#256 Sampeng Lane – Wholesale beads and accessories

Wattanaporn at #256 Sampeng Lane – ร้าน วัฒนาภรณ์ – has a great supply of colorful beads & bead assortments, wire, charms, beading cords, bamboo purse handles, feathers, leather bracelets and hand woven cotton bracelets. They also have wholesale necklaces, earrings, and African themed accessories. Open 8:00 am to 5:30 pm daily except Sunday 8:00 to 3:00.

Shop on Sampeng Lane

Wood, plastic, metal and dried seed beads

Beads by the bag

Cord

Bag of wooden beads 50 baht

Set of 5 crocheted water bottle holders for 300 baht

Bag of wooden beads 400 baht

Elastic bracelet made of spacers 30 baht, and bag of wooden beads 20 baht

Wooden beads 90 baht for 10 strings

Ceramic beads 220 baht for 10 strings

How to get to Sampeng Lane Chinatown on the MRT

The way to get to Sampeng Lane by public transport is to take the MRT Metropolitan Rapid Transit
(subway) to the Hua Lampong Station. Walk out exit 4. Straight ahead you will see bus 40 waiting there usually. It takes you to Sampeng for only 8 baht. Have fun seeing the sights and sounds of Chinatown!

Bus 40 goes from Hua Lampong and stops near Sampeng Lane, along Yaowarat Rd.

You can get off around here, at Tesco Lotus on Yaowarat Road

Across the street from Tesco Lotus is a brick road called Mangkon Road. You’ll see this sign although it’s hidden by vendors’ umbrellas. The sign indicates Wat Mangkon Kamalawat 250 m and Wat Traimit 750 m. Walk down Mangkon Road away from Yaowarat Road, towards Sampeng.

You can recognize Mangkon Road here, a nice wide brick lined lane. Here you find wholesale hair clips, toys, stationery.

Continue straight through this intersection with Bangkok Bank, one of Bangkok’s oldest commercial buildings. The exterior is an example of classic early Rattanakosin-style with European influences. Next intersection is Sampeng walking lane. Turn right for the fabric section, or left to sightsee temples and sights.

#180 Sampeng Lane, Kanazawa bead shop for wholesale pearls, stones and mother of pearl. Great prices on ready made necklaces, bracelets and beads to string, great for gifts. Beads are made of howlite, quartz and real pearls. Prices under 100 baht per necklace. Hours 8:00 – 5:00 daily.

#258 Sampeng Lane, Belleboo has lots of elephant prints in many colors, cute little elephants on a plain background.

Blue shirts are on sale for upcoming Mother’s Day August 12

New Mega Plaza Wangburapa, in place of the old Merry King dept store. There is a bus stop here, but bus 40 stops across the street and from here you can go back to Hua Lampong and the MRT.

Jewelry Supplies and Equipment, Sampeng Lane, Bangkok

Hira Fashion Accessories at #244 Sampeng Lane has jewelry supplies and equipment at wholesale prices. They have clasps, beads, ribbon clamps, and silver and gold beads. Another place for jewelry crafters to find great supplies is Ribbon Center at #337 Sampeng Lane. They have hats, hair accessories, costume jewelry, and display cases and stands. These places are near the intersection of Ratchawong and Yaowarat Roads, in walking distance of the Grand China Princess Hotel.

Hira Fashion Accessories for jewelry making supplies

Ribbon Center has fashion belts, bags, hat displays, hair accessories, and jewelry

Wholesale watches in Chinatown, Bangkok

Grand China Princess Hotel before

Grand China Princess Hotel today. Stop in for a coffee at the ground floor cafe before heading out to shop

Ribbon Center – click and drag to view street-level imagery

Shopping for Notions on Sampeng Lane in Bangkok

There is a bead shop at #53 Sampeng Lane Jaroen Beads. Lots and lots of beads: hair beads, pearl beads, seed beads, wooden beads, painted beads large and small. Our favorite stop for quilt making equipment, Hong Garment Accessories, has the Hot Fix Crystal Wand and Swarovski crystals, teddy bear appliques with ABC letters of the alphabet, tiny pom poms, small buckles, chains, tassels, beads and clasps. They have imported items from Kiyohara. Khun Yui at #71 Sampeng has crochet collars, silk flowers, feathers, lace trim and sequin tape. Cute new Halloween fabric at Fabric House #277 Sampeng Lane.

Venezia #131-133 our favorite shop for linen

#56-58 Sampeng – organza flowers

#48 Hong Garment Accessories – quilt supplies, Fabrico markers

#48 Hong Garment – iron on Thai letters of the alphabet

#48 Hong Garment – metallic embroidery thread, rhinestone zippers, mini iron for crafting and quilting

#48 Hong Garment – Hot Fix Crystal Wand and Hot Fix Crystals, Matsuno Beads

Earring backs, brooch backs, plastic finger presser, Crown Fox pearl head pins, Dylon dye at #48 Hong Garment

#67 Sampeng lane – Kijrung shop – Siam Crystal – wholesale feathers

Jaroen Beads #53 Sampeng

Jaroen Beads #53 Sampeng

#53 Sampeng – Jaroen Beads – rawhide strips, feathers, sun catchers

Fabric at 99 baht per meter, about $3 a yard at #39 Sampeng Lane

A big roll of batting at #18-20 Sampeng Lane: Sanguansook Store