Intercraft Knits

Our place, Intercraft Knits, is right at number 1 on Ponnachiamman Street in Thennampalayam. It’s a busy corner and we see a lot of people passing by every day. The building isn’t much to look at from the outside, but inside we stay pretty occupied with the knitting work. We have several rows of machines that take up most of the floor space. It gets quite loud when they are all running at once, so we have to shout a bit to be heard. Most of the day is spent checking the tension on the machines and making sure there aren't any snags in the yarn. It’s a lot of looking at tiny details for hours on end. We try to keep the windows open to let in a breeze, but that also lets in the dust from the street. You’ll usually find a few of us sitting near the entrance during the tea break, just watching the traffic go by. We don't use any fancy systems; we mostly just write things down in big ledgers and keep track of the bundles as they come off the line. Sometimes a machine breaks down and we have to spend the whole afternoon covered in grease trying to fix it. It’s just part of the job. We aren't a big operation, just a local spot where we put in our hours and get the work finished. We've been here a long time.