ABOUT SECOND STITCH
Mission
Second Stitch was founded by VICSEG New Futures in 2017 as a social enterprise that empowers women from diverse backgrounds economically and socially through textiles.
Built on the foundation of supporting women and helping them build connections through our studio, over the last 4 years we have made 20,000+ products, collaborated with industry leaders as well as directly employing our students for our range of services.
Second Stitch operates proudly as a non-profit social enterprise under VICSEG New Futures, a registered charitable organisation that has supported migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Victoria for over 40 years. While we offer commercial services, including our ethical clothing shop, custom production run orders, alterations, and paid community textile workshops, we do not operate for private commercial profit. 100% of the revenue generated through our studio sales and commercial services is directly reinvested back into our core purpose. These funds directly subsidise our accredited textile training programs, pay fair local wages to our skilled seamstresses, and provide vital social and economic empowerment for women from diverse backgrounds.Every purchase, alteration order, or workshop booking acts as a direct investment into the communities we serve.
We continue to foster a studio of education, empowerment and economy. We believe local and sustainably made productions can create an ecosystem that supports women.
Our foundation was built to help migrant, asylum seekers and refugees through:
Training
Subsidised training in textile production for migrant, refugee and asylum seekers. Students learn professional textile skills to equip them for employment and enterprise.
Working for themselves or through us.
Ethical Production
Our team of seamstresses create high-quality products and repair the stories in your most loved garments. Repairs are available at our Coburg studio open 5 days / week.
Community
Workshops, events and social gatherings held throughout the year. Open to the public. Building connections in the community.
Social inclusion.
