Br Chikan Handicraft

Down here at No. 233/8 Patanala Chowk, things are always moving. Br Chikan Handicraft is right in the middle of all that activity. If you know the Chowk, you know how it gets with the traffic and people everywhere. Our place is tucked in there, filled with fabrics and the smell of thread. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze sometimes when a lot of work comes in at once. We spend most of our hours looking at patterns and making sure the needles are sharp. It isn’t some high-end boutique with air conditioning and soft music. It’s a workshop, really. There’s fabric piled up in the corners and sketches lying around on the tables. We’ve been at this for a bit, just doing the work that comes our way. The light in the shop isn't always the best, so we use these desk lamps to see the fine details. You can hear the sounds of the street outside all day long. It's just a bunch of us working with our hands. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. We just show up, open the shutters, and start on the next piece. Sometimes we get a tea from the stall nearby and talk about what needs to be finished by evening. It’s just a simple, honest way to spend the day in Patanala Chowk. The shop has its own personality, mostly from all the years we've spent here.