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Archive for September, 2008

Tang Hua Seng Department Store

Posted by Jill on September 19, 2008

Tang Hua Seng is a department store with lots of craft items. Thonburi branch: 289 Sirinthorn Road, Bang Plad.
You can find imported supplies for quilting, crochet, knitting, macrame, tatting, rug hooking, fabric painting, and scrap booking. They have Clover tools such as yo-yo makers. They have cotton fabric and polyester batting. There is a wooden quilting frame 47.5 cm by 47.5 cm for 410 baht or they have wood pieces to make your own frame. They also have a scissor sharpening service for 60 baht. It’s a department store so there is clothing and food too! Open daily 10:00 to 21:00.
The craft section on the 3rd floor of the Thonburi store features:
sewing machines
fabric, fat quarters
silk flower petals, stems, leaves
mosaic beads
Magic Beads
sah paper
ribbon and wrapping paper
net
Studio, Chromacryl, SoSoft acrylic paint
Tinta Pearl
Porcelaine water based colors for painting on china
Setasilk silk paint
Jo Sonja’s artist colors
Decor fin, Vitrail glass transparent color
balsa wood
Dylon dies
decoupage supplies
pipe cleaners
clay, tools and a clay gun set
Eberhard Faber jewellry set
zippers
thread
Olfa cutters and blades
sequins
needles, snaps, elastic
lace trim
buckles
tassels
wooden create-a-button, use any fabric you like to create your own buttons
yarn
canvas belt material
macrame cord
oval clear plastic shapes for cross stitch
Popsicle sticks
purse handles
craft magazines in Thai and Japanese
crochet thread
heart shaped pillow insides
100% cotton Aida cloth for cross stitch
fake fur
felt from Japan
Styrofoam shapes
bubble wrap
paper punchers in different shapes
and tracing paper.
The branch on Khao San Road is called the Banglampoo branch: 172-182 Chakrapong Road (Khao San Road), Banglampoo. Craft items on the first floor include buttons, ribbon, lace, lace collars, belt buckles, zippers, tassels, presser foot, scissors, yarn, carving tools, rotary cutters, Olfa frosted Advantage rulers, knitting needles, quilters travel case for blocks, velour, embroidery floss, thread, gloves in white, black or red, purse handles, batik kits, beads, paint, and items to make artificial flowers. They have rolls of felt, or meters of felt. There is 36″ wide acrylic felt at 100 baht per meter, and 40″ felt from Japan which is 60% wool and 40% rayon, at 700 baht per meter.

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Felt, burlap, velcro and more on Sampeng Lane

Posted by Jill on September 16, 2008

Pornsawad Shop, #60-62 Sampeng Lane, near Siam Central Bank at the intersection of Sampeng Lane and Trok Hua Met street, has felt by the meter in 26 different colors. The price is 100 baht per meter. It is 36 inches wide. They also stock lace, lining, lightweight cotton fabric in solid colors, net, burlap, tassels and velcro in many colors.

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#60-62 Pornsawad Shop

#78 Siri Song Sawad sells polyester quilt batting.

Siri Song Sawad shop

#78 Siri Song Sawad shop

#96 Vibul Kit Ltd. sells sarong fabric which can be used for quilting.  It is run by Adella. We stop by here often to see if new designs are out. Linda can’t go past this shop without buying more fabric!

Vibul Kit

#96 Vibul Kit

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