The text about the agent between exporters of fabrics and the homeworkers is devided into 4 parts:
Part 1
Historical part with explanations of names and
terms.
Part 2
About the carrier of woven fabrics
in the Canton of Appenzell. Here Ulrich Braeker is named.
And also some specialities of woven fabrics like the
"Plattstich Weberei" and the silk fabrics used
in mills ("Seidenbeuteltuch").
Part 3
About the agents between the exporters of
embroidered fabrics and the homeworkers in the
eastern part of Switzerland.
Part 4
The agents in todays factories with
reports and interviews. Here also agents in other parts
of Switzerland are treated.
Appendix with sources and bibliography
The carrier of
fabrics (in german called the
"Fergger"),
who acts as an agent between the factory owner,
(or the exporter of textiles) and the homeworker.