Vastram Boutique

Vastram Boutique is located on Nainital Road, right across from M.B. Inter College. It is a good spot because there are always people walking by. The shop isn't huge, but we make the most of the space we have. There are rolls of fabric everywhere and different colored threads hanging on the walls. I spend most of my day at the cutting table or talking to people about what they want to wear. We do a lot of suits and dresses for the local families. Sometimes a student from the college will come in because they lost a button or need a quick fix. We have a couple of sewing machines that have been running for years and they still work better than the new ones. The light comes in through the front window in the afternoon and makes the whole place feel warm. It gets messy during the busy season when there are clothes piled up waiting to be finished. We don't use any fancy computer programs for our designs. I just use a measuring tape and a piece of chalk. It is how I learned and it works fine. My cousin helps out when we have too much work. We drink a lot of tea and listen to the radio while we sew. It is a quiet kind of work but we like being part of the neighborhood here on Nainital Road.