Pasar Mayestik

Also on Saturday we visited Mayestik market which is a 10-story trading area in South Jakarta. It's a traditional market which opened around the year 1981.Yes, this market sells among other things: drugs and cosmetics, clothing, tools, sports, vegetables, fruits, meat, chicken, fish, baking ingredients. 

There are also a bunch of textile stores and tailors willing to turn whatever fabric you select into a garment. The textiles and such are the 1st 2 stories I believe. I was told I had to visit Toko Maju, a 1st floor shop.This is basically a notions store that also sells some fabrics. At first we thought it was just a small place. You enter a tiny little area to gain access to the hallway to the actual "store" which is huge. I think this one had 3 floors. And stuff was stacked floor to ceiling everywhere. Here are a couple of photos.

We did buy a few pieces of fabric and purchased buttons to match. The fabric will eventually become shirts for myself. Definitely 2 of the pieces. In trying to find buttons to match one of the gentlemen working there was quite proficient at finding good options. The buttons are in boxes and you have to count out how many you need. I also got some thread here but the Needle Nomads advised that I probably shouldn't use the thread sold here and use instead thread I purchase in the US or in Singapore. The same goes for bobbins and needles for the sewing machine. I'm probably going to have to get needles elsewhere. The accessories are difficult to find here. Here's one of the button walls.

It was after spending time in this shop that we drove to the sewing machine shop on the other side of town and purchased the sewing machine. Yay!