Wayward Kin Apparel

🌙 Motherhood comes in all shapes and sizes, and like us, it's not perfect. ⁣
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To all the mommas in our lives, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. ⁣For everything you do.
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And let's not forget to take a moment and appreciate our Earth momma providing for us every day too.
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𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 💫

One sec while we nerd out a bit here.

You know the great thing about Jedi’s? They’re protectors. Guardians.

They are a part of something bigger than themselves and used their great power for good.

That’s what we want to be in this world. Protect it. Use the power and voices we have to protect our planet, and the beautiful beings living on it.

Who wants to join us on this mission? 🌌

✂️ Hello friends! We’ve been busy in the studio and the drawing board lately. This year has been tough for everyone, but thank you to all of our friends, supporters, and customers who are truly reminding us 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐧. Stay tuned - there’s lots coming to you soon!
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Last week I had the joy of seeing located in Vancouver and run by Ying and her partner who also runs

I still have lots to finish up in preparation for the new Wayward Kin gear, but finding a local manufacturer that understands my desires for sustainability and has similar values feels so perfect right now. Pieces falling into place 🙌 looking forward to working with you and your team Ying 🥳
@ Vancouver, British Columbia

I'll be heading down to Portland in April for this amazing event. Cant wait to meet others building like minded brands, and sharing Wayward Kin with more people 🎉

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📢 Calling all socially-conscious thought-leaders, influencers, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and sustainable/slow fashion enthusiasts! ⁣
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Imagine yourself in a room full of ethical fashion enthusiasts, designers, brands, fashion editors, influencers, and thought-leaders all passionate about sustainable fashion. Imagine being a part of dynamic thought-provoking conversations about the future of fashion, new developments, advancements, and technologies. Imagine being able to be honest and open about your experiences and share your opinions, to a room full of people who welcome your unique perspective. Imagine being inspired by seasoned leaders in the industry while encouraging those who are just beginning.⁣⁣
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THAT’S what it feels like to be at ! ⭐️💫 Meet us in Portland, Oregon for the 4th annual Sustainable Fashion Forum, where hundreds of minds gather from all over the country to get inspired, network, and connect with like-minded individuals under the belief that together, we can create change.⁣⁣

I'm a big fan of podcasts, and mid 2019 I came across my new fav Wardrobe Crisis hosted by Clare . In the last episode of 2019, Clare interviewed the two founders of , Joey Swillinger and Tim Brown. I first heard of Allbirds this summer at where members of the team were raving to me about them. Near the end of the podcast, Joey said this line which I felt worth sharing. "𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲"⁠
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It's something that I've seen mentioned in many ways this past year, and is such an important reminder for those trying to make waves of change but feeling on shakey ground. ⁠
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The issues we are facing right now, 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 we 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 face actually, are always more nuanced than we typically like to admit. We like to simplify things, and find clear answers that can be handled quickly without much effort, and if you break issues down enough, typically you can do that! But we often don't allow ourselves this grace when we are tackling the problems we want to solve in our own lives, or in the brands we run. ⁠
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So 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, its okay if you don't have things perfect right from the start! perfection is not only a fallacy, but its going to prevent you from building a tools to get one step closer to your goals, and if we aren't individually stepping towards those goals, then as a collective we suffer as well. ⁠
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Added note: It might be weird for a 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 brand to be sharing a quote from a 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦 brand, but 1) I would rather be sharing stoke and promoting others with similar values. 2) we make different things, not to mention 3) I'm still small fry. With that note however, do't be surprised if you see me raving about other brands I love in the future! 💕 Even as Wayward Kin grows.⁠
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Do you have any Eucalyptus clothes in your closet? You might be thinking that's kind of a weird question... but a very popular fabric called Lyocell is actually made from this fast growing plant, along with a few other sources of wood cellulose or pulp. 🌿⁠
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Lyocell is often called a 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪-𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳, because of the chemical baths required to transform raw material into the soft fabric we recognize. Given this, there is different quality available and some natural fiber fans are on the fence if this fast growing, biodegradable material is truly . Like most things, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲! Within the lyocell world, there are suppliers who have created a 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 to ensure little chemical waste. One of the most notible suppliers (by Lenzing) also works to ensure that their wood sourcing is local and replanted exceeding the amount originally harvested. There is no denying that done right, 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 🌱⁠
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I share all this because in an attempt to show more of the process for Wayward Kin. Lyocell is the game plan for Wayward Kin 2020, and I'm in the midst of getting my fabric supply all sorted out ✨can't wait to offer pieces made from this amazing cozy fabric soon 😍⁠
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Been a minute! One year since a post... thanks for sticking around 👋
And a decade in the rear view with so much change. As typical, I've been quiet online both here and on my private account. The past couple yrs have been full of research and preparation for big change which I can't wait to share as the pieces come together. Before that however, I want to appreciate some parts of this past decade I'm so happy to have experienced.
2nd 📷 I got my first taste of brand community through Newschoolers.com and got to send sweaters around north America (pre 2010)
3rd - through the ski world I had the opertunity to sponsor incredible athletes like Logan
4th - played around with tons of fabrics, at one point made a towel hoodie! Almost broke my machine 🙈
5th - in 2015 I had moved back to the CV and began deeply considering where I wanted to this the company, rebranded from Purplejumpsuit to Wayward Kin. I worked with a designer and had my first pattern professionally drafted ✂️
6th - in 2016/17 I began connecting more with other textile businesses in the area, one of these moments included going to Powell River to take part in the eCouture Fashion Show
7th - in 2018/19 I attended Planet Textiles, first in Vancouver and then in Spain where I also attended ITMA and saw a more in depth scope of the textile industry

