Feathers, Lycra and flannel at Sampeng Lane

Wholesale flannel in pink, blue, green, yellow and white, at this counter at the intersection of Sampeng Lane and Maha Chak Road.

Today I will answer readers’ questions. See map at end of post for location of shops.

• I’m looking for colored stretch cord, for jewelry. I’m wondering if they sell it in Sampeng Market?

  • I saw spools of stretch cord in green, yellow, lavendar, blue, pink and black at Loa Kwean for 85 baht per spool. 123-125-127 Rajchawong Road, Sampeng, Bangkok 10100.
  • Wattanaporn Pu Shop at 256 Sampeng Lane has a good selection of stretch cord. One pack is 120 baht and is 100 meters. They are open from 8:30 to 5:30 daily, Sundays 8:30 – 2:30.
    

    Stretch Cord at #256 Sampeng Lane, Wattanaporn Shop

• Wondering if China World shops accept credit cards? Do they do vat refunds? Please advise. Thanks.

  • I asked at one shop and they said they accept credit cards on purchases over 2000 baht. But many shops do not accept credit cards. No VAT refunds.

• Could you explain where the Lycra shop is and name of shop please. I don’t know the Temple. Thank you.

  • Korea Shop sells Lycra stretch knit fabric at 100 baht per meter plain, and 130 baht per meter for prints. It’s located in the entrance driveway to Chakrawat temple, and is open from 8:00 to 6:00 daily. MOVED NO LONGER HERE
    

    Korea Shop for Lycra

    

    Parking at Chakrawat Temple

• I was told it is dead town on Mondays, is that true? Should I avoid Mondays, please?

  • Any day of the week is good to go. Some shops may be closed on Sunday. Shops are closed for Chinese New Years,
    Friday, February 16, 2018.

• Hello! I love this resource! Can you tell me if you’ve seen the name brand Moda in Sampeng? Also where can I find flannel?

  • Moda fabric can be found mixed in with other brands at Kimono Shop on the corner of Yaowarat and Maha Chai Roads, diagonally across the street from Starbucks. There is a lady on the corner of Sampeng Lane and Chakrawat Road selling flannel. Not in a shop, but just at a counter on the side of the road.

Feathers at Pornsawad #60-62 Sampeng Lane

• Hey, I stumbled across your blog while searching for a place to buy feathers in Bangkok. Can you recommend any? I make dreamcatchers so I am looking for feathers to decorate them. Bright mix of Turkey coquille feathers.

  • Pornsawad Shop #60-62 Sampeng Lane has feathers at 35 baht each, or for 100 or more the price is 25 baht each. They also sell net, felt, burlap (sale 95 baht per meter), cloth bags, lace, bells, glitter, velcro in different colors, batting, lining fabric, TC (Tetron Cotton), and faux fur fleece (300 baht per meter).

• Hello I’m reading about places such as Pahurat, Sampeng lane and Chinaworld. Are these places located close to each other or are they essentially the same place?

  • The are located close to each other. You can walk around all these places together and spend a full day shopping there.

• I want to plan a trip to purchase quilting fabrics. Could you give me addresses. So I can locate a hotel near by.

  • If you want to start with an address right in the middle of Chinatown, try Grand China Hotel, 215 Yaowarat Road, Sampanthawong, Bangkok, 10100 Thailand. I made this custom map below including all the nearby hotels.

Corner Post

Ship your fabric and goods at Corner Post! The shops of Sampeng can send your purchases to Corner Post to be shipped. Air cargo or door-to-door. The big four TNT/DHL/FedEx/ UPS ship door-door, no minimum, charge by kilo. Less expensive – air cargo, 40 kg minimum, you pick up at the airport in your country when you arrive home. 255 Ratchawong Rd, on the corner, Jakkawad, Sampantawong, Bangkok 10110

Sampeng Avenue, near Ratchawong Rd., upstairs is a coffeeshop and a bathroom. They sell teddy bears and teddy bear clothing. Near Fabric Center.

Shop A 182 – real pearls at wholesale prices, also ceramic beads, great gifts at rock bottom prices.

