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My hands can’t match needle and thread.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eMy hands can’t wake up an instrument\u003cbr\u003eor put an infant to sleep. \u003cbr\u003eMy first tattoo came from a kiss\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003egiven by a hot iron.\u003cbr\u003eOnly a laughing god would make a poet\u003cbr\u003ewith clumsy hands.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis winter, my hands were good for nothing\u003cbr\u003ebut carrying my grandfather to the grave\u003cbr\u003eand carrying my father home\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eafter surgery and carrying a tally\u003cbr\u003eof how many hands I might have\u003cbr\u003ein my life who would be willing to carry me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery season brings a price. Every season\u003cbr\u003ebrings a sale. Another rack of arms\u003cbr\u003eand legs to wear when we meet the sun\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eand wind. And every season leaves\u003cbr\u003ea new wrinkle. A wrinkle to be \u003cbr\u003emet with the hiss\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eof a steamer. A wrinkle to be met with the kiss\u003cbr\u003eof a companion who will always\u003cbr\u003ebe thankful for the textures of this world\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eeven when the devotions\u003cbr\u003eof thanks are written in a tongue\u003cbr\u003etoo rich for my common hands. \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--west-texas--cotton--maker-supplies--process--seam--iron--graphic--grid.jpg?v=1778680861\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Mission\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn partnership with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/about-alabama-chanin\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAlabama Chanin\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/about-the-school-of-making\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe School of Making\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, we are charting a different way for fashion, textiles, and making. Now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with cultural heritage and craft preservation at its core.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExplore Alabama Chanin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eJoin our maker community in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://the-school-of-making.mn.co/landing\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe School of Making Club\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eLearn more about upcoming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/events\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWorkshops and Events\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"handle\",\"now-available-symposium-recordings\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272606884\",{\"_15\":293,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":294,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314320548\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--natalies-iphone--west-texas--logo--project-threadways-symposium--virtual--graphic_2fa6b4ac-f460-4c00-a48a-10a6b1ccd0f7.jpg?v=1778812037\",2000,1333,\"publishedAt\",\"2026-05-03T14:01:00Z\",[300,301],\"CRAFT PRESERVATION\",\"NEWS\",\"NOW AVAILABLE: SYMPOSIUM RECORDINGS\",{\"_289\":304},\"the-journal\",{\"_284\":306,\"_287\":307,\"_289\":308,\"_15\":309,\"_29\":310,\"_297\":314,\"_40\":315,\"_42\":316,\"_273\":317},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eAs Interim Director of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://centerforthestudyoftheamericansouth.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eCenter for the Study of the American South\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://centerforthestudyoftheamericansouth.org/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-8-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Dr.%20Marcie%20Cohen%20Ferris%20at%20Symposium\u0026amp;utm_id=01KJZCGB1V20Z1KZA6A0DHPN46\u0026amp;utm_term=Center%20for%20the%20Study%20of%20the%20American%20South\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eat the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Marcie Cohen Ferris guides a hub for interdisciplinary research, publication, and teaching about our region. CSAS explores the Southern experience by publishing and preserving the voices that shape its evolving story.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eBorn and raised in northeastern Arkansas, Ferris has studied, documented, interpreted, exhibited, taught, and written about the South for more than forty years. Her research focuses on foodways, material culture, and the Southern Jewish experience. She is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edible South\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatzoh Ball Gumbo\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand, most recently, edited the essay collection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdible North Carolina\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eTo the world, Ferris is a scholar, leader, author, and teacher. To Project Threadways, she has been a mentor and a friend. We have been honored to collaborate with the CSAS on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e“Future of Textiles”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eissue for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouthern\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Cultures\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, the Center’s quarterly journal, and with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://library.unc.edu/project/southern-oral-history-program/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSouthern Oral History Program\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, which amplifies the voices that shaped Southern history and society and trains the next generation of oral histories. Last fall, a class of UNC-CH undergraduate students conducted oral history interviews with current and former textile workers in North Carolina, in partnership with Project Threadways.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor our April 2026 symposium, we welcomed Ferris to the Shoals, where she presented cotton stories during the New Deal era and their legacies. Additionally, two students from the collaborative oral history class shared about their narrators’ stories, as we consider the power of history written by everyday people.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026?Title=Default+Title\\\"\u003eListen to the presentation through our digital recording, available now\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"cotton-stories-oral-history-and-the-living-south\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272639652\",{\"_15\":311,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":312,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":313},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297523183780\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--marcie-and-bill-ferris-labs--portrait--with-dogs--bw_e4a9f964-b8ba-4555-9cf5-a1ebb6e1e17c.jpg?v=1780584802\",1439,\"2026-05-02T14:13:00Z\",[300],\"COTTON STORIES, ORAL HISTORY, AND THE LIVING SOUTH\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":319,\"_287\":320,\"_289\":321,\"_15\":322,\"_29\":323,\"_297\":328,\"_40\":329,\"_42\":330,\"_273\":331},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eGratitude.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis past week, guests from near and far gathered in The Factory for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-29-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Symposium%20Thank%20You\u0026amp;utm_id=01KQ7MJV23E8VY97A6GBJWRNQX\u0026amp;utm_term=2026%20Project%20Threadways%20Symposium\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e2\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026\\\"\u003e026 Project Threadways Symposium\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, three days of meals, presentations, conversations, and hands-on making connected by the theme of Regeneration.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe theme reflects the core values of this community: slowness as care, sustainability as origin, and education as liberation. Regeneration reckons with the harms of industrialized and extractive systems, offering repair through circularity, agency, and authorship.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeepest thanks to all who made it possible to gather, dine, explore, and engage:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003ePresenters, who shared their work, stories, and reflections:\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eJason McCall\u003cbr\u003eMarcie Cohen Ferris\u003cbr\u003eStephen Satterfield\u003cbr\u003ePolly Leonard\u003cbr\u003eLibby O’Bryan\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Murphy, Curtis Flowers, and Karen Curry\u003cbr\u003eShradha Kochhar\u003cbr\u003eMarwan Pleasant\u003cbr\u003eKyle Tibbs Jones\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eEvent partners, including Florence Arts and Museums and the Shoals Community Theatre.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eGuests, for engaging with and furthering these conversations.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eGrantors and organizational supporters, including the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the Florence-Lauderdale CVB, and the Caring Foundation.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eLisa Donovan, the inaugural Project Threadways Culinary Arts Resident, Fourth Planet BBQ, and Grassroots Wine.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Project Threadways team and board members.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe community of the Shoals, for believing in and championing this work.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThank you for this opportunity to come together, make, question, and dream.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026\\\"\u003eThose who were not able to attend this year’s event can purchase a recording here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. Recordings will be available and shared later this week.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eMark your calendars for the next symposium, April 15-17, 2027. We’ll see you in our new home at The Maker Lab, in downtown Florence.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eOnward.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--symposium--silent-auction--idyllwilde-apron--photograph-by-robert-rausch--lightdrawing-by-rinne-allen--weekend-getaway-at-the-renaissance-shoals-resort-_-spa--e.m..jpg?v=1778683857\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eA special thank-you to our friends who generously donated goods for our silent auction.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003eThe Bitter Southerner\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE.M. Reitz\u003cbr\u003eHable Construction\u003cbr\u003eThe Hambidge Center\u003cbr\u003eHeath Ceramics\u003cbr\u003eIdyllwilde\u003cbr\u003eimogene + willie\u003cbr\u003eRenaissance Shoals Resort \u0026amp; Spa\u003cbr\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eRite of Passage\u003cbr\u003eRobert Rausch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZingerman’s\u003cbr\u003eZkano\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"a-symposium-thank-you\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272869028\",{\"_15\":324,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":325,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":327},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314255012\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--regeneration-symposium--sunset--alabama-cotton-field--thank-you--abraham-rowe--graphic--2026_18958591-0d7d-46b8-a59b-d3f33673e8a4.jpg?v=1778811941\",1500,1990,\"2026-04-29T14:51:00Z\",[301],\"A SYMPOSIUM THANK YOU\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":333,\"_287\":334,\"_289\":335,\"_15\":336,\"_29\":337,\"_297\":341,\"_40\":342,\"_42\":344,\"_273\":345},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv class=\\\"kl-row colstack\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"kl-column\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd class=\\\"mob-no-spc\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd align=\\\"left\\\" class=\\\"kl-text\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\\"This is the work of many hands.\\\"\u003cbr\u003e— Natalie Chanin\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith access to rapidly-produced goods at our fingertips, the domestic arts are becoming lost in the hustle, and fashion is becoming disposable.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe're offering a different way.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlabama Chanin believes in slow, thoughtful design that uses sustainable materials and hand-craft to create garments unparalleled in both beauty and quality.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eRead more about our organic fabric, supply chain, and artisan process below. To hear from artisans firsthand, watch our short videos featuring \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/mission\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLuda\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/mission?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Luda\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/supply-chain\\\"\u003eCorey\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" 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It accounts for roughly 1-2% of cotton worldwide, with only a fraction of production occurring in the United States. Since 2004, we’ve partnered with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.texasorganic.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eTexas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.texasorganic.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Texas%20Organic%20Cotton%20Marketing%20Cooperative\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.texasorganic.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Texas%20Organic%20Cotton%20Marketing%20Cooperative\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e(a USDA- and GOTS-certified collective) to create our signature jersey and waffle fabrics.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Texas, where the cotton is also ginned, it goes to North Carolina to be spun into yarn. Then it’s on to South Carolina for knitting, where it’s received by a fourth-generation, family-owned company that’s been in operation since 1938. The fabric is dyed in South Carolina, as well, using cold-process, environmentally-friendly dyes. The finished fabric then arrives at The Factory.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eGarments begin to take shape in our cutting department, where each piece is cut by hand using in-house patterns. If a design calls for it, pieces are hand-painted with custom stencils before moving on to sewing. Hand-sewn styles are sent out with local artisans, while machine-sewn styles go to the sewing department. Once assembled, each piece is washed, carefully inspected, and shipped.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eEvery step takes place in the U.S., with people and planet at the forefront.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"kl-row colstack\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"kl-column\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd class=\\\"\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd align=\\\"center\\\" class=\\\"kl-image\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd class=\\\"kl-img-base-auto-width\\\" valign=\\\"top\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" class=\\\"kl-img-link\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/supply-chain?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://d3k81ch9hvuctc.cloudfront.net/company/SJVXiW/images/d9caafc5-ae4c-4b09-8c2b-a1d409bc2ab4.jpeg\\\" width=\\\"800\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd class=\\\"mob-no-spc\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable style=\\\"height: 235.125px;\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr style=\\\"height: 235.125px;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctd style=\\\"height: 235.125px;\\\" align=\\\"left\\\" class=\\\"kl-text\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003ePieces in the Collection are crafted from 100% organic cotton by artisans at The Factory and around northwest Alabama. Every garment is made to order, a lean-method manufacturing approach that reduces waste and honors artisan craftsmanship.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eShop ready-to-ship garments from our partners at \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://santafedrygoods.com/designers/alabama-chanin/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSanta Fe Dry Goods\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://santafedrygoods.com/designers/alabama-chanin/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Santa%20Fe%20Dry%20Goods\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/shop/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=%E2%80%8B\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExperience the Collection in person at The Factory in Florence and at 2202 Community Studio in Birmingham. Email\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto reserve an appointment.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExplore more made-to-order styles and hand-crafted fabrics in\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/core\\\"\u003eOrganic Core Essentials\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"kl-row colstack\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"kl-column\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd class=\\\"\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd align=\\\"center\\\"\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv class=\\\"mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix component-wrapper\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd class=\\\"mob-no-spc\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctable border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"0\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\" role=\\\"presentation\\\" width=\\\"100%\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ctbody\u003e\\n\u003ctr\u003e\\n\u003ctd align=\\\"left\\\" class=\\\"kl-text\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIN THE PHOTOS\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eTop: (clockwise from top left) fabric swatch featuring the Perianth design in backstitch negative reverse appliqué from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eCollection 72\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Collection%2072\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Collection%2072\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e; artisan Iona Gonsalves paints fabric yardage; spools of cotton yarn await shipment at Hill Spinning in North Carolina; organic cotton bolls in West Texas; Katie wears the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/quartz-dress\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eQuartz Dress\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/quartz-dress?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Quartz%20Dress\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e; collection styles and swatches on a board in the design studio; Luda Matmuratova sews a garment by hand; a “Made in the USA” stamp from Alabama Chanin’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/blogs/the-archives/alabama-chanin-founded-2006\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eearly days\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; a farmer surveys an organic cotton field in Texas; cutting a made-to-order garment by hand; Katie and Gracie wear the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/palmer-jacket\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePalmer Jacket\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/orson-pant\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOrson Pant\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/martens-skirt\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMartens Skirt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/martens-skirt?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Martens%20Skirt\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/heron-top\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHeron Top\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/heron-top?