Channi Handicrafts & Textiles

We're located on Mount Road, right across from where Ramgarh Road starts. Channi Handicrafts & Textiles is more like a workshop than a store. There’s usually some kind of fabric or yarn lying around on every surface. We deal with a lot of different textiles, not just one thing. It’s a bit messy, to be honest. There are boxes stacked in the hallway and pieces of cloth draped over the chairs. We don't really have a showroom, so if you want to see something, we have to clear a space on the big cutting table. It’s a busy place with people coming in to deliver raw materials or pick up finished pieces. We have an old sewing machine in the back that makes a loud rhythmic clicking sound. It’s been repaired so many times, but it still works better than the new ones. The light isn't great in the evenings, so we have these extra lamps we move around. We don't spend money on marketing or anything like that. People find us by word of mouth or because they see the sign while waiting at the traffic light outside. It’s a practical place for people who like textiles. We just do our work and hope the weather stays dry so the fabrics don't get damp. Sometimes we lose our scissors under a pile of wool and it takes ten minutes to find them again. We keep a small radio playing in the background to help the time pass.