On a purchasing trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand early in 2005, Ivan Chen discovered three local young people selling hand-made string dolls at a roadside craft market.
2005 年初，負責到泰國清邁採購的陳文政，發現 3 名當地年輕人在路邊的手工藝品市場販賣自己編織的線娃娃。