Market Friday in search of Nigeria's popular Ankara fabrics

Good day, everyone! A few weeks ago, I complained about the fact that I needed more clothes and should prioritize getting stuff for myself as much as I do for others. These thoughts came after a friend took notes of how I'm so predictable with the clothes I wear, so I decided to pay a visit to the Market to purchase some fabrics that I can then use to sew more clothes for myself.

Since I'm a cultural person who admires my heritage and loves to promote my culture everywhere I find myself, I decided to start by stocking my wardrobe with some popular Nigerian fabrics. We've got a lot of them, such as Ankara, lace, senator, Atiku, Kampala, and many others, which I so much admire, though I'm not a fan of lace-type fabrics because they usually have holes that reveal one's body when we put them on.

So I decided to purchase an Ankara fabric that's common to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It's a unique fabric that comes with different varieties of patterns, and you get to choose which one you like. Since I'm not the type who loves to wear flashy clothes or one that will draw people's attention to me, I decided to go in search of one that's calm and a cool color.

While going through the Ayetoro market on Sunday, which also happens to be my birthday, I saw many fabrics that I was attracted to, and I must confess I would have brought more than I budgeted for had I not intentionally held back a few dollars and left my ATM card at home, which I did to help me maintain a stick to the budget attitude.

The first set of photos below shows a Kampala fabric that's so beautiful to the eyes. Even though I love how it looks, I'm not a fan of how the fabric texture is, though many love it, so I opted to check the second and third photos below to see which Ankara fabrics I love among them.

Below are the ones I finally got, and they cost 5 thousand naira each for 6 yards of each set of fabric. That means I got 6 yards of one for 5 thousand naira and the other for 5 thousand naira to get 6 yards, Making a total of 12 yards for 10,000 naira.

Although I normally don't need more than 4 yards of fabric when I want to sew my clothes, I love having extra fabric left after sewing the clothes. Should they get thorny or have one issue or another, I can easily pick up the extra fabric to mend them.

That's all on my experience at the market on my last visit, and I hope you enjoyed the read and learned something new, like I usually do when I read through other authors market experiences. We must commend @dswigle for making this possible via the #MarketFriday community and for how amazing she is as a person.

Thanks so much for your time. Have a fruitful weekend ahead.