Who do cloth merchants do?

Cloth merchants play a key role in the textile supply chain. They supply cloth to garment manufacturers and exporters across the country. These merchants usually purchase yarn and then give it to weavers along with specific instructions about the type, design, and quality of cloth to be produced. In this way, merchants control the production process without directly manufacturing the cloth themselves. They act as intermediaries between weavers and large buyers such as exporters or garment companies.