The fabric shops supporting people with disability.

At The Sewing Basket, we sell donated fabrics, patterns, patchwork, embroidery materials, knitting and crochet yarn, haberdashery, and more while providing employment for people with disability.

We have a team of experienced volunteers from the community and Achieve employees who work alongside the people we support. Our colourful shops give donated fabrics and other products a second life and stop these useful items from going to landfill.

The Sewing Basket was first established in 1998 by Don and Jo McKerrell and some friends. The couple wanted to create an annual fabric and needlecraft sale to raise funds for Crowle Home in Meadowbank, a residence and school for people with disability run by the Crowle Foundation.

We now proudly run 4 retail stores across Sydney in Kincumber, Newington, Balmain and Caringbah.