Dee Dee An #101 Sampeng Lane – trim and fringe that would look great as edging on a quilt. Hours 8:00 to 17:00.

Goyt Hong Seng on the little cross street near 3/100 shop – flannel at 25 baht per meter, or 750 baht for 40 meters, in pink, blue, yellow or white. Flannel is called ‘samree’ in Thai.

Corner Post – ship goods from Sampeng

shop A182 – wholesale pearls

Dee Dee An – trim

Corner Post

Dee Dee An – trim

trim

shop A182 – wholesale pearls

shop A182 – wholesale pearls

Sampeng Avenue coffee shop

teddy bears and teddy bear clothing at a shop called “Sampeng Avenue” on Sampeng Lane near the intersection with Ratchawong Rd

Sampeng Avenue – upstairs

Me at Sampeng Avenue

Sampeng Avenue

Goyt Hong Seng – flannel

Shopping for fabric and supplies in Bangkok

Sampeng Lane in Chinatown is the best place to buy 100% cotton fabric at good prices. If you buy 10 meters or more, you get the wholesale price. It can be 1 meter of 10 different fabrics. Minimum cut, 1 meter. No bargaining, because it’s not a tourist place, it’s a wholesale place. Prices range from 3 meters for 100 baht ($1 per yard) up to 250 baht per meter (about $8 per yard). You’ll find Fabric Center in addition to many other shops, see Sampeng Lane Map. Opening hours are from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

The following stores in Bangkok sell 100% cotton fabric. These are all branches of one company, and if you buy more than 2500 baht you get a 10% discount.

fabric from Fabric Center, Sampeng Lane

Fabric House: ground floor Central City, Bang Na, Bangkok tel. 02-361-0570

Fabric House: Central World 2nd floor near Isetan, tel. (662) 255-6152

Fabric House: ground floor Seacon Square, Srinakarin Rd., Bangkok tel. 02-721-8709

Fabric Fashion: 1st floor The Mall 3, Ramkamhaeng, Bangkok tel. 02-310-1020

Fabric Center: 277 Sampeng Lane, tel. 02-222-2460

Tang hua seng is a department store with two branches: one across the river in Thonburi and one on Khao San Road. They sell fabric, fat quarters, batting (white or black), thread, rotary cutters and blades, and craft supplies. I noticed ‘sa’ paper, burlap, terrycloth, and velcro in pink, red, green, black and white up to 4″ wide. Tang Hua Seng is on Nancy Chandler’s Map of Bangkok

Rotary cutters, blades and cutting mats are available at JCC stationery store on Narathiwat Road in the Silom area (business district).
And some small shops:

PINN SHOP mostly crafts and some quilting accessories, 500 shops nationwide including PINN Counter in The Emporium’s Stationery Section and one in Siam Paragon’s Handicraft Section. They have fusible web.

Pretty Quilt Shop in the Oasis shopping center, next to the entrance for the Nichada Thani neighborhood on Samakee Road in Nonthaburi

Quilt batting at Sri Song Swad shop in Chinatown, Bangkok

Sri Song Swad shop is a shop on Sampeng Lane which sells everything for babies and that includes quilt batting. The owner speaks English and he said that a wholesale roll of batting will fit in a taxi, so it is possible! He said it’s small enough but when you open it, it explodes and expands.  Haven’t tried it yet.  The only type of batting available in Thailand is polyester, so that’s what our quilt group uses for charity quilts.

#78 Sri Song shop – batting, flannel, plastic sheeting, mosquito nets, baby clothes and baby bedding. They sell white polyester batting in either thick or thin, brand name ‘Double Swallow’. You can buy a small pack or a large wholesale roll. I like the thin batting. It’s easier to machine quilt. The thin batting is 45 inches wide and the price is 45 baht per meter. The thick batting is 60 inches wide and the price is 125 baht per meter. The small packs have 2 meters of batting and are pretty easy to carry, or you can leave it at the shop and pick it up last. Sampeng is a walking lane, so you have to plan your shopping a bit!

business card for Sri Song Swat shop, selling blankets, flannel, terrycloth, bedding and pillows, diapers, everything for babies