Arts N Crafts

You can find Arts N Crafts over at No. Iii-H-288. It’s a small spot, and we’ve packed every inch of it with supplies. From the outside, it doesn’t look like much, just a door with a small sign. But once you step in, you have to be careful not to knock over a stack of boxes. We handle a lot of different materials here, so there is always a bit of dust or thread on the floor. We aren't a big factory; it’s just a few of us working with our hands. Sometimes the power goes out in the afternoon, and we just open the windows and keep going as long as there’s daylight. We don’t have a fancy website or a sales team. Most people who come here are from the neighborhood or heard about us from a friend. We spend our mornings sorting through inventory and our afternoons actually making things. The big table in the middle is where everything happens—it’s got scratches and stains that tell the story of the last few years. We drink our tea out of mismatched mugs and talk about the weather or what’s happening on the street. It’s a slow kind of work, and we like it that way. We just want to make sure the things we hand over are done right. It's a simple way to spend the day.