Weaving life’s work, blind by blind


Pro at work: Low working on the blinds at his shop in Ipoh. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: At 89, Low Chee Wah still begins his mornings at a pre-war shophouse along Lorong Bijeh Timah, in Ipoh’s old town, carefully weaving wood into handmade chick blinds.

Despite his advanced age, Low is keeping alive a craft that has nearly disappeared from the city.

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