Cloth

Introduction

People in Taipei who want to buy cloth usually go to Dihua Street and Yongle Market in Dadaocheng. Sanchong Bihua cloth Street is a treasure hunting paradise for fashion design students as well as hand made clothes and bags lovers.″We are all one family here.‶ It's an interesing scene in Bihua cloth Street. Stores would introduce custumers to each other. There is no vicious competition here, only helping in here. If you can't find the fabric you want in this store, the shop owner will introduce you to a store that may have it.
Bihua Street mainly sells inventory cloth, that is, after a large number of customized cloths are sold, they may become clothing and cloth products of a certain brand, and the rest is here. Therefore, the price of cloth on Bihua Street is cheaper than Dihua Street. There are many, but the types are scattered and easy to be out of stock, so it is impossible to supply a large amount of stable. Due to the development of garment factories and dyeing and finishing factories in Sanchong, batches of publishers gradually gathered in Bihua Street and gradually formed a cloth street.

History

After the 1950s, a large number of people from Chiayi,Yunlin and Changhua moved to Sanchong. Bihua street is mostly in Hemei, Lukang, Fuxing. In the early days, the cloth business wasn't considered an industry, some rags were found accidentally at the time, because of the idea of frugality, started to sort the cloth to make some money. Around March in 1971, the first cloth shop appeared on Bihua street.

1960s,the cloth industry on Bihua street started with the first store to process rags. Because condition is good, established his own cloth shop in 1974, and lead family and friends to join. Formed the appearance of the cloth street later. In1977~1978,another wave of peaks. With the experience of selling cloth and with the agglomeration economic effect of Bihua street ,make the cloth street rapid development and growth.

There were more than 300 cloth shops in 1970s, tailors at home and abroad came here to buy cloth. At that time, freight was in and out all day long. Yongsheng cloth shop owner Xu,qing-hui followed his father doing business here at that time, moved from Changhua Fuxing to Sanchong and studied at Bihua junior high school.

And as Taiwan's garment industry moves out, Bihua cloth street is gradually declining, now there are only more than 100 stores left.

Bihua Street

NO SIGNBOARD

In the old days, there are few signs on this Bihua Street. In the early days, business relied on word-of-mouth. In the age of the ready-to-wear industry, Bihua Street was considered a small celebrity. Those who came to buy cloth were regular customers and after a long time, everyone is used to it.

FAMILY BUSINESS

Bihua Street is actually made up of families. At that time, because the cloth work required a lot of labor, relatives and friends were the most effective helpers. Many bosses have looked for help from relatives and friends in their hometowns. After the business was booming, some relatives and friends opened new cloth shops nearby, which created the rise of cloth streets.

STRONG HUMAN TOUCH

There will be no vicious competition among the stores. Since the 1960s, the business of every household has been prosperous. From morning to night, often don’t have time to eat and take care of the children, but the neighbors will help each other, and when the business is busy, they will also dispatch goods to each other. Not only is it full of business prosperity, but also has a warm human touch.

Manage

Mainly on inventory cloth, divided into buying and selling methods weigh and sell and calculate and sell, generally depends on the type and weight of the cloth.

Fabric storage method:

1. The store will tie the sample to the outside of the cloth or hang it at the door, and the customer can choose the cloth directly.

2. The store displays samples for customers to choose. After the customer decides, the store will go to the warehouse to take out the cloth that the customer wants.

Source of inventory cloth:

In the 1970s, there were many cloth shops on Bihua Street.

At that time, people from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong would place orders.

At four or five o’clock in the afternoon, there were trucks at the door. When the customer decided, they would write a note and paste it to indicate that the order was placed, will send the goods home.

Transformation

Set up a cloth art studio

Patchwork --- Shang yi hang : The store offers a variety of fabrics to choose from, and there are also quilting teaching on site, using the matching and combination of fabrics to make your favorite and practical handbags, coin purses, tissue paper boxes... etc.
Plant knock-to-dye --- Zheng dong cloth line：Arrange the fresh leaves on cotton cloth or linen cloth, and rub the chlorophyll, anthocyanin, and tannins of the leaves with a mallet to complete handkerchiefs, silk scarves, and pillow towels rich in nature.
Folk art --- Shang yi hang：Teach the public how to sew small festive items, such as zongzi skewers and sachets for the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon and lion dance dolls for the Chinese new year, and magpies for the Qixi Festival... etc., so that the people can fully experience the folk festival.

Store introduction

Shang yi hang：Curtain cloth, patchwork classroom.

