Wool market in Seoul, Korea

#1

I figured I should post this before I leave Korea, so anybody who is searching for info about buying yarn in Korea can find it. There seem to be only a couple of places to buy yarn in Seoul.

The Hoehyeon Underground Market near Myeong-Dong station has a few shops, and Wal-Mart carries a few skeins (we’re talking three or four only) plus a selection of plastic knitting needles + sewing tools from Germany.

By far, the best place to shop is in DongDaeMun Market, the sprawling wholesale market for garments, bags, and everything, near the subway station of the same name. The wool market is in the basement of the blah-looking Dongdaemun Market Shopping Complex building. The market is mostly geared toward garment industry buyers… there’s a lot of selection, but many of the shops in the market won’t sell individual skeins.

But what you really want to see are the pictures! Right?

#2

Yeah, that’s a great price! They all look the same size though. Cool photos! They remind me of Chinatown in NYC when I was there. :wink:

#3

They’re all 80cm but the needle sizes are different. 4mm and under is fifty cents, over that is a dollar.

#4

That’s amazing! I wish I could go there just for that experience, but I would feel so out of place.

#5

okay i want to see other pictures of your experiences in Korea!!!

#6

That looks awesome. Almost makes me want to go to Korea!

#7

WOW. What GREAT pics, Joe!! So, when are you leaving Korea? And, how much knitting stuff are you shipping home for yourself?? :lol:

#8

That is so cool!! Wow, so much stuff packed into that space. It loos overwhelming just in pictures- I can only imagine what it must be like! It’s great that you’ve found a source for yarn there. :cheering:

#9

A few under “travel diary” on my website. www.joeclark.net

#10

Oh man, I’d be overwhelmed in a place like that…sort of like going to Webs! Great pics, Joe.

#11

Thank you for sharing the photos with us and your website loved reading the diary… very interesting!! :thumbsup:

#12

That is so cool! It’s a great price on the circulars! Thanks for sharing the pics! :thumbsup:

#13

[color=blue]What a wonderful life experience. You are one lucky fella.[/color]

#14

HI,
I’m hoping to travel to Korea to get my little girl and hoping to go to a yarn store to buy something to make her (hopefully they have traditional Korean looking patterns??) Thanks :slight_smile:
Crazy Knitter Carol :XX:

#15

Hi Joe! Cool pictures. I WANT one of those cute bamboo needles. How’s about shlepping a bunch of pairs home and we’ll buy them? Well, can’t help asking, they look really cute. I got a nice pair of needles in Chinatown (I live in NYC) for one or two dollars. Anyhoo, love looking at pictures of faraway places. Thanks!