You deeply care about the environmental impact of the textile industry?

Whether you are a teacher, an academic coordinator, or a deeply engaged student, we invite you to join us for a 2-hour immersive visit at our space in Montreal’s Chabanel District.

A must in our industry

Deadstock fabrics should be at the heart of modern fashion design. Visiting our facilities is a key step in introducing the next generation to eco-design.

What to Expect During Your Visit

During this 2-hour immersive session, students are invited to explore the realities of building a more responsible fashion industry, beyond theory. Through concrete examples like deadstock textiles, eco-design principles, and sourcing strategies, they gain a deeper understanding of what it truly takes to create with intention.

Guided by Lise-Marie Cayer, a fashion designer trained at l’École de mode du Cégep Marie-Victorin, entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the local fashion industry, and now leading Business Development at Core Fabrics, students benefit from a grounded, real-world perspective.

This session connects creativity with the realities of production, helping students understand how to design responsibly while navigating constraints, making informed choices, and contributing to a more sustainable future for fashion.

Learning Objectives

  • Raise awareness of sustainability challenges within the fashion industry
  • Understand the creative and environmental potential of deadstock textiles
  • Discover practical eco-design approaches
  • Highlight the tangible impact the next generation of designers can have on the industry

Visit Overview

Phase 1 — Inside Core Fabrics
30 minutes

Welcome and introduction with students and teachers — 10 min

Tour of Core Fabrics offices: purchasing, marketing, and our showroom dedicated to designers and fashion brands — 10 min

Visit of our sister company, Closet Core Patterns, an online platform specializing in sewing patterns — 10 min

Overview of each department’s role and processes
Q&A session — 5 min

Phase 2 — Behind the Scenes
From 1h to 1h30

Visit of our warehouse, where our eco-responsible fabrics and deadstock textiles are stored

  • Understanding deadstock: where it comes from and how it can be used at scale
  • Introduction to our Textile Buyback Program (60,000+ metres revalorized since 2024)
  • Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the impact of design decisions
    Discussion on greenwashing — learning to distinguish real efforts from misleading claims
  • Overview of the FTA Design Toolkit to support more sustainable practices
  • How Core Fabrics supports designers through hands-on guidance through the Design tool kit.
  • Discover the mission of organizations and companies actively driving better practices, including FTA (CCTC), Testex, the Global Recycled Standard, World Circular Textiles Day, Fashion Revolution and more.

Open discussion and Q&A
Time to explore and shop deadstock remnants at accessible prices (payment accepted: Visa or Cash)
Guidance from Lise-Marie to help assess fabric needs (meterage) and select appropriate textiles based on project requirements

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