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THE FACTORY | THIS WEEK 9.12.2016 – 9.17.2016
“You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” – Glenda the Good Witch THIS WEEK In case you missed it—we now offer printed fabric yardage through The School of Making....
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SONIA DELAUNAY
“He who knows how to appreciate color relationships, the influence of one color on another, their contrasts and dissonances, is promised an infinitely diverse imagery.” – Sonia Delaunay Sonia Delaunay...
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A COLANDER, CAKE STAND, AND MY GRANDFATHER’S IRON SKILLET
We love the idea that items can have a sort of sense memory or be associated with a specific moment in time. It is something we explored in our Heirloom series—and author Erin Byers Murphy goes deeper...
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SPOONFLOWER: NEW LEAVES SWING SKIRT
Last week, we launched our Limited-Edition Printed Cotton Jersey through The School of Making to an overwhelmingly positive response. The fabric is our 100% organic medium-weight cotton jersey in...
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JOHN PAUL WHITE’S BEULAH
John Paul White spent years of his life on the road. Formerly one-half of the prolific duo The Civil Wars, it was not unusual for him to spend 300-plus days a year on tour. Once that project came to an...
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SATURDAY BRUNCH + THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Join us for brunch from 10:00am – 2:00pm. Our menu of seasonal choices highlights products from local and regional farms and purveyors. This week we’re featuring The Factory Benedict made with Fatback...
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THE FACTORY | THIS WEEK 9.19.2016 – 9.24.2016
“If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy THIS WEEK Join us at The Factory on today from 8:30 – 11:30am for Third Mondays. Work on your latest sewing project in the company of fellow makers, sharing...
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CLAIRE MCCARDELL
“Clothes are for real live women…They are made to be worn, to be lived in.” – Claire McCardell Claire McCardell is effectively the founder of American ready-to-wear fashion. Working from the 1930s...
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LEFT ON THE CAFE TABLE
As part of our zero waste mission, we upcycle menus from The Factory Café into notepads that we use around the office for meetings, or to write thank you notes on. We stencil and cut the paper into...
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2017 WORKSHOPS FROM THE SCHOOL OF MAKING
As we approach the last workshops of 2016, we’re excited to announce the launch of our 2017 workshops for The School of Making. Founded on the ideas of cultural preservation of education, The School of...
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SATURDAY BRUNCH + THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Join us for brunch from 10:00am – 2:00pm. This Saturday we are featuring Roasted Vegetable Crêpes and your choice of two sides. We are also offering the always popular Farm Breakfast, as well as...
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THE FACTORY | THIS WEEK 9.26.2016 – 10.1.2016
“Life in abundance comes only through great love.” – Elbert Hubbard THIS WEEK Though all of our 2016 workshops have sold out, we have released a great schedule of workshops for 2017. They sell out...
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EQUINOX STATE OF MIND
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” – George Santayana The autumnal equinox signifies not only a shifting of daylight but a...
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BAUHAUS COLLECTION
Though the actual German Bauhaus school technically existed for a mere 14 years, its legacy undoubtedly continues to expand and flourish. The school, active during the years of the Weimar Republic,...
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DIY FULL WRAP SKIRT (+ VARIATIONS)
This year’s Build a Wardrobe program has allowed us to expand the options in each of our closets. So far, we have introduced three new garment patterns—the DIY Maggie Dress, DIY Alabama Sweater, and...
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SATURDAY BRUNCH + THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Join us for brunch from 10:00am – 2:00pm. This week we’re featuring Farm Cheese Toast with sautéed Swiss chard, a poached egg, and mornay sauce, plus your choice of two sides. We are also offering...
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THE FACTORY | THIS WEEK 10.3.2016 – 10.8.2016
“The light always shows on the outside if you are striving to be good inside.” – Erykah Badu THIS WEEK Join us on October 3rd from 8:30am – 11:30am for First Mondays at The Factory. Work on your...
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SUNSHINE
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman We’re always looking toward the sunshine. Collection #30 (Pictured here: The Collier Tank, combining hand...
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FABRIC COLOR UPDATES
We recently wrote about our changes in supply chain, fabric dyeing issues, and difficulty building up our fabric stock. After lengthy discussions and much exploration, we’ve decided to reduce our color...
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CREATIVE PROCESS: ERIN REITZ
Journal followers are likely familiar with one of the newer faces on our design team: Erin Reitz (née Connelly), who we have featured recently. Erin and business partner Kerry Clark Speake are...
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