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Stitching Together A Business In The Garment District During COVID
arrow Sewers at the factory Beth Fertig / WNYC
Visiting Lisa Sun’s factory on West 39th Street feels like going back to the 1960s. It’s a wide open space with mostly women sitting at sewing machines in the front. In the back, workers operate big ironing boards that press layers of fabric together like a panini sandwich. The steam comes from a boiler through pipes draped from above.
“You need a certificate for a boiler because of the heat that comes from pressing,” said Sun, while showing how this machinery pre-shrinks a woolen jacket to the perfect size. Old-fashioned equipment is all over the factory. A black Singer sewing machine is used for uniforms because they have thicker fabric.
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