Store Events
Take a look at all the fun things we have planned for you! This page is updated regularly, but you can also sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook or Instagram so you won't miss a thing!
Fabrications' Birthday Party!
Pattern SWAP!
Below are a few things to consider when deciding what you'd like to bring in for a trade. We would like to ensure that everyone has a selection of good quality items to choose from.
-in original package & instruction booklet
-in decent, usable condition
-if already cut, please note which size on the envelope
-no print-outs or printed rolls please
-sewing/knit/crochet/
-in gently used condition
Trade-in value 1:1 (you are entitled to 1 secondhand item for every 1 you bring in)
We have the right to refuse items that don’t meet our criteria.
We will not be able to accept items before or after this date.
We cannot guarantee patterns will be 100% complete.
If there are no items you like, you will get a trade-in slip that can be used between April 19th-25th.
Items remaining after April 25th will be donated (we will not be keeping track of items to return to you).
We cannot hold items. First come, first serve.
Maker's Dozen Challenge
Join our monthly challenge to make things from your stash!
Each finished object is worth one entry into the monthly draw for one of three $25 gift cards. If the FO meets the month's craft theme or colour, additional entries are earned. If you share your project on our Facebook Sewcial Group, or tag us on Instagram you’ll receive another bonus entry. FOs can be any category of fibre art (knitting, crochet, weaving, sewing, quilting, embroidery, cross stitch) in any month. There is no need to always make an item that matches the craft theme or colour of the month.
Download the printable HERE to help you keep track, or find it under Freebies
Please use this Google form to submit your draw entries: bit.ly/40qCUaf
Number of entries is unlimited. Draw for a 25$ gift card will take place on the last day of each month, via random number generator.
At the end of the year, we will draw from all of the entries for three grand prizes of $100 each!
Road Trips!
Join us for a bus trip to Knit City in Montreal, Quebec. Get ready for a cozy journey from Ottawa to a world of vibrant yarns, creative workshops, and endless fibre possibilities. And the best part, have fun with other fibre enthusiasts!
What's included:
Round-trip transportation on an air-conditioned bus from Ottawa to the yarn festival venue
We will do our best to get swag and offers from Knit City vendors like we did for Twist 2024.
Games, fun, yarn show and tell and a raffle on the bus ride
Important information:
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Bus departs from the parking lot at Fabrications Ottawa at 7:30 am (please arrive at 7:00 am)
Bus arrives at Knit City at 9:45am
Bus departs from Knit City at 4:00 pm and will arrive back at Fabrications Ottawa at 6:30 pm
Venue has washrooms, food vendors (many only take cash) and ATMs.
Does not include admission to the festival. You will need to purchase it separately, either online before the festival or at the gate.
Only 52 spaces available.
Check out the Knit City website.
Don't miss out – grab your ticket now and make this journey a part of your yarn-loving memories!
Bus tickets are refundable to the original payment method up until Monday, March 3rd, 2025. No refunds after this date.
What's included:
Round-trip transportation on an air-conditioned bus from Ottawa to the yarn festival venue
Games, fun, yarn show and tell and a raffle on the bus ride
Important information:
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Bus departs from the parking lot at Fabrications Ottawa at 8:00 am (please arrive at 7:45 am)
Bus arrives at Twist at 9:25am
Bus departs from Twist at 3:00 pm and will arrive back at Fabrications Ottawa at 4:25 pm
Venue has washrooms, food vendors (many only take cash) and ATMs.
Does not include admission to the festival. You will need to purchase it separately, either online before the festival or at the gate.
Only 50 spaces available.
Check out the Twist Fibre Festival website
Don't miss out – grab your ticket now and make this journey a part of your yarn-loving memories!
Bus tickets are refundable to the original payment method up until Monday, June 9th, 2025. No refunds after this date.
Calabogie Sewing Retreat
(Sold Out)
Click here to be added to the waitlist.
- a casual check-in, anytime after 2pm (exact time to be confirmed closer to the date) on Thursday evening
- access to our sewing room from check in, all day Friday, all day Saturday, and until lunch time on Sunday. Exact hours when the room will be locked and unlocked for security purposes to be determined closer to the date
- all meals, refreshments and snacks on Friday and Saturday
- breakfast, lunch, and refreshments on Sunday
- a luxurious room shared by just two people
- nightly bonfires for decompressing and relaxing
- a fun group mystery sew-along, with all supplies and tools included
- swag bag with the basics you may have forgotten to bring, plus fun goodies
- specialty tools, machines, irons and ironing boards brought from the store. No need to bring your own.
- exclusive access to fresh new products, and premium irons and ironing boards used during the retreat at amazing discounts.
- games and surprises all weekend
- use of the hotels pool and outdoor hot tub
- free access to the Resorts property and walking trails
- Retreat may be paid in full for $650
- or
- You can secure your seat for a non-refundable deposit of $250, with $200 installments made on April 1st and August 1st
- Retreat is non-refundable, but if you find you need to withdraw, we can offer you store credit, minus the deposit of $250 until August 15th. After August 15th, no refunds are possible.
- Retreat fees do not include room charges.
