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
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Anne 10:30 am on May 4, 2017 Permalink |
Hi Jill, I pan on a day trip for fabric hunting in Bangkok. Would it be ok to go on a saturday? I will only be in Bangkok for a couple of days! Probably will hire a driver for the day so we could visit to most of the places in one go.
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Jill C. 2:35 pm on May 4, 2017 Permalink |
Yes the shops in Chinatown and Pahurat are open on Saturday and Sunday. Have fun!
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Nibras 9:54 am on March 26, 2017 Permalink |
Hi Jill,
Great blog. Thank for sharing.
I need to buy single jersey printed. About 100 meters per colour or print.
Where is the best place to go? Hoping to 1st of April. Would literally appreciate your advise! Thanks
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Jill C. 12:03 pm on March 26, 2017 Permalink |
There is a market for cotton knits in Suksawat, Bangkok. I don’t know much about it, but it’s the place to go for tee shirt fabric.
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Nibras 1:33 pm on March 26, 2017 Permalink
Thanks for your response Jill. Could you also advice me where I can get good shirting? I would need about 100 meters each colour and in a few colours.
Thanks a million
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Anonymous 4:39 pm on March 31, 2017 Permalink
Hello Jill C, I like to find out is there any online shop that do international shipping?
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aijerome 12:31 pm on March 15, 2017 Permalink |
Hi Jill, thanks for your amazing info.
Is there an online shop for fabric and accessories for thailand?
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Anna 4:01 am on September 25, 2016 Permalink |
Hi Jill,
would you happen to know if there are any one-on-one beginner’s sewing lessons in Bangkok?
Kind Regards,
Anna 🙂
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Gabriel 10:29 am on September 11, 2016 Permalink |
Hi Jill
I will go Chiang Mai next week, any recommend quilt shop in there?
Thanks
Gabriel
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Radiah 10:49 am on August 22, 2016 Permalink |
Dear Jill, any idea which shop sells white embroidered cotton and/or white egyptian cotton? I plan to go to Sampeng in early Sep. Thank you in advance.
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Kirushanth Ganeshan 9:27 am on July 17, 2017 Permalink |
Hi raddiah
Could you please email me the details of any suppliers when you get them
gkirushanth@gmail.com
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Renee 8:13 pm on July 18, 2016 Permalink |
Hi Jill, thank you for information. I’m leaving for Bangkok in a few days. I would love todesign my own Kimono’s. Do you know a place where they also produce or customize kimono’s/ bathrobes?
Thank you so much!
Best, Renee
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Rowena 3:10 pm on June 24, 2016 Permalink |
Hi Jill – great blog. Very informative. Can you recommend a shop in Bangkok for heavy jacquard upholstery fabric? Thanks…Rowena
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Shambavi 12:53 pm on June 3, 2016 Permalink |
Hello Jill I live in Dubai and am visiting Bangkok soon. Would you advise I buy sewing machine trolley from there as it is very expensive here and not available in India. Thanks a ton for your other insights.
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Jill C. 1:23 pm on June 4, 2016 Permalink |
I don’t think they have it here either.
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RAJA 3:09 pm on April 30, 2016 Permalink |
Dear Jill,
Please may I ask… Where in Bangkok to find large fabric cutting matts? (for use with rotary blades)
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Jill C. 3:35 pm on April 30, 2016 Permalink |
https://bkkquilt.com/2009/07/31/rotary-cutters-and-mats/ I haven’t been in a while.
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Liyana 12:04 pm on May 30, 2016 Permalink
Dear Jill. Thanks sooo much for your blog! I loved the fabrics and gonna go again tomorrow. A real bargain haven! Godbless!
Thanks from Brunei,
Liyana
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miestaflet 6:56 am on April 30, 2016 Permalink |
Hi Jill, we are moving to East Pattaya this Summer. I stumbled upon your site and it has given me hope to find sewing supplies and fabrics in Thailand 🙂 Are you only familiar with fabric shops in Bangkok? Is there a sewing community I could connect with?
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Jill C. 9:58 am on April 30, 2016 Permalink |
The Pattaya International Ladies Club used to have a quilting group but people come and go so they may not have that now. Anyway it’s a good group to join and connect with. http://www.pilc-pattaya.com/
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miestaflet 7:17 pm on April 30, 2016 Permalink
Yes, definitely will join them. Thanks!
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Laura 4:45 am on September 20, 2016 Permalink
Hello Jill- I hope this isn’t off topic, but my daughter (19) is teaching in Saraburi and will be coming into Bangkok this weekend to fabric shop for school costumes – specifically lightweight Scottish looking plaid tartan for the Christmas International plays. Any chance you could point us in the right direction. I’m stuck stateside giving yardage/metorage advice
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Mary 11:12 am on March 22, 2016 Permalink |
Hi, does anyone looking at this site happen to know the names of the two shops across the street from terminal 21 mall at asok BTS? There is a nice fabric shop on that corner, and a small but decently stocked notions shop around the corner.
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Anonymous 2:04 pm on March 14, 2016 Permalink |
By chance do you know any place that sells tweed fabric
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Chris Calkins 5:19 am on February 27, 2016 Permalink |
Hi, Jill,
I’m a longarm quilter in St George, UT. One of my customers asked if I would continue to quilt for her if she mailed her quilts. Needless to say, that would be crazy expensive for her.
I googled, thinking there might be quilters in Thailand – and here I am!
Do you know of anyone with a quilting business I could refer my friend/customer to? Anywhere in theFar East would be closer then me! 🙂
Thank you!
PS: Great site! Wish I had a trip to Thailand coming up. Maybe I could deduct it as a business expense. 😉
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Jill C. 11:24 am on February 27, 2016 Permalink |
There aren’t any machine quilting businesses in Thailand. That’s why we learned to machine quilt our own quilts here, out of necessity. If you’re interested in getting some hand quilting done, you can contact me through these comments. It would involve mailing your quilt to Rayong, Thailand, to Khun Tiew and Our Home quilters. Thanks!
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Chris Calkins 10:52 pm on February 27, 2016 Permalink
Thanks, Jill. I’ll pass this along to my friend as well as alert her to your site!
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wendylanghorne@gmail.com 3:17 pm on February 23, 2016 Permalink |
Hi Jill, thanks for the updated information. I went looking on our last visit to Bangkok, and was amazed at what is available at what prices, and just didn’t have room in my suitcase for any more. I found some wonderful bargains. I will be back later this year in September, and will be checking out some of these wonderful places. Quilting fabrics in Australia are so expensive, and these are a great find.
Thanks again Wendy
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pattayazeppetello 11:33 pm on February 21, 2016 Permalink |
Thank you
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