Apparel Makers: The Backbone of Canadian Style
Meet the independent designers, garment manufacturers and textile specialists—from an innovative mill for processing wool to expert fabric care.
Belfast Mini Mills Ltd.
Manufacturers of miniature mill operations to wool processors around the world.
A full line of cottage industry fibre spinning machines that are small, designed to be modular and customizable to facilitate operation with other makes of machinery.
Twin sisters Linda and Hazel Nobles ran the mill in eastern Prince Edward Island, turning wool clips from sheep and other animals into yarn for nearly 30 years.
The business is now run by Linda’s sons, Evan and Matthew Nobles and their cousin Tyler Spencer, who work on the metal fabrication in Murray River.
The team works with customers to start a business working with fibres, helping with design, set up, training and trading up equipment when it’s time to grow the business.
Redwood Classics Apparel
Essential Outerwear for the Family with gender neutral, inclusive styles.
Garments are made at the WS & Co LTD Factory in Toronto, utilizing landfill-destined deadstock and turning it into upcycled fabric. Wholesale orders available. All items are washed, pre-shrunk in a mix of cotton, polyester and fleece - Tees, Crewneck, Hoodies, Joggers, Polos and flattering fits for women.
Founder, Kathy Cheng, combines handcrafted practices with state-of-the-art technology to produce garments sold across North America, in department stores, retail stores, resorts, universities or corporate identity programs.
Fine Cotton Factory
Textile Mill for quality mattress ticking, activewear apparel and functional fabric.
Founded in 1997 by Harish and Biren Patel, this uncle-nephew duo couple their extensive knowledge of textiles and knitting trends, utilizing state-of-the-art machinery, and, whenever possible, Canadian-based raw materials. They recycle waste raw materials, manufacturing all their fabrics in a contaminant-free environment and pipe-lined air ducts for dust-free facilities.
CRW Design
Women-owned garment shop offering a comprehensive package of production services for businesses within the apparel industry in Canada.
This manufacturer provides support and services for garment design, fabric sourcing, style design, pattern sampling, sewing production, and packaging. They partner with exceptional knitters, fabric suppliers, pattern makers and sewers within Ontario.
Nikki Francies and Sherri Carlson created the knit apparel production house, having worked in the garment business and recognizing a niche market of designers and entrepreneurs, requiring full end-to-end production support, keeping all their production at home.
The Orange Room
The Puffin Gear® Hat and Accessories online shop features all-season, functional and beautiful hats for infants, children and adults.
Made in Toronto, the collection includes UPF 50+ sun protection hats that are preshrunk and machine washable. Chin ties have safety breakaway clips. For the coldest days, Polartec Classic Fleece & Chin Wrap hats, blankets and scarves. Fall/Winter styles feature luxury fabrics in classic styles.
Heather De Man combined her love of the outdoors, an engineering background and love of fabric to produce the first Puffin Gear products, launched out of a rented cart at the St. Lawrence Market over 20 years ago.
Colibri Canada
Reusable Kitchen and Household plastic alternatives.
Shop snack bags, wet bags, bowl covers, reusable straws, wash cloths & limited edition prints are FDA and Health Canada certified for food safety. Products are available to groups, including schools, daycare/preschool groups, and sports teams, for fundraising opportunities.
From small-town Manitoba, CEO Sandra O’Malley and her team provide long-lasting products that foster healthy environments and strong communities.
Brimz Hat Boutique
Independent and Unique Hat Shop designs, sells and manufactures all types of hats, caps, fedoras and offers quality products from talented home-grown designers.
Shop Classic Berets, Beanies, Bucket Hats, Dad Hats, Fedoras, Snapbacks, Trucker Hats and Apparel. Bring your ideas to life with a variety of cap styles and colours to create your own.
Damien Royes and partner Jack Vilayvong are stylemakers with an instinct for knowing what their streetwise customers want, from modern, Montreal-made fedoras and a collection of the coolest curated styles.
Soak Wash Inc.
Modern laundry care, No-rinse formulations with no harsh chemicals or overwhelming fragrances made in Toronto.
Eco-friendly wash is ideal for hand or machine washing, is skin and fabric-friendly, cleans and revitalizes delicate care lingerie, natural sweaters, workout wear and quilts.
Because Soak is a low-suds liquid, the dirt and detergent come out in the water, and whatever is left in the item evaporates.
Tru Earth
Ultra-concentrated, tiny, pre-measured strip of liquidless laundry detergent and companion cleaning products.
Shop household items such as wool dryer balls, reusable fabric softener, mesh cotton, reusable grocery bags and Eco-strips multi-surface disinfecting cleaner.
Ryan McKenzie, Brad Liski and Kevin Hinton are friends who had a dream of eliminating the 700,000,00 plastic laundry jugs ending up in landfills every year. Strips are biodegradable, free of parabens, phosphates, added dyes, and chlorine bleach.
Black Designers of Canada
A comprehensive Canadian index celebrating black excellence in accessory design, furniture, design, graphic design, industrial design, interior design and fashion.
As a multidisciplinary designer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, George Sully founded BDC to champion his fellow Canadian Designers. He works to leverage lucrative opportunities for the collective in the world of fashion & multimedia design.
Black Designers of Canada offers business owners, retailers, buyers, stylists and others an all-inclusive ongoing resource of over 186 designers across Canada.
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