There are some craft supplies but not of good quality as you know from craft shops in the west.

The HIWC had a knitting club for a while I'll PM you with a contact there. She knows more than me.

There are several yarn shops on Dinh Liet in Hoan Kiem. They sell a fair variety of knitting needles but I haven't seen any crochet hooks there.

knitting materials can be found at Nga Tu So market. a ball of knitting needles ( 1 cuon len ) is about 7000 VND ( you have to bargain )

I have a great interest in knitting.see :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di2jM0O7wzg

can I learn some styles of knitting from you :)

There are lots of shops on Hang Bac Street in the old quarter from where it intersects with Hang Dao, they have threads, buttons, braid, trimmings, beads, imitation fur, feather boas!! much to choose from. I would be interested in getting together to make stuff or just share ideas.

Try Yolanda - she was interested in a 'S&b'


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On Doi Can st. there is this place that caught my attention. It's called something like 'The international knitting consortium'. It's a decent sized shop that seems to have a whole bunch of knitting related stuff that knitters would want. Doi Can st. isn't that long, so if you take a xe om to it and walk down you can find it easily enough. Not only that, but Doi Can is close to the Ho Chi Minh museum. Bonus!

Hi I new in this country I only have 8 days here...I live in kaohsiung in from cheng ching lake...I love to sew and do any cain of craft....I will try to find today some of the places I read here...Hope can find any fabric store near my area.....I would like to have friends here in this town.... :-)

Bella check out the groups on this site and also the HIWC website (google Hanoi International Womens Club). They have all sorts of connections to groups.

there's a side street near my house that has two shops for cross-stitching - patterns for sale plus materials. never been inside, so don't know the prices. will find out the name.

oh and on a completely unhelpful note, isn't there a group where people just bitch and don't have to do anything productive?

Hi pippa I sad try to find this today "Hang Bac Street in the old quarter from where it intersects with Hang Dao" but we could not find in the map or gps...Any idea where is the adress...anything near this???I would like to go tomorrow...Other way have to wait until next saturday when my hubby can take me...

Thanks for the information I will check that group...

Thanks for the information dawnation......

Ok I a little be confuse that addres is in taiwan or in vietnan???

I'll second the motion for an "S&B" sans "S" :o)

Reminds me of a quote from the movie "Steel Magnolias" -

"If you can't say something nice,then come sit by me!"

@ bella: She meant Hang Bo street in the old quarter.