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Heron%20Top\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e; fabric swatch featuring the Fields design in assorted appliqué from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection 72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Collection%2072\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eCenter: fabric swatch featuring the Fields design with beading and embroidery from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection 72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-28-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Collection%20and%20Supply%20Chain\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP8XNAS0DC30DBBQC8N8GXJ5\u0026amp;utm_term=Collection%2072\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eBottom: a member of the production team lays out pattern pieces in the cutting department.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/td\u003e\\n\u003c/tr\u003e\\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\\n\u003c/table\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"a-better-way-to-make-clothing\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681270083748\",{\"_15\":338,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":339,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":340},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297523576996\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--collection-72--fields--perianth--organic-cotton--west-texas--hand-painting--cutting--production--graphic--grid_6167282d-bb7b-44c5-9775-ca714e304fa1.jpg?v=1780586349\",2963,\"2026-04-28T19:24:00Z\",[343],\"DESIGN + FASHION\",\"A BETTER WAY TO MAKE CLOTHING\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":347,\"_287\":348,\"_289\":349,\"_15\":350,\"_29\":351,\"_297\":355,\"_40\":356,\"_42\":357,\"_273\":358},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eWith a shared color palette and thoughtfully designed silhouettes, it's easy to style pieces in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-21-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Styling%20the%20Collection%20Part%201\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP3VXXS970Q26J5H06CFMN9R\u0026amp;utm_term=Collection%20%2372\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eNo mistakes possible.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExplore a highlight of pairings below, and reach out to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efor styling assistance. Free virtual appointments are available.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eP.S.: Post your own Alabama Chanin outfits on Instagram and tag\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/alabamachanin\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e@alabamachanin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto share with us.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--evans-jacket--zero-waste-waffle-wrap-cardigan--orson-pant--styled--graphic.jpg?v=1778676125\\\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Look: Layered\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Pieces:\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/evans-jacket\\\"\u003eEvans Jacket\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/orson-pant\\\"\u003eOrson Pant\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/zero-waste-waffle-wrap-cardigan\\\"\u003eZero Waste Waffle Wrap Cardigan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--silva-jacket--cairn-tunic--lynx-skirt--styled--graphic.jpg?v=1778676223\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Look: Textured\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Pieces:\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/silva-jacket\\\"\u003eSilva Jacket\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/cairn-tunic\\\"\u003eCairn Tunic\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/lynx-skirt\\\"\u003eLynx Skirt\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--ferox-top--rune-jacket--hwr-tie-pants--styled--graphic.jpg?v=1778676270\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Look: Tailored\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Pieces:\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/ferox-top\\\"\u003eFerox Top\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/rune-jacket\\\"\u003eRune Jacket\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/claude-pant\\\"\u003eClaude Pant\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--waffle-scarf--libani-top--hwr-tie-shorts--styled--graphic.jpg?v=1778676340\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Look: Breezy\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eThe Pieces:\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/prentiss-coverup\\\"\u003ePrentiss Coverup\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/claude-pant\\\"\u003eClaude Capri Pant\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/scarf\\\"\u003eScarf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ein the slim featherweight option.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePieces in the Collection are crafted from 100% organic cotton by artisans at The Factory and around northwest Alabama. Every garment is made to order, a lean-method manufacturing approach that reduces waste and honors artisan craftsmanship.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShop ready-to-ship garments from our partners at \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://santafedrygoods.com/designers/alabama-chanin/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eSanta Fe Dry Goods\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/shop/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-21-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Styling%20the%20Collection%20Part%201\u0026amp;utm_id=01KP3VXXS970Q26J5H06CFMN9R\u0026amp;utm_term=%E2%80%8B\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExperience the Collection in person at The Factory in Florence and at 2202 Community Studio in Birmingham. Email \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e to reserve an appointment.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplore more made-to-order styles and hand-crafted fabrics in \u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/core\\\"\u003eOrganic Core Essentials\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"four-ways-to-wear-the-collection\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272311972\",{\"_15\":352,\"_254\":353,\"_23\":354,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314418852\",\"A Navy and Gold Fabric Swatch from the Alabama Chanin Collection featuring hand embroidery and beading\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--fabric-swatch--perianth--backstitch-quilted--beaded-running-stitch--navy--horiz--crop_c2fc0d4a-5f42-4503-a591-f28a4ef92eb2.jpg?v=1778812191\",\"2026-04-21T12:46:00Z\",[343],\"FOUR WAYS TO WEAR THE COLLECTION\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":360,\"_287\":361,\"_289\":362,\"_15\":363,\"_29\":364,\"_297\":367,\"_40\":368,\"_42\":369,\"_273\":370},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eIn early April, Project Threadways gathered local community leaders in the Shoals to celebrate the beginning of construction at The Maker Lab, a new organizational headquarters, artisan studio, and community space in downtown Florence. First step: a roof, just completed this week.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis work is the result of a year-long capital campaign, which met a Phase One fundraising goal of $2.8 million in 2025. We are deeply grateful to the public agencies, private foundations, and individual donors who make this future possible, and those partners and collaborators who champion Project Threadways’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/mission\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003emission\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis moment also marks the beginning of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://donorbox.org/maker-lab-campaign\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ePhase Two of the campaign\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://donorbox.org/maker-lab-campaign\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, which aims to raise $1.5 million to furnish and outfit the space. Funds raised in the months ahead will be directed toward:\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e- A fully equipped kitchen to service community events.\u003cbr\u003e- ADA-accessible seating and tables.\u003cbr\u003e- Lighting for workshops and hands-on educational activities.\u003cbr\u003e- A showroom for sustainable, artisan-made pieces.\u003cbr\u003e- Event and exhibition spaces for storytelling around craft and community.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Maker Lab will open its doors this fall (more soon). Mark your calendar for the Opening Gala on March 20, 2027. \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003ePlease join us in this next chapter to expand access, deepen impact, and carry the work of artisan making forward for generations to come.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003ca href=\\\"https://donorbox.org/maker-lab-campaign\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDonate here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--the-maker-lab--college-street--groundbreaking--construction--event--graphic--grid.jpg?v=1778684187\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003eManifesto Tenet #5:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Maker Lab is our next chapter.\u003c/em\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eA rural research and design studio in Florence, Alabama—bringing together artisans, technologists, farmers, educators, and makers of al kinds to co-create regenerative textiles, products, material culture, tools, and systems that serve both people and\u003cbr\u003eplanet.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/blogs/the-journal/the-project-threadways-manifesto\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRead our Manifesto\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--the-maker-lab--new-building--college-street--wild-posting--mural--rinne-allen--border.jpg?v=1778684234\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIN THE PHOTOS\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eTop: Workers unload lumber to begin construction on the new Maker Lab.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eCenter: (clockwise from top left) a worker surveys the roof installation; Florence Mayor Ron Tyler (left) and City Council President Kaytrina Simmons (right) speak at the Maker Lab groundbreaking ceremony; friends and supporters gather to celebrate the start of construction; an overhead view of the facade and roof; visitors view the remnants of an outdoor mural on the building’s side (left) and a worker poses for a photo (right); an interior view of the arched roof and trusses; a worker operates a scissor lift; Natalie Chanin raises a glass at the groundbreaking ceremony; preliminary building plans for various elevations.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotography listed above by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://abrahamrowephotography.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eBottom: the Maker Lab building before renovations, photo by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.rinneallen.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"the-maker-lab-update\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272934564\",{\"_15\":365,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":366,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297523282084\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--the-maker-lab--in-progress--college-street--abraham-rowe--graphic_5d5e89a3-4fba-4260-b214-dc1616c82bfc.jpg?v=1780585240\",\"2026-04-19T14:57:00Z\",[301],\"THE MAKER LAB IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":372,\"_287\":373,\"_289\":374,\"_15\":375,\"_29\":376,\"_297\":380,\"_40\":381,\"_42\":382,\"_273\":383},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Collection. Now in Birmingham.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlabama Chanin is now available for shopping in Birmingham, Alabama, thanks to the generosity of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://abasicshop.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ebasic.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand their 2202 Community Showroom. Collection #71 and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eare presented in person, with garments defined by hand painting and construction, organic cotton, and enduring silhouettes. Private appointments for custom orders are now available, offering time to explore swatches, fit, and made-to-order pieces.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eContact\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto learn more. \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/the-school-of-making--basic.-store--maker-supplies--studio-books--graphic.jpg?v=1778684587\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe School of Making now at 2214 basic.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eAt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://abasicshop.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e2214 basic.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, The School of Making is now available for shopping, including organic cotton fabrics, sewing kits, and maker supplies. These are the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/maker-supplies\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003etools and materials\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ewe love, designed for slow process, hands-on making, and quality that lasts.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003ePrivate appointments are also available to design custom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/diy-sewing-kits\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDIY kits\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ewith a Project Threadways team member. Contact\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto schedule.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--fabric-swatch--perianth--painted--tea-gold--horiz--full.jpg?v=1778684652\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Thoughtful Expansion.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eRetailers are an essential part of the supply chain. They create access, strengthen local economies, and support artisan-led production. We are grateful to expand Alabama Chanin’s availability through partnerships like basic., bringing the Collection closer to Birmingham, Atlanta, and neighboring towns across the South.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlabama Chanin @ 2202 Community Studio\u003cbr\u003e2202 2nd Avenue N. \u003cbr\u003eBirmingham, AL 35203\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe School of Making @ basic. \u003cbr\u003e2214 2nd Avenue N. \u003cbr\u003eBirmingham, AL 35203\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"alabama-chanin-arrives-in-birmingham\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681273000100\",{\"_15\":377,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":378,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":379},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314222244\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--fox-jacket--fields--assorted-applique--navy--styled--grey-frame_0884a7c8-c2ec-4da4-a48e-664eaa3a3d85.jpg?v=1778811879\",2035,\"2026-04-14T15:07:00Z\",[301],\"ALABAMA CHANIN ARRIVES IN BIRMINGHAM.\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":385,\"_287\":386,\"_289\":387,\"_15\":388,\"_29\":389,\"_297\":393,\"_40\":394,\"_42\":395,\"_273\":396},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tunica Operis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(latin: Work Shirt)\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eA collaboration grounded in shared values,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eE.M. Reitz and Alabama Chanin\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ecome together in a shirt defined by proportion, fabrication, and construction. Erin’s understated, thoughtful approach meets our commitment to craftsmanship—resulting in a silhouette that feels both timeless and modern.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin\\\"\u003eExplore the Collaboration\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-7-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20EMReitz\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMZQ5T98XWSNJNFN0BSGVVD7\u0026amp;utm_term=EXPLORE%20THE%20COLLABORATION\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--em-reitz--tunic--navy--nc-jacket--hwr-tie-skirt--perianth--beaded--backstitch--navy--styled.jpg?v=1778677681\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eRendered in deep navy and soft green, the shirt is constructed with precision and ease. Thoughtful pleating, clean lines, and high quality materials support movement and longevity. Styled with hand painted garments from the Alabama Chanin collection, the silhouette brings balance to the broader palette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/tunica-operis-shirt-navy?Size=S\u0026amp;utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-7-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20EMReitz\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMZQ5T98XWSNJNFN0BSGVVD7\u0026amp;utm_term=Shop%20the%20Tunica%20Operis%20in%20Navy\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/tunica-operis-shirt-navy?Size=S\\\"\u003eShop the Tunica Operis in Navy\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/tunica-operis-shirt-green?Size=S\u0026amp;utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-7-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20EMReitz\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMZQ5T98XWSNJNFN0BSGVVD7\u0026amp;utm_term=Shop%20the%20Tunica%20Operis%20in%20Green\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/tunica-operis-shirt-green?Size=S\\\\\\\"\u003eShop the Tunica Operis in Green\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--em-reitz--tunic--green--single-breasted-bold-coat--hwr-tie-pants--fields--painted--tea--navy--styled.jpg?v=1778677741\\\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore More\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://emreitz.com/products/tunica-operis-white-poplin\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ewhite colorway\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eis also available through\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://emreitz.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eE.M. 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Reitz x Alabama Chanin Tunica Operis Shirt moves effortlessly between seasons and settings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExplore the\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-7-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20EMReitz\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMZQ5T98XWSNJNFN0BSGVVD7\u0026amp;utm_term=full%20story\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003efull story\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-7-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20EMReitz\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMZQ5T98XWSNJNFN0BSGVVD7\u0026amp;utm_term=full%20story\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand shop the white edition at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://emreitz.com/products/tunica-operis-white-poplin\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEMReitz.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://emreitz.com/products/tunica-operis-white-poplin?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=4-7-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20EMReitz\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMZQ5T98XWSNJNFN0BSGVVD7\u0026amp;utm_term=EMReitz.com\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--em-reitz--tunica-operis--green--styled--side--grey--border.jpg?v=1778677789\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"e-m-reitz-x-alabama-chanin\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272377508\",{\"_15\":390,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":391,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":392},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297514467492\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--fitted-raglan-jacket--perianth--mixed--beaded--backstitch--navy--tunica-operis-shirt--em-reitz-tunic--navy--styled--graphic_87dce300-d52e-4ea9-8add-1ce0eeae4b89.jpg?v=1780506203\",1082,\"2026-04-07T13:10:00Z\",[343],\"E.M. REITZ X ALABAMA CHANIN\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":398,\"_287\":399,\"_289\":400,\"_15\":401,\"_29\":402,\"_297\":405,\"_40\":406,\"_42\":407,\"_273\":408},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eTea-dyed in our studio, this color develops through a slow, layered process using organic cotton and natural tea baths. Each garment absorbs the dye differently, revealing subtle variation and quiet movement across the surface. The effect is a warm, lived-in neutral with depth and softness—familiar, yet entirely one of a kind.