Fabric-a-brac returns to Wellington for our second event in 2026!

Fabric-a-brac is a fun fabric and sewing supplies market where you can shop for vintage and modern sewing and upholstery fabric, patterns, haberdashery and more. It brings the sewing community together to share stashes, stories and delight in our mutual love of textiles.

Fabric-a-brac is volunteer-run, and is a fundraiser for hospice - in Wellington this is Mary Potter Hospice. All profits from this event are donated to their work. We've raised $100,000 in Wellington and over $300,000 nationally since our first event here in 2009.

Selling fabric

If you have a stash you'd like to sell, you can come and take a stall. You pay a stallholder fee (which goes to Hospice) but anything you make on the day is yours to keep. Stalls are allocated via a ballot, which will take place closer to the time. Go to our website to find out more.

If you have fabric, haberdashery or patterns you'd like to move on, but don't want to have a table, you can donate items. This will all go onto the hospice table on the day, and all profits will go to their wonderful work.

Fabric donation points

• Made Marion, 166 Cuba St, Wellington.

• Mary Potter Hospice - you can take donations to the Mary Potter Hospice in Mein St, Newtown

Pop-up cafe

The fabulous cafe is back with all of its gorgeous volunteers and fab food. There will be tea, coffee and sweet treats for sale, so you can sit down and chat over your new projects and fabric purchases. All proceeds from the cafe also go to Hospice.

Buying fabric

Bring cash - most stallholders and the cafe will be selling by cash only. St Anne's also ask for a gold coin donation to park in their carpark.

We look forward to seeing our fabulous fabric and sewing community soon!

*Saturday September 19 2026

*St Anne's Parish Hall, Emmett Street, Newtown, Wellington