Goat's hair is woven into coarse cloth, and 

 the most durable ropes are spun from the same 

 material. Camel's hair is also applied to the 