In the early days, it mainly operated stock fabrics, and now it has transformed into a specialized creative classroom for playing fabrics and a shop that specializes in the design and production of curtains and furnishings.The proprietress is a master craftsman who has 30 years of experience in foreign tailoring and is extremely sensitive to clothing. Although she has studied in Japan, she wants to promote the authentic patchwork style of Taiwan. She once said that patchwork/playing cloth is a good thing for her. Mission is also a heritage.Now there are teaching courses for parent-child fabric creation. I hope that through such activities, children will be exposed to and experience the beauty of traditional fabrics, and the traditional fabric culture can continue.

Address：116 Bihua Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City

Zhengdong cloth line : Knitting, plain weaving, Lycra.

It is the cloth shop with the most warehouses in Bihua Street. The first generation opened in 1979 and currently has 6 warehouses. Because of the changes in the market, the business is no longer as good as before, and the warehouses have more and more cloths. It mainly sells the whole set of cloths. The main products are made of elastic cloth. In addition, there are everything from plain weave and knitted fabrics. In addition to buying cloth, you can also experience plant knocking and dyeing, and DIY can make handkerchiefs full of natural flavor.

Address : No. 7, Lane 56, Bihua Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City

Yijia cloth line： Cloth sale.

In the early years, the Yijia cloth line was opened under the line of the family to provide services to wholesalers from all over the world. However, in recent years, with the changes in the market, it has also provided retail services and invented a convenient and practical "magic belt". Just fold the cloth/silk scarf in half, pass the left and right corners through the double iron loops of the "magic belt", then pass through the lower iron loops, and tighten it to make a bag. No matter whether you carry it on your shoulders or on your side, you can choose the size of the cloth and the length of the "magic belt". You can make a simple and fashionable bag that you like. In order to give back to the local communities, Yijia cloth line is also one of the community learning classrooms of Bihua Elementary School.

Address：101 Bihua Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City

Comparison of Bihua Street and Yongle Market

Bihua cloth Street mainly sells inventory cloth. Many sellers in Yongle Market will buy cloth on Bihua cloth Street, and they will buy the cloth by weight and sell them in a "code" manner. Bihua cloth Street has more types. The price is also more close to the people, which can be said to be the listing of Yongle market.

The dilemma facing Bihua cloth Street

Bihua Cloth Street used to be an important fabric distribution center in the Greater Taipei area. In recent years, due to the impact of the relocation of industries, it has no longer prospered, and textile manufacturers are the most affected. Bihua Cloth Street has entered a period of recession, and the prosperity of Cloth Street is no longer there. Originally, there were only about 150 cloth shops left in more than 300 cloth shops. The former prosperity has gradually become a twilight industry.

How to create a prosperous prosperous world again

1.Join the cultural and creative industry-injecting cultural and creative and 3D painting-invite young designers to join the planning, so that young people will know more about Bihua cloth Street, Bihua cloth Street can once again shine and reappear.

2. Store transformation-combined with teaching to develop creative patchwork diy; retail and sell all kinds of zippers, button accessories and materials to become a diversified multi-sale store; online shopping for clothing materials.

Bihua cloth Street is facing challenges.

For the sustainable survival of Bihua cloth Street, the government and the Business District Development Association have invested a lot of effort, but we interviewed the effectiveness of the old street renovation plan of the Yijia cloth line xiao boss, which has been in business for more than 30 years?

His idea is that many units have many Very good idea, but if young people are unwilling to come back and execute it, whether the new blood is willing to take over the family business will affect whether the reconstruction of cloth street can be successful.

Visit

Interview with the boss of Yijia cloth line, the second generation of

Xiao, Zhong-you invented the Shift belt.

Question 1.

How long has Yijia cloth line opened?

Who is the founder?

Question 2.

Why did you choose to go to the triple opening line?

Question 3.

Can introduce the creative invention of Yijia cloth line 'magic belt'?

Question 4.

In the past two years, everyone has suffered from the new crown epidemic.

Has Yijia's business been affected by the new crown epidemic?

Question 5.

Bihua cloth Street is a very important local industrial landmark in Luzhou,Sanchong.

What do the bosses think about the revitalization of cloth street?

Question 6.

Is there a question of succession?

magic belt with teaching sharing

Magic belt, can be matched with silk scarves or cloth towels, has a multi-functional purpose, and transforms traditional goods into creative goods.

There are many different fabrics and cloth bags in the store that can be matched in the form you want.

After the implementation, it is easy to get started. It is a very creative product. Just like the cloth fun introduced at the door of the store, it promotes everyone to play together.

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