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Holiday Closures and Delays 2024

  Phew! 2024 has been a busy year and our team of staff and volunteers are looking forward to a little time off. Please expect the following closures and delays as listed below. Thank you for your ...

How to Make Sewing Pattern Weights in Five Minutes

How to Make Sewing Pattern Weights in 5 minutes So you just opened the pattern weight kit in your 2024 Countdown Calendar... today we're sharing a quick and easy tutorial by Hello Sewing to m...

Moose-ive amounts of fabric from the landfill

Last month, we saved moose-ive amounts of fabric from the landfill - over 1,800 lbs!" In October 2024, Our Social Fabric saved 1,859 pounds of fabric and sewing-related materials from ending up i...

Zero-Waste Sewing: Creative Ideas for Using Fabric Scraps

At Our Social Fabric, we believe in making every piece of fabric count. We accept donations of fabric over half a metre in length. But what should you do with those smaller pieces? Though we’ve don...

Discover Chitosante Interlock

Discover Chitosante Interlock Are you looking for a fabric that is antibacterial, odour-resisting, moisture-wicking, breathable, fast-drying, anti-static, pill resistant and has UPF 50?! Sounds lik...

The numbers are in for August 2024!

A MASSIVE THANK YOU to our customers, donors and volunteers. Working together, we saved an impressive 3,247 pounds of fabric and sewing-related materials from the landfill in August 2024. Your su...

The Year So Far at Our Social Fabric

The Year So Far at Our Social Fabric We're excited to share the incredible progress we've made in 2024! In just the first six months, we've diverted a staggering 76,525 lbs of fabric and sewing m...

Celebrating the Emerging Talents in Sew Fun(d) Round 3

Celebrating the Emerging Talents in Sew Fun(d) Round 3! We're thrilled to introduce you to four incredible students who have emerged as stars in our latest round of Sew Fun(d). Their passion for f...

June 2024 recycling totals

In June 2024, Our Social Fabric successfully diverted an impressive 6,277.5 lbs of fabric and sewing-related materials from landfills! This achievement is thanks to the incredible generosity of o...

Dive into sewing swimwear

Summer is here, and what better way to celebrate than by sewing your own custom swimwear? We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new collection of swim fabrics and supplies. As always, our p...