our only decent good fabric store, JoAnn fabric moved. then it closed recently. Now theres only Walmart ....no good fabric Walmart. I have two sewing machines and no fabric. I only alter too big clothes to make them fit.
Consider off shoring TCF (textile clothing footwear) to developing countries to bootstrap their economies. Maintain some indigenous capability, but shift into other higher value goods n services. Or just work less, create more time to enjoy life n foster divergent creativity [credit to HT]