With Dong Dae Mun and Gwang Jang fabric markets that is.
Just found out this morning we're moving back to the US in May... Damn. Seeing how I don't easily embarrass in public, I'm considering making a spectacle of myself when it's time to leave. I can fake cry on demand if need be, but the tears sliding down my face are going to be the real thing in a few months. Le sigh. I don't want to leave Korea/Asia!!!!!!
Just got back from a shopping trip to DDM this weekend. I met up with some old and new friends and we all had a fun time doing DDM and then going to the lantern festival (I think that was less fun than fabric shopping though). I walked away from DDM with a box of 75/11 home machine sewing needles (100 needles for about $11), and I picked up the last issue of the current Mrs. Stylebook from my vendor in GJ. I was on a self imposed fabric diet so I walked away without any yardages but with the recent news of our impending move that will change, no doubt about it.
I'll be posting a long entry on navigating these two markets soon, along with pictures and diagrams because it can get tricky to explain in words.
On the crafting home front, I started and finished *one* child-size mitten. I'll be knitting its mate very soon, this was essentially a practice run for my own mittens. I know my perfectionist self well enough to know I need to practice my techniques first before starting on the real project. I have been known to un-do knitting/sewing projects in an angry fit when something wasn't right. Even if it took me hours of labor, I'm willing to sabotage it in an instant. I'm not always irrational, I just want my hand-made items to be the best I can create.
No pictures today to upload today but be prepare for a visual feast soon on fabric shopping in Seoul.
hi, im a crafter in seoul, and i am looking for the right place to buy sewing machine..i work mostly with felt as a material and i am not looking to spend too much..but i wanna go to a specialised market that has variety.
ReplyDeleteThey have a sewing machine district in Seoul, I believe exit 5 at Euljiro 4. It's been awhile since I've been there but there were shops along both sides of the street. No one spoke English though. Or you can try Gmarket, I had a friend who bought her machine from that site. The sewing machine district has a lot of refurbished machines so your chances at finding a reasonably priced one is probably better there. Good luck!
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