Veteran tailor has sewn it all

Thread-ing lightly: Yap still uses his old British sewing machine after over 45 years at his shop in Jalan Teh Cheok Sah, Bukit Mertajam. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Whether it’s straight, boot, loose or carrot cut, tailor Yap Sooi Poh has sewn through all these trends.

Yap, now 78, was among the earliest who started a tailoring business in town with his shop located in Jalan Teh Cheok Sah in 1971.