At that time Fuzhou people were renowned nationwide for "the three blade crafts" -wielding scissors (tailors), cleavers (chefs) and razors (hairdressers). Unfortunately, while growing up there Chen didn't study any of them. On the advice of an elder he went to Taipei to study embroidery at the Cloud Embroidery House on Tihua Street.
當時福州人以「三刀技藝」──剪刀（裁縫）、菜刀（總舖）、剃頭刀（理髮）──名震全國，可惜陳金官在家鄉時都未曾學習，於是在長輩建議下，到台北迪化街的「雲彩繡莊」當學徒學刺繡。