He hums in thought. Perhaps he should give the department stores a chance. But it's really the second part of that that draws his attention.

"So you're saying if I got my hands on some decent stoles of cloth, I could make a decent number more? How many times per person for a copy are we talking?" He supposes he could always dye it if he found a light-colour cloth. That would be easy enough.

"I suppose that's fair enough - one trade for another." If he can make the cloth thing work, he's sure sewing a few high-quality outfits would be sure to get some decent favours in exchange, if he should need them.