Lexi Soukoreff launched DAUB as a way to explore her education and interest in colour, pattern and function of high-quality fabrics.
“Our goal as a female-founded and led company is to support women in their everyday and active lives. We create women’s clothing to inspire movement and healthy living. All our items are Canadian-made, using sustainable […]
A life-long love of fabric and making, and design school to assist with the technical growth and excellence, followed by years of experience in couture, teaching and manufacturing directions, Liz Cohoe loves to sew and couldn’t wait to get to design school to learn more.
The hat love springs from appreciating the individual qualities and features […]
The dream was to be a soccer star. When this dream was crushed, Lennard Taylor had to reinvent himself and re-imagine his whole life. Walking around the streets of Europe, he was surrounded by art and fashion like he had never seen before. It was then that he realized that clothing didn’t have to be […]
Janna chooses all her own materials and drafts her own patterns in her studio. Items are cut by hand individually and sewn by her. After manufacturing, she checks the pieces for quality.
Janna’s materials are mostly recycled Cashmere for her winter items, but she has also been adding some recycled leather, recycled shearling, and recycled […]
Huacaya (pronounced wah-KI-ya) is one of two breeds of alpacas, with the other being Suri (pronounced SOO-ree) which Soft Spot Alpacas raise at Yellow Star Ranch and Farrago Ranch. Alpacas are gentle and curious creatures and produce one of the world’s most luxurious natural fibres. At Soft Spot Alpacas, they adore their alpacas and strive to keep […]
Olena has always been inspired by nature, which is reflected in her philosophy and artistic approach. Her appreciation for raw, unadulterated materials is what sparked her interest in the art of wet felting in 2018.
Wet felting is a versatile technique which is used to create an assortment of items from natural materials […]
For Laurie, creating her hand-dyed eco-printed silk scarves is a slow process involving days. There are many steps involved; each piece takes around a week to complete. Most of the scarves are dyed using local plants that are sustainably harvested in her garden, neighbours’ yard, or found in the ditches or forest around her home. […]
“We love to print, therefore we love what we do. We’re always trying to have fun, whether it’s during work or play.” – Trish and Kiley
LoveMaking is the baby of Trish and Kiley, created so they’re always enjoying life. They draw all of the images and do all of the printing by hand in their […]
Jessica designs and makes all of her pieces. She sketches and creates paper models, digitizes the patterns and cuts with a laser cutter. She cleans, sands and edges the pieces and then adds colour and polish. Some pieces are hand-stitched together and others are rivetted, some both.
“I believe with all my heart and soul in […]
Advika Clothing is inspired by the postures of yoga and the movements of dance. They take pride in their ethically made clothing line, using locally sourced and sustainable materials.