Team

  • Irina McKenzie

    Founder

    Irina is a social entrepreneur and an avid advocate of the Circular Economy, and Sustainability in the Fashion Industry. Taking special interest in Textile Waste, Irina founded FABCYCLE in 2017, a B2B collection service of textile waste to enable designers to disrupt the cycle of garment production, and transform waste into resources by finding innovative outlets to Reuse, Recycle and Recover Fabric Waste. Irina is also the founder of Frameworq Education Society, a non-profit organization with the mission to overthrow a throwaway culture, bring back repair skills, build resilient communities, and divert textile waste from the landfill. Her passion for sustainability, ensuring that no usable fabric goes to waste, and connecting textile makers with affordable and accessible materials is the driving creative force of FABCYCLE. Fabric is not waste!

  • Erin Gravelle MSM

    Studio Manager

    Erin has a healthy obsession with fabric as a 4th generation seamstress, and a qualified Fashion Designer from VCC Design Program. She is also trained as a Personal Stylist, with many years of retail and customer service experience making her the perfect person to speak with about any project you want to accomplish. As a longtime Naval Reservist with the Sea Cadet Program, she is FABCYCLE's ultimate task master to ensure that fabric makes its way into the right hands for the right project. Less waste, more creativity! https://www.vcc.ca/programscourses/design/fashion/

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FABCYCLE Re-Use Centre and our Products

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Summary of Irina's social entrepreneurship endeavours. 

Testimonials

Reviews from our customers. 

Amazing customer support, I ordered off the treasure cart and got EXACTLY what I needed even though I couldn't be there to choose my own fabric! Now I just need to carve out some time to work on my project! 6/11/2020

Marianne Volk

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. I love being able to use upcycled fabric, which is great quality. Their website to sell their fabric is probably the most detailed I have ever seen and their customer service is phenomenal. I never write reviews on Facebook so that tells you how much I am willing to support this company. Great selection of fabric and online ordering is a breeze! (almost too much of a breeze...I order too much!) 4/30/2020

Dory Winstone

I always keep an eye out for new arrivals, love the concept of providing a way of using fabrics that might otherwise be destined for the landfill. Service is great, very personalized. Last time I ordered enough to qualify for a surprise mystery pack but forgot to tick that box off on my order. I got a phone call right away asking me if I wanted the surprise. Thoughtful. Easy curb side pickup service, good for these times. 5/14/2020

Bonnie Lee

I started sewing my own clothes this year as I realized that fast fashion is a huge cause for textile waste, carbon emissions and sometimes contain unethical factory conditions for workers. A family friend recommended this website as a resource to sift through when looking for fabric. I found some super unique pieces that I wouldn't find anywhere else. The shipping was super fast and the customer support was very efficient. Though one piece of fabric did have a couple of stains I was still very satisfied with my purchase! I think everyone should look to second hand fabric before buying as a world we need to consume more responsibly. 4/30/2020

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