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Donate Fabric – Share the Love

Why Donate Fabric to Sew Powerful

Sew Powerful is a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to combating extreme poverty in the African country of Zambia. You can support us in this effort by donating fabric and related sewing supplies.

We use these items to further our mission offering them for sale at our Fabric Shop, online, and at quilt shows and sewing expos throughout the U.S. All proceeds from these sales go to support our mission to change lives in Zambia through local employment for local impact.

 

 

How to Donate Fabric to Sew Powerful

Donating is as Easy as 1-2-3.

  1. Fill your box(es) with fabric to donate.
  2. Complete, print and submit a Fabric Donation Form. Include a copy of this form in your box.
  3. Purchase and print a Sew Powerful shipping label(s) through our partner, Give-Back-Box (GBB). Through GBB, you can ship up to 70 pounds for $20.00. If shipping more than one box, please mark your boxes 1 of …, 2 of … etc.

We confirm your donation as received, you will be sent a confirmation/thank you email that will serve as your charitable receipt.

Please note: all items donated should be new, or like new condition. If you have any questions about what we can receive, please email us.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get The Fabric Donation Form Here

Q: What kind/size/condition of fabric do you accept?

  • Fabric should be new or like-new. It can be unwashed or washed.
  • Smallest preferred fabric size is 9" x22" including irregularly shaped fabrics if they generally meet the size minimum.
  • New, packaged fabric smaller than 9x22 could be donated as well.
  • We accept quilters cotton but there is an audience for other like-new fabrics too. We can sell these other fabrics in both our thrift store and our online WhatNot store.

Q: Do you accept yarn?

  • Yes, including partial skeins in new or like-new condition.

Q: What other items do you accept?

  • We also accept sewing notions, knitting and crochet supplies but all must be in new or like-new condition.

Q: What items do you not accept?

  • Sewing, serger, or embroidery machines.
  • Dress forms.
  • Pre-sewn items (clothing, bedding, etc.) except we can accept unfinished quilt tops.
  • Sun bleached, stained, or discolored fabric.
  • Fabric with odors, pet hair, smoke, etc.

We Welcome Fabric Donations Year-Round

April 30th may be National Destashing Day, but you don’t have to wait. In fact, your donations throughout the year help even out our process.

Ways Your Fabric Can Support Sew Powerful

Print out a customized retail flyer for your use in your shop. Or get a copy of our latest book The Last Will & Testament of My Fabric Stash

We'd love to have you share about this opportunity with your customers. Please let us know if we can be of help. Contact us at support@sewpowerful.org