[OraeGage] Korean Traditional Embroidery Class Tour (Sungbuk District)

This tour is excellent for those who want to learn about a craft more in-depth! Our tour guide, Doni, was excellent. He always made an effort to tell us information about the places we went to, as well as places along the way to our next destination. The first destination was to an active temple that was converted from a restaurant. Due to this temple’s origins, it has different architecture compared to other temples. It was a nice stop before learning more about textiles and embroidery. We were taken to other locations and a museum to teach us about the history of textiles and embroidery in Korea. The embroidery lesson itself was engaging and welcoming. Our teacher is a master embroiderer and the daughter of a famous traditional Korean embroiderer. She was very welcoming and helpful. She is learning English and used a lot of English to communicate with us, and surprised our group with her ability to speak Chinese too! The teacher is very worldly and interested in the international community. Embroidery is universal and useful, and each culture has its own practice and styles. Learning how the Korean way is different similar to other cultures was also interesting. Embroidery is excellent practice for concentration and can be a great form of mindfulness. For those interested in learning from a master and taking time to learn and practice a traditional craft in-depth, this tour is an excellent stop. It’s always a good break to sit, concentrate, relax, and chat while adventuring in Korea’s quick ppalli ppalli 빨리 빨리 culture of today. The traditional artisans and business owners of Korea are excited to share these parts of Korea with anyone interested!

This tour is excellent for those who want to learn about a craft more in-depth! Our tour guide, Doni, was excellent. He always made an effort to tell us information about the places we went to, as well as places along the way to our next destination. The first destination was to an active temple that was converted from a restaurant. Due to this temple’s origins, it has different architecture compared to other temples. It was a nice stop before learning more about textiles and embroidery. We were taken to other locations and a museum to teach us about the history of textiles and embroidery in Korea. The embroidery lesson itself was engaging and welcoming. Our teacher is a master embroiderer and the daughter of a famous traditional Korean embroiderer. She was very welcoming and helpful. She is learning English and used a lot of English to communicate with us, and surprised our group with her ability to speak Chinese too! The teacher is very worldly and interested in the international community. Embroidery is universal and useful, and each culture has its own practice and styles. Learning how the Korean way is different similar to other cultures was also interesting. Embroidery is excellent practice for concentration and can be a great form of mindfulness. For those interested in learning from a master and taking time to learn and practice a traditional craft in-depth, this tour is an excellent stop. It’s always a good break to sit, concentrate, relax, and chat while adventuring in Korea’s quick ppalli ppalli 빨리 빨리 culture of today. The traditional artisans and business owners of Korea are excited to share these parts of Korea with anyone interested!

This tour is excellent for those who want to learn about a craft more in-depth! Our tour guide, Doni, was excellent. He always made an effort to tell us information about the places we went to, as well as places along the way to our next destination. The first destination was to an active temple that was converted from a restaurant. Due to this temple’s origins, it has different architecture compared to other temples. It was a nice stop before learning more about textiles and embroidery. We were taken to other locations and a museum to teach us about the history of textiles and embroidery in Korea. The embroidery lesson itself was engaging and welcoming. Our teacher is a master embroiderer and the daughter of a famous traditional Korean embroiderer. She was very welcoming and helpful. She is learning English and used a lot of English to communicate with us, and surprised our group with her ability to speak Chinese too! The teacher is very worldly and interested in the international community. Embroidery is universal and useful, and each culture has its own practice and styles. Learning how the Korean way is different similar to other cultures was also interesting. Embroidery is excellent practice for concentration and can be a great form of mindfulness. For those interested in learning from a master and taking time to learn and practice a traditional craft in-depth, this tour is an excellent stop. It’s always a good break to sit, concentrate, relax, and chat while adventuring in Korea’s quick ppalli ppalli 빨리 빨리 culture of today. The traditional artisans and business owners of Korea are excited to share these parts of Korea with anyone interested!

This tour is excellent for those who want to learn about a craft more in-depth! Our tour guide, Doni, was excellent. He always made an effort to tell us information about the places we went to, as well as places along the way to our next destination. The first destination was to an active temple that was converted from a restaurant. Due to this temple’s origins, it has different architecture compared to other temples. It was a nice stop before learning more about textiles and embroidery. We were taken to other locations and a museum to teach us about the history of textiles and embroidery in Korea. The embroidery lesson itself was engaging and welcoming. Our teacher is a master embroiderer and the daughter of a famous traditional Korean embroiderer. She was very welcoming and helpful. She is learning English and used a lot of English to communicate with us, and surprised our group with her ability to speak Chinese too! The teacher is very worldly and interested in the international community. Embroidery is universal and useful, and each culture has its own practice and styles. Learning how the Korean way is different similar to other cultures was also interesting. Embroidery is excellent practice for concentration and can be a great form of mindfulness. For those interested in learning from a master and taking time to learn and practice a traditional craft in-depth, this tour is an excellent stop. It’s always a good break to sit, concentrate, relax, and chat while adventuring in Korea’s quick ppalli ppalli 빨리 빨리 culture of today. The traditional artisans and business owners of Korea are excited to share these parts of Korea with anyone interested!