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDiscover tea-dyed garments in Collection #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--tea-feature--gold--perianth--graphic--grid.jpg?v=1778678119\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Natural Neutral\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eThis season, the tea-dyed palette appears across silhouettes including the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/clover-top?q=CLOVER%2520TOP\u0026amp;_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a631d07ae\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;Size=1\u0026amp;Color=Tea+-+LWJ\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eClover Top\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, relaxed dresses, structured layers, and hand-painted pieces that build dimension within a single tone. Worn together or styled apart, these create a neutral with depth and presence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003eGrounded. Versatile. Effortless. \u003cbr\u003eA foundation for the season and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-31-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Tea%20Highlight\u0026amp;utm_id=01KMH2MP551845HNAKVYVSHPVJ\u0026amp;utm_term=Shop%20the%20Collection\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eShop the Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/lookbook\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eExplore Lookbook #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--hwr-long-tie-skirt--fields--painted--fox-jacket--perianth--gold-tea--negative-reverse--styled--graphic--border.jpg?v=1778678175\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003ePieces in the Collection are crafted from 100% organic cotton by artisans at The Factory and around northwest Alabama. Every garment is made to order, a lean-method manufacturing approach that reduces waste and honors artisan craftsmanship.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003e A selection of ready-to-ship garments is available from our partners at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://santafedrygoods.com/designers/alabama-chanin/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSanta Fe Dry Goods\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExplore more made-to-order styles and hand-crafted fabrics in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/shop/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eQuestions, or to schedule a private appointment, reach out to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"tea-dyed\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272410276\",{\"_15\":403,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":404,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314189476\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--fabric-swatch--perianth--painted--tea-gold-mix--horiz--crop_ba9de790-218e-4c50-9956-333f0ddfa56d.jpg?v=1778811781\",\"2026-03-31T13:16:00Z\",[343],\"TEA-DYED: A STUDY IN COLOR\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":410,\"_287\":411,\"_289\":412,\"_15\":413,\"_29\":414,\"_297\":417,\"_40\":418,\"_42\":419,\"_273\":420},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003ePerianth (noun): \\\"envelope of a flower\\\"\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eInspired by the often bright and fragrant outer parts of a flower, Perianth is the second of two new fabrics from Collection #72. The design offers an abstraction of the classic floral motif, deconstructing flower shapes into a mosaic of figures.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eVariations feature mixed metallic paints, glass beading, and assorted embroidery and appliqué on navy or tea-dyed fabric. Each garment and its technique are artisan-crafted by hand.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFind Perianth in the Collection here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--perianth-highlight--lookbook--graphic.jpg?v=1778678719\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"discover-perianth-florals-in-facets\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272443044\",{\"_15\":415,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":416,\"_256\":257,\"_258\":326},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314156708\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--fabric-swatch--perianth--backstitch-quilted--navy--horiz--full_2c89a3c8-4493-43f5-8ae4-ad3371aadc38.jpg?v=1778811741\",\"2026-03-17T13:26:00Z\",[343],\"DISCOVER PERIANTH | FLORALS IN FACETS\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":422,\"_287\":423,\"_289\":424,\"_15\":425,\"_29\":426,\"_297\":430,\"_40\":431,\"_42\":432,\"_273\":433},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eThe longer days of Spring always bring a burst of excitement, and inspiration, both within the organization and outside of it. \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInspiration. Regeneration. Spring.\u003c/strong\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eI’m deeply grateful to for our artisans and team for \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e—it’s a joy to be a part of this work.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026\\\"\u003e2\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e026 Project Threadways Symposium\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-15-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20What%20We%20Love%3A%20Spring%202026\u0026amp;utm_id=01KKHPQSYTMVT5YSY5XJ9V784J\u0026amp;utm_term=2026%20Project%20Threadways%20Symposium%2C\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e,\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003etitled Regeneration, is quickly approaching on April 23-25. If you haven’t already, make plans to join us for two days of inspiring talks, meals, conversation, and workshops.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eAhead of the weekend, read about Stephen Satterfield’s project\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.comococotton.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCOMOCO\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.comococotton.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-15-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20What%20We%20Love%3A%20Spring%202026\u0026amp;utm_id=01KKHPQSYTMVT5YSY5XJ9V784J\u0026amp;utm_term=COMOCO\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a company reviving Black-grown cotton in the U.S. Browse the current issue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.selvedge.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSelvedge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003emagazine, curated by editor-in-chief and symposium speaker Polly Leonard. And marvel at Marwan Pleasant’s 2026\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_4Nv7DeTJToZs8NsTEd4OV0OvBvgk9_VBqss0/?hl=en\u0026amp;img_index=1\u0026amp;\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMardi Gras suit\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eas we get ready to learn from him in a dedicated beading workshop. (Also admire his one-of-a-kind, hand-beaded\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVor3uXCTBH/?hl=en\u0026amp;\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehats\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.)\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eThe beautiful new book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://modelofarchitecture.org/seeking-abundance\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeking Abundance\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, from the nonprofit design practice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://modelofarchitecture.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMASS\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, offers a hopeful vision for the future.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eI was blown away by all of the presentations in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.worldhopeforum.com/world-hope-forum-east-africa\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eWorld Hope Forum—East Afric\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.worldhopeforum.com/world-hope-forum-east-africa?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-15-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20What%20We%20Love%3A%20Spring%202026\u0026amp;utm_id=01KKHPQSYTMVT5YSY5XJ9V784J\u0026amp;utm_term=World%20Hope%20Forum%E2%80%94East%20Africa\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ea\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, particularly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://katushnairobi.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eKatush\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efounder and designer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://katushnairobi.com/pages/stockists\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eKatungulu Mwendwa\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, who spoke brilliantly about making and authorship. I’m honored to be speaking at the next WHF event, World Hope Heroes.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.worldhopeforum.com/world-hope-heroes\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFind details and sign up for the free virtual webinar here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eZingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig has a new pamphlet,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.zingermanspress.com/product/why-democracy-matters/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Democracy Matters\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, which explores democracy not as a political position but as daily practice.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alabamashakes.com/tour\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAlabama Shakes Tour\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ebegins April 15. See you there.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.equalrightsamendment.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEqual Rights Amendment\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efinds a new voice. Read more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://msmagazine.com/2026/03/03/era-road-trip-congress-equal-rights-amendment-constitution/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eher\u003c/span\u003ee\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eOur team is pleased to share\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection #72\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, which centers the new Perianth stencil, inspired by the protective outer structure of a flower—which honors the quiet architecture that allows life to unfold. It celebrates protection, collaboration, and renewal.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eIt was a gift to partner with longtime colleague and friend Erin Reitz on the Alabama Chanin x\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://emreitz.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eE.M. Reitz\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ecollaboration. Shop the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/em-reitz-x-alabama-chanin\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTunica Operis\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eThe new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKitchen Sisters\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eepisode “\u003ca href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyones-a-casting-director/id814067846?i=1000753108117\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEveryone’s a Casting Directo\u003c/span\u003er\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyones-a-casting-director/id814067846?i=1000753108117\u0026amp;utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-15-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20What%20We%20Love%3A%20Spring%202026\u0026amp;utm_id=01KKHPQSYTMVT5YSY5XJ9V784J\u0026amp;utm_term=Everyone%E2%80%99s%20a%20Casting%20Director\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e” takes listeners inside the world of film casting with Frances McDormand and Project Threadways friend\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/blogs/the-archives/jennifer-venditti-2004\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eJennifer Venditti\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.jv8inc.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eJV8\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Browse all of their brilliant episodes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kitchensisters.org/podcast/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://thealabamasolution.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alabama Solution\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a film that documents the six-year investigation into the Alabama prison system, is up for an Oscar.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003eStay inspired.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003exoNatalie\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIN THE PHOTOS\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eTop: (clockwise from top left)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/_marlence/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMarwan Pleasant\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a member of the Golden Eagles tribe of Black Masking Indians, during Mardis Gras 2026; the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.worldhopeforum.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWorld Hope Forum\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003elogo; bales of US-grown cotton awaiting transport, image courtesy of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.comococotton.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCOMOCO\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; the cover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelvedge Magazine\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.selvedge.org/products/issue-129-repeat\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eIssue 129: Repeat\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; suffragists Alice Snitzer Burke and Nell Richardson on a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://msmagazine.com/2026/03/03/era-road-trip-congress-equal-rights-amendment-constitution/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ecross-country tour\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efor the suffrage movement in 1916, (Ken Florey Suffrage Collection/Gado/Getty Images);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://modelofarchitecture.org/seeking-abundance\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeeking Abundance: Design, Ecology, and a Flourishing Planet\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eby MASS Design Group\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"what-we-love-spring-2026\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681273032868\",{\"_15\":427,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":428,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":429},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297313894564\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--what-we-love--marwan-pleasant--world-hope-forum--stephen-satterfield--comoco--selvedge-magazine--seeking-abundance--mass--suffragists--alice-snitzer-burke--nell-ri_b62e5b5a-8143-4a3e-b9fd-ea54c78867b6.jpg?v=1778811340\",2250,\"2026-03-15T15:11:00Z\",[301],\"WHAT WE LOVE: SPRING 2026\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":435,\"_287\":436,\"_289\":437,\"_15\":438,\"_29\":439,\"_297\":442,\"_40\":443,\"_42\":444,\"_273\":445},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eThe intersection of art and geometry.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFields is one of two new fabrics from Collection #72, the latest release from Alabama Chanin. Hand-painted rectangles form the foundation of the design, each one artfully layered using earth tones on tea-dyed fabric or metallic paint on navy fabric.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eVariations include the all-over painted motif, beaded and sequined accents, and embroidered appliqué. As always, garment construction and fabric techniques are crafted mindfully by hand.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDiscover Fields in the Collection here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-10-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Fields%20Highlight\u0026amp;utm_id=01KKC65F2K45KMZ0HBFVHX8V2S\u0026amp;utm_term=Discover%20Fields%20in%20the%20Collection%20here\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"meet-fields-geometry-texture-craft\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272475812\",{\"_15\":440,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":441,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314123940\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--fabric-swatch--fields--backstitch-reverse--backstitch-applique--navy--horiz--crop_5a07ac1c-eea6-489e-ada5-2c6f4ad727f1.jpg?v=1778811705\",\"2026-03-10T13:30:00Z\",[343],\"MEET FIELDS | GEOMETRY, TEXTURE, CRAFT\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":447,\"_287\":448,\"_289\":449,\"_15\":450,\"_29\":451,\"_297\":455,\"_40\":456,\"_42\":457,\"_273\":458},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eA curation of images that capture the aesthetic of the new collection, offering a closer look at the fabrics, garments, and creative process.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/lookbook\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eExplore the Lookbook here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eShop Collection #72 here\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-6-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Lookbook%20Collection%20%2372\u0026amp;utm_id=01KJZRTGACQXY4X1X12EWRQD3Q\u0026amp;utm_term=Shop%20Collection%20%2372%20here\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/lookbook\\\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--collection-72--lookbook--grid-2.jpg?v=1778679238\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eQuestions? Reach out to \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:studio@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003estudio@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto schedule a virtual appointment.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFollow us on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/alabamachanin\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eInstagram\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/alabamachanin?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-6-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Lookbook%20Collection%20%2372\u0026amp;utm_id=01KJZRTGACQXY4X1X12EWRQD3Q\u0026amp;utm_term=Instagram\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/alabamachanin?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=3-6-2026%20-%20AC%20-%20Lookbook%20Collection%20%2372\u0026amp;utm_id=01KJZRTGACQXY4X1X12EWRQD3Q\u0026amp;utm_term=Instagram\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"alabama-chanin-lookbook-collection-72\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272508580\",{\"_15\":452,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":453,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":454},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314091172\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--collection-72--lookbook--grid-1_15f29a62-cbd2-4eb0-af2c-e6a6ec4a974b.jpg?v=1778811655\",3163,\"2026-03-06T14:34:00Z\",[343],\"ALABAMA CHANIN LOOKBOOK | COLLECTION #72\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":460,\"_287\":461,\"_289\":462,\"_15\":463,\"_29\":464,\"_297\":468,\"_40\":469,\"_42\":470,\"_273\":471},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eHistory. Legacy. Healing.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrederick Murphy is the founder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://historybeforeus.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eHistory Before Us\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://historybeforeus.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=2-8-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Echoes%20of%20the%20Forks%20of%20Cypress\u0026amp;utm_id=01KGQEDBECBEE2X7MSM16TF3H7\u0026amp;utm_term=History%20Before%20Us\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, a project that aims to capture, preserve, and advocate for influential history. His film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamahumanities.org/newsroom_p/echoes-of-the-forks-of-cypress/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes of the Forks of Cypress\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efollows his own research to trace his ancestry back to the Forks of Cypress, a storied North Alabama plantation, and the journey of both Black and white descendants as they reckon with their shared past to consider a healing path forward.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eOn April 24, as part of the 2026 Symposium, Project Threadways partnered with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.florencealmuseums.