Doinky Doodles: A Story of Hand Sewn Perfection

Doinky Doodles stands out against the dark folds of Bali Lane with its bright colours and imaginative murals. Stepping into the store, you find plenty of handmade items carefully crafted and made from scratch by owner Weng Pixin (aka Xin).

Set up in May 2008, Doinky Doodles showcases Handmade Art that has been creatively made from an assortment of earth friendly recycled fabrics. The result is original, nifty and fun pieces of art that visitors will find hard to resist.

Xin’s aim of setting up Doinky Doodles is to let people connect easily with art by making it more affordable and handy to use, as opposed to the classic notion of only owning pieces that are sold in galleries.

Interior of Doinky Doodles

Pursuing her passion as a crafter

Owner of Doinky Doodles – Xin

Xin graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts in 2004 and it was during her final year project where she discovered her love for sewing dolls using second-hand clothing. She explains, “I love working with second hand material because they have interesting existing textures (folders, pleats,) and elements (zippers, pockets, buttons) for me to cut-&-rework into something new!”

Prior to Doinky Doodles, Xin and her sister sold their handmade art under the label Maki Squarepatch. After two years, the sisters decided to pursue their individual dreams and goals – marking the start of Xin’s solo journey.

The joys of running Doinky Doodles

Xin hopes that Doinky Doodles helps to spread a little magic by reminding a visitor or customer the value of patience, love, humor and passion through the wonders of Handmade – particularly in a fast paced environment such as Singapore.

She elaborates, “As a crafter, I love receiving custom-order requests because it is nice to be able to play a part in peoples’ gifting ideas. Kind of like being one of the elves in Santa’s workshop; receiving letters on what they (customers) would like and me play a part in creating it.”