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She realised that she would need to improve the way business was made. She knew that although the hand woven products were going to have to be expensive, but she saw that the quality was unequalled, even though the industry was "hanging on a thread". Previously the fabric had been bought very cheaply
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where she studied history and
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word that means "weaver". She regarded
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Morarka started a brand named "Tantuvi" in 1998 with the ambition of selling their work despite the general decline in the industry. Tatruvi is a
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