This tour is excellent for those who want to learn about a craft more in-depth! Our tour guide, Doni, was excellent. He always made an effort to tell us information about the places we went to, as well as places along the way to our next destination. The first destination was to an active temple that was converted from a restaurant. Due to this temple’s origins, it has different architecture compared to other temples. It was a nice stop before learning more about textiles and embroidery. We were taken to other locations and a museum to teach us about the history of textiles and embroidery in Korea. The embroidery lesson itself was engaging and welcoming. Our teacher is a master embroiderer and the daughter of a famous traditional Korean embroiderer. She was very welcoming and helpful. She is learning English and used a lot of English to communicate with us, and surprised our group with her ability to speak Chinese too! The teacher is very worldly and interested in the international community. Embroidery is universal and useful, and each culture has its own practice and styles. Learning how the Korean way is different similar to other cultures was also interesting. Embroidery is excellent practice for concentration and can be a great form of mindfulness. For those interested in learning from a master and taking time to learn and practice a traditional craft in-depth, this tour is an excellent stop. It’s always a good break to sit, concentrate, relax, and chat while adventuring in Korea’s quick ppalli ppalli 빨리 빨리 culture of today. The traditional artisans and business owners of Korea are excited to share these parts of Korea with anyone interested!

This tour was so fun! Our tour guide, Dony, brought us to visit the Gilsangsa temple, and then we learned about the history of Korean silk and textile art through visiting historical landmarks in Seongbuk-dong, like the Seonjam Alter and the Seonjam Museum. The highlight of this tour was definitely the workshop at the Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum. We got to look at beautiful works of embroidery by Han Sangsoo and her students, and then created embroidered coasters of our own. Our instructor was so kind, knowledgeable, and fun to chat with. I highly recommend visiting these locations or doing a tour with Trazy if you have the opportunity to!

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

Dony was an amazing tour guide as always, showing us around the unique locations related to Korea's ancient connection to silk in the Seongbuk-gu District of Seoul. We started off at Hansung University and received a nice welcome bag full of goodies. We took the village bus up to Gilsangsa, a unique Buddhist temple to Korea as it was originally a gisaeng restaurant for the yangban noble classes.There is a beautiful trail behind the temple with nice views of Seongbuk-gu. Seongbuk-gu itself is a less touristy district, with many countries' embassies and renown bakeries, restaurants catering to the diplomatic staff and ambassadors. We took the bus back down to Seonjamdan Altar and the Seongbuk Seonjam Museum to learn about the history of silk cultivation and the rituals to Seonjam, the god of the silkworms for a good harvest. There were many beautiful robes and embroideries at the museum using silk made with gold leaf, and dioramas of the altar rituals. We walked around the neighborhood of Seongbuk-gu, Dony showing us some of the sites before taking us to our final destination, Hansangsoo Embroidery Museum for the embroidery class by Mrs. Kim, the daughter of Han Sangsoo, a master of traditional Korean embroidery brought over from the North to the South. She was such a kind host helping us (and me, especially) with embroidery stitching (I am honestly not good at it). We spent nearly four hours at the museum, it was great stress relief as we concentrated on making our designs on the silk coaster. We took a break to eat some delicious bread from Milgokkan bakery and dalgona coffee and got to see some of Mrs. Kim's and her mother's art and embroideries in the museum to end the experience. I truly recommend this tour to those who've already seen most of the touristy sites Seoul has to offer and wanted to experience something more off-the-beaten path and unique.

The Oraegage tour was wonderful! We received a welcome kit with goodies (not sure if this is standard practice but it was a nice surprise + there is a small booklet on other oraegage). Our tour guide Mr Dony was very welcoming and started by providing context for the tour and the efforts by Seoul city. We visited a gorgeous and peaceful temple decorated by fall leaves. We then visited a museum to learn about the history of embroidery and gold work in Korea and lastly we joined the embroidery workshop. They taught us how to do the chain stich and also showed us the many beautiful works created by the master of the craft herself. Some of us finished but those that wanted to touch up on the work were given supplies to take back. They were also nice enough to offer us some warm delicious tea. I would highly recommend this to those who want a more intimate and unique cultural experience. This is something you can't find easily:)

The Oraegage tour was wonderful! We received a welcome kit with goodies (not sure if this is standard practice but it was a nice surprise + there is a small booklet on other oraegage). Our tour guide Mr Dony was very welcoming and started by providing context for the tour and the efforts by Seoul city. We visited a gorgeous and peaceful temple decorated by fall leaves. We then visited a museum to learn about the history of embroidery and gold work in Korea and lastly we joined the embroidery workshop. They taught us how to do the chain stich and also showed us the many beautiful works created by the master of the craft herself. Some of us finished but those that wanted to touch up on the work were given supplies to take back. They were also nice enough to offer us some warm delicious tea. I would highly recommend this to those who want a more intimate and unique cultural experience. This is something you can't find easily:)

The Oraegage tour was wonderful! We received a welcome kit with goodies (not sure if this is standard practice but it was a nice surprise + there is a small booklet on other oraegage). Our tour guide Mr Dony was very welcoming and started by providing context for the tour and the efforts by Seoul city. We visited a gorgeous and peaceful temple decorated by fall leaves. We then visited a museum to learn about the history of embroidery and gold work in Korea and lastly we joined the embroidery workshop. They taught us how to do the chain stich and also showed us the many beautiful works created by the master of the craft herself. Some of us finished but those that wanted to touch up on the work were given supplies to take back. They were also nice enough to offer us some warm delicious tea. I would highly recommend this to those who want a more intimate and unique cultural experience. This is something you can't find easily:)

I am glad this event was provided. I wanted to learn a little more about embroidery and was surprised with this event. I enjoyed that we visited different places and that they were all connected. At the end of the tour, made our own piece of embroidery to take home.

I am glad this event was provided. I wanted to learn a little more about embroidery and was surprised with this event. I enjoyed that we visited different places and that they were all connected. At the end of the tour, made our own piece of embroidery to take home.

I am glad this event was provided. I wanted to learn a little more about embroidery and was surprised with this event. I enjoyed that we visited different places and that they were all connected. At the end of the tour, made our own piece of embroidery to take home.