A set of reimagined classics that are designed to create a playful look, one that is simple, fun and beautiful.
In line with Ette’s the core values of ethical artisanship, we are transparent about the souring and production of the collections. As well as acknowledging the people that helped to make it all happen. This keeps us accountable was well as gives us a wonderful opportunity to promote the other businesses. Because creating a supportive space in the creative world is most important.
Deadstock Jersey and Terry Knits - Brightside Fabric Co.
Mudcloth - Djenne Collection
Brightside Fabric Co.
“Alex and I met in an online sewing group in the height of the pandemic, and connected over a mutual love of fabric and the trials and tribulations of parenting toddlers. One day, we were chatting about which fabrics we wished we could buy in Canada, and thought to ourselves, “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool to start our OWN fabric shop?” Funnily enough, this conversation occurred before we had even met in real life. Fast forward 1 year, and we launched Brightside Fabric Co. out of our respective living rooms. What started as a random thought from two tired mom friends turned into a thriving sewing community of like-minded individuals, most of whom sew for themselves and their families or their own small kids apparel shops.
Many of the fabrics we sell are “deadstock”, sourced from local Vancouver fashion brands. Deadstock fabric is what is leftover when a company has finished manufacturing a certain line, and has moved on to new fabrics or colourways. This means the fabric stays out of the landfill and gets repurposed into handmade clothing, to be worn and loved and passed down.
Fast fashion is a huge problem in our world today, and we seek to gently educate people on how important it is to choose local, handmade, quality items that last.”
- Carolynn
IG: @brightsidefabricco
Djenne Collection
Family run business located on the South Side of Chicago, IL, Djenne Collection offers handmade African fabrics, care products, jewelry and unique African attire for everyone, sourced from Mali, Ghana and beyond.
Fabcycle
“FABCYCLE is a collection service of textile waste. We work directly with local apparel manufacturers like factories, fashion designers and schools to collect the scraps, off-cuts, deadstock and ends of rolls that are left during the apparel production process and reuse or recycle what they cannot use.
Our mission is to divert textile waste from the landfill by finding creative solutions, promoting the sustainable mindset of waste as a resource.
In February 2019, we opened the Textile Waste ReUSE Centre in Vancouver, B.C. We acknowledge that we are operating on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, Shíshálh (Sechelt), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
The purpose of the ReUSE Centre is to provide an open and inclusive physical space for the local creative community to come together and experiment with textile waste.
We encourage artists, designers and creative minds of all skill levels, backgrounds, orientations and identities to experiment with scraps and deadstock fabric and come up with innovative and exciting ideas to divert textile waste from the landfill.”