In Reply to: Fabrics posted by Appy on Wednesday, 6. April 2005 at 10:11 Bali Time:
I have never managed to be very successful to get fabric in this street as all the shops clubbed together once they know that you are keen on something .. once went from first shop by the jewellery , quoted 75,000 p m , more that back in Spotlight .. up and down the street followed by one of their staff and couldn't get price reduced in any shop though they all had the same stuff , so I gave up and went home - funny thing was that later when I went to Flower and Petal Tailors opp TootSie's, she had the same for 40,000 ! Of course best to not let on how keen you are , but difficult as everything is sooooo beautiful ! The shops are like Aladdin's Cave and absolutely irresistible for a sewer
I reckon the poly fabrics prob go for around 5-6000 rp p metre if you're a good bargainer - most of the ones I saw were some kind of poly mix or sari fabrics , very little linen, wool etc, and a lot of bright almost garish colours and funny colour combinations