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFlorence Arts and Museums\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto stage a screening of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchoes of the Forks of Cypress\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eat the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://shoalstheatre.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eShoals Theatre\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ein downtown Florence. After the film, Florence Arts and Museums Director Brian Murphy led a panel conversation with Frederick Murphy and three other descendants of the Forks of Cypress: Curtis Flowers, Tamisha Sales, and Karen Curry.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn 2026, as Project Threadways explores the theme of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRegeneration\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, we are honored to amplify Frederick Murphy’s important work and facilitate discussions about the past that might build a better future for people and planet.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eLearn more at \u003ca href=\\\"https://historybeforeus.com\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHistory Before Us\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\",\"echoes-of-the-forks-of-cypress\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272672420\",{\"_15\":465,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":466,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":467},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314058404\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--symposium--2026--frederick-murphy--history-before-us--forks-of-cypress--echoes-of-the-forks-of-cypress--graphic--grid_b70fa95d-334d-4e3b-a2a3-89e16f0541d4.jpg?v=1778811625\",2039,\"2026-02-09T15:17:00Z\",[300],\"ECHOES OF THE FORKS OF CYPRESS\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":473,\"_287\":474,\"_289\":475,\"_15\":476,\"_29\":477,\"_297\":480,\"_40\":481,\"_42\":482,\"_273\":483},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\\\"This is the work of many, many hands bringing everything together.\\\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Natalie Chanin\u003c/em\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe future of craft rests in the hands of young makers. At Project Threadways and Alabama Chanin, we are working to foster that connection, to bridge the gap between tradition and innovation, and to train the craftspeople of tomorrow.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor many years, Project Threadways has partnered with schools and universities to educate students, record oral histories, and share knowledge. A meaningful and long-standing collaboration has been with Florence High School and its cooperative education program, Launch. Today, we highlight two Launch students, Grant Billingsley and Izzy Cassady, both seniors at FHS. Their dedication, growth, and accomplishments are a source of great pride.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eLearn more about their work at Project Threadways below.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Launch Program\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe work closely with Florence High School’s learning coordinator, Jessica Flanagan. Here’s what she says about Launch and its connection with Project Threadways.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\\\"The Florence High School Launch Program gives students an opportunity to work a position within a career path they hope to pursue after high school. Launch allows students to gain an insight into their future careers that can only come from hands-on learning experiences with reputable business partners who are willing to teach and support student learning.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile most career preparatory programs give meaningful information about different career options, Launch allows students to step into a career role and receive the whole work experience. They're immersed into the day-to-day and are given the tools to decide if a particular career path is the one they want to continue to pursue.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eProject Threadways has been an exemplary partner with the Launch Program over the years. Students interested in the world of fashion and/or business receive unmatched training and experience they can carry with them throughout their careers.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurrent Launch students, Grant Billingsley and Izzy Cassady, have shown a commitment to learning and pursuing excellence in their positions at Project Threadways/Alabama Chanin. They have both expanded their knowledge and sharpened their skills, and they each have gone above and beyond to represent the Launch Program well.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eI can't wait to see what the future holds for Grant and Izzy and for our partnership with Project Threadways!\\\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--fabric-swatch--petrichor--painted--wax--vert-full.jpg?v=1778682385\\\" alt=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Izzy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I learned about Project Threadways through a friend who worked there through Launch, and I thought it would be a great placement for me where I could really learn a lot because of my interest in fashion. I started out assisting Leslie with shipping and Iona with stenciling. I go back and forth depending on the day. I really enjoy getting to see the different sides of both roles and what it takes for everything to run smoothly.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorking here has had a big impact on me. It has shown me how important work ethic is in order to get everything completed on time and has given me a deep appreciation for attention to detail. It has helped me develop patience and creativity, and I’ve learned how much skill and care goes into making each piece unique.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eI’ve enjoyed learning from all of the different projects I’ve done. Each one has taught me something new and helped me improve my skills.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Grant\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e“When I first joined the team I was welcomed with open arms and was immediately exposed to all the different facets. Now in my second year, my role has evolved to working directly with head of stenciling, Iona, where I paint entire yardages and assist in the entire stenciling process.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis work has impacted me on a much deeper level than just painting fabrics. Working at Project Threadways, and the conversations and knowledge that I have gained from my co-workers, goes far beyond just the craft of garments. For me, working in hand craft has become a form of therapy, and a way for me to escape the chaos of the outside world.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat has surprised me most in my time working here is the sheer time and attention that goes into each and every piece that leaves the building. When I look at a garment from Alabama Chanin, I feel that I can now actually see the hours that were put into it. I see the design, cutting, painting, sewing, and packaging.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIzzy and Grant receive training under our expert textile artisan, Iona Gonsalves. Collection garments from Alabama Chanin (along with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/fabric-diy-kits-bundles\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDIY Kits and Fabric\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efrom The School of Making) are all painted by hand in our studio.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eSee the result of slow, thoughtful design in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"this-is-the-work-of-many-hands\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272705188\",{\"_15\":478,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":479,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":429},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297314025636\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--launch-students--grid_63d9c89f-2f47-45b9-9886-8b571a8c2008.jpg?v=1778811571\",\"2026-02-01T15:27:00Z\",[300],\"\\\"THIS IS THE WORK OF MANY HANDS.\\\"\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":485,\"_287\":486,\"_289\":487,\"_15\":488,\"_29\":489,\"_297\":492,\"_40\":493,\"_42\":494,\"_273\":495},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe believe in the power of making.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking connects. Making restores. Making transforms. Whether through garments, farming, stories, or systems, this work holds the power to reshape the world. \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e— from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/blogs/the-journal/the-project-threadways-manifesto\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eProject Threadways Manifesto\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor 25 years, this organization has committed to making by hand in the U.S.—supporting artisan work, preserving generational knowledge and skills, and nurturing a domestic supply chain of 100% organic cotton.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e97% of clothing sold in the U.S. is made overseas. Our organic cotton is sourced, ginned, spun, knitted, and dyed in the American South before behind hand-sewn by artisans in the Shoals. This plant, and its fiber, are rooted in the complicated history of our region. It shapes and inspires the work and informs the future of Project Threadways programs:\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eMaking — Pieces in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAlabama Chanin Collection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eare crafted from American-made, organic cotton jersey by artisan sewers. Every garment is made to order to allow the most sustainable use of fabric.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eTeaching — Education is a form of liberation. The School of Making\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/the-school-of-making-workshop-events\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eworkshops\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/studio-books\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003einstructional materials\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003epromote craft preservation and self-sufficiency.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eDocumenting — Project Threadways’ oral history collection features the voices of farmers, factory workers, machine operators, and artisan sewers in Alabama and beyond.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis year, Project Threadways is proud to join more than 250 organizations, educators, artists, museums, and makers for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.handwork2026.org/about/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHandwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a nationwide initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade throughout history and in contemporary life.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eVisit the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandwork 2026\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003ewebsite\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.handwork2026.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and follow @handwork2026 and #handwork2026 throughout the year to explore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.handwork2026.org/exhibitions-events/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eexhibitions and events\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.craftinamerica.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003edocumentary work\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and more stories that honor our nation’s diverse crafts and cultures.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--handwork-2026--hands-making--hand-painting--natalie-chanin--home--fabric-swatch--magdalena--embroidery-threads-and-stories--graphic--grid.jpg?v=1778685458\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore ways to learn and support.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eExplore stories of craft artists, origins, and techniques with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.craftinamerica.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCraft in America\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand their award-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.craftinamerica.org/episode\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePBS documentary series\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eSupport artisan craft by purchasing a garment from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAlabama Chanin Collection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eSew your own project using sustainable materials, like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/fabric\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOrganic Cotton Fabric\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/diy-sewing-kits\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDIY Kits\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eLearn hand-sewing techniques with guidance from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/natalie-chanin-alabama-studio-sewing-design\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlabama Studio Sewing + Design\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/the-geometry-of-hand-sewing-natalie-chanin\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Geometry of Hand-Sewing\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eRead about Natalie's creative process, local history, and the journey of Alabama Chanin in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eJoin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://the-school-of-making.mn.co/landing\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe School of Making Club\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto explore craft preservation through shared knowledge.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eWatch\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://vimeo.com/151837870\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStitch\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a 22-minute documentary that uses oral histories to explore sewing as a \\\"living art,\\\" highlighting the dignity and pride of self-sufficiency. Directed by Natalie Chanin and produced by Fish Film in 2001.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/alabama-chanin--natalie-jacket--petrichor--negative-reverse--wax--styled_69703cdc-1e74-4128-8163-9d9a670112e5.jpg?v=1778685616\\\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIN THE PHOTOS\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eTop: the Handwork logo over a fabric swatch that features the Magdalena design in Peacock reverse appliqué.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eCenter: (clockwise from top left) a fabric swatch featuring the Magdalena design in White negative reverse appliqué; Natalie works in her home studio as part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-25-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Handwork%3A%20Celebrating%20American%20Craft%202026\u0026amp;utm_id=01KFNV5XXEQ1JYB86GY6Z1SPWQ\u0026amp;utm_term=Love%20the%20Thread\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eLove the \u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/?\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eThread\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003evideo; a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/measuring-tape\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003emeasuring tape\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efrom The School of Making; a farmer checks on his organic cotton crop in West Texas; studio artisan Iona Gonsalves hand-paints fabric yardage; a book spread from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-25-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Handwork%3A%20Celebrating%20American%20Craft%202026\u0026amp;utm_id=01KFNV5XXEQ1JYB86GY6Z1SPWQ\u0026amp;utm_term=Embroidery%3A%20Threads%20and%20Stories\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eBottom: the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/barrow-jacket\\\" target=\\\"the same window\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBarrow Jacket\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, featuring the appliquéd Petrichor design, and sewn entirely by hand\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\",\"handwork-celebrating-american-craft\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681273065636\",{\"_15\":490,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":491,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297313861796\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin--handwork-2026--logo--fabric-swatch--magdalena--reverse--peacock-peacock--horiz_48bdb181-2ac8-41d8-8f89-9e3b3d564a2f.jpg?v=1778811198\",\"2026-01-25T16:16:00Z\",[301],\"HANDWORK: CELEBRATING AMERICAN CRAFT\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":497,\"_287\":498,\"_289\":499,\"_15\":500,\"_29\":501,\"_297\":505,\"_40\":506,\"_42\":507,\"_273\":508},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cem\u003e“I realized that the hand-embroidered shirts I’d been making were really little more than a quilting stitch. I wanted to go back to the community of my childhood in North Alabama. I wanted to talk to my grandmother and the other ladies like her who had quilted their whole lives.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Natalie Chanin\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eSince 2000, the work of Project Threadways has been made possible by artisans in and around the Shoals. Collaborating with these skilled sewists is one way that we fulfill\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/mission\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eour mission\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/mission?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-11-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Nest%20Ethical%20Handcraft\u0026amp;utm_id=01KEFA4FN0ZC1DMNP1KMZA7VFH\u0026amp;utm_term=our%20mission\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eto preserve craft, provide economic opportunities, and honor the cultural heritage of this region.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eAll\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-11-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Nest%20Ethical%20Handcraft\u0026amp;utm_id=01KEFA4FN0ZC1DMNP1KMZA7VFH\u0026amp;utm_term=Alabama%20Chanin%20pieces\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eAl\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003eabama Chanin pieces\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eare hand-cut and -stenciled at The Factory in Florence and prepared into project kits, similar to The School of Making’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/diy-sewing-kits\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDIY kits\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/diy-sewing-kits?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-11-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Nest%20Ethical%20Handcraft\u0026amp;utm_id=01KEFA4FN0ZC1DMNP1KMZA7VFH\u0026amp;utm_term=DIY%20kits\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. Then, they go to artisans for embroideries and construction. These local independent contractors—all licensed small business owners—bid on each piece by offering a purchase price for the kits and a selling price for the finished product. Once a garment is complete and passes a quality inspection, we purchase the finished garments at the agreed-upon price. Each garment is signed by the artisan who created it.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis cottage industry method of production allows artisans to work from their own homes, run their own businesses, and be in charge of their own lives and families. At its core are commitments to humanity and transparency—hiring skilled artisans for exacting work that can only be completed by hand, and investing in an unbroken U.S. supply chain.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThat’s why we are proud to be a part of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.buildanest.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNest\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.buildanest.org/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-11-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Nest%20Ethical%20Handcraft\u0026amp;utm_id=01KEFA4FN0ZC1DMNP1KMZA7VFH\u0026amp;utm_term=Nest\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.buildanest.org/ethical-handcraft\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEthical Handcraft Program\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.buildanest.org/ethical-handcraft?