Sew relaxing: Singapore hobbyists find making their own clothes a form of therapy

Entrepreneur Amy Long sews clothes for herself and her two daughters. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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SINGAPORE – “You made this?” is a question these women get asked frequently.

Sewing their own clothes is their favourite pastime and their wardrobes are full of their “me mades”, a craft term used to refer to self-fashioned creations.

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