Where Ideas Become Reality
Here are my top 10 favourite shops where I get my sewing and craft supplies in Hong Kong. Some didn’t make it on, “My Ultimate Guide to Fabrics, Leather, Crafts and Sewing Materials in Hong Kong”, list in time or is a bit further out than Sham Shui Po. Selection, quality, and price is usually what I look for when I buy my supplies. Just
Hang Chow International Enterprise Company, 209 Yu Chau Street. HK This is part 4 of my blog, “My Ultimate Shopping Guide to Fabric, Leather, Craft & Sewing Materials in HK”. It was only suppose to be a one page blog about my craft stores in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. Like most things, I got carried away and end up writing a 20 plus page essay!
This is part 3 of my blog, “My Ultimate Shopping Guide to Fabric, Leather, Craft & Sewing Materials in HK Part 1”. Click on the link to take you there if you haven’t already read it. I decided to split it up and serve it in manageable parts. This part is mainly focusing on Button Shops and Sewing Schools. I will be mainly listing shops
Sham Shui Po is a shoppers paradise if you are into handmade crafts, and sewing projects. A small district in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, here you will find anything from A-Z to do with DIY. I remember the first time I came here I went to the first bead shop and almost bought the entire shop! When I continued shopping down the street,
Before you go any further, please click the link below to take you to the new and updated 2020 version of the Sham Shui Po Map. I have spruce it up a little, and have added extra numbers to make it easier to find locations and items. My Ultimate Shopping Map, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong 2020 I will still keep this blog and old map
Hong Kong is not exactly a place that requires a woolly jumper but I am quite surprised this trend is rather popular here. Dotted around Hong Kong you can easily get your hands on some wool/yarn in either dedicated shops or shops selling haberdashery and craft supplies. I only started researching and listing wool/yarn shops in Hong Kong when I was pregnant with my “Little Dumpling”.
When I was employed at the college, one of my roles was in charge of ordering supplies for the fashion department. That was one of the perks of the job. It felt like Christmas when the orders came in. Once in a while we take part in workshops to sample new supplies organised by the manufacturers/suppliers or attend exhibitions to make new contacts. Today’s blog
Sometimes the students are the ones that actually inspires me. This post is about one of those days. It was a fashion illustration lesson I was supporting. I was inspired by one of the student’s sketches. In her original sketch she didn’t like the template she was given so she couldn’t develop any design pages. She thought the pose was ugly and uninspiring. I just wanted to
