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Celebration of Quilting

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 quilting event in store and online. Join us from 3pm t...

NEW ARRIVAL: stretch cotton twill

Want to see our new OSF Team favourite fabric? Introducing our newest fabric - a mid-weight stretch cotton twill. This fabric is perfect for pants, jackets and dresses which suit some structure. ...

OSF People - Jacquelyne

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 introduce one of the our volunteer Board members, Jac...

Getting inspired by a rainbow of leather samplers

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 approachable way to start working with leather.  Availa...

The future of sustainable design

First Place awarded to Zachary Chao for 'The Dangers of Toxic Masculinity' What do you get when you mix design students, recycled textiles and a passion for the planet? The Upcycled Design Co...

April 2022 - recycling totals

Thanks to our donors, volunteers and customers we diverted an amazing 4,952 lbs (2,246kg) of textiles and sewing-related materials from landfill in April 2022. That’s the same as TWO baby humpback...

March 2022 - recycling totals

We are proud to be the only Canadian non-profit fabric store making sewing affordable, approachable and more sustainable for our creative community. Thanks to our donors, volunteers and customers ...

Donating to Ukraine

Our Social Fabric is a non-profit rooted in community. We stand with the people of Ukraine and will be donating 10% of all in store sales in April to The Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian C...

Sewing machine sale - how does it work?

Heard about our awesome sewing machine sale? Want more details? Read on... Our sewing machine sale will be held on Sunday April 10 during our usual shopping event hours of 10am to 1pm. Doors will ...

Trend Watch: buttons ups for Spring

We get inspired by the latest Spring button up in stores.