Sampeng Lane Map

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• Shops in Chinatown are closed for Chinese New Years and Songkran
  • Chinese New Year is at the end of January, beginning of February, see Thai holidays
  • Songkran April 13-15
  • shops in Pahurat are open during these holidays

Shops are open 7 days a week, from 8:30 to 5:00 with some shops having slightly different hours.

Some shops are closed on Sundays but not all.

It is very crowded on Sat-Sun and holidays. The walking lane in Chinatown, Bangkok, is known as Sampeng Lane (signs say Soi Wanit 1) and it’s the only place in all of Thailand to get cotton quilt fabric at cheap prices. There are a lot of fabric shops! Diana drew up a map showing the shops that have 100% cotton. Bolts wrapped in plastic are for sale by the bolt. The shop numbers go in order so you can find a shop by it’s number with even numbers on one side, odd on the other. If you buy less than 10 meters of fabric, the price is retail but still cheap, as low as 35 baht per meter ($1 per yard). If you buy 10 meters or more, which can be various fabrics from one shop, the price is wholesale which means about a 25% discount. Minimum cut is 1 meter, sometimes 2. The shopkeepers are honest and the prices are low. Watch out for pickpockets though. The closest skytrain station is Hua Lampong, or Wong Wian Yai and get a taxi to Sampeng. Or arrive by boat at N 5 Ratchawongse or N 6 Memorial Bridge (Saphan Phut) and walk.

Don’t bargain! It’s not a bargaining place! If you buy in quantity, you get the wholesale price. For example if you buy a dozen sarongs, or 10 meters of fabric or more, you get the wholesale price. These shops sell in quantity! Thanks for reading and have fun!

#163 SGM Textile Co Ltd, cotton, shirtings

#89 Thaviwat – ribbon, metallic yarn

#78 Sri Song Sawad – batting, flannel

#277 Fabric House – every fabric in this store is guaranteed 100% cotton. They have fat quarters, remnants and imported Japanese fabric.

#96 Vibul Kit – sarong fabric which can be used for quilting. It is owned 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!

#60 Pornsawad – 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.

#89 Bangkok Thaviwat shop – pom poms, net, zippers, ribbon, buttons, metallic yarn, beads, hair clips, lace, sequins, cord, lace collars, bias tape, and feathers

#78 Sri Song shop – batting, flannel, plastic sheeting, mosquito nets, baby clothes and bedding. They sell white polyester batting in either thick or thin, brand name ‘Double Swallow.’ The thin batting is 45 inches wide and the price is 45 baht per meter.

#150 Chuan Hua – 3 meters for 100 baht cotton fabric including RJR, Jinny Beyer and Thimbleberries. This is the best value around!

#150 Chuan Hua – look for the traffic cop vests out front and you will find the 3 for 100 shop

#146 Eung Hangkim cotton thread in white, polyester thread in many colors, needles

#60 Pornsawad – felt

#146 Eung Hangkim – cotton thread, printed to order labels

#166 L. Gemini – knits for tee shirts and polo shirts, collars

#185 Giansingh Amarnath – we call it the Treasure shop. Be sure to check in here to see what they have today. They sometimes have fabric collections by Moda and others.

#150 Chuan Hua – cotton fabric, muslin, open 8:30 to 5:00 closed Sundays and holidays

#73-75 ITM Fabrics 2002 – check this out, sometimes we find Moda quilt fabric at very low prices

ITM Fabrics