Teachers and Students
Discounts
Are you a teacher or student? Enjoy a 10% discount on your total in-store purchase!
Teacher Discount Card:Teachers, apply for your Teacher Discount Card today! Once verified, you’ll receive your card, allowing you to get 10% off all future in-store purchases—no need to show your ID each time. Cards are valid for one year from the issue date. Apply today and save while supporting sustainability in your classroom!
For Students:Simply show your valid school, college, or university ID to receive your 10% discount.
Note: Our cash desks are run by volunteers, so please remember your discount card or ID. Without it, we won’t be able to apply the discount.
Tours
Bring your class to visit our facility. Learn about textile waste and what we’re doing to solve it, whilst starting some thought-provoking discussions around fast fashion and the future of garment production. We also demonstrate burn testing to ascertain fibre content and offer private shopping time at the end of each tour. Email us to arrange your tour.
In-class workshops
Book our Director of Education and Community Outreach and Secretary, MaryAn Webb, to come into your class and deliver a workshop, lecture or discussion session. Topics might include the issue of fabric waste, the impact of fast fashion and the future of the textile industry, and mending or the creative reuse of waste materials. Visits can be tailored to suit your age group and teaching objectives. Email us to discuss your ideas and requirements.
Sew Fun(d)
Our Sew Fund(d) scholarship is for high school students in the Metro Vancouver area, providing young designers an opportunity to receive a brand-new sewing machine. The program opens up again in early 2025. Find out more and add your name to our expression of interest list.
Lesson Inspiration
Our Social Fabric works in partnership with teachers to share the inspiration and creativity that can be sought from using deadstock supplies to create something unique and beautiful. We help the next generation of sewists and consumers to understand the impacts of fast fashion and what alternatives there are.
We are currently building a library of lesson inspiration documents. You can download the first two below:
Lesson One: Visible Mending Techniques. This guide gives teachers ideas on how to demonstrate visible mending techniques and apply the learning to different age groups. We pick two common garments that often become worn and require mending: jeans and knits. We show you how to give your favourite clothing new life through a selection of mending techniques. Download the guide here.
Lesson Two: Flower Stamping on Reusable Napkins. In this guide, we show you how to teach flower-stamping to create reusable napkins. Use natural elements to create a unique design which results in a practical and sustainable item for use in the home. Download the guide here.