Korean Job Discussion Forums

[kalak]

hey, im new to this forum and although i wont actually be in korea for a few months i have been reading up on life there. i was just wondering if there were any places in Seoul or anywhere else where you can buy yarn for knitting etc. im doing a post grad in textiles and i need to know if this sort of stuff will be hard to come by once i get to Korea.

thanks
kala

[kalak]

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[tfunk]

I'm from Dublin also! I'll try and find out for you but I don't know at the moment. I haven't seen any sheep here...

I'm curious though...what has a postgrad in textiles got to do with knitting? Surely knitting is easy?

[kalak]

its fashion design and textiles. basically have to produce clothes designed and made personally, i'm an avid knitter so i decided to stick with that for the course. i have been doing the course as a night class for about 6 months now (because im in my final year of a BA in History) to cope with study stuff and as general procrastination. i will hopefully get the course finished before i go, but just in case i dont i need to know if i can get wool there.

and again for general procrastination when i get there, i like to have knitting needles in my hands!!!

[fibergirl]

You shouldn't have any trouble finding the things you need. There is a local yarn store a few blocks away from where I live and I have seen others in my outings into Seoul. There is also a huge fabric market at Dongdaemun. I haven't really looked for yarn there but I have seen it. I think that the basement or first floor is mainly yarn though I have seen yarn shops on the fifth floor with all the beads and such. If you are into sewing at all I think that you will love the fabric market as much as I do. I graduated from a fiber department a few months before coming to Korea. The only thing that you might have trouble with is figuring out the fiber content of things. I haven't managed to learn the Korean words for things like cotton, wool, acrylic, etc., so I run into a little trouble every so often when I want a specific thing but mostly I have been just looking for awesome fabric to stock up on instead of something for a specific purpose. Once you get here I can give you directions to the market which is increadibly easy to find.

[kalak]

wow, thanks so much. the one thing i was dreading about coming to korea is the fact that i may have to give up my favourite hobby!!!

[tzechuk]

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=55893&highlight=knitting

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=47430&highlight=dondaemun%2A+knitting%2A

[kalak]

hey, again i have to say thanks, sounds like i wont have any problems getting yarn and stuff once i get to korea!!

[Ya-ta Boy]

[kalak]