WEDDING + SPECIAL EVENTS CATERING MENU
With wedding season right around the corner, The Factory Café has updated its catering menu to include new selections for your event. At The Factory Café, quality and service are at the core of what we...
View ArticleDESIGN BUNDLE: QUARTER 1
Swatch of the Month and Build a Wardrobe showed us that introducing DIY programming in installments allows you to make in a steady rhythm, and it gives us to time to thoughtfully plan our content for...
View ArticleBUILD A WARDROBE 2016: ALABAMA SWEATER INSTRUCTIONS
Last week, we added our 2016 Build a Wardrobe silhouettes to Custom DIY. These new projects are not included in our Alabama Studio books, so we are providing instructions for each project on our...
View ArticleTHE FACTORY THIS WEEK | 2.6.2017 – 2.11.2017
“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay…small acts of...
View ArticleSAMPLE SALE SAVINGS START TODAY
Our Sample Sale starts online today with 30% off one-of-a-kind garments. The sale will last through Friday (or until we sell out) with growing savings each day. SHOP OUR SAMPLE SALE > *Sample Sale...
View ArticleMORE SAVINGS TODAY
Find a home in your closet for one of our hand-sewn samples, as our sale continues online today with 40% savings. SHOP OUR SAMPLE SALE > *Sample Sale items are available on a first come, first...
View ArticleINSPIRATION: SIGNATURE | BRIDAL
Historically, wedding gowns have not always been made in the traditional white color that we think of today. It wasn’t until 1840, when Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in...
View ArticleSAMPLE SALE: 50%
Many of our samples have found good homes. Today you can save 50% off select hand- and machine-sewn styles, as part of our Sample Sale. (Savings end Friday.) SHOP OUR SAMPLE SALE > *Sample Sale...
View ArticleBILL NEAL, SOUTHERN COOKING, AND CHICKEN PURLOO
“I remember Bill once telling us that the kitchen, within certain bounds, was a laboratory. Occasionally a tart would be lopsided or the mirepoix was never all exactly the same dice, and I remember him...
View ArticleINTRODUCING THE DAISY STENCIL
Our Design Bundle was announced last week and includes hand-stenciled swatches in two designs: our popular Anna’s Garden stencil and a new stencil for our DIY community: the Daisy stencil. Once only...
View ArticleSAMPLE SALE: 60%
We’re cleaning house. Save up to 60% savings today as part of our Sample Sale. SHOP COLLECTION SAMPLES HERE > *Sample Sale items are available on a first come, first served basis. All sales are...
View ArticleBUILD A WARDROBE 2016: WALKING CAPE INSTRUCTIONS
We have recently added our 2016 Build a Wardrobe silhouettes to Custom DIY. These new projects are not included in our Alabama Studio books, so we are providing instructions for each project on our...
View ArticleSAMPLE SALE: 70%
Today’s the last day to save online. Enjoy up to 70% off select garments in our Sample Sale. SHOP OUR SAMPLE SALE > *Sample Sale items are available on a first come, first served basis. All sales...
View ArticleTHE FACTORY THIS WEEK | 1.30.2017 – 2.5.2017
“Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” – Harper Lee RECENTLY In case you missed it, we updated...
View ArticleTHE FACTORY THIS WEEK | 2.13.2017 – 2.18.2017
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington THIS WEEK Check back...
View ArticleNEW CORE BASICS
Donna Karan’s approach to design has been a recurring topic of conversation on our Journal and an ongoing source of design inspiration for Natalie. From a 2012 Journal post: Karan became a presence in...
View ArticleSPARKLING GRAPEFRUIT MOJITO
Traditional mojitos consist of five ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint. While this cocktail is a popular summer drink, we’ve adapted it to suit our mid-February...
View ArticleNEW DAISY DIY KITS
Last month, we introduced our Daisy stencil design to The School of Making in our Design Bundle. To follow, we made the design available as a Mylar stencil. Today we offer even more Daisy and release...
View ArticleBUILD A WARDROBE 2016: FULL WRAP SKIRT INSTRUCTIONS
Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared instructions for our recently-added Custom DIY silhouettes from the 2016 Build a Wardrobe program. These new projects are not included in our Alabama Studio books,...
View ArticleTHE FACTORY THIS WEEK | 2.20.2017 – 2.25.2017
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde THIS WEEK Join us at The Factory this Friday for a day of making in...
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