All of this (and a lot more, I've excluded tons as instagram is hard 😅) has been a path leading me to the brand I want to offer the world. It's been fun looking back at the past decade, appreciating where I've been and understanding how its lead me to where Wayward Kin is going 💕

Some honest (and long) talk. I have this thought process that feels pretty paralyzing sometimes. It affects my mood, slows down my life, and feels like it seriously hinders my business. I'm constantly overthinking my impact on the world around me, knowing I'm not doing enough to curb my own pollution and feeling under-informed about the best ways to mitigate the situation.
I've wanted to share the journey of trying to build a sustainability-focused brand with Wayward Kin. But I freeze up seeing all the ways I'm not doing enough, not to mention completely second guessing if making clothing is not just the worst thing I could do. Contributing to an industry already flush with poor quality and unethical labour practices. Even if my products are made differently, don't we already have enough options? So, I go radio silent as I try to navigate the newest fluorescent red flag I see in my own brand.
For some openness - right now, that hurdle is the 45% recycled polyester in my garments. I wanted h**p, and the best I could find (so far) was a blend of h**p and recycled poly. Don't get me wrong, that's pretty damn cool (upcycled pop bottles turned into clothing!) But I know I can do better.
In my personal life, I also see aspects that I need to change. Habits of engrained consumerism that I would like to adjust. Events and clean-ups I would like to attend, and many I do partake in. Then, I see a car behind me in the ferry lineup left running for over an hour just for the comfort of the owner. I experience ordering a smoothie and bringing my own stainless bottle to use only to have it left by the staff on the counter and handed a plastic cup. These things happen and I wonder what the point is when I can't do so much as I'd like and others don't seem to care in the slightest.
I've been thinking a lot about this lately, and actively trying to bring more positivity to my mindset. As I look at how to grow Wayward Kin into something more, or halt it and move on. I want to grow this business, as a sharing tool to hopefully inspire others and as a motivator for me to know that change is possible. Right now, that means learning how to make positive change in the fashion world, one step at a time.
I also want to be more open on my journey with sustainability and share in it with others. So… if there is something you want to learn about, please ask me. If you know of better alternatives to things I am doing, please share them with me. If you just want to geek out with me, please do. My goal for 2019 is to be a better human for the planet, myself, and all the beautiful people I'm sharing this experience with. ✨🙏
Thanks for reading this, if any crazy folks got to the end.

With patience
And a gentle heart

The talented 📷

**pclothing

A side project at the moment.

I dont understand the trend of off the shelf destressed jeans and look forward to it passing. But as the 3rd owner of this pair, I'm happy to make some adjustments to better fit my wardrobe (seriously though they are so so cold without patches!) I've opted to use merino from a retired pair of longjohns instead of denim, interested in seeing how it works out.

I have a large mending pile at the moment, some items I'll keep, and some I will fix up before donating. Do you show pieces love as they age? 💜

A current side project which I am redoing a large section of since it was knit a bit too tight the first time around 🤦‍♀️
Back before Wayward Kin I used to also make toques along with sewn garments... This project is reigniting some embers, may need to journey down that road again soon.
Ohh all the fun possibilities! 💫