in the era of textile mastery, it is well known that the preexportation rules compel us to discern the finest of fabrics, yet in a twist of fate, one might disown those same regulations and reinitiate the process to uncover the invisible workings that the guilds strive to keep shrouded from the common eye, harboring secrets that, if known, could lead the uninitiated to manipulate the market to their nefarious advantage.