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Don't worry, they'll find you. Don't pay more than Rp250-300 for used cap batik (look it over carefully for holes), or Rp800-1000 for second hand batik tulis. Most textile factories are on JI. Adisucipto. Batari (the Batik Cooperative owns it), Garuda Tex, Arjuna Textiles, etc. Batik Semar, JI. Pasarnongko 132, is worth a visit. Trisni Batik and Art Shop, JI. Bayankara 2, has some very elegant, high quality and expensive batik pieces. Batik Keris, JI. Yos Sudarso 37, has fixed prices: cotton and nylon batik T-shirts only Rp720-1200; long-sleeved batik shirts, Rp3000-5700; kains that range from Rp1200 up to Rp42,000. If you ask, they'll explain all the differences between them. Pasar Gede (or Pasar Besar), JI. Urip Sumoharjo, is another wellstocked market for materials; a very wide range of batik with 360 degrees of stalls. Suraji, JI. Kemlayan Tengah 39, also sells fine batik at reasonable prices. You can take batik courses in Solo; they are usually offered in someone's house privately. Yogya is cheaper for courses.