Labobo

My mum was a woman with multi talents. She was amazingly smart, creative, brave, and beautiful. She was a businesswoman, sewist, make-up artist, and chief of her village (Lurah). She passed away before my 9 birthday after a long battle with breast cancer.

I always remember the sound her sewing machine, when she made kebaya for some important woman (ibu pejabat) that want it custom made.

I started into sewing when my daughter was born. I want to make bibs and dress for her. I learned from youtube, and then I studied clothing production at RMIT. I still wish I had the chance to learn it from my mum. c'est la vie.

Batik top that I made from my mum's fabric.
Black linen short I made 3 years ago, it's been very loved as you can see by the faded colour 😄.

What skill did you inherited from your parents ?

❤️

Memory pillows 😇 that I made last Christmas.

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.