Comments on: Indie designer goes to Hong Kong 4

By: Deidre

Deidre — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:25:41 +0000

I have so enjoyed reading Miracle’s narratives on Sham Shui Po. I tried to get there on my last visit and with the help of some Chinese friends ended up at some type of flea market-definitely not the streets of fabric showrooms I was hoping for-but an adventure nonetheless. I found five samples of yardage that turned out to work perfectly for my first ever production run (I design hand fans -the wave of the future-I hope)
So, being pretty green at this thing they call business, I have a question that I hope can be answered. If I go to SSP and find fabrics that I want, do I have an option to buy them at a later date, or must I buy on the spot? Wish me luck.

By: Miracle (MW)

Miracle (MW) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:04:29 +0000

Kennis, many of the stores will sell retail, for a per yard surcharge (which isn’t much), if you are asking for fabric that they have in stock. Give them a few hours, or a day, to cut it for you if it is offsite. Many trim shops will just let you buy right there.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:44:18 +0000

Great! I was wondering if we were going to get a part four to your story. I want to go there now!!

By: Kennis Wong

Kennis Wong — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:00:22 +0000

Thanks for the information and photos! I am going to Hong Kong next month and hope to get some fabrics for myself (home sewing). Are these stores only for wholesale, or do they do retail business as well? Many thanks!! Kennis

By: vespabelle

vespabelle — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:04:34 +0000

wow! so many buttons. There was an article a few years ago about a city in China where the main industry is button making. There are buttons everywhere (in the gutters, on the sidewalks.) But the city apparently has too many button makers and button prices have fallen below the manufacturing costs. (I can't find it, but there's a NPR story about the city