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#THOSEWHOINSPIREUS: ROSA PARKS
Rosa Parks being fingerprinted on February 22, 1956, by Lieutenant D.H. Lackey as one of the people indicted as leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott from Associated Press; restored by Adam Cuerden....
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SUMMER INSPIRATION
Explore our Make It Summer: DIY Kits here and find more making and design inspiration below. MAKING, DESIGN, + INSPIRATION Inspiration:Li Edelkoort + The Year of Color Ready-to-wear:The Bateau Top...
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20% OFF TOOLS + KITS | THE SCHOOL OF MAKING
Beginning today, save 20% on select tools, kits, stencils, and notions during The School of Making’s Tool + Kit Sale. Explore our DIY Sewing Kits and Maker Supplies + Stencils to find savings. Look...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN 31/52 | 2020
Image: Black Mountain College via OurState.com “But most important to one’s own growth is to see oneself leave the safe ground of accepted conventions and to find oneself alone and self-dependent. It...
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LEISURE: DESIGNED WITH COMFORT IN MIND
Created with our quality standards of sustainable and ethical design and manufacturing, our Leisure Collection features organic cotton pieces for comfort and self-care. Find undergarments, soft...
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#THOSEWHOINSPIREUS: RUTH ASAWA
Left: “Ruth Asawa amid her works”, 1954. Photographed by Nat Farbman/Time & Life Pictures via New York Times; right: “Untitled (S.270)”, 1954–1958 by Ruth Asawa via Whitney Museum of American Art...
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#YEAROFCOLOR: INSPIRATION
It’s hard to believe that we are more than halfway through 2020 and The School of Making’s Year of Color. Such a year, we could never have fathomed—and, in so many ways, still cannot. Contemplation,...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN 32/52 | 2020
Left: Image of Natelie’s card from her spring 2017 visit to the We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965 – 85 exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Pictured: Faith Ringgold (right) and Michele...
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#THOSEWHOINSPIRE: CLAUDETTE COLVIN
Claudette Colvin, aged 13, in 1953. (Public Domain) In our series honoring the significant contributions of Black women and their interconnectedness—the persistence of their struggle for freedom—we’ve...
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EMERALD: LIMITED-EDITION DIY KIT COLORWAY
“Love is an emerald. Its brilliant light wards off dragons on this treacherous path.” – Rumi In addition to our Summer Corset and Summer Swing Skirt kits, find the following DIY Sewing Kits offered in...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN 33/52 | 2020
“Veiled in this fragile filigree of wax is the essence of sunshine, golden and limpid, tasting of grassy meadows, mountain wildflowers, lavishly blooming orange trees, or scrubby desert weeds. Honey,...
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ROSA PARKS: 7053 AND PROTEST
Left: Rosa Parks 7053 Tee, a collaboration between Alabama Chanin and basic. benefitting the Equal Justice Initiative; Right: “Montgomery, Alabama, police photo (mug shot) of Rosa Parks”, February 21,...
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#THOSEWHOINSPIREUS: LEE BONTECOU
“Lee Bontecou in her Wooster Street studio”, 1963 by Ugo Mulas. Lee Bontecou was known to use her art to explore voids she found in society and within herself. She blended sculpture with paintings...
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T-SHIRT-TOP AND SWING SKIRT BUNDLES: PATTERNS IN DESIGN
“Inspiration comes from everywhere, it’s how you process it that’s important.” – Rob Ryan The development of our patterned fabrics has taken years, as we’ve carefully curated fabric color, ink color,...
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CRAFTING THE PERFECT TOMATO SANDWICH
“The Alabama tomato is truly a wonder. It takes on the color of the deep, red soil and the taste borders somewhere between sweet and tart. I grew up eating these tomatoes straight out of my...
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THE FACTORY + ALABAMA CHANIN 34/52 | 2020
“Ruth Asawa Postage Stamp Book. Showcasing Asawa’s wire sculptures, the pane includes 20 stamps, with two each of 10 designs, featuring photographs by Dan Bradica and Laurence Cuneo.”, 2020 by U.S....
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NEW ORGANIC COTTON FACE MASK DESIGNS
Explore our new mask designs here. Marine Stripe Mask:Hand-stenciled Gold Stripes Waffle Caftan:Relaxed, Flowing Fit Faded Stars Mask:Hand-painted Stars #ThoseWhoInspireUs:Lee Bontecou Silhouette...
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WAYFINDING: STARDUST, VIJA CELMINS, RINNE ALLEN, AND LEE BONTECOU
“A spider’s—or a painter’s—fleeting stab at perfection is a negligible stitch in an unbounded fabric. Its only significance lies in our own momentary, mortal gaze as we reckon with eternity.” — Peter...
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COLOR PALETTE BUNDLE #3: YEAR OF COLOR, COLOR THEORY, + JOSEF ALBERS
From left: “Homage to the Square”, 1968 by Josef Albers via the Museum of Modern Art; Color Palette Bundle #3 from The School of Making, Abstract Gold Organic Cotton Swatch from The School of Making,...
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HEAT WAVE SALE STARTS NOW | SAVE 20%
Enjoy 20% off the Alabama Chanin Collections. Use code HEATWAVE20 at checkout. Shop and explore AlabamaChanin.com. *Some exclusions apply. THE ALABAMA CHANIN COLLECTIONS The Collection:Specialty,...
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