Ever since reading Fibreshed by Rebecca Burgess, where she makes an outfit entirely locally in California, I couldn’t stop thinking if the same concept could be possible in my northern Canadian city, Edmonton.
Last year I challenged myself to find out (and filmed the whole process!)
Farm to Closet is a slow fashion documentary series exploring each stage of making an entirely local garment, in Edmonton and area. The series features interviews with experts and we learn about everything involved, including:
- regenerative wool and fibre farming in Alberta
- historical yarn spinning
- natural dyeing using invasive weeds
- locally hand-weaving fabric
- the unique properties of wool
- what makes a design timeless
- Edmonton’s garment manufacturing history
- the role of slow fashion in our ultra fast fashion world
- and more!
Watch it now!
One of the best parts of this experience was meeting so many talented and knowledgeable people in my area, and getting to sit down and have a wonderful long chat with them (only about 10-20% of each conversation actually ended up in the film!). We have an incredible local community and it was a delight to learn from and collaborate with so many people.
Series Experts
Farm to Closet was made possible thanks to the support from our crowdfunding supporters and TELUS STORYHIVE.
Thanks to these sustainable Canadian brands for kindly providing Erin’s clothing worn in the series:
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