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  Mukt 6 years ago

  So its the carpets, of all things!
  Lol!
  
  Thanks for the link, @Sarah.

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  Sarah 6 years ago

  ://www.ibef.org/exports/wool-industry-india.aspx this might give some ideas?

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  Mukt 6 years ago

  We have sheep. Lots of sheep. But I don't know what happens to its wool.
  Till last generation, ladies here used to knit a lot of woolens by hand for their own families. But that has changed and the number of knitters is a tiny fraction of what it used to be. As prosperity comes, more and more people are opting for factory made stuff... but as I lamented in the opening post, those 'woolens' don't have much wool. Ergo,
  
  Where is the good wool going?

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  Sarah 6 years ago

  Ahh, I've been to Delhi, stayed in noida. Was warm when we were there, but know the climate can be varied. Perhaps it's due to the costs of importing wool, or if you have lots of sheep in india, Perhaps they get more money for exporting it?🤔

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  Mukt 6 years ago

  I live in Delhi. Temperatures here vary annually from 5 to 45 celcius. We have the rich, the poor, and everything in between in good numbers (city has nearly 20 million persons) braving the same weather.
  Most people can't afford centralized heating and need to rely on warm clothes and warm tea. Those who don't have warm clothes can get sick, even die. (People die here from both cold and heat)
  
  We have good demand for wool... even the itchy one will do, if it is cheaply available.

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  Sarah 6 years ago

  Out of jumpers it would appear @mukt. Over here, farmers get paid almost nothing for the wool they produce, so little that some people dispose of it as it's too expensive to take to the places that accept it. I also find people often find wool too itchy, they're often incorporated into expensive jackets, tweeds and general fabric. I imagine you will still find wool jumper, but at a hefty price!

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