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-11-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Nest%20Ethical%20Handcraft\u0026amp;utm_id=01KEFA4FN0ZC1DMNP1KMZA7VFH\u0026amp;utm_term=Ethical%20Handcraft%20Program\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, which sets universal standards for decentralized supply chains—making home-based work safe and fair for workers across the globe. The program uses risk evaluation, education, and training to address workers’ rights, health, safety, compensation, and more. Learn more about Nest’s standards\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/65bd1a3bb0b9bc7dec4039ce/t/66185addbaf0502bf33affed/1712872159900/The-Nest-Standards-for-Homes-and-Small-Workshops-7.7.2021-1.pdf\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/65bd1a3bb0b9bc7dec4039ce/t/66185addbaf0502bf33affed/1712872159900/The-Nest-Standards-for-Homes-and-Small-Workshops-7.7.2021-1.pdf?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-11-2026%20-%20PT%20-%20Nest%20Ethical%20Handcraft\u0026amp;utm_id=01KEFA4FN0ZC1DMNP1KMZA7VFH\u0026amp;utm_term=here\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Nest Ethical Handcraft Seal, shown above, signals that a product has been ethically crafted in accordance with these standards. We hope that it also demonstrates Project Threadways’ dedication to and appreciation for the people who do this work.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThank you to the Nest team for the time and effort they spent visiting The Factory, getting to know our team, and all that they do to make home-based work a safe and viable option for artisans worldwide.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--nest--ethical--handcraft-seal--supply-chain--alabama-studio-sewing-patterns--lovelace-crossraods--hand-painting--graphic--grid.jpg?v=1778682821\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"certified-by-the-nest-ethical-handcraft-program\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272737956\",{\"_15\":502,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":503,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":504},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297313960100\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--nest-ethical-handcraft-seal--hang-tag_6cef536e-5060-41b3-9ad1-7e3e4fd6fb4e.jpg?v=1778811486\",1876,\"2026-01-11T15:34:00Z\",[300],\"CERTIFIED BY THE NEST ETHICAL HANDCRAFT PROGRAM\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":510,\"_287\":511,\"_289\":512,\"_15\":513,\"_29\":514,\"_297\":517,\"_40\":518,\"_42\":519,\"_273\":520},{\"_17\":286},\"\u003cdiv\u003eThere are moments in work when the value extends beyond the finished piece.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn November, we shared\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/blogs/the-journal/from-intern-to-maker-how-were-training-the-next-generation\\\"\u003eCyerra Latham’s path\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003efrom Project Threadways intern to production coordinator and design assistant. During that time, she kept a journal, a working record used to study construction, document materials, test ideas, and learn a craft from the inside.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIts pages include fabric swatches, hand-written notes, pattern studies, and records of process. Together, they document how skill is learned through repetition and time.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eCyerra’s internship was supported through our relationship with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.closelycrafted.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eClosely Crafted\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, whose investment sustains education and training within the American fashion industry. This support creates space for knowledge to be passed hand to hand.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Working at Project Threadways has opened a new world of craftsmanship and design for me. I look at fashion with a different eye, a new set of intentional design practices, and a desire to create a legacy in fashion of my own.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe journal is not an endpoint. It is part of a working archive that reflects a commitment to craft, labor, and place.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe're honored to share pages of the journal—a testament to Cyerra's artistry and growth within the organization.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cmeta charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEducation, Mentorship, and Making with Intention\u003c/strong\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--journal-pages--cyerra-latham-1.jpg?v=1778683154\\\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--journal-pages--cyerra-latham-2.jpg?v=1778683154\\\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--journal-pages--cyerra-latham-3.jpg?v=1778683154\\\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--journal-pages--cyerra-latham-4.jpg?v=1778683155\\\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\n\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--journal-pages--cyerra-latham-5_b99aa6e2-c62d-4370-a538-5eee2bb079a5.jpg?v=1778683259\\\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"learning-a-craft-page-by-page\",\"gid://shopify/Article/681272770724\",{\"_15\":515,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":516,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/297313927332\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--cyerra-latham--closely-crafted--journals--internship_97424d13-e925-432f-9919-f37737bf3903.jpg?v=1778811385\",\"2026-01-06T15:41:00Z\",[300],\"LEARNING A CRAFT, PAGE BY PAGE\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":522,\"_287\":523,\"_289\":524,\"_15\":525,\"_29\":526,\"_297\":529,\"_40\":530,\"_42\":531,\"_273\":532},{\"_17\":18},\"\u003cdiv\u003eFull Circle.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eCyerra Latham grew up in Florence, Alabama, and moved to Atlanta to study fashion at SCAD. There, she connected with \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.closelycrafted.org/\\\"\u003eClosely Crafted\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e—whose board proudly includes Natalie Chanin—an organization that strives to revitalize craft in the U.S. through industry commitment and workforce development. With the help of a grant from Closely Crafted, she landed an internship in an unlikely place: her hometown.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I wanted to go to New York. I wanted to jump into a city scene. But after the first week of my internship with Project Threadways, I told my parents I could see myself staying here.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eCyerra worked as a Project Threadways intern for three months this year, training in every part of the production process, from cutting and construction to hand-sewing and embroidery. She sewed one of the sample pieces that went to Paris Fashion Week in October (find the current Collection \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/collection\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e). Along the way, she learned more about sustainable and zero-waste practices, including ways to use fabric scraps.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eToday, Cyerra works full-time for Project Threadways as a production coordinator and design assistant.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It’s a full-circle moment for me. Six months after graduation, I’m managing a production studio. I’m thinking about projects I can incorporate into my personal work. After making my first collection at SCAD, I’m interested in making another. My long-term goal is to have my own production manufacturing place in the South or in the U.S. where I’m producing for creative people.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/donate\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Maker Lab\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in downtown Florence, Project Threadways can train more apprentices in handcraft skills—skills once passed down through generations of families in this region and around the globe. This internship program preserves local knowledge and culture; educates emerging artisans in thoughtful, sustainable design practices; and paves a career path in our region for talented young people.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003eA donation of any size helps Project Threadways train young makers like Cyerra, in addition to local high school students, and continue to grow this program. Give now to help shape the future of fashion and textiles.\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv\u003e\\n\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/donate\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFind donation options here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/div\u003e\",\"from-intern-to-maker-how-were-training-the-next-generation\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680768438436\",{\"_15\":527,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":528,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":379},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/296852521124\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--team-photo--cyerra-latham--frame_8de8b86d-d9ac-466f-a47b-8cce9fdc28c4.jpg?v=1774534684\",\"2026-01-02T20:38:31Z\",[300],\"FROM INTERN TO MAKER: HOW WE'RE TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":534,\"_287\":536,\"_289\":537,\"_15\":538,\"_29\":539,\"_297\":543,\"_40\":544,\"_42\":545,\"_273\":546},{\"_17\":535},\"Natalie Chanin\",\"\u003cp\u003eWhen I returned home to Florence in 2000 to begin the work that became Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways, I could not have imagined the path these last 25 years would take. What I did know, even then, was that the strength of this work would come from the people who chose to walk alongside it.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eToday, we’re realizing all that has emerged from those first hand-stitched garments and community action. We are still creating. Still resisting. Still evolving. Still rooted in Florence and the Shoals community. Still connected to a wider world of makers, thinkers, and collaborators. Still building a new narrative for making—one stitch, one story, one system at a time.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAnd we are here because of you.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eTo our supporters and donors, to our remarkable team, to our community, to those joining us for our \u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/the-school-of-making-workshop-events\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWorkshops\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and in \u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://the-school-of-making.mn.co/landing\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Club\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, to our event partners and stockists at \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.heathceramics.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHeath Ceramics\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://santafedrygoods.com/designers/alabama-chanin/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eSanta Fe Dry Goods\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://lospoblanos.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLos Poblanos\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://180thestore.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e180 The Store\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and so many others—thank you. Your belief in this work sustains us. Your generosity shapes our future. Your presence reminds us why this matters.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAs Giving Tuesday approaches, we invite you to stand and celebrate with us. Your support helps keep artisan craft alive, expanding educational opportunities across geographies and generations. It propels and secures this work into its next chapter and beyond.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/pages/donate\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEvery gift matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThank you for being part of our story.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWith deepest gratitude for your support of this mission and vision,\u003cbr\u003exo Natalie and all of us @ Project Threadways\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\\\"float: none;\\\" alt=\\\"Fabric swatch featuring negative reverse Fallen Leaves in Sand and image of a model holding the Tarian Coat.\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/project-threadways--alabama-chanin--collection-71--fabric-swatch--fallen-leaves--tarian-coat.jpg?v=1764343289\\\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\",\"we-are-still-here\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680665153700\",{\"_15\":540,\"_254\":541,\"_23\":542,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295803191460\",\"Natalie with a corset from the Project Alabama Fall/Winter 2002 collection outside the Lovelace Crossroads studio.\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways--alabama-chanin--early-collection--lovelace-crossroads--2002--overlay_c5283e4e-1fa0-4e18-b700-16ecb9c928e8.jpg?v=1764343865\",\"2025-11-28T15:24:57Z\",[301],\"WE'RE STILL HERE\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":548,\"_287\":550,\"_289\":551,\"_15\":552,\"_29\":553,\"_297\":556,\"_40\":557,\"_42\":558,\"_273\":559},{\"_17\":549},\"Alabama\",\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe following excerpt was published in the \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e “Future of Textiles” issue\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e, guest edited by Natalie Chanin. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:stories@projectthreadways.org\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003estories@projectthreadways.org\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Is It Worth?\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eby Libby O’Bryan\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a career as a textile buyer and production manager in New York City’s Garment District and after seeing so many factories shut down and skilled workers lose their jobs to overseas competition, \u003cstrong\u003eI am on a mission to preserve the skill of sewing in our domestic manufacturing economy.\u003c/strong\u003e For me, that means providing good jobs and a new model for production, as well as supporting the independent designer’s scaling production needs.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2010, I have been the owner and CEO of \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.wcsewco.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSew Co.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, an industrial sewing manufacturing facility in Asheville, North Carolina. I built a partnership with the Oriole Mill, a boutique industrial textile mill, forming two separate businesses that acted as a single vertically integrated manufacturing facility. The Western North Carolina community, with its industrial manufacturing history, has proven to be an ideal location for Sew Co. to embrace both craft and industry. I was lucky to have had veteran textile manufacturing workers teach me their methods and systems, and these skills have now been passed down to Sew Co.’s younger employees.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eOur entire crew practices radical financial transparency to create a culture of agency and empowerment. As a founding partner of the Carolina Textile District (CTD), we work cooperatively with our local “competitors” to strengthen our industry collectively. The CTD has established an industrial sewing training program with our local community colleges and has founded an ancillary enterprise, Material Return, to address local, circular solutions to our region’s textile waste. We gratefully find ourselves embedded between this progressive manufacturing community and the vibrant craft community of our region, established by the legacy of Black Mountain College and organizations like Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the Center for Craft.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWe love living at the intersection of art, education, and industrial manufacturing. As a result, our team of skilled artisans focuses on quality and creativity. Because we pay a living wage, we are rarely able to make the most affordable bid. Instead, we compete on craftsmanship, ethics, and service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the full essay on \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/951654\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eProject Muse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, or \u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003epurchase\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e the full issue.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1429\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67446\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686305410-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth.jpg?v=1758686307 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrained in fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, business administration at the University of San Francisco, and fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Libby O’Bryan melds her hybrid background into a conceptual art practice. Her work has been exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center, South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art, Cameron Art Museum, the Penland School of Crafts Gallery, the Knoxville Museum of Art, and the Center for Craft.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibby’s work with Sew Co. was featured in PBS’s Craft in America series—watch \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/libby-obryan/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplore Libby’s designs through her clothing brand, \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://riteofpassageclothing.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRite of Passage\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, and her art practice on her \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.libbyobryan.net/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ewebsite\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePictured above: A small batch of thirty blankets hanging in a gallery as part of Libby’s installation “What is it Worth?” Read more about the exhibit \u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.libbyobryan.net/what-is-it-worth\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"ethical-craft-and-production-in-the-u-s-what-is-it-worth\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482504868\",{\"_15\":554,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":555,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295531544740\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-what-is-it-worth-side-by-side-graphic_e36867f4-8c01-4dac-81d4-24d262644e87.jpg?v=1762463098\",\"2025-08-04T18:24:51Z\",[300],\"ETHICAL CRAFT AND PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS IT WORTH?\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":561,\"_287\":562,\"_289\":563,\"_15\":564,\"_29\":565,\"_297\":568,\"_40\":569,\"_42\":570,\"_273\":571},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe following excerpt was published in the \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e “Future of Textiles” issue\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e, guest edited by Natalie Chanin. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFashion Eater\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Sea’s New Food \u003cbr\u003eby Makalé Cullen\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe future of fashion is inside of us. We will—we are—wearing nanofibers internally, purchased not from a rack, but at the grocer’s, the fishmonger’s, the restaurant. Our identities, which we have adorned with plant and animal fibers for more than three hundred thousand years, will no longer only drape over us, they will \u003cem\u003ebecome\u003c/em\u003e us—worn inside. Meet Fashion Eater.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eFashion is a watery business. Textile manufacturing has always used copious amounts of water to prepare plant and protein fibers for use as textiles. But we’ve entered a new age where the cyclical nature of our planet’s ecosystem means that after decades of serving as a repository of our waste, it has incorporated our textile inputs and is feeding them back to us, over and over again, at the nano level. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe global textile industry is a $1.7 trillion behemoth responsible for clothing billions of people. Yet its meteoric growth has come with significant ecological costs. Central among these is the issue of synthetic microfibers—tiny fragments of polyester, nylon, and acrylic that escape into waterways during laundering and industrial processes. These fibers are accumulating in the world’s oceans at an alarming rate, infiltrating marine ecosystems and entering the food chain. The fish and mollusks consuming these fibers have become unwitting participants in a complex ecological crisis, one that underscores the need for an urgent reevaluation of textile production, consumption, and waste management.