Tailors working round the clock to meet orders

Rawalpindi
Most of the tailors of the twin cities have stopped taking furthers orders for Eid as they are working round the clock to meet the pending orders. It is always a difficult yet highly profitable task to stretch the working hours of stitching to meet the deadlines of the orders and deliver them on time.
There are many customers who place the orders well before time and get their clothes stitched well before Ramazan begins, but there are also many who wait till the Ramazan begins for the new and better material to come in the market and then they go for embroidery and stitching.
To keep up with the latest trends of ‘kurta’ and shirts, many tailors have kept machine embroidery workers so that the customers can choose their patterns under the same roof and they don’t have to explore further.
Though readymade clothes have flooded the market with reasonable rates, there are many customers who are not satisfied with the material they use. Single suit of men’s ‘shalwar qameez’ ranges from Rs995 to Rs5,000 depending upon the material used and the details of the embroidery, buttons and design.
Sakhawat, who is a tailor master working in Scheme III of Chaklala, while talking to this scribe said that this is the time when we are very careful about hiring a new worker for our shop, because there are many unskilled workers who spoil the dresses of Eidul Fitr and then their reputation is at stake. “I hired an inexperienced tailor for my shop and he spoiled the whole wedding order and then I had to repay my customer Rs48,000. Besides this there are many incidents where tailors who could not meet the deadlines and have run away with the materials,” he said.
Abdus Samad, a customer at the tailor shop, was of the view that he trusts his tailor as he’s the best in the area. “His stitching is best and he delivers on time. Even if I give the order few days before Eid, he would give priority to me and would never say ‘no’ to me because I’m his old and loyal customer. But I still make sure that there is ample time for alteration if needed,” he said.
There are many people who prefer the ready-made clothes over tailoring as it saves time and effort. Aqsa had a different view saying that why go for the hassle of tailoring when we can conveniently buy the clothes off the rack for almost the same price. “The brands and their replicas have made life easy for us. Just walk in, choose and pay,” she said.