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Wujie, Yilan · Kesi workshop with weaving sessions

Huang Lan-ye's Silk Tapestry Workshop

At a kesi workshop in Yilan's traditional arts park, weave a silk coaster in half an hour, or give a handkerchief an afternoon.

On a loom, yellow cloth woven with a floral pattern fills the left side; a row of wooden shuttles lies to the right, with pale silk threads running from them toward the cloth.

Wooden shuttles and loose silk threads beside yellow woven cloth.

Image: Yilan National Center for Traditional Arts / Sunmake Cultures Foundation / Editorial use

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Coaster NT$300, handkerchief NT$700, plus park admission; Green 21 shuttle from Luodong's rear exit.

A row of wooden shuttles rests beside yellow cloth on the loom. Pale threads run from the shuttles toward a floral pattern. The photograph comes from Huang Lan-ye's workshop at Yilan's National Center for Traditional Arts.

The beginner coaster session uses silk threads already combined into thicker, mixed-color yarn. An instructor shows you how to operate the loom; if you have more time, the course page says you can combine the threads yourself. The booking page lists 15–30 minutes and NT$300. The more advanced silk handkerchief uses finer single strands and takes 90–180 minutes, NT$700.

Choose the beginner session if you want a small introduction to weaving. For an anniversary project, ask the workshop about a longer silk piece and your date before planning the trip.

Plan the visit

Find Huang Lan-ye's Silk Tapestry Workshop in Guanjing Building B1, inside the National Center for Traditional Arts, 201 Wubin Road Section 2, Wujie, Yilan. Workshop hours are 09:30–17:30; the workshop is closed on Tuesdays, while the park opens 09:00–18:00. Standard adult park admission is NT$150, separate from the workshop fee.

From Luodong railway station's rear exit, take the Green 21 tourist shuttle to the National Center for Traditional Arts stop. Continue into the park to Guanjing Building B1. The Yilan workshop is closed on Tuesdays. On other days, you can book ahead or sign up on arrival; call ahead if you are travelling for a particular session, on +886 988 829 025. Ask about instruction language.

Get there

Public transport

Leave Luodong station by the rear exit and take the Green 21 tourist shuttle to the National Center for Traditional Arts stop. Buy a park ticket, then head to Guanjing Building B1.

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