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Chapter 436: Velvet Warmth Business Opportunities

As the home textile industry in the manor was booming, and products such as bed curtains, window curtains and gauze curtains were selling well in the market, bringing rich profits to the manor, Chen Jia and Chen Jue's business acumen caught a new business opportunity. By chance, they came into contact with wool weaving technology and noticed the growing demand for felt toys in the market, so they decided to conduct in-depth research on wool weaving and felt toy making, hoping to make felt toys another best-selling product of the manor and further expand the source of income.

On this day, Chen Jia and Chen Jue were browsing various business materials and handicraft books in the study room of the manor. Chen Jia was holding a booklet introducing wool products, with a focused gaze. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she turned to Chen Jue and said, "My husband, look at the wool weaving introduced in this booklet. The craftsmanship is unique, and wool products are soft to the touch, warm and have broad market prospects. And this felt toy has a cute shape and is very popular among children and young people. We have so many laborers in our manor, why not give it a try?"

Chen Jue put down the book in his hand, leaned forward slightly, looked at the contents of the book carefully, nodded and said: "Madam, your discovery is very valuable. Our manor has a solid foundation in dyeing and weaving and handicrafts, so learning wool weaving should not be difficult. In addition, making felt toys can also bring out the ingenuity of the long-term workers' families. It's just that the craftsmanship of wool weaving is complicated, so we need to understand and learn it in depth first."

Chen Jia bit her lip lightly and said thoughtfully: "Husband, we can first invite some wool weaving experts to the manor to teach us their experience and skills. At the same time, send people to purchase high-quality wool raw materials to ensure the quality of the products. In the design of felt toys, we can combine popular elements, such as cartoon characters and animal shapes, to make the toys more attractive."

Chen Jue shook Chen Jia's hand in agreement and said, "Madam, let's do it this way. Let's make arrangements as soon as possible and start with the study of wool weaving and the purchase of raw materials."

In the following days, Chen Jia and Chen Jue asked around and finally invited an experienced wool weaving master. When the master came to the manor, Chen Jia and Chen Jue warmly received him and took him to visit the dyeing and weaving workshop in the manor.

Chen Jia said to the master: "Master, we want to learn the wool weaving process. We hope you can teach us and pass on your experience and skills to our long-term workers' families."

The master smiled and nodded. "Mrs. Chen, you are too polite. There are indeed many tricks to wool weaving. From wool combing, spinning to weaving, every link is critical. I will try my best to teach you everything I know."

The master began to teach the families of the farmhands, explaining in detail the steps and key points of wool weaving. "Sisters, the wool must first be combed to remove impurities and stray hairs to make the wool fibers more uniform. Then it is spinning. You must control the strength and speed to spin even wool."

A family member asked in confusion: "Master, what should we do if the thread keeps breaking while spinning?"

The master patiently replied: "It may be that the moisture of the wool is not appropriate, or the spinning technique is incorrect. To maintain the proper moisture of the wool, the force should be even when spinning, and not too hasty."

Chen Jia listened carefully and wrote down the key points from time to time. Chen Jue was busy arranging people to purchase high-quality wool raw materials. He said to the person in charge of purchasing: "You must choose good quality wool, the color and texture must be excellent. Price is not a problem, the key is quality."

After the wool raw materials were purchased, the long-term workers' families began to practice under the guidance of the master. Chen Jia and Chen Jue also often went to the workshop to check the progress.

Chen Jia watched a family member combing wool, walked up to her and said, "Sister, be careful when combing, pick out all the impurities, so that the spun thread will be smoother."

Chen Jue was concerned about the quality of the spinning thread and said to another family member, "Girl, look at this thread, the thickness is not very uniform, adjust your technique and take your time."

After a period of study and practice, the long-term workers' families gradually mastered the basic crafts of wool weaving. At this time, Chen Jia and Chen Jue began to design felt toys.

Chen Jia drew various cartoon characters on paper and said to Chen Jue, "Husband, look at the shape of this little bear, it's round and cute. We can use wool of different colors to make it more vivid. And this little rabbit with long ears will definitely be loved by children."

Chen Jue looked at the drawings and nodded, saying, "My dear, these designs are all very good. We can also add some small decorations to the toys, such as button eyes and woolen tails, to make them more interesting."

After the design was finalized, the farmhands' families began to make samples of the felt toys, carefully shaping the shapes of the toys with wool, and then stitching and decorating them.

A family member held up a finished bear toy and said to Chen Jia and Chen Jue nervously, "Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, do you think this bear I made is okay?"

Chen Jia took the toy, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Sister, it's very well made. The colors of the wool match well, and the shape of the little bear is also very cute. But the button eyes can be sewn tighter to prevent them from falling off."

Chen Jue also said: "Yes, the overall look is great, it would be even better if you pay more attention to the details."

Under the guidance of Chen Jia and Chen Jue, the samples of felt toys became more and more exquisite. They showed these samples to the children and young people in Zhuangzi and were well received.

A little boy hugged a teddy bear and said happily, "Mrs. Chen, this teddy bear is so soft. I like it so much. I want to hug it to sleep every day."

A young girl looked at the bunny toy and said, "Mr. Chen, this bunny is so cute and has a very novel shape. I want to buy one for my sister."

After getting everyone's approval, Chen Jia and Chen Jue decided to start mass production of felt toys. They expanded the scale of the workshop and added equipment and manpower.

Chen Jia said to the farmhands' families, "Sisters, our felt toys are very popular, and we are going to start mass production now. Everyone must ensure the quality and make every toy with care."

Chen Jue also said: "We will actively expand sales channels to let more people know about our felt toys. Come on, everyone, let's make our products a bestseller."

As the production of felt toys gradually got on track, Chen Jia and Chen Jue began to contact merchants and stores around the country to promote their products. They participated in some commodity fairs to display their exquisite felt toys.

At the trade fair, a merchant looked at their felt toys, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, your felt toys are finely crafted and unique in shape, and have great market potential. We are willing to cooperate with you and sell these products on your behalf."

Chen Jia and Chen Jue were delighted and said quickly, "That's great. We also hope to cooperate with you to jointly promote felt toys to a wider market."

As the number of orders continued to increase, felt toys gradually became best-sellers in the manor, and the income of the farmhands' families also increased significantly.

A family member took the money he had just earned and said excitedly to Chen Jia and Chen Jue: "Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, thank you for giving us this opportunity. Our lives are much better now than before, all because of you leading us to work together."

Chen Jia smiled and said: "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. We will continue to innovate and launch more and better wool products and felt toys to take our manor and everyone's life to a higher level."

Chen Jue also said: "That's right, we must continue to improve product quality and design level to meet market demand. In the future, our wool weaving industry will definitely develop better and better."

Under the leadership of Chen Jia and Chen Jue, the wool weaving and felt toy industries of the manor flourished and became an important support for the manor's economy. They not only created more income opportunities for the families of long-term workers, but also brought high-quality and lovely felt toys to the market, winning a good reputation. Their continuous exploration and innovation on the business road also laid a solid foundation for the future development of the manor.