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THE HEART: THE DESIGN TEAM
In the earliest years of this company, Natalie Chanin was a “design team” of one—one person to dream and research and sketch and make. While she was lucky to have a talented team to consult with...
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THE FACTORY THIS WEEK | 5.01.17 – 5.06.17
“Being creative is not so much the desire to do something as the listening to that which wants to be done: the dictation of the materials.” – Anni Albers THIS WEEK May 1st marks the start of a new...
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COLLECTION: ANNI ALBERS
“A longing for excitement can be satisfied without external means within oneself: For creating is the most intense excitement one can come to know.” – Anni Albers Anni Albers, one of the original...
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SFA FRIED GREEN TOMATOES + SHRIMP REMOULADE
In celebration of National Shrimp Day on May 10th, The Factory Café will serve Fried Green Tomatoes + Shrimp Remoulade made with Royal Red Gulf shrimp for lunch next week. With a recipe from the SFA...
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DESIGN BUNDLE: QUARTER 2
Continue your year of making and designing with our second, limited-edition Design Bundle. Like the first quarter, Design Bundle #2 contains fabric, thread, embroidery floss, and beads that are...
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FADED FABRIC INSTRUCTIONS
Design Bundle #2 launched this morning and included the return of one of our favorite specialty fabrics—Faded Polka Dot. This fabric is created by our stenciling team in-house using 100% Organic...
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MADE FOR MOM
With just over a week until Mother’s Day, we’re offering discounts on in-stock home textiles for entertaining and decorating. Our Home + Table products are made with organic canvas, making them durable...
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KNOW YOUR BASICS: TOPS + TUNICS
The idea for our current Core Essentials began in 2013 with a collection of hand-sewn basic styles. Last week, we mapped the evolution of those designs and you can read that history here. Today, we...
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THE FACTORY THIS WEEK 5.8.17 – 5.13.17
“Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love, and fearlessness.” – Stevie Wonder THIS WEEK Don’t forget, Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14th. For last minute gift inspiration, visit the...
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INSPIRATION: ANNI ALBERS’ PANT SUIT
Anni Albers challenged artists to reject “recipes” and repetition and the safety of what they know will work. She encouraged artists to step away from formulaic making strategies, replacing them “with...
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MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH
The Factory Café is planning a special Mother’s Day Brunch on Saturday, May 13th. The café will be set up with family-style seating, and chef Zach and the café team will feature a brunch buffet,...
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INTRODUCING THE AURORA STENCIL
Once offered exclusively in the Alabama Chanin Collection, Aurora is now stenciled, along with Small Polka Dots, on the fabric of our latest Design Bundle. Aurora has an art deco feel and gives...
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LAST MINUTE MOTHER’S DAY: DIGITIAL GIFT CERTIFICATES
If you are looking for a last minute gift, we offer digital gift certificates and will be filling orders for them through Saturday, May 13th. We will email a digital 8.5″ x 11″ color PDF (featuring the...
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THE FACTORY THIS WEEK 5.15.17 – 5.20.17
“What works good is better than what looks good. Because what works good lasts.” – Ray Eames THIS WEEK Join the Club. On May 16th, Alabama Chanin is launching the Alabama Chanin Core Club—a box shipped...
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SFA FRIED GREEN TOMATOES + SHRIMP REMOULADE
In celebration of National Shrimp Day on May 10th, The Factory Café will serve Fried Green Tomatoes + Shrimp Remoulade made with Royal Red Gulf shrimp for lunch next week. With a recipe from the SFA...
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INTRODUCING THE ALABAMA CHANIN CORE CLUB
The Alabama Chanin Core Club takes your wardrobe through spring, summer, and fall with our signature cotton jersey and rib-knit pieces. Delivering a selection of our favorite Core Essentials, the new...
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FRIENDS OF THE CAFE + SCOTT PEACOCK
We are constantly surprised and honored by the talented and generous chefs that agree to be a part of our Friends of the Café dinner series. A look back through our Journal shows just how many...
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SPRING HARVEST SUPPER MENU
With scheduled harvests next week, chef Zach has curated the menu for The Factory Café’s Spring Harvest Supper on May 27th. Zach will be preparing a four-course meal with nuances that bring Italian and...
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POLKA DOT FACTORY DRESS DIY KIY
The Polka Dot Factory Dress DIY Kit is a long-time customer favorite. Carrying over the polka dot theme from the Design Bundle, the Factory Dress is hand stenciled with our Large Polka Dot pattern and...
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INSPIRATION: ROBERT THARSING
In 1971, Robert Tharsing moved to Lexington to work as a painting instructor at the University of Kentucky. Geographically, he was thousands of miles from his home state of California; culturally he...
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