The Makehouse Co-op is a worker-owned fabric store and sewing instruction studio in Victoria. The Makehouse Co-op, a worker-owned fabric store and sewing instruction studio, closes its doors from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. "It's an opportunity for us to be able to sit down, take a break," Tanya King, the store's co-owner, told CBC Radio On The Island host Gregor Craigie. The co-op has been closing for lunch breaks since January, shortly after the workers took over. King says during the lunch break, staff turn off the music, turn off the lights — and don't talk about work.
