Wongwian Yai Specialty Shops
Wongwian Yai (meaning ‘Big Circle’ in Thai) is a roundabout in Thonburi, the old capital of Thailand. Wongwian Yai used to be a major business center before Bangkok became the capital. Nearby Charoenrat Road is famous as the center of leather goods shops in Thailand. There are specialty shops with supplies for shoe-making and purse-making. This area is just over the river from Bangkok across the Taksin Bridge (Sathorn Bridge). If you walk out exit 3 from the Wongwian Yai skytrain station and head down Soi Krung Thon Buri 1 also known as Soi Salapi, you’ll see the leather shops.
The shops have awls, wooden yardsticks, wax, die-cut tools, mallets, silver pens for writing on leather, vinyl, canvas, zippers by the roll, purse handles, chains, snaps, buckles and of course leather.
There is a shop called Laser Gallery which will laser-cut material such as leather, acrylic, wood, cloth, and plastic. You can bring acrylic sheets not more than 3 mm thick and they will cut it in shapes to your specifications. Open 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. This might be the only place around where you can buy a fish skin made into leather.
After walking down Soi Salapi, turn right on Charoenrat Road and there are fabric shops selling sequin covered fabric which would make a very nice dressy evening gown or dance apparel, such as Pravitrungroj. Also lots of purse handles including wooden and leather ones. Well worth a trip. There were a few tourists too! Open Monday through Saturday 8:30 am to 7:00 pm.
Flo 1:20 pm on August 4, 2019 Permalink |
Hi, any advice on where to find cotton webbing to make straps for belts, bad straps and yoga straps please?
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paul 9:41 am on August 20, 2018 Permalink |
did you ever get any info on where the leather shops are.i am looking for veg tanned leather pieces
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Selin 2:01 pm on April 3, 2019 Permalink |
hi Paul, please send us an email at selin@farmasithai.com I can help find what you’re looking for.
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Patrick 10:33 pm on September 10, 2021 Permalink
Hi Selin
I tried your email but it was sent back as undelivered. If you are still around I would appreciate some advice?
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Jill C. 7:54 pm on March 20, 2018 Permalink |
Here’s a youtube video https://youtu.be/qHf8pj_25no
Another video shows the market and mentions Hope Studio but it’s in Thai https://youtu.be/whO3iYL8UKQ
Hope Sutdio https://www.facebook.com/vincentbag2013/
That’s about all I could find. Good luck if you travel here. Have fun!
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Anonymous 1:46 pm on March 20, 2018 Permalink |
Hey Jill, I’m Emily and live in Hong Kong. I am starting up a shoe school to teach others how to make their own lasted shoes. I recently visited the leather expo here in HK and found a Thailand supplier who told me about this area. Thanks for the post you did because I could not find anything else about it. Do you have more info on the area or a link where I can find out more? I am seriously considering a trip to Bangkok to check out this area.
Thanks and hope to hear from you. Kind regards, Emily
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