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Embroidery & Monogramming in Santa Cruz, CA

4 of the 11 sewing and fabric businesses we list in Santa Cruz have machine embroidery, monogramming and custom stitching.

Embroidery shops sit between a retail counter and a workshop: some will monogram a single towel while you wait, others only take batch orders for teams and uniforms, and the difference is rarely visible from a map listing. These are the shops that stitch — supplies, digitising and custom work — with the phone numbers to ask which kind they are.

  1. Santa Cruz Sew & Vac

    806 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2813

    Tuesday- Saturday : 10am to 5pm Sunday : 12 to 5 pm

    Machine sales & repairMachine repairEmbroidery
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  2. Sports Design

    716 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

    Monday – Friday

    Embroidery
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  3. Catto's Screen Printing & Signs

    111 Dubois St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

    Embroidery
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  4. Harts Fabric

    1620 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2531

    Embroidery
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One-off or batch changes everything. Shops set up for team and corporate work price by the piece with a minimum order, so a single monogram may cost more than you expect or be declined outright. If you need a design digitised from artwork, ask whether that's a separate fee — it usually is, and it's charged once rather than per garment.

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Good to know

Can I bring my own garment to be embroidered?

Many shops accept customer-supplied garments, but not all — some only stitch blanks they source themselves, because they carry the risk if a hoop mark or a needle mistake ruins your item. Ask first, and expect a waiver or a slightly higher price when you bring your own.

What does digitising mean?

Digitising converts your logo or artwork into the stitch file the embroidery machine reads. It's skilled work done once per design and charged separately from the stitching itself, which is why the first item in an order often costs noticeably more than the rest.