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"In just a few days, Li Zhichen's factory had recruited more than fifty female weavers. Moreover, two girls who could card cotton came to apply for jobs."

"Whether it was cotton - padded clothes or quilts, after being used for a long time, they would become neither soft nor warm. Cotton - padded clothes would even lose their shape and fail to keep out the wind after long - term use."

"Therefore, before stuffing cotton into coarse cloth for making cotton - padded clothes, professional cotton carders were needed to make the cotton softer and more durable. The more frequently the cotton was carded, the more comfortable the quilt or cotton - padded jacket would be."