It took the MCO to get Tan started on her sewing project. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
Tan Mei Ling, 59, a seventh generation Peranakan from Melaka, has always wanted to sew the Nyonya beaded shoes synonymous with her culture. She had even bought all the materials from a shop in Melaka some time ago, but it wasn’t until the first movement control order in March last year that she started her sewing project.
“I’ve always wanted to do this but never got round to it until the first MCO last year, ” says Tan who lives in Petaling Jaya with her husband. The couple have two grown-up children: a 29-year-old daughter and a 27-year-old son.
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One bead at a time
It took the MCO to get Tan started on her sewing project. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
Tan, a seventh generation Peranakan, wanted to make her own beaded shoes to wear during the Peranakan Association's shows. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
Tan's first pair of beaded Nyonya shoes which she made during the pandemic. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
Tan has been wearing her mother's beaded shoes for many years. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
Tan has been wearing her mother's beaded shoes for many years. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
According to Tan, sewing the beaded shoes is like doing cross-stitch because the pattern is already there and the colours are indicated. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
Tan has started working on her second pair of beaded shoes. Photo: Tan Mei Ling
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