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe future of textiles is so deep at sea that I feel the need to take a futurist twist on biologist Lynn Margulis’s theory of symbiogenesis, which is an evolutionary mechanism of hereditary symbiosis. \u003cstrong\u003eWe, and our kin in the sea, are evolving in a plastic world we never anticipated. We are becoming plastic. \u003c/strong\u003eSynthetic polymers and the chemicals of textile dyes are insistently, indestructibly on the rack and on the plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the full essay on \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/951662\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eProject Muse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, or \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003epurchase\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e the full issue.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1492\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67444\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686310628-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686312 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eFast Fashion Timeline\u003cbr\u003eby Makalé Cullen\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe following timeline has been lightly condensed. See a full version in the \u003c/em\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\"\u003e“Future of Textiles”\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e issue.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e1990s: Early Foundations of Fast Fashion\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eFashion retailers Zara and H\u0026amp;M pioneered rapid “design-to-rack” cycles emphasizing speed and efficiency. Design-to-store time was reduced from months to weeks. Polyester, popular since its invention in 1935 by DuPont, retained its appeal as inexpensive, durable, and easy to blend with other fibers, making it ideal for fast fashion to emerge as a lucrative business model.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eEarly 2000s: The Fast Fashion Boom and the Rise of Secondhand Exports \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eFast fashion is widely adopted across Europe and the United States. Polyester continued to dominate due to its low cost, versatility, and ease of printing and dyeing. Other synthetics, like nylon and spandex, were used to achieve trendy, stretchy, and fitted designs. Blends with cellulosic fibers, like viscose, were also popular, creating softer, more breathable fabrics that mimicked the feel of natural fibers. The flexibility of synthetic and cellulosic blends allowed brands to experiment with styles and adapt quickly to emerging trends, accelerating clothing production and discard cycles.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e2010s: Peak Fast Fashion\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eSocial media and influencer culture accelerated clothing and textile trend cycles, pushing new looks and microtrends with unprecedented speed. Cheap to produce, polyester and nylon textiles continued to dominate. Newer cellulosic fibers, such as modal and lyocell, were introduced as more eco-friendly options, though synthetic blends remained dominant. Polyester blends were heavily used for stretchy apparel, such as leggings and sports bras, while modal and viscose mimicked the natural fabrics of apparel produced by companies like Patagonia, Tentree, Gap, and Madewell.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eLate 2010s–Early 2020s: Fast Fashion Critique and Sustainability Push\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWhile fast fashion continued to thrive, a renewed attention to its environmental and social impacts led to a shift. Sustainable and “slow fashion” brands reemerged as alternatives, though the fast-fashion market still grew through online platforms like Shein, which employs an “ultra-fast” model that produces clothing at an even faster rate using sophisticated algorithms to get new styles to market in a matter of days. Some fast-fashion brands begin using recycled polyester and promoting “eco-friendly” fibers like organic cotton and Tencel (the brand name for modal and lyocell). High rates of consumption, wage earning gaps, and loss of quality manufacturing persist.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://makale-makale.com/\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://makale-makale.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eMakalé Cullen\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eis an ecologist and experience designer with expertise in place-based research, design, and cultural partnerships. Specializing in ethnobotanical research and community-driven projects, she has worked with the Toyota Research Institute, Drexel University, and the New York Botanical Garden. Her forthcoming book, about Manhattan’s Highbridge Park, is titled NOASIS.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrations by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.irisgottlieb.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eIris Gottlieb\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"the-new-sea-food-fashion-waste-and-microplastics\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482537636\",{\"_15\":566,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":567,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295512408228\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-the-new-sea-food-graphic-grid-1_fde37fab-ee88-468f-8ecf-eb24dfd4c879.jpg?v=1762288390\",\"2025-08-04T18:15:13Z\",[300],\"THE NEW SEA FOOD: FASHION, WASTE, AND MICROPLASTICS\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":573,\"_287\":574,\"_289\":575,\"_15\":576,\"_29\":577,\"_297\":580,\"_40\":581,\"_42\":582,\"_273\":583},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003eCollecting and Connecting for a Sustainable Future\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe following interviews were published in the \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\"\u003e “Future of Textiles” issue\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, guest edited by Natalie Chanin.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://fibershed.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eFibershed\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://fibershed.org/\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is a non-profit that fosters regional networks, with a stated focus to build local textile economies, grow climate-beneficial agriculture, and support education and advocacy. Project Threadways started the \u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://fibershed.org/affiliate/southeast-fibershed/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eSoutheast Fibershed\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://fibershed.org/affiliate/southeast-fibershed/\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e affiliate to connect growers, producers, and makers across the US South, with the goal of building stronger and more equitable futures. By creating a database of people and entities working in the regional fiber industry—from farmers and mills to gins and dye houses—they aim to bring visibility to this piece of the regional economy and, hopefully, facilitate more domestic production. And through the affiliate program, they connect people and collect stories on sustainable fiber, clothing, textiles, and manufacturing across the South.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatalie Chanin\u003c/strong\u003e: If you could just take a little bit of time to tell us about your journey to Fibershed and how the organization nurtures hyper-local fiber systems globally.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Burgess\u003c/strong\u003e: The journey started just about two hours north of San Francisco, on the Pacific coast. I had day jobs [at the time], so I needed to be able to go to a farm, learn about fiber and natural dye production, and get home at night and sleep in my own bed, then get up and go to work. I started a little Kickstarter campaign and raised some money to pay people to help me work with the fibers and the dyes from within 150 miles [of my home] to manifest a garment that I would wear for a year. My focus was working with only those materials, and removing from my wardrobe anything not from the region. So, it was kind of like a self-focused, but also bio-regionally connected, art project, in a way. In the process, I heard so many stories of people not seeing a home for their fiber, not seeing markets for their passion to grow natural dyes, and a lot of skill, an incredible amount of skill. I met many amazingly skilled people who had built their skill in their own time or had been taught by grandparents or great-grandparents and were carrying lineages with them.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe experiment provided a wonderful education, and revealed the reality of how connected we become through cloth. It was a very hands-on practice that brought people together. It’s been wonderful to now to see regions standing up their networks and their communities. And it’s been incredible to learn about these regions, and learn about policies that have affected them, about economic choices that the country’s made that’s affected them, about their ability to come together in the face of those conditions and still make beautiful things.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the full interview via \u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/951656\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eProject Muse\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/951656\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1500\\\" height=\\\"2250\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67441\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 1500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 683w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 1365w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686316324-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686318 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eSnapshots: Fibersheds\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAt the Fiberhouse Collective in Marshall, North Carolina, we envision a future of textiles that is place-based: a textile economy that supports small-scale farmers and producers while benefiting soil health and community resilience… The Collective is a living laboratory and homestead where we grow food and dye gardens along with our chickens and pigs, which help with land management.\u003cbr\u003e— Nica Rabinowitz, \u003ca href=\\\"https://fiberhousecollective.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003eFiberhouse Collective\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAcadian Brown Cotton or \u003cem\u003eGossypium hirsutum\u003c/em\u003e is an eco-variety upland cotton originating in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. It is uncertain how or when it arrived in Louisiana, but there is a long, well-documented history of its use. Archives, oral histories, and photographs reveal how beautiful blankets were woven as dowry gifts for more than two hundred years in Southwest Louisiana… At Acadiana Fibershed, our vision is to preserve this unique history and cultural tradition, and, at the same time, to bring the fiber to its fullest potential in the twenty-first century. \u003cbr\u003e— Sharon Gordon Donnan, \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.acadianbrowncotton.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003eAcadiana Fibershed\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eI believe the future of textiles rests in the hands of small independent designers, artisans, and mills that are supported by local customers and regional markets… In 2011, I helped found the nonprofit Local Cloth to help grow a local fiber economy in the mostly rural region of Western North Carolina. We began with an effort to identify and fill the gaps in our local supply chain, which was disconnected and largely invisible. In doing so, we discovered there were more than three thousand textile makers and nearly five hundred farms raising fiber-producing animals within a one-hundred-mile radius of Asheville. Yet few of them knew each other.\u003cbr\u003e— Judi Jetson, \u003ca href=\\\"https://localcloth.wildapricot.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003eLocal Cloth\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve long been fascinated by the creation and craftsmanship of the materials that fashion relies on, as well as the meaning and beauty in how we choose to adorn ourselves and our spaces. To me, fiber is more than a commodity or resource, it is a canvas for expressing our values, histories, and hopes… Fiber production taps directly into the heart of the region’s shared history, one that today is being rewritten and sustained through collective effort, cooperation, and collaboration. \u003cbr\u003e— Keisha Cameron, \u003ca href=\\\"https://peachstatefibershed.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003ePeach State Fibershed\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eI work for Piedmont Fibershed, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a sustainable regional fiber and textile economy in central North Carolina. We want to revive our textile culture in a way that honors traditions, workers, and the land… Textiles are joyously tactile. They invite, “Please touch.” And, in doing so, they inspire questions—or so I like to think. In my work, I want people to consider: What is the material? How does it feel in your hands, against your cheek? How was that material made, and from what? Why are the cuffs stiffer than the sleeves? Who made it? Questions lead to more questions.\u003cbr\u003e— Courtney Lockemer, \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.piedmontfibershed.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"\\\"\u003ePiedmont Fibershed\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotographs courtesy of Paige Green, Rachel Pressley, Fiberhouse Collective, and Piedmont Fibershed.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"fibersheds-stories-from-the-field\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482570404\",{\"_15\":578,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":579,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295512440996\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-fibersheds-graphic-grid-1_cdc07fc3-f83a-4337-af3f-86def4a03b12.jpg?v=1762288395\",\"2025-07-14T14:05:40Z\",[301],\"FIBERSHEDS: STORIES FROM THE FIELD\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":585,\"_287\":586,\"_289\":587,\"_15\":588,\"_29\":589,\"_297\":592,\"_40\":593,\"_42\":594,\"_273\":595},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Winter 2024, Natalie and the Project Threadways team collaborated on a guest-edited issue of \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u003cem\u003e a quarterly journal published by the Center for the Study of the American South at UNC-Chapel Hill, focused on the theme “The Future of Textiles.” \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003ePurchase the full issue here\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/issues/the-future-of-textiles/\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory, Community, and Power\u003cbr\u003eby Natalie Chanin and Olivia Terenzio\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is the future of textiles? Read news headlines, from business to environment to fashion, and you would be justified in pointing to the movement of nearly all textile production overseas, where supply chains are opaque and workers are often exploited; the prevalence of synthetic and toxic materials; and the massive and devastating volume of waste produced by the fashion industry. You might note the triumph of artificial intelligence over individual creativity, or 3D printing over skilled craftsmanship. Where quilts were once treasured and passed down, and jackets were mended or repurposed, today’s consumers purchase and discard fiber goods impulsively. Simultaneously, many of the pieces we acquire are completely alien to us; we know nothing of their provenance, the process by which they were created, or the people who oversaw their construction. Waste, labor abuse, environmental destruction, knowledge loss—these are all realities facing the present-day textile industry, but they are not the only stories. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWe have long believed that a different way forward is possible—one that mends the ruptures between seed and shelf, maker and wearer. This issue aims to highlight some of the scholars, artisans, entrepreneurs, and creatives who dare to imagine and reimagine it.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe question of textile futures has circulated in our minds over the past year, as we have considered the future not only of our organization, Project Threadways, but of the industry, artisan craft, supply chains, and local manufacturing. Project Threadways is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that records, studies, and interprets history, community, and power through the lens of fashion and textiles. From raw materials to finished goods, we seek to understand the impact of textiles on our community, nation, and world. After all, every textile story is necessarily a global one. As historian Sven Beckert writes, “The empire of cotton, and with it the modern world, is only understood by connecting, rather than separating, the many places and people who shaped and were in turn shaped by that empire.”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you will find stories that thread together the past, present, and future of textile production, asking questions about where we go from here. Historian Elijah Gaddis takes us to the Loray, in Gastonia, North Carolina, which was once one of the largest textile mills in the country and has since converted into trendy loft apartments. He considers how contemporary adaptive-reuse projects negotiate economic and narrative uses, selling industrial character without accounting for the people and events that once animated the building. Chip Hughes recollects his time fighting for workplace reform with a group of labor, civil rights, and public health activists, whose campaigns have had a lasting impact on social advocacy and worker justice. With documentary photographer Rinne Allen, writer Maurice Bailey and geographer Nik Heynen detail their project to reintroduce indigo, a heritage crop, to Sapelo Island to generate economic development and provide a new future for Gullah Geechee descendants. Folklorist Emily Hilliard interviews weavers at Berea College about the history and evolution of the Student Craft Weaving Department, where new initiatives include gender-neutral baby blankets and a natural dye garden. Ecologist and researcher Makalé Cullen explores the marine present and future of cellulose fibers as the textiles of fast fashion, connecting the South’s off-shored manufacturing with waste around the world, from Gulf Coast to Gold Coast. Conceptual artist Libby O’Bryan writes of Sew Co., the working sewing factory she founded with the mission to preserve sewing skills using a new model for worker agency. She describes the project as an “experiment in cultural ideals, values, and worth,” opening an exchange about labor, craft, and consumption. Fashion designer Marwan Pleasant tells of making beautiful, intricately beaded suits as part of the Black masking Indian tradition in New Orleans, and the role of craft in honoring and evolving culture. Along the way, you will meet Fibershed affiliate organizations in the South who support and champion local farming, spinning, dyeing, weaving, and making, all to design a better fiber economy. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAppropriately and deliberately, subjects range widely, though we are interested in the places in which they intersect: labor, community, identity, and power. Each author is mindful of context. They position their art and research within a network of producers, makers, and consumers—global and local. Meanwhile, they interrogate the relationship of their own work to past and future, examining what it might reveal about each. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eTextile metaphors remain ubiquitous in our vernacular, despite our dislocation from our own fibers’ origins and processes. We “hang on by a thread” and speak of “moral fiber” and “social fabric.” Staunch beliefs are “dyed in the wool.” The prevalence of these metaphors testifies to the ways in which, as Beckert writes, textiles shaped our world by ushering in an era of uncontrolled capitalism. Consider, however, as the journalist Virginia Postrel has, that we use aphorisms such as “on tenterhooks” or “frazzled,” unconscious of their relationship to textiles. “We speak of life spans and spinoffs and never wonder why drawing out fibers and twirling them into thread looms so large in our language,” she writes. “Surrounded by textiles, we’re largely oblivious to their existence and to the knowledge and efforts embodied in every scrap of fabric.” \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this issue suggest that the tears between textile histories and futures may be mended. When the people who make textiles, and the act of making itself, become visible, it is impossible to separate the material from the human. It is our deepest hope that, through these stories, we may inspire and facilitate conversation with makers, thinkers, and consumers who will shape a new future. