# slowfiber: Thrift Store in Monterey, CA

> slowfiber is a thrift store in Monterey, CA.

Source: https://thriftnearby.com/ca/monterey/slowfiber/

This women-owned thrift store at 517 A Hartnell St, facing Trader Joe's in Monterey, sells used goods focused on textiles. It runs a buy, sell, trade program and offers a classroom for sharing maker skills, supplies, and time. Reviewers mention yarns, buttons, patterns, quilting, sustainable fabrics, and helpful staff. Open Wednesday through Saturday, it offers in-store shopping and pickup, wheelchair access, free street parking, and accepts cards and checks.

> Community building is what. Sharing maker skills, supplies and time. Like the sewing bee's of the past, we get together around our textile needs and we share ideas and hearts. Be a teacher, a student or simply a giver. Isn't that what we are all craving? To belong and be supported in our maker community. Here at slowfiber, the classroom is available for your ideas. The shop is full of sustainability treasures. You bring what you don't need and then get what you do need in the BUY SELL TRADE program. Your environmental foot-print is so much smaller this way. slowfiber is full of pre-owned…
>
> — From the store’s Google listing

## Details

- Type: Thrift Store
- Address: facing Trader Joe's, 517 A Hartnell St, Monterey, CA 93940
- Phone: +1831-901-3168
- Website: http://www.slowfiber.com/
- Google rating: 5 from 176 reviews
- County: Monterey County
- Map: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.596537399999995,-121.89540149999999
- Last verified: 2026-09-20
- Star breakdown: 5★ 175, 4★ 1, 3★ 0, 2★ 0, 1★ 0

## Features

- Buying and donating: Sells used goods
- Service options: In-store shopping, In-store pickup
- Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible parking
- Payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, Checks
- About the business: Small business, Women-owned
- Parking: Free street parking

## What reviewers mention

yarns (30), helpful staff (28), buttons (13), patterns (11), sustainable fabrics (7), mask making (7), quilting (7), fiber artists (4)

## Hours

- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed

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