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  • Top 10 FREE Scrap Busting Projects for 2022

    by Colleen Rhodes
    No matter how hard you try, it seems that sewing projects nearly always end up resulting in scraps. If you’re like us, you don’t like to waste thos...

  • July 2022 - recycling totals

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Thanks to our donors, volunteers and customers we diverted 2,523 lbs (1,144 kg) of textiles and sewing-related materials from landfill in July 202...

  • Hair elastics - your creative ideas!

    by Colleen Rhodes
    When we received a donation of hundreds of hair elastics we turned to our followers and newsletter subscribers asking them for their ideas of how ...

  • Sewing with our hibiscus stretch rayon

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Our latest feature fabric is this bright hibiscus stretch rayon. We received this fabric as a donation from a film production which was wrapping. O...

  • Rayon and Viscose - what’s the difference?

    by Colleen Rhodes
    You’ve seen our fabrics labelled as rayon or viscose but you’re not sure what the difference is? Which is better for your project? How should you p...

  • June 2022 - recycling totals

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Thanks to our donors, volunteers and customers we diverted 3,752 lbs (1,701 kg) of textiles and sewing-related materials from landfill in June 202...

  • Non-profit? What does it mean?

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Our Social Fabric is a non-profit fabric store.  As you might already know - we take fabric that might otherwise end up in landfill, sort it and s...

  • May 2022 - recycling totals

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Thanks to our donors, volunteers and customers we diverted 999 lbs (453kg) of textiles and sewing-related materials from landfill in May 2022. We ...

  • Celebration of Quilting

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Join us for a celebration of quilting on Thursday June 16. To coincide with Quilt Canada 2022 arriving in Vancouver we are hosting a special quilt...

  • NEW ARRIVAL: stretch cotton twill

    by Colleen Rhodes
    Want to see our new OSF Team favourite fabric? Introducing our newest fabric - a mid-weight stretch cotton twill. This fabric is perfect for pant...

  • OSF People - Jacquelyne

    by Colleen Rhodes
    As a non-profit, Our Social Fabric is run by a passionate team of volunteers who are supported by a few part time employees. Today we’d like to int...

  • Getting inspired by a rainbow of leather samplers

    by Colleen Rhodes
    When we received a big donation of real Italian leather samplers we got really inspired. Available in a rainbow of colours they are a really appro...