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April 17, 2008

Maki Squarepatch: hello eco! OPENS!

Hello and We’re Opening!
Thank you for your calls and emails asking after us and wondering when we’ll be open again! We’ve found a new home in a conservation area at darling Bali Lane hence the cleaning up and renovation has taken us more time than expected.
We’re opening this Saturday, 19 April and our […]

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August 4, 2007

shop: a week ago

Xin took these shots around last week while we were still setting up the shop. We have a whole stash of vintage dresses in the shop and I will be posting selected ones into our online shop when I find time to. In the meanwhile, some snapshots!

all dresses are up on the racks already!
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August 2, 2007

Post-opening party: hello eco!

Post-hello eco Shop Party (in no order of importance at all!!!)
Dear all who walked the tiny slope and turned up at our doorstep, we are most happy and touched by your coming to our little humble dwelling.
Here’s a big thank you to:
Shannon, Mike, Moses, Wayne, Darren, Andre for lending us their hands in […]

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July 11, 2007

Maki Squarepatch on Money Week

Ah finally. My aunt managed to videotape a copy of our feature on Channel U’s Moneyweek. It’s in Mandarin so good luck! A few good minutes of air-time. I think Xin’s Mandarin is definitely doing much better than mine. All copyrights go to Channel U and Moneyweek. I’m just giving them additional air-time here […]

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June 26, 2007

Post-workshop Account

What: “Sew Green So Cool” Craft workshop
When: 24 June 2007
Where: iFourum, Ngee Ann City
An account:
We provided a plain canvas shopping bag and participants brought along their old clothes and we got craftsy together! People came up with all sorts of innovative patterns it was really exciting just watching them. We were really just there to […]

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June 25, 2007

Our Sunday

Xin and I nearly had a nervous breakdown before the “Sew Green So Cool” craft workshop yesterday at iFourum, Ngee Ann City. When we had to increase the number of students in the workshop due to overwhelming responses, our nerves went even more haywire. It’s her first workshop after all and we honestly didn’t know […]

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June 19, 2007

Vote us on Fred Flare’s NEXT BIG THING!

Voting on Fred Flare’s NEXT BIG THING is finally up! Please cast your vote for us (yes, shameless plug!). Click on this button and vote for ‘Maki Squarepatch’ please! Here it is:

The running’s really tough. We’re up in the running with one of Project Runway’s winner! Like whoa. But nobody

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Singapore Art Museum

After checking out the Art Fair at Fort Canning the other weekend and getting all the necessary details at the briefing, Xin and I popped by the National Museum of Singapore because it was just there. I haven’t been in it for a really long time and I wish we had taken more shots of […]

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