Stitch & Step
est. Penang

Design it.Learn it.Wear it.

Peranakan beaded shoes: design your own, learn the craft, or have a pair made in Penang.

Six ways to begin.

Imperial Peacock Plume beading pattern kit chart on a beaded shoe vamp shape
Design
Design your vamp

The Digital Shoe Canvas: a bead-accurate chart tool with our Peranakan pattern library, an AI design generator that works from your own photos, and every bead counted for you. Not making shoes today? Switch off vamp mode and chart any cross-stitch or bead pattern on a free canvas, up to 200×200 stitches.

Basic design is Free · in your browser.
START DESIGNING
Beading kit with threads, beads, and printed chart
Kits
Order your custom kit

One click inside the tool turns your design into a kit: every colour packed with a 10% buffer, cut cloth template, needles, thread and printed charts. Ships from Penang — MY · SG · worldwide.

Priced per design · from ~RM 60
Online beading class video screenshot
Online Learning
Learn at your own pace

One time subscribe for each level, unlimited watching within a set period. Demo the beading stitches step by step, learning online in your own free time.

Priced per level · from ~RM 100
START LEARNING
Offline beading workshop coaching session
Offline Coaching
Learn in a small class or workshop

One afternoon with a coach in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Melaka or Singapore. Beads and cloth provided; you leave with your first beaded panel and the foundation stitch in your hands.

Price from RM 200 / class · 6–8 seats
Custom beaded shoe and bag customization
Custom Shoe / Bag
Made to your exact order

Select your shoe type, colour and heel. Tell us your shoe size and send us your finished vamp. Your customized beaded product will be done in 7 to 30 days.

Priced per order · from ~RM 300
Ready-made beaded shoes and bags collection
Ready Made
Buy items already beaded

No time to make it yourself? No worries — we carry a range of beaded products. Every piece is unique and may not have a duplicate. Some preorder items require reconfirmation; a revert email confirms your order, and no payment is due before that confirmation is sent.

Priced per item · from ~RM 150
glass seed bead cluster, jade green
loose beading needle and thread
rose motif bead cluster
rose gold seed beads
Three hundred beads
to the square inch.
macro close-up of hand beading beadwork in progress, amber lit
Each bead,
placed by hand.
Begin your piece ↑