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the full essay on \u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/951652\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eProject Muse\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/951652\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1500\\\" height=\\\"2250\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67436\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 1500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 683w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 1365w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686321588-project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-cover-gray-background-large.jpg?v=1758686323 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"southern-cultures-history-community-and-power\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482603172\",{\"_15\":590,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":591,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295512375460\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-southern-cultures-the-future-of-textiles-history-community-and-power-grid_6391ccc3-159d-4f96-8edd-f50b489186c0.jpg?v=1762288387\",\"2025-07-10T15:48:39Z\",[300],\"SOUTHERN CULTURES: HISTORY, COMMUNITY, AND POWER\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":597,\"_287\":598,\"_289\":599,\"_15\":600,\"_29\":601,\"_297\":605,\"_40\":606,\"_42\":607,\"_273\":608},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003eAt Project Threadways, we believe making is more than a practice—it is a way to restore dignity, reclaim voice, and imagine new futures. One stitch, one story, one system at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. We believe in the power of making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eMaking connects. Making restores. Making transforms. Whether through garments, farming, stories, or systems, this work holds the power to reshape the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. We don’t just make clothes—we build ecosystems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eAlabama Chanin is a 25-year experiment in circular design: artisan-led clothing and textiles, transparent supply chains, and ethical labor systems rooted in the American South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Where tradition meets transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eTogether with The School of Making, Alabama Chanin forms a community-powered platform for sewing, storytelling, and systems thinking—practices that build skill, restore dignity, root work in place, and unlock creative agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Our tools are education, experimentation, artisan craft, and archives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eThrough workshops, open-source resources, and collaborative making, we invite people across generations and geographies to claim authorship and connect through shared learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. The \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/donate\\\"\u003eMaker Lab\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is our next chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eA rural research and design studio in Florence, Alabama—bringing together artisans, technologists, farmers, educators, and makers of all kinds to co-create regenerative textiles, products, material culture, tools, and systems that serve both people and planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. We honor the past to build the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eWhile we are rooted in the American South and shaped by its deep legacies of craft, labor, and resilience, this work is part of a global movement—connecting circular design, dignified work, and creative justice beyond geography to build a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7. Slowness is not delay—it is design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eSlowness makes space for care, for deeper systems, for human-scale production. It is our resistance to speed and waste—and our commitment to a more thoughtful future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8. Sustainability is not a checkbox.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eIt is the seed. It is the soil. It is how we work—from the cotton we grow to the hands that sew, to the lives that wear and eventually return garments back to the earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9. Education is a form of liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eTo teach someone to make—whether sewing, growing, shaping, or creating—is to teach them to see. To question. To imagine. Making is a way to reclaim self, voice, and future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10. We’re still here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eAfter 25 years, we are still creating. Still resisting. Still evolving. Still rooted in Florence, Alabama, and The Shoals community. Still connected to the world. Still building a new narrative for making—one stitch, one story, one system at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe invite you to \u003ca href=\\\"https://app.autobooks.co/pay/project-threadways-1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ejoin us\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs makers, wearers, supporters, and collaborators—your presence in this work helps build the future we believe is possible.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003exoNatalie and all of us @ Project Threadways\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"the-project-threadways-manifesto\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482635940\",{\"_15\":602,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":603,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":604},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510933668\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-the-manifesto-graphic-horizontal_d2831530-6c1a-4881-8412-317caad580da.jpg?v=1762284644\",1392,\"2025-07-07T19:39:20Z\",[300],\"THE PROJECT THREADWAYS MANIFESTO\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":610,\"_287\":611,\"_289\":612,\"_15\":613,\"_29\":614,\"_297\":618,\"_40\":619,\"_42\":620,\"_273\":621},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years ago, I moved back to my hometown of Florence to create a short documentary film, \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/stitch-2000\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSTITCH\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/alabama-2000\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e200 one-of-a-kind T-shirts\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, handcrafted by artisans in The Shoals.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I began this work, the concept of a for-profit business with a social mission was either nonexistent or beyond my awareness. From the very beginning, however, Alabama Chanin incorporated a clear social and ecological mission into its business model. We worked with recycled T-shirts, bought organic, American-grown cotton, paid skilled artisans to sew by hand, created jobs, and facilitated community gatherings. We held maker workshops, nurtured supply chains, and dreamed of a safer, more equitable industry that honored place, people, and planet—looking to the past while working toward a better future. Over time, the mission came to transcend the business itself.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2023, at a time when several important sustainable brands and American-made manufacturers were struggling, I began asking: What happens to a community, state, or nation when we no longer know how to make? How do we preserve generational and industrial knowledge of making and production? How do we restore dignity to this work? When we talk about sustainability, how do we build systems of food, clothing, and shelter that honor humanity? And how do we, as an organization, ensure our survival in an uncertain future?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to a generous donation, in 2023, Project Threadways conducted a Constituent Study with stakeholders in our community, across the state, and around the nation. The results of this study helped guide a monumental shift: At the start of 2024, Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways transitioned into a single nonprofit organization, with cultural heritage and craft preservation at its core.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThis not-for-profit structure allows us to establish and grow a Board of Directors that shares a commitment to this mission—protecting and guiding the organization, alongside our incredible team, into the future.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eUnder this structure, Project Threadways can:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eApply for and receive grant, foundation, and individual donor funding to continue the work of documenting, studying, teaching, and interpreting stories of fashion and textiles—stories that are at risk of remaining untold as generational knowledge ceases to be passed down now and into the future.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eDevelop creative partnerships with academic institutions on educational initiatives, which are already underway (more details coming soon).\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eContinue this vital work outside of a traditional business structure—one that often prioritizes profit over people, relies on offshoring, underpays workers, and perpetuates environmental degradation.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eA better way is possible.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eA global community has supported this work in countless ways—shopping \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/shop/collection\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e pieces, attending \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/the-school-of-making/the-school-of-making-workshop-events\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eworkshops\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-2025-symposium\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003esymposia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, buying organic cotton \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/the-school-of-making/fabric\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003efabric\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, joining \u003ca href=\\\"https://the-school-of-making.mn.co/landing\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe School of Making Club\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, sharing \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003estories\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, making a \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/donate\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003edonation\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, hosting \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/events\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eevents\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and so much more.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eEvery gift of any amount makes a difference. 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100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA LEGACY OF CRAFT \u0026amp; SUSTAINABILITY\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 10px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eProject Threadways grew from 25 years of work at Alabama Chanin and The School of Making, championing craft preservation, sustainable design, and community-driven making. What began as a small collection of hand-sewn garments in Florence, Alabama, has evolved into a movement—one that connects artisans, scholars, designers, and educators in a shared mission to honor textile traditions while building a more sustainable future.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAs a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Project Threadways is dedicated to documenting, studying, and interpreting history, community, and power through the lens of fashion and textiles. A new headquarters in downtown Florence, Alabama, within the historic Cotton District, will bring this vision to life—creating a dynamic hub for education, artisan development, and cultural preservation.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHY THIS MATTERS\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 10px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe decline of craft preservation, textile education, and domestic manufacturing has led to job losses, environmental challenges, and the erosion of traditional craftsmanship in America. This initiative seeks to revitalize this rich legacy while shaping a sustainable future by:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e Establishing a state-of-the-art Maker Lab, training over 100 artisans annually in sewing, embroidery, and pattern-making.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eCreating jobs and economic opportunities, with a projected 50% growth in artisan employment over the next decade.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eStrengthening regional and global partnerships, working alongside the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), University of North Alabama, and UNC-Chapel Hill.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eShowcasing textile heritage through exhibitions, storytelling, and cultural symposia.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eEnhancing local business growth, attracting visitors, boosting tourism, and increasing foot traffic in Florence’s Arts \u0026amp; Entertainment District.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWAYS TO SUPPORT\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 10px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe campaign aims to raise $3.5 million to fully realize this vision, with $663,526 already secured through early contributions and historic tax credits.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eOpportunities for engagement include:\u003cbr\u003eCustomized sponsorship packages that align with philanthropic goals.\u003cbr\u003eExclusive naming opportunities within the Maker Lab and exhibition spaces.\u003cbr\u003eParticipation in a landmark project that will leave a lasting impact on arts, culture, and economic revitalization.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about how to be involved and support the Capital Campaign, please reach out to: \u003ca href=\\\"mailto:development@projectthreadways.org\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003edevelopment@projectthreadways.org\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, this work will ensure that the legacy of American textiles, sustainable fashion, and craft preservation continues to thrive for generations to come.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/donate\\\"\u003eHOW TO CONTRIBUTE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"mission-legacy-and-why-we-became-a-nonprofit\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482668708\",{\"_15\":615,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":616,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":617},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510900900\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-new-location-infographic-lead-the-organization_93be5f41-0ea7-4cd5-8f7f-161bd942226e.jpg?v=1762284641\",2285,\"2025-02-19T16:52:26Z\",[300],\"MISSION, LEGACY, AND WHY WE BECAME A NONPROFIT\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":623,\"_287\":624,\"_289\":625,\"_15\":626,\"_29\":627,\"_297\":631,\"_40\":632,\"_42\":633,\"_273\":634},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003eThis week, Project Threadways launched its Design, Hand-Sewing, and Embroidery workshop in partnership with the Continuing Education Department at the \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.una.edu/professionaldevelopment/index.html?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=University%20of%20North%20Alabama\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eUniversity of North Alabama\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e (UNA). Over six classes, an inspiring group of students—including entrepreneurs, teachers, professors, and craft enthusiasts—are exploring hand-sewing, appliqué, stenciling, garment construction, and artisan practices.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re deeply grateful to UNA’s Fashion Merchandising and Design faculty and the \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.jraff.org/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Joel%20R.%20Anderson%20Foundation\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eJoel R. Anderson Foundation\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for funding five scholarships, along with two from Project Threadways. Thanks to this support, seven of the twelve students in the course are attending on scholarships.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThese may sound like small numbers, but to us, they are monumental. Those seven scholarships represent a significant step towards the Project Threadways vision of making craft education accessible to a broader audience.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, we’re preparing for the \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-2025-symposium?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=2025%20Project%20Threadways%20Symposium\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e2025 Project Threadways Symposium\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, April 25–26, 2025, at The Factory. We’re thrilled to welcome an incredible lineup of presenters and guests to explore this year’s theme: Food, Clothing, and Shelter. All presenters will join us in The Shoals for two days of presentations, exhibitions, workshops, meals, and dialogue.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Presenters and Collaborators\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.profblmkelley.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Blair%20LM%20Kelley\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBlair LM Kelley\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e – Director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-folk-the-roots-of-the-black-working-class/18923151?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Black%20Folk%3A%20The%20Roots%20of%20the%20Black%20Working%20Class\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBlack Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.windychien.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Windy%20Chien\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWindy Chien\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e – Artist and author of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.windychien.com/theyearofknots?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=The%20Year%20of%20Knots\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Year of Knots\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eLiz Lambert – Designer and visionary at \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.lambertmcguire.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Lambert%20McGuire%20Design\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLambert McGuire Design\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://mmlhospitality.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=MML%20Hospitality\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMML Hospitality\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://elcosmico.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=El%20Cosmico\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEl Cosmico\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and the \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://farwestcollective.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Far%20West%20Collective\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFar West Collective\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eJack Sanders – Design Build Architect from Rural Studio, Founder of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://designbuildadventure.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Design%20Build%20Adventure\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDesign Build Adventure\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, collaborator of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.thelongtime.