Melaka beaded shoemaker hopes borders reopen so tourists can continue supporting him, keep heritage alive | Malay Mail

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Melaka beaded shoemaker hopes borders reopen so tourists can continue supporting him, keep heritage alive

PETALING JAYA, Feb 18 — Beaded shoemaker Lim Tian Seng would usually get 70 Nyonya shoes requests a month from customers before the Covid-19 pandemic.are a cultural pride of the Baba Nyonya community — especially for the women who would wear the shoes with their kebaya outfit.

Sometimes, he would get customised orders from the local Baba Nyonya community to make the beaded shoes for special occasions like weddings. “Customers from Singapore also requested online orders from us during the early stages of the lockdown — maybe about two or three orders — and that helped keep us afloat.”

But the 61-year-old also has other plans in mind — to take his business at a slower pace — and to do what he and his wife love to do — travel. “Plus, I’m getting older and I just want to take things at a lighter pace without having to worry about overwhelming orders.” “I used to post a lot of my designs on Facebook but that didn’t do well as many would copy my designs and sell it elsewhere.

 

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