EcoEquitable Inc., Ottawa, ON Videos

Showing off our final Everything Bag 🫶 Sewn with rain resistant fabric, this was one of our FAVOURITES💜 . Our next Sewing for Jobs semester starts on September 9th and we're excited to welcome returning and new students back into the classroom... Keep your eye out for our next Pre-Order Project drop👀⚡️🙌 #locallymade #sewottawa #sustainablefashion

RECAPPING OUR JULY FABRIC SALE🎉 We appreciate everyone who showed up and supported us. We cleared out over 20+ bins and 20+ bolts allowing for pounds of materials and fabric to be re-homed and reused. To the 79 individuals that visited and shopped, THANK YOU!💜 Special shoutout to Fatima, Celinie, Halimo, Gabriel, Vanessa, Ana, Darcy, Carolina, Faezeh and our Monday- Friday volunteers that helped us immensely in organizing and preparing for this past Saturday🫶 #ottawasewing #sustainablefabric #ottawaevents #ecoequitable

🎀READY FOR TOMORROW🎀 Doors open @ 9:30am. See you then 💜

Best part of our day is when one of our Everything Bags gets picked up 💜

Taking a project from idea to reality is pretty cool💫 We're so grateful to the people that made our first Pre-Order Project a success: Sara for designing and creating the Everything Bag sample, Faezeh for supporting the development of our "true cost" invoice and final pricing, our Sewing for Jobs Advanced students for leaning into this project and doing the amazing work, Belkis for coaching and supporting them along the way, Carolina for helping to source the very best fabric from our boutique, and of course... the 5 folks who invested in them (within a weekend of its launch!!!!). This certainly won't be the last drop💜 . This reel is a quick snapshot of many months of hard work. Congratulations again to our graduates👏👏 . Although they are sold out for now, we have linked the product page again here for those interested in learning more! . #sewing #zerowaste #ottawasewing #sustainablefashion

A DREAM😍💫 The last 2 weeks have been a big transformation for EcoEquitable as we expand our boutique and move into a new classroom space for our Sewing For Jobs Program. We can't say thank you ENOUGH to everyone for their time and effort into making it all possible💜🎉 . Big shoutout to Marie-Chantal at Paquette Textiles for donating 2 large shelving units as they close their doors up in Gatineau🪜 . Big shoutout to Gabriel and Mercedes for joining the U Haul journey to pick them up and bring them back🛻 . Big shoutout to Nana, Faezeh and Matt for moving all 7 of our SUPER HEAVY industrial sewing machines next door💪 . Big shoutout to Carolina & our WHOLE volunteer team for helping to move all the fabric, re-sort, organize, and get the shop ready👭👫👬🧑‍🤝‍🧑. It takes a village!!!! We couldn't do it without you, or have as much fun while doing it!!! . SAVE THE DATE: NEXT FABRIC SALE ON SATURDAY, JULY 27! . And now we rest🙏 Happy weekend everyone🤌🏻💜

🎉It is always a moment of great celebration when we wrap up a semester with our graduates from our Sewing For Jobs Program. Congratulations 🎉 🪡Apart from gaining soft skills and technical knowledge, these amazing students are now eligible to enter into our Job Referral Program. This opportunity serves as a connection between our graduates and local sewing opportunities as they arise.  📍If you, or someone you know, requires a sewing project completed, please contact us to see how we can facilitate its creation. 💜We send our best wishes to this cohort and to all they will go on to make

Another fabric sale in the books this past Saturday 🫶 This one was extra special as we celebrated our summer grand opening and boutique expansion plans with our favourite people💜 Thank you to all 51 folks who came, shopped, and supported! . Special reminder that we are closed this week to get organized and start our MOVE!!!! Woohoo🤩💫

BIGGEST NEWS 💥💫💜 WE ARE GROWING... BY 740 SQUARE FEET! We are soooo excited to share this incredible news with our amazing community. On June 1 we signed a new lease with our partners at Heartwood House to move our Sewing for Jobs classroom into the main building. This will allow us to keep the Eco Fabric Boutique in the entirety of our main unit in the strip mall🫶👏🥲💫 Picture our set-up at our monthly Saturday fabric sales... FOREVER! 🤩😍 . We are closing next week June 24-28 to get organized and start the moving process. . We couldn't do this without the support from our community 💜 THANK YOU. . See you on July 2 when we return to normal hours👀 . We are still pinching ourselves. . #fabricsales #nonprofit #ottawasewing

BEHIND THE SCENES 💫 May 25th Fabric Sale! Check out the before, during, and after💥 . We're so grateful to everyone who showed up and supported us today on what was a busy Saturday in Ottawa🥰! We had loads of newly donated fabrics to show off, over 2000 pounds since April to be exact!!!💜 . Special shoutout to the Friday set-up and Saturday event volunteer crew that made this all possible. WE SORTED SO MUCH FABRIC IN 1 DAY!💪🏼💪🏼 Go team!! . Our June fabric sale date will be announced soon... Along with another huge announcement that we can't wait to share 😍 Stay tuned! . Thank you!! . #ottawasewing

Our Sewing For Jobs 💫Career Day💫 is officially in the books! BIG thanks to our incredible guest speakers who informed, inspired, and shared their learnings with our team and students today💜 . Niyilola Awoniyi, Eco's very own Accounting Manager, presented on business and finance basics📚 . Marshall Celestin, Founder of NGU Clothing Brand presented on his experience as a fashion designer 👗 @nguclothing @marshallcelestin . Kathleen Ingleston, Dress for Success Ottawa, presented on visual identity and communicating your own personal brand💡 @dfsottawa . Special shoutout to Faezeh Maleki who jumped in at the end to present to everyone on our Job Referral Program, which connects graduates to paid sewing work in the community🤝 . #careerday #ottawasewing #sewingforjobs

Come with us to the Hintonburg Fabric Flea Market this past Saturday 🌞 . This was Eco's second time going to this event, and it was another amazing day! Thank you all for coming, stopping by our table, and supporting textile waste reduction with us 💜 Tag us in all your creations 🫶🪡 . See you next year, Hintonburg! . #fabricsales #ottawa

Yay!! Everything Bag is here 💫🫶💥 Have everything with yourself. . Details via the link in our bio or on our website💜! Limited quantities of this first batch, pre-order while you can🎉 Thank you for your support in providing this meaningful opportunity to our Sewing for Jobs students🙌 . #ottawasewing #nonprofit #community #upcyclefabric #sustainablefashion #bag #totebag

In 2023, we received 1,300 volunteer hours from over 20 individuals. THANK YOU!🤗👏 . From boutique assistants, to in-class Sewing for Jobs TAs, event helpers, board members, and more, we're celebrating our amazing volunteers extra this week for all they do for Eco💜 . Happy Volunteer Week to all those who give their time, energy, passion, and expertise to supporting people and organizations in our community! . #volunteerappreciationweek #ottawa #ottawasewing

Only in our wildest dreams could we snap our fingers and witness these transformations 😂💜 The truth is, this took the help of 8 individuals over 5 hours (not including preparations by the team in the days leading up to set-up today). It was a busy day, but we are 💫READY💫 to showcase all the amazing new fabric and notions in our big Spring sale TOMORROW 9:30am-12:30pm. . As we head into Volunteer Appreciation Week next week, we can't say enough about how thankful we are to our volunteer crew that consistently show up, have fun, and help us get these big jobs done🫶💪 LET'S GO TEAM!🥰 . Shout to Neethu, Holly, Karen, Gail, Carroll, Carolina and Faezeh, our epic Friday set-up crew! 🍕 🎶 . See you tomorrow💜 . #fabricsale #ottawa #ottawasewing #textiles #sustainablefashion

💜Happy National Compliment Day! 🫶Our team has oodles of compliment-worthy, sustainable wardrobe pieces! ☀️Let someone know you like their style today! #NationalComplimentDay #CuteSweaters #RepeatOutfits #TeamEco #ThanksIThriftedIt #FoundInOurBoutique

🎄Our Holiday Hours!! 🫶Happy Friyay, everyone! We want to let you all know what our hours are going to be this holiday season, and to wish you a cheerful start to the new year! Dec 22 - 10am-1pm Dec 23-Jan 7 - Closed for the holidays Jan 8 - Back in business! 💜Thank you SEW much for all of your support this year. Whether you took a Public Class, came to a Fabric Sale, participated in our Sewing For Jobs program, collaborated with us, or just joined our Ecosystem, we appreciate you! ❄️Visit the link in our bio for ways to support us over the holidays (and maybe browse our Public Classes to see if anything suits your fancy!) ♻️See you next year! #HolidayHours #OttawaNonProfit #SewingClassesOttawa #LearnToSew #DIYLife #NewYearNewMe #SupportLocal #HolidaySeason

❄️It’s tiiiIIIiiiime for Eco-friendly decorations! 🎄Our team sewed this Christmas tree today and yesterday, and we love using our Boutique fabric and notions as decor! 💜Stay tuned for a quick how-to video next week, and be sure to pop by our shop Monday-Friday 10-2 to get fabric and notions to make your own! ♻️In the meantime, tell us in the comments what eco-friendly holiday decor you’re working on! #OttawaNonProfit #NonProfitLife #ChristmasTree #HappyHolidays #SewObsessed #DIYDecor #itstiiiiiiiime #mariahcarey #SewingSuppliesShop #FabricForSale #OttawaFabricStore

🎨 EcoEquitable’s latest Fabric Painting workshop kicked off this weekend, and learning colour theory never looked so good! ✨Our instructor, Faezeh, taught thte students a few basic fabric painting techniques and together, they painted their first project: a Colour Wheel🌈 🧢Next weekend, they will move onto the main project of the two-day workshop: painting a baseball cap! ♻️Fabric Painting is such a great skill to learn, especially if you are looking to give your wardrobe a fresh look! 🖌️If you want to learn how to paint your own clothes, consider taking one of our beginner fabric painting courses to learn the basic skills you need to succeed! Oh…And keep your eyes peeled for Bring-Your-Own-Clothes painting workshops in the new year…👀 - - - 💜All proceeds made through our Public Classes go towards our dual lurpose of textile waste reduction and women’s empowerment. #FabricPainting #Fabricdesign #HandMade #BaseballCap #Design #OttawaArt #ArtCourse #NonProfitOttawa #PaintingClass #Painting #OttawaIsNotBoring #EcoEquitable #PublicClasses #TextileWasteReduction #WomensEmpowerment #SupportLocal

🪡Calling all aspiring fashion designers! 👀Do you like sewing? Do you want to make a career in fashion design? Apply to our Sewing For Jobs program today! 🧵Our Sewing For Jobs program might be exactly what you’re looking for! Sewing For Jobs is EcoEquitable’s flagship charitable program which works to equip underserved women facing barriers to employment with both sewing and transferable job skills. 😊We are SEW inspired by these Ottawa- and Canada-based designers! 💜@saraz_sewing_studio is a graduate of our Sewing For Jobs program, and is now a local designers creating gorgeous pieces!! (She is also a Teacher in-Training for Eco) 💜@wyatthousedesignco is another local designer who has blazed her way to the top of Ottawa’s fashion industry through her presence at markets and selling her pieces at local cafes! 💜@beaufille is a Canadian designer whose vibe we absolutely adore! C’est tres chic! 💜@sidneigum is another Canadian designer whose clothes are sought after worldwide! 🎶This could be you! Applications for our Sewing For Jobs Program are open now! Check your eligibility and apply at the link in our bio:) #SewingForJobs #EcoEquitable #OttawaNonProfit #SewingClassesOttawa #HowToBecomeADesigner #OttawaCharitablePrograms #NonProfitLife #LearnToSew #EverythingIsAwesome