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=The%20Long%20Time\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Long Time\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,  \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://elcosmico.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=El%20Cosmico\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEl Cosmico\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and other projects\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eCathy Bailey – Designer, maker, and co-owner of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.heathceramics.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Heath%20Ceramics\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHeath Ceramics\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and co-author of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Tile-Makes-Room-Design-Ceramics/dp/1607747413?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Tile%20Makes%20the%20Room%3A%20Good%20Design%20from%20Heath%20Ceramics\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTile Makes the Room: Good Design from Heath Ceramics\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://ferrincontemporary.com/portfolio/jacqueline-bishop/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Jacqueline%20Bishop\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eJacqueline Bishop\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e – Writer, artist, professor, and scholar\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.npr.org/people/5252035/the-kitchen-sisters?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=The%20Kitchen%20Sisters\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Kitchen Sisters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e – Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, lifelong documentarians and producers of the NPR series \u003cem\u003eLost \u0026amp; Found Sound\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sonic Memorial Project\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHidden Kitchens\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden World of Girls\u003c/em\u003e, and the Radiotopia podcast, \u003cem\u003eThe Kitchen Sisters Present\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eJudith Winfrey — Food activist, organic farmer, and co-founder of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.loveislovefarm.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Love%20is%20Love%20Farm\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLove is Love Farm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, Wholesome Wave Georgia, and Community Farmers Markets\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.foodandwine.com/author/lisa-donovan?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Lisa%20Donovan\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLisa Donovan\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e — Writer, pastry chef, and author of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/our-lady-of-perpetual-hunger-a-memoir-lisa-donovan/16250699?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Our%20Lady%20of%20Perpetual%20Hunger\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOur Lady of Perpetual Hunger\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eBoard co-chair and photographer \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.rinneallen.com/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Rinne%20Allen\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e joins Natalie Chanin in conversation about our oral history programming and their recent visit to West Texas organic cotton farms.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us in The Shoals or virtually from anywhere around the globe by registering \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-2025-symposium?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=here\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on these stories and supporting our ongoing mission, email Ellen Dempsey: \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"mailto:development@projectthreadways.org\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003edevelopment@projectthreadways.org\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346 624w\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67367\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686344332-project-threadways-2025-craft-collaboration-stories-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1758686346\\\" height=\\\"1793\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEARN MORE\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt top, clockwise from top left:\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-folk-the-roots-of-the-black-working-class/18923151?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Black%20Folk%3A%20The%20Roots%20of%20the%20Black%20Working%20Class\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBlack Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eby Blair LM Kelley; the interior of a \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://elcosmico.com/tomorrow/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=3D-printed%20hotel\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e3D-printed hotel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e as part of Liz Lambert’s El Cosmico accommodations in Marfa, Texas, image by Bjarke Ingels Group and ICON; \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.windychien.com/work?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Circuit%20Board%2C%202023%20%28detail%29\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCircuit Board, 2023 (detail)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Sunbrella cordage and thread, walnut, 24k gold thread, by Windy Chien; Etched dinnerware in Eyelet and Rosebud designs from an early iteration of the \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/shop/life-living?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Alabama%20Chanin%20x%20Heath%20Ceramics\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAlabama Chanin x Heath Ceramics\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e collaboration (alongside pieces from Heath Ceramics’ Rim and Coupe lines) 2010, photo by \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/angie-mosier-2005?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Angie%20Mosier\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAngie Mosier\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, 2011; Maurice Bailey shows young indigo plants to Donna Hardy and others, Sapelo Island, Georgia, 2023, photo by Rinne Allen, from the forthcoming issue of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Southern%20Cultures\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e magazine, guest-edited in collaboration with Natalie Chanin; fabric swatch featuring the hand-painted Iona’s Genome design from \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/shop/collection?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Collection%20%2370\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCollection #70\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt bottom: clockwise from top left:\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrganic cotton field in West Texas, photo by Rinne Allen; garlic for a \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/friends-of-the-cafe-dinner-series-2014?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Friends%20of%20the%20Caf%C3%A9\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFriends of the Café\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Brunch with chef and friend Lisa Donovan, 2015, photo by Angie Mosier; \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/lisa-donovan-recipe-notebooks?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Lisa%20Donovan%27s%20notebooks\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLisa Donovan’s notebooks\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, featured in Food \u0026amp; Wine magazine, 2020; the cover of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Kitchens-Stories-Recipes-Kitchen/dp/159486313X?utm_source=Klaviyo\u0026amp;utm_medium=campaign\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1-26-25%20-%20PT%20-%20Craft.%20Collaboration.%20Stories.\u0026amp;utm_id=01JJCFWRD5D8MTC4S0FHGGFW3W\u0026amp;utm_term=Hidden%20Kitchens\u0026amp;_kx=gZBHQh-YaLwKbPkcwJzacQ.SJVXiW\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHidden Kitchens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e from The Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"craft-collaboration-stories\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482701476\",{\"_15\":628,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":629,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":630},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510868132\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-symposium-2025-presenters-artists-collaborators-grid.jpg?v=1762284637\",1985,\"2025-01-30T16:12:36Z\",[301],\"CRAFT. COLLABORATION. STORIES.\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":636,\"_287\":637,\"_289\":638,\"_15\":639,\"_29\":640,\"_297\":644,\"_40\":645,\"_42\":646,\"_273\":647},{\"_17\":549},\"\u003cp\u003eIn the year 2000, when I returned to Florence and my family home at Lovelace Crossroads to begin the work that has become Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways, I could never have imagined this story unfolding over 25 years. From the first hand-sewn garments crafted by local artisans to the growing nonprofit we are today, this journey has been shaped by a deep belief in the power of craft to transform lives and communities.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAs we approach 2026, it is my vision and deepest hope that we will celebrate 25 years of this work by moving to \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/donate\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ea new permanent home\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at 302 East College Street in downtown Florence. This historic building, located in the former Cotton District in the present-day Arts \u0026amp; Entertainment District, represents a new era for our organization—a space to deepen engagement, expand programs, and make sustainable craft an integral part of daily life in our community.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Vision Born from Community\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eLast year, Project Threadways conducted a Constituent Study, asking stakeholders—including board members, team members, guests, and partners—what they envisioned for our future. Overwhelmingly, a central, walkable location downtown topped the list. Our current facility in Florence’s Industrial Park, though significant in its history, limits accessibility for students, seniors, and underserved communities.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThis new downtown location will allow us to meet people where they are, inspire collaboration, and become a hub for making, teaching, and preserving the stories of fashion and textiles.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the New Headquarters Will Offer\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAt 302 East College Street, this vision will come to life through:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaker Lab, \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Studios, and Workshops: \u003c/strong\u003eA Maker Lab for hands-on classes in sewing, embroidery, and patternmaking, accessible to 100+ participants each year, including scholarships for underserved groups. Over 25 years, thousands of guests have traveled to The Shoals to explore sustainable design and organics, to learn hand-sewing skills, and to study the impact of craft and community. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducational Collaborations: \u003c/strong\u003ePartnerships with the University of North Alabama and UNC-Chapel Hill to offer classes, educational opportunities, and hands-on training are unfolding now and into the future.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity and Cultural Events:\u003c/strong\u003e Exhibitions, public history projects, and symposia exploring sustainability, design, and the impact of textiles on our lives, our nation, and the world. Over 25 years, these organizations have hosted hundreds of events and workshops in The Shoals community.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Third Place: \u003c/strong\u003eA beloved place of connection, a café, retail area, and versatile event spaces for public and private gatherings that build community.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eTo date, we’ve secured historic tax credits for the building and signed a five-year lease-to-own agreement. Our fundraising goal is $3.5 million, which will cover renovation, furnishing, and activation of this space. We are grateful for partnerships with organizations like Fibershed, and educational institutions, including the University of North Alabama and UNC-Chapel Hill, which will expand in this new location. Additionally, we thank the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the Joel R. Anderson Family Foundation, and Bank Independent for making our work possible through grants and support. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Us in Making History\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThis new headquarters will make our programs more visible, accessible, and impactful, creating a sustainable future for artisan craft and cultural preservation in the Shoals and beyond. It’s a space where the stories of our past meet the possibilities of our future, and we can’t wait to share it with you.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eYour support will bring this vision to life. Please consider \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/donate\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003emaking a donation\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e of any size today. Together, we’ll create a lasting legacy of craft, community, and connection. For more information on how to be involved in this new chapter, please email \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:development@projectthreadways.org\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003edevelopment@projectthreadways.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"mailto:development@projectthreadways.org\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWith gratitude,\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eNatalie and all of us @ Project Threadways\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAbove, left to right: \u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/donate\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003efuture location\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e of Project Threadways, Alabama Chanin, and The School of Making in downtown Florence, Alabama, photo courtesy of Meter Haus; the sewing floor of \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/building-14-founded-2013\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBuilding 14\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at The Factory; an \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/from-lovelace-crossroads-to-the-factory-2007\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eearly collection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at Lovelace Crossroads, the organization’s original location; the original \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/the-factory-store-2013\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAlabama Chanin storefront\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-factory\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Factory\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; framed photos of Natalie and team members working on garments; an interior view of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/new-headquarters-and-community-space-2024\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003enew location\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in downtown Florence before renovation, photo by \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/rinne-allen-2012\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; the road to \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/alabama-2000\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLovelace Crossroads\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67364\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686350272-project-threadways-new-building-location-blueprints-plans-drawings.jpg?v=1758686352 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"a-new-chapter-new-headquarters\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482734244\",{\"_15\":641,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":642,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":643},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510835364\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/project-threadways-alabama-chanin-new-building-location-capital-campaign-community-engagement-grid.jpg?v=1762284632\",2222,\"2025-01-17T18:18:17Z\",[301],\"A NEW CHAPTER. NEW HEADQUARTERS.\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":649,\"_287\":650,\"_289\":651,\"_15\":652,\"_29\":653,\"_297\":656,\"_40\":657,\"_42\":658,\"_273\":659},{\"_17\":18},\"\u003cp\u003eI came of age at a time when the United States functioned as a country of makers. We made steel, and textiles, and cars and appliances, and did it so well. American makers designed and produced an array of products that in turn enriched lives, families, and communities. From the rural South and our maker-farms to regional factories, and beyond, \u003cem\u003eAmerican-made\u003c/em\u003e most often meant well-designed, well-made goods that could last a lifetime—and in some cases, many lifetimes, through the generations of families. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn my own community of Muscle Shoals, friends and family members grew cotton, which was transformed into knit jersey, and eventually became T-shirts that were shipped around the globe. While Muscle Shoals was becoming “The Hit Recording Capital of the World,” the two-square-mile radius of the Florence-Lauderdale Industrial Park, just across the Tennessee River, was working three shifts around the clock to become the “T-Shirt Capital of the World.” This story was, and is, both local and global. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIt took me several years to realize that most of the cotton T-shirts I collected as raw materials for the project that brought me back to northwest Alabama were most likely made in this community. It is a full-circle story. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Craftsman\u003c/em\u003e, Richard Sennett writes, “Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake. Craftsmanship cuts a far wider swath than skilled manual labor; it serves the computer programmer, the doctor, and the artist; parenting improves when it is practiced as a skilled craft, as does citizenship.”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eI can see the straight line that connects the craft of my professional community of farmers, spinners, knitters, dyers, sewers, designers, and the wearers. This notion of interconnectedness forms the basis of Project Threadways’ work. In belonging to a community of makers, we have the opportunity to learn and practice craft as well as to become better citizens.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003exo Natalie and all of us @ Project Threadways\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdapted from \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories from Alabama Chanin and the School of Making\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e,\u003cem\u003e by Natalie Chanin.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67334\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686355958-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686357 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"craft-as-citizenship\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482767012\",{\"_15\":654,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":655,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510704292\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-embroidery-threads-and-stories-love-tee-white-grey-side-by-side-graphic_4076661c-c2d4-4a85-88fb-a99edad6dbd6.jpg?v=1762284599\",\"2024-08-14T21:35:35Z\",[300],\"CRAFT AS CITIZENSHIP\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":661,\"_287\":662,\"_289\":663,\"_15\":664,\"_29\":665,\"_297\":668,\"_40\":669,\"_42\":671,\"_273\":672},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eRead (or listen) along with us. #AlabamaChaninBookClub \u003cbr\u003e(Updated August 2, 2024)\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome of the links below contain affiliate links. By purchasing a book or audio recording at these links, Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways may receive a portion of the purchase price. Thank you.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThis season—with its long days and travels and afternoons too hot to be outside—is