Greetings, friends and lovers! We’re creeping towards fall. School has started; university starts next week. The days are just a little shorter. This is a time of transition! Please read on to see what’s new and what’s changing for the Fall season.
As you know, the Fábrica is a community project run by a collective of volunteers and supported logistically and financially by its users. That means you! And us! As always, thank you for subscribing and for supporting us. Please share this newsletter with anyone you know who might enjoy spending time at The Fábrica or hearing about what’s going on in the Santa Cruz fabric arts scene.
New Sunday Hours Start Next Week!
Open Hours:
Saturdays 2pm – 5pm
Sundays 3pm – 6pm
Mondays 12pm – 3pm
CLOSED Sunday 9/14 for the Really Really Free Market
CLOSED Sunday 10/4 for La Peña Alegria (BIPOC event at Subrosa)
NOTE: We make every effort to make our open hours consistent and reliable, but sometimes life does get in the way! Please check the Hours/Calendar page for the most current information.
Events at the Fábrica:
SEPTEMBER OPEN HOUSE:
“Last Friday”
Friday, September 26, 2025
6 pm – 9 pm
@ The Fábrica, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
We’re really excited about this little open house! And we hope you’ll stop by to say hi or stay for some stitching and a cuppa tea.
We’re hosting our friends from YARR to create a banner for the organization. YARR, which stands for “Your Area Rapid Response,” is a hotline and community network created “to document, resist and prevent actions by ICE or other oppressive forces that would harm our fellow human beings.” You can find more info on their social media. Save their phone number to report ICE in your community: (831) 439-2389.
You can also check out new work from Ann Altstatt: quilted works Ann created during a recent residency at the Winslow House Project in Vallejo.
Join us to help with the banners, schmooze with our YARR comrades, relax in the courtyard with a friend, peruse the rack of vintage clothing and homemade gifts, and, as always, there will be tea.
STREET FAIR w/ REDWOOD RECORDS
“Cedar Street Festival”
Sunday, September 28, 2025
1 pm – 6 pm
@ the streets near Redwood Records, 320 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA
Come visit us at the Cedar Street Festival, sponsored by Redwood Records. Live music, food, art and more… plus a Fábrica fundraiser sale!
First Friday Art Shows:
Bending
Clare Bathum’s Fiber Works + Matt Baldwin’s “How to Play Guitar”
Friday, October 3, 2025
7 pm – 10 pm
@ The Fábrica & Subrosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
In October, we’re hosting two artists in The Fábrica and Subrosa. Clare Bathum is a fiber artist and digital-physical collager. Matt Baldwin is a writer and musician.
They describe their upcoming show: “What are the correlations between bending over a stitch and bending a guitar string? Come find out at our SubRosa x Fabrica x SCUM First Friday event, October 3 from 6 – 9 pm. clare bathum’s fiber works and digital collages will be on display, along with a special reading and performance from Matt Baldwin, on tour from Los Angeles with his new book/collected zines “How to Play Guitar”. DJ leshy and friends will be spinning tunes throughout the evening. Read more about the artists below.” You can find more info on our Events Page.
November: Joy Schendeldecker
Friday, November 7, 2025
6 pm – 9 pm
@ The Fábrica, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
In November, we’ll be hosting mixed media, quilt-adjacent works by Joy Schendeldecker. More info coming soon!
Sewing Machines For Sale:
Newly Refurbished Vintage Machines
We have a few machines for sale in the shop. They are newly refurbished and ready to sew! They are reliable and durable. And, of course, we’d be happy to teach you how to use your new machine during our open hours!
Support The Fábrica !
Are you interested in volunteering with The Fábrica? There are lots of ways you can help out around the shop or at events. If you have some free time you’d like to spend with us, fill out the volunteer interest form.
Making a recurring donation of $5 or more helps us a lot! Thank you for your support!
Textile Arts Events Around Santa Cruz:
Socialist Stitch & Bitch w/ DSA
Every third Saturday, 2 – 4pm
@ Lúpulo
233 Cathcart St, Santa Cruz
This event is organized my our comrades at the Santa Cruz chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Miscellanea:
- Our lovely neighbors Subrosa are a small arts venue and meeting space that hosts concerts and classes almost daily.
- Our other neighbors The Bike Church are like the Fábrica for bikes! If you’re new to bike maintenance, check out their monthly “Intro to Bikes” workshop.
- Check out the Free Skool Calendar.
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