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

Mosaic Felt Bag Workshop by Noriko Nozawa in Bangkok

If you’re in Bangkok from June 30th – July 3rd, 2011 then I recommend a shopping day at The 15th Saha Group Fair “Saha Wonderful WORLD”, a MEGA exhibition showcasing the Group’s latest collections of top-quality export products ranging from garments and textiles to leather, footwear, food, and household products at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from 10:00 to 22:00 every day. Saha Group’s consumer products will be presented at over 850 booths offering over 1,000 items, all at special prices. Brands include Lacoste, Arrow, Elle, Guy Laroche, Wacoal, Itokin, Mizuno, Naturalizer and many more. See a fashion show of up and coming clothing designers at the Bangkok Young Designer Awards. See a quilt exhibit, including one of my quilts and two of Marjolein’s, at the Janome booth and shop for quilt fabric and accessories from Japan!

While there, take a quilt class! Learn mosaic patchwork with Noriko Nozawa. Noriko has been teaching in Spain, Belgium and recently was here in Bangkok in March. She has been quilting for over 11 years. This class is for anyone who is interested in quilting and can use a sewing machine. The class is 3 hours long and you will finish the project within that time. Cost is 2450 baht. You will make a sewing bag and learn these five techniques:

• how to arrange a mosaic pattern
• sew with variegated thread
• appliqué with invisible thread
• make your own label
• and learn a neat new technique for appliqué

Choose a class time

• Saturday July 2, 14:00 to 17:30
• Sunday July 3, 10:00 to 13:30
• Sunday July 3, 14:00 to 17:30.

Location: at the Saha Group Trade Fair at Queen Sirikit Convention Center.

Please sign up by contacting one of the sponsors:

• Wien Co. (Janome) 02-689-8520 x244, 02-689-8469
• “K” Line Travel 02-267-0768-74, 02-236-7077, 02-236-3002

Janome 90 years 1921 – 2011

Janome Quilt Contest in Thailand

Open to everyone! Enter and you could win cash, prizes, a Janome sewing machine, or the grand prize: 6 days 3 nights in Yokohama sponsored by “K” Line Travel. Total value of prizes over 500,000 baht.

Janome 90 years 1921 – 2011

Create a quilt and show support for Japan after the earthquake

• the theme is “Japanese quilt” and you can show this by fabric, quilting or any idea you have
• finished size up to 100 x 100 cm including borders
• you have up until 15 June 2011 to submit your quilt to Wien Co. (Janome) or Sewing Lovers Club shops
• tel. Wien Co. (Janome) 02 689 8520 x 244

The quilts will be part of a traveling exhibit in Thailand to help Japan after the earthquake.

Grand Prize
10,000 baht cash, Janome OMMC 11000 sewing machine retail price 250,000 baht and
package tour to International Quilt Week Yokohama in Japan 3 nights 6 days valued at over 50,000 baht

2nd Prize
10,000 baht cash and Janome OMMC 4900 sewing machine valued at 49,000 baht

3rd Prize
10,000 baht cash and Janome sewing machine valued at 27,000 baht

Honorable mention: Janome OMJ 1012 retail value 8,900 baht

Student prize: Janome sewing machine OMMC 3160 retail value 29,000 baht

Winner will be announced on June 30, 2011 at the Saha Group Trade Fair at Queen Sirikit Convention Center

Sponsored by Janome, Sewing Lovers Club, and “K” Line Travel