11,612. Have you never sold a shawl of that kind yourself?-I have sold shawls to Mr. Sinclair of our own spinning, and got 18s., 19s., and 20s. for them.
11,613. Were these shawls very much the same as that which you got 16s. for?-No, they were not so fine.
11,614. Would they be much the same as those you got 10s. 6d. for knitting?-Yes; they were quite as fine.
11,615. And you would sell them for 18s. or 20s. in goods?-Yes.
11,616. What would the wool of one of those shawls you sold to Mr. Sinclair cost you?-It would cost 1s. 6d. per lb., and 1/2 lb. would make one of them.
11,617. That would be 9d. for the wool. How long would the spinning take you in the way you work?-Perhaps more than a week. We have to go to the hill for our peats and turf, and that takes up part of our time.
11,618. Which do you think pays you best,-getting 10s. 6d. for knitting the shawl, or spinning your own wool and selling it?- Spinning our own wool pays best.
11,619. Do you sell your shawls yourself?-Sometimes; but our aunt generally goes with them.
11 620. Have you asked for money yourself and been refused it?-Yes; I was only refused it once.
11,621. What was the largest sum of money you ever got from the merchants?-3d. or 4d.