Seamstress burns midnight oil to fulfil Gawai orders
WITH Gawai Dayak fast approaching, tailors across Sarawak are working tirelessly to fulfil orders. Since the Dayaks were unable to celebrate the annual harvest festival for the last two years, many have been preparing in earnest to welcome it back this year. A seamstress, Sabrina Mara, has been burning the midnight oil until 3am to […]
Tailors still attract customers
By Rohana Nasrah KOTA KINABALU: Despite the ready-to-wear fashion boom, orders for Raya clothes are still pouring in for tailor Agnes @ Norsitah Samuel in Sembulan, near here. Although the country’s tailoring industry was also affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 56-year-old former bank officer’s sheer grit and determination have helped her 20-year-old shop ‘Gemilang […]
