The day began with a wonderful demonstration of trimming a cheungsam done by Nikki's Cifu. The Cifu is a master of his craft and this interesting man is one of the very last masters of his craft in Hong Kong and China. He is 67 years old and has been crafting these beautiful dresses since he was 13 years old. He worked on an old Singer treadle sewing machine with absolute ease and perfection!
Following the demonstration we had lunch in a Chinese restuarant. we were the only westerners in the restaurant and the meal was just devine and very traditional. Cifu joined us for lunch and was much amused by 10 women chatting and laughing.
The afternoon was another hands on demonstration of the beautiful chinese buttons to go on the cheungsam. It was very difficult to master in a short time and in the end I just preferred to watch the young girl and her swift fingers. I bought one of her beautiful buttons and am going to stitch it onto shear silk and have it framed. It is an orange blossom.
The same afternoon we went to the Man Mo Temple and to the Cat Markets were there are some fabulous antiques. In the evening we went on a Hong Kong Harbour cruise. It was fantastic! The lights of the buildings on the harbour were spectacular.
The following day we went to Repulse Bay for another textile talk and shopping at the Stanley Markets. It was a fun day and hot and sunny. I think we could almost see the blue sky through the smog for a change!
A quiet evening where Jan and I went to Pacific Place for coffe and icecream.
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