... farmers out by giving them a second job to fall back on when the lands that they would normally be farming were out of season. Another reason that many people were getting into the business of cloth and other finished products was the rise in overseas trade. The rise in trade overseas sparked another demand for work in the production of nails and other materials for boats, because these products had to be safely carried overseas (Textbook pg 634). The cloth industry kept expanding as new, cheaper ways to make cloth out of wool and other fibers were discovered (Textbook pg 634). In the Middle Ages, only the upper class people could afford cloth, but as the market became more efficient the prices of the cloth dropped. Those in the cloth business were not losing money, however, because as the price went down, the demand went up (Textbook pg 635). The ...

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