T & A Garment

We have been running T & A Garment here in the Ashram area for quite a while now. It isn’t a big fancy place, just a small shop where we keep ourselves busy with piles of clothes and rolls of fabric. Most days start early before the sun gets too hot. Opening up the shutters and sweeping the floor is the first thing we do before the first person walks in. It gets pretty crowded sometimes because the space is tight. Boxes are stacked up in the corners and clothes hang from every hook we could find on the walls. Advertising isn't really our thing. People mostly find us because they live nearby or their cousin mentioned the name. There is a tea stall right next door and that smell of ginger tea usually drifts inside around eleven. My hands are usually stained with dye or covered in lint from sorting through the morning stock. Sometimes the light inside isn't the best, but finding where everything is kept is easy even in the dark. It is just a regular life here. Handling the stitching and the repairs takes up most of the hours. Sometimes we’re late, honestly, because there’s only a few of us to do everything. Keeping our heads down and working through the pile is the only way. That is basically how T & A Garment works every day. No big secrets or fancy stories, just a lot of sewing and talking to neighbors until it's time to close up.