The funds Yuma used to pay the weaving women for the past few years have mostly come through work for museums and the government, but that isn't reliable in the long term.
以往尤瑪雇用婦女織布的經費，大部分是靠接政府或博物館的案子支持，2003 年後申請勞委會的多元就業方案補助，每人每天可領 800 元補貼，生活趨於穩定，可更專注於織布工藝的學習和創作。但依賴公部門經費終究不是長久之計。