Fabric Shops In Mayan Riviera Area

[jamaicamenutts]

I am going to Aventura Spa Palace with my husband and my parents this June. My mom is an avid quilter and loves fabric shops and what not. She has been asking me if there is any place near the resort that sells fabrics. She is into any type of fabric really, but she loves batiks. She has mentioned wanting to go to the fabric shops the locals go to.

However, my mom gets sea sick so Cozumel is kind of out. She also doesnt do so well in busses for a long time. So, we'd like to go some place close to ASP. Any suggestions would be awesome. You can email me at Jamaicamenutts at aol.com

Thanks!

[Ginger]

I went to a fabric shop once with a friend who lives there, but I don't remember the exact address...it was near Super Maz or something. SOrry I'm not of much help...they didn't have anything out of the ordinary anyway, nothing you wouldn't find the same of back home.

I have to say though, I think your username is the best!!

[Nick and Nora Charles]

Welcome to the Roo.
And Ginger is right-----great name

I wonder if there might be a fabric store in the shopping mall (can't remember the name- any locals help me out here) where the free bus from ASP drops you off.

Oh and you might want to change your email address to at instead of @ to prevent being spammed.


Nora

[Libby]

I'm no fabric expert but if your mom is into batiks I'm not sure that she'll find what she's looking for in the shops that locals go to. They sell a lot of cheap polyesters. Assis on the corner of 30th Avenue and Calle 34 has the best selection with some nicer options, in my opinion. This is the one Ginger was referring to. There is also Supertelas in the Plaza Las Perlas mall on Constituyentes and 20th Avenue; not as good. Both are in Playa del Carmen, about 20 kilometers north of the Aventura Spa Palace. I don't know of anything that would be closer to ASP.

Shopping at the fabric stores here is quite an experience. When you find the fabric you want, you'll need to get someone to assist you. Tell them how many meters you want and they'll cut it off the roll to your specifications. Then they will write you a nota (receipt), and they will either deliver your fabric to the pick-up counter or instruct you to deliver it there. Then you must go to to the cajero (cashier) and present your nota and payment. I believe they stamp your nota as paid and then you can return to the pick-up counter to retrieve your fabric. Phew! You made it!

[Libby]

Originally Posted by Nick and Nora Charles

I wonder if there might be a fabric store in the shopping mall (can't remember the name- any locals help me out here) where the free bus from ASP drops you off.Nora

Nora, Are you thinking of the Paseo del Sol mall?


I don't recall seeing one there, but I could be wrong. I don't get to that area very frequently.

[Nick and Nora Charles]

Originally Posted by Libby

Nora, Are you thinking of the Paseo del Sol mall?


I don't recall seeing one there, but I could be wrong. I don't get to that area very frequently.

If that is the mall where the bus drops off from ASP, that is the one I was thinking of.
We never took the free bus from ASP (way too early departure for me) we just taxied in to Playa del Carmen whenever we wanted.
Isn't there another large mall where City Club is on the highway?
Never went there either I am not much of a mall gal myself

Nora

[Libby]

Originally Posted by Nick and Nora Charles

If that is the mall where the bus drops off from ASP, that is the one I was thinking of.
We never took the free bus from ASP (way too early departure for me) we just taxied in to Playa del Carmen whenever we wanted.
Isn't there another large mall where City Club is on the highway?
Never went there either I am not much of a mall gal myself

Nora

Generally, the resorts drop off their guests in the area of the Paseo del Carmen mall near the ferry pier. This mall is geared towards tourists, not locals. The mall with the City Club is called Centro Maya and is geared towards those who live here. Centro Maya is across the highway from Sam's Club and Playacar. Our newest mall, Plaza las Americas, is on the north end of town around Calle 38 on the west side of the highway. To my knowledge neither mall has a fabric shop.

[Nick and Nora Charles]

Originally Posted by Libby

Generally, the resorts drop off their guests in the area of the Paseo del Carmen mall near the ferry pier. This mall is geared towards tourists, not locals. The mall with the City Club is called Centro Maya and is geared towards those who live here. Centro Maya is across the highway from Sam's Club and Playacar. Our newest mall, Plaza las Americas, is on the north end of town around Calle 38 on the west side of the highway. To my knowledge neither mall has a fabric shop.

Oh well I tried. Where I live the fabric stores all seem to be in the malls so thought that might be a possibility.
(Maybe an entrepeneur could think about opening a fabric store in a mall there if they are geared to the local shoppers.)

Editted to ask-------what about Walmart?
The Walmart here where I live has a Large fabric selection.

Nora

[rodman]

If you get to Cancun, yes it is a bit of a hike from where you will be, on Avenida Tulum, just north of the ADO bus station, on the east side of the street is a Mc Donalds, then to the north of that is a shopping center, with a 2 story fabric shop. We picked up 6-7 peices of oilcloth, with very tropical patterns to use as tableclothes, on the patio table....can't recall the name, but when you get to that area, ask around...thats what we did....good luck!

[jamaicamenutts]

you guys are awesome...Im thinking that Im going to ask the guest services at ASP to get more info...but wanted to see what other thought or if anyone had been to any. Im going to write down all your suggestions and see what i can do when I get there.

Maybe Ill see if my mom wants to go to the cancun shop. Im not sure if we'll have time to do it though. Ill see. Thanks again..if anyone thinks of anything else let me know!

[Libby]

I walked by the Assis fabric shop today and took a few shots.



They are open Monday - Saturday 9am - 9pm, and accept Visa, Mastercard & American Express. They were of course closed today but I got a few shots of their fabrics through the windows. Sorry the pics aren't very good because of the glare. It's been a while since I've been at this shop, and some of the fabrics looked even nicer than I had remembered.

[jamaicamenutts]

Holy cow, you are great!! Do you know if the fabrics are like what you would use to make drapes or something heavier or are they things you could make quilts with or clothes, etc? My mom is a quilter, so they'd have to be like normal bolts of fabric.

[Libby]

Originally Posted by jamaicamenutts

Holy cow, you are great!! Do you know if the fabrics are like what you would use to make drapes or something heavier or are they things you could make quilts with or clothes, etc? My mom is a quilter, so they'd have to be like normal bolts of fabric.

Hmm ... good question. They definitely have the types of fabrics that you use for drapes. They'll even make your drapes to order. People definitely buy fabrics there to make clothing with. But I don't know anything about quilting, so I don't think I'm qualified to answer your question. Sorry I can't help.

[Sharon]

There is also a large 2-story fabric store in the Los Perles Mall at Constituentes and 20th Av. They have drapery material, rods and rings. They also have materials suitable for quilting.

[jamaicamenutts]

Originally Posted by Sharon

There is also a large 2-story fabric store in the Los Perles Mall at Constituentes and 20th Av. They have drapery material, rods and rings. They also have materials suitable for quilting.

is this in Cancun? Im sorry Im not familar with street names and what not. When I was there in August we were going to go to Playa Del Carmen but we werent allowed to because of Hurricane Dean.

[Cuff]

Originally Posted by Sharon

There is also a large 2-story fabric store in the Los Perles Mall at Constituentes and 20th Av. They have drapery material, rods and rings. They also have materials suitable for quilting.

This is true!
With Ruth being a seamstress and quilter, we had to peek inside one time.
Can't comment on much else (quality/pricing) as they were closed...