Does anyone know where I can find Bead shops. I know about the ones around Taipei Main Train Station(on and around YangPing Rd.).
But i’m looking for different beads. Big Chunky glass beads. If anyone knows where I can find some please drop me a line.
Thanks
…for jewellery making.
there used to be one in gonguan, past taida on that side of street. that was a few years ago though.
the area around Dihua Jie has lots of stuff for creative types. i just can’t remember if i saw beads…they should have them tho
Thanks. Where is Dihua Jie?
west taipei, between minsheng and minchuan, one street over from river.
There are LOTS of bead stores on Yang Ping Rd. That is two blocks west of the train station. Or you can get off at Chungshan Exit 2 take a right and walk till you see YangPing Rd and turn left. There are LOTS of DIY stores on this road and around this road.
Or if anyone knows of anymore bead stores other than on YangpingRd…
And don’t forget the JianGuo Jade Market. They’ve got lots of beads of various types.
I make them, but that won’t help you much over there. 
Lots of jewelers and others order glass beads for filler from a company called Rio Grande in New Mexico, USA. You can find them online, but I think you have to request a catalog. Best source for anything wholesale related to jewelry (after ordering from them you’ll never buy retail again.)
Sorry can’t offer a local source for you.
Sandimen, in Kaohsiung County. It’s an aboriginal village in the mountains and they make all kinds of glass beads. You can watch them doing it, too and even make some yourself if you want. Of course you can also buy their work.
I was at YanPing and ChangAn today. the amount of beads in these stores is staggering. Tons of shops with every kind of bead imaginable from Swavorski crystals on down
NB: The street mentioned above is 延平 Yanping (that’s yan2 ping2, with tone numbers), not ‘yangping’.
We went there today, taking Shimin Da Dao (Civic Blvd.) westward past the train station, and turned right (north) at Yanping Rd… At the NE corner of that intersection was a big shop, and there were about four more shops within a block or so as we walked northward.
BTW, if you happen to be buying seed beads, you can do a lot better than tiny 1cm x 2.75cm vials for NT$60, as some of the pricier shops had.
These shops had the best deals on 2mm opaque glass seed beads:
Yanping N. Rd. Sec. 1, #77, #51, and #19.
Hello,
Does anyone know where in the Taipei area where there are stores that sell small miscellaneous items for craft projects? I am looking for beads, yarn, sparkly things, small feathers, etc. for a variety of different craft projects. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I have glass seed beads (cheap!) and yarn for sale if you’re interested. I’m also merging this with a similar thread.
I used to go to this shop http://www.bearmama.com.tw/. I loved it, especially for beautiful wooden buttons. There are a few more shops down this road for similar products. You’ll find everything you’re looking for.