Pei Lin is a craft workshop at The Plaza, 7500A Beach Road, that teaches batik and other hands-on crafts. Batik Painting from Scratch takes 3 hours for S$88, Batik Painting S’pore Icons takes 1 hour for S$38, and Batik Hoop Art takes 1.5 hours for S$58. Book a slot online.
At a glance
Neighbourhood
Beach Road, near Bugis
Best for
A first try at batik, or a craft afternoon with friends
Budget
S$38 to S$88 for batik (2026 prices)
Time to allow
1 to 3 hours, by workshop
Nearest MRT
Nicoll Highway or Bugis (suggestion)
Good to know
Prices rise from 1 January 2027
Why go?
Batik is a traditional wax-resist craft of the region, and a short class makes it easy to try (suggestion).
There are other crafts too, such as tile painting, mini tingkat painting and kamcheng painting.
What to do
01 · Pick a batik class
Batik Painting S’pore Icons: 1 hour, S$38 (S$45 from 1 Jan 2027, when it becomes 1.5 hours).
Batik Painting from Scratch: 3 hours, S$88 (S$98 from 1 Jan 2027).
Batik Hoop Art: 1.5 hours, S$58 (S$65 from 1 Jan 2027).
02 · Try another craft
The studio also lists tiles painting (S$32), sneaker painting or decoupage (S$68), a nostalgic workshop (S$68) and a festive wreath workshop (S$75).
Plan your visit
Address
Pei Lin, 7500A Beach Road #B1-302, The Plaza, Singapore 199591
Opening hours
By booked workshop slot (no walk-in hours published)
Getting there
Walk from Nicoll Highway or Bugis MRT (suggestion)
Tickets or booking
Book online; times show on each workshop’s calendar
Accessibility
In a building with lifts (suggestion; check with the studio)
Before you go
- Book before 1 January 2027 to get 2026 prices.
- Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dye on (suggestion).
- Batik dye needs time to dry, so ask how to carry your piece home (suggestion).
Pei Lin batik workshop
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Sources and disclosure
Information checked: 21 October 2026 · Pei Lin – Book workshops · Pei Lin – official site
Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under the licences shown in each caption (images resized): Ivuvisual (CC BY-SA 4.0); Ahaetulla (CC BY-SA 4.0); Herreads (CC BY 4.0); Edogang1 (CC0)
Disclosure: Not a firsthand visit. Prices, hours and addresses come from the venue’s or organiser’s official pages linked below, checked on 21 October 2026; they change, so confirm before you go. Photos are freely licensed from Wikimedia Commons. We had no licensed photo of the venue itself, so photos of the activity elsewhere are captioned ‘Not a Singapore venue’. We weren’t paid or hosted, and there are no affiliate links.