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JAMIE + THE JONES
Bldg. 14 was founded in 2013 as a means to produce quality, machine-sewn garments for ourselves and also to provide manufacturing opportunities to designers who want to make in the United States (like...
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SUPPLY CHAIN + DIY KIT COLLECTION UPDATES
One of our top priorities at The School of Making and Alabama Chanin is to be honest and transparent about our processes. On Tuesday, we posted about supply chain issues we’ve had in the past due to...
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#WOMENARTISTS: XENOBIA BAILEY
Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk—that is the name of fiber artist Xenobia Bailey’s ongoing cultural art project. It’s colorful, challenging, multi-disciplinary, and incredibly...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN | 8/52 | 2018
“When I sing, I don’t want them to see that my face is black. I don’t want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.” – Marian Anderson This week, our...
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#WOMENARTISTS: LOUISE NEVELSON’S BRIDE + GROOM
American artist Louise Nevelson has been an inspiration for several elements of our style aesthetic for some time now. The textural and stylistic elements of her sculpture have found their way into our...
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THE FACTORY SUPPER CLUB
The Factory Café’s 2017 Fall Harvest Supper was one for the books. For last October’s dinner, chef Ray showed off his skills in the kitchen (and on the grill). Our café team also presented another...
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NEW DIY KITS (AND CUSTOM DIY)
The School of Making has released a brand new assortment of DIY Kits to add to every sustainable, handmade wardrobe. Featured patterns from Build a Wardrobe 2017 include the Aurora Wrap Dress, the Fern...
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CRAFTSY: TECHNIQUES FROM THE SCHOOL OF MAKING
Our last Craftsy virtual learning class—The Swing Skirt: Techniques & Construction—has been very popular among our community of makers, and because of it, we’ve welcomed many new followers. We were...
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#WOMENWHOINSPIRE: DIANE NASH
“We presented Southern white racists with a new option: kill us or desegregate.” “Who the hell is Diane Nash?” Robert Kennedy Jr. asked his then-special assistant John Seigenthaler in 1961. At the...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN | 9/52 | 2018
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas”. – Shirley Chisholm For the final post in our series honoring Black History...
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2018 ALABAMA CHANIN CORE CLUB
Introduced last May, the Alabama Chanin Core Club highlights the artistry and craftsmanship of our ethical machine manufacturing and hand sewing. Featured in Vogue, it includes five “starter” organic...
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BRIDESMAIDS’ LUNCHEONS @ THE FACTORY
As spring approaches, wedding season swings into full gear. In addition to off-site catering for weddings, The Factory Café hosts on-site luncheons and showers for special celebrations. Plan a...
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INSPIRATION: NEW COLORWAYS + DESIGN BUNDLE
Drawing inspiration from the coming spring, The School of Making team has developed fresh colorways for the new Anna’s Garden DIY Kits. Light, neutral hues like Ballet, Sand, Parchment, Doeskin, Camel,...
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#WOMENARTISTS: LORINA BULWER
In Norwich Castle Museum in England, you can find several textiles made by a woman named Lorina Bulwer—embroideries that might be seen as messages of protest or anger. Of the three wool and...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN | 10/52 | 2018
“In the adjustment of the new order of things, we women demand an equal voice; we shall accept nothing less.” – Carrie Chapman Catt Since 1987, March has been celebrated as Women’s History Month in the...
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KNOW YOUR CORE
With the recent update of the Alabama Chanin Core Club, we want to take a moment to shine a spotlight on our Core Essentials—basic organic knit styles intended for everyday wear. They are designed and...
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CATHEAD VODKA + A COCKTAIL WORKSHOP @ 116
Cathead Vodka has been on our radar for many years. They sponsored one our very first Friends of the Café dinners with Vivian Howard in 2014, and we’ve made a hand-sewn banner for them to use at...
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THE SCHOOL OF MAKING STITCHALONG ON FACEBOOK
Always striving to be a center for inspiration, instruction, and community, Alabama Chanin and The School of Making are excited to announce The School of Making Stitchalong group on Facebook. A...
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#WOMENWHOINSPIRE: IDA B. WELLS
Born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862, Ida Wells was the child of politically active parents, and her life was an example of that influence. Her father James, after being freed from a...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN | 11/52 | 2018
“I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives, but as nouns.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton from her 1880 lecture, Our Girls The second post in our series honoring Women’s History Month, this week...
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