Sustainable Fashion Week

Sustainable Fashion Week Canada (SFWC) is designed to inspire, upskill, and provide resources to everyday citizens, enabling them to make sustainable fashion choices regardless of their background or budget. - Musey.ca

Updated June 16, 2026
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Scraps : stylish stash fabric crafts to stitch
Vandenbosch, Vera
Paper Book
Turn leftover fabric into stylish treasures. Scraps is your ultimate guide to transforming fabric remnants into chic, functional, and fun projects. Whether you have old T-shirts, outgrown jeans, or leftover ribbons from past sewing adventures, this book shows you how to turn...
Screen printing at home : print your own fabric to make simple sewn projects
Lewis, Karen.
Paper Book
Do you love the idea of printing your own fabrics at home but don't know where to start? This comprehensive guide to screen printing shows just how easy it is to create beautiful, hand printed fabrics at your kitchen table. Screen printing expert, Karen Lewis, demonstrates two...
Reinvention : sewing with rescued materials
Donenfeld, Maya.
Paper Book
28 projects seamlessly merge stitching, sustainability, and resourcefulness with simple, clean design Advancements in technology have increased the pace of our lives. As a response, a vibrant Do It Yourself movement has risen to reclaim age old traditions that reconnect us to slower...
Wild textiles : grown, foraged, found
Fox, Alice (Textile artist)
Paper Book
Alice Fox, artist and author of Natural Processes in Textile Art, works with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. In this new book, she encourages crafters to be open minded and experimental, using local (and...
Natural yarn dyes : 25 vibrant & sustainable recipes
Bauer, Anna (Textile artist)
Paper Book
Create a rainbow of vibrant natural yarn dyes using 25 sustainable, tried-and-tested recipes. Achieve rich, lightfast colors from plants, lichen and fungi without compromising safety or the environment. If you've ever dreamed of creating vibrant, natural and...
Drawn from the wild : a practical guide to making your own foraged art materials
Ross, Caroline
Paper Book
Re-wild your art practice, by transforming foraged and found materials into vibrant, sustainable drawing media, from richly pigmented pastels and smoke-black charcoal to deep, lightfast inks. 'If you love culture, but know in your bones you are also part of nature, like me, you'll...
Make, sew and mend : traditional techniques to sustainably maintain and refashion your clothes
Banner, Bernadette
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 50,000 COPIES SOLD Learn the historically proven stitches every seamster needs with beloved historical fashion YouTuber Bernadette Banner. Whether you are just getting started with...
Creative modern crochet for the home : stunning projects using simple techniques
Djevdet, Lucy
Paper Book
Brighten up your home with 12 inspiring modern crochet projects from popular crafter Lucy Djevdet (@craftingbylucy). Featuring fresh designs and contemporary textures, this book contains design-led, sustainable projects that will help you 'make do' rather than 'buy new'. ...
Visible mending : repair, renew, reuse the clothes you love
Khounnoraj, Arounna
Paper Book
Covering 12 core techniques, 10 key stitches and 3 projects, explore why we should mend and how to mend a variety of different fabrics using this book. Demystifying the mending techniques through a directory of stitches and clear step-by-steps, from repairing to reusing and renewing...
Fiber Craft Heritage: Easy-To-Learn Textile Techniques from the Stone Age to Today, with 52 Try-It Projects
Fischer, Doris
Paper Book
A celebration of the rich heritage of fiber art and its connection to modern makers. "Loads of inspiration." --Booklist Discover the artistry and history behind 14 traditional textile techniques in this richly illustrated, deeply researched guide for fiber enthusiasts...
Mend your way to sustainable style : 26 patchwork and embroidery projects for personalized sewing
Parriaud, Cosabeth
Paper Book
Sewing Workshop: WardrobeFacelift invites readers to join thegrowing movement of conscious fashion by learning to upcycle, repair, andreinvent their clothing. In a time when sustainability and self-expressionmatter more than ever, this book offers a creative and empowering alternativeto...
Half yard gifts : easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric
Shore, Debbie (Writer on sewing)
Paper Book
Half Yard Gifts is the latest title from sewing guru Debbie Shore, and the next book in her best-selling half yard series. It contains 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of fabric. The book contains gifts for all your family and friends: the projects range from...
The handsewn wardrobe : a complete guide to making your own clothes : from patternmaking to the finishing stitches
Sonstroem, Louisa Owen
Paper Book
Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide.  Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans,...
Style for everybody : a guide to curating your essential wardrobe
Appelt, Kim
Paper Book
The go-to fashion roadmap sharing the secrets to building a capsule wardrobe for all body shapes and personal styles. We've all felt that defeat: thumbing through blouse after blouse in your closet, feeling like you have absolutely nothing to wear. Or at least, nothing you feel...
Make thrift mend : stitch, patch, darn, plant-dye & love your wardrobe
Rodabaugh, Katrina
Paper Book
Slow fashion expert Katrina Rodabaugh, bestselling author of Mending Matters, teaches readers how to mend, patch, dye, and alter clothing for an environmentally conscious, reimagined wardrobe Slow fashion influencer Katrina Rodabaugh follows her bestselling book,...
The curated closet : a simple system for discovering your personal style and building your dream wardrobe
Rees, Anuschka
Paper Book
Is your closet jam-packed and yet you have absolutely nothing to wear? Can you describe your personal style in one sentence? If someone grabbed a random piece from your closet right now, how likely is it that it would be something you love and wear regularly? With so many style...
Fashion illustration techniques : a beginner's guide for fashion designers and illustrators
Fukuchi, Hiroko
Paper Book
The complete beginner's guide to fashion illustration from one of Japan's leading designers! This fascinating guide for budding fashion designers and illustrators shows you how to draw human figures accurately with a full range of fabrics, garments and accessories. It...
Fashion jewelry : a beginner's guide to jewelry making
Legenhausen, Courtney
Paper Book
Learn how to make beautiful jewelry from an up-and-coming designer with her own line! Bead stringing. Wire wrapping, Pearl knotting. This beginner-friendly guide, created by Courtney Legnhausen (owner of Lotus Jewelry), teaches all the basics of fashioning fun and...
Easy shibori tie dye techniques
Studio Tac Creative
Paper Book
Easy home tie-dyeing techniques with a Japanese twist! If you love the simple blue-on-white beauty of Shibori and want to learn some new dyeing techniques, this book is for you! Easy Shibori Tie Dye Techniques starts with the essentials of the dye vat, takes you step-by...
Hand Dyed Designs: A Guide to Dyeing Textiles with Plants
Wilkins, Katie Ellen.
Paper Book
Hand Dyed Designs is your ultimate guide to the art of natural dyeing, offering a sustainable approach to creating stunning, one-of-a-kind textiles, including 18 projects. Author and maker Katie Ellen Wilkins of Studio Tinta has ideas for curious beginners...

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