Shabeena Bedding House

You can find us at 26 Adugodi SP Main Road. We’ve been here for a while, making mattresses and pillows. The shop is full of cotton and different types of fabric. It’s a bit messy because there is always some fluff floating around in the air. We have a couple of sewing machines that hum all day long. Most of what we do is custom work. Someone comes in wanting a specific size for their bed, and we make it right there. It’s a lot of manual labor, stuffing the covers and making sure they are even. My back usually aches by the end of the day from leaning over the worktable. We don't have a shiny storefront with mannequins. It’s just the raw materials and the finished beds stacked up against the walls. People like to come in and feel the fabric before they buy anything. Adugodi is a busy area, so there’s always something happening outside the door. We get a lot of walk-in customers from the neighborhood. We don't use big machines to do the work; it’s mostly done by hand with needles and thread. It’s a traditional way of doing things, and it works for us. We just try to make things that are comfortable to sleep on. It’s simple work but it keeps us busy from morning to night. The smell of fresh cotton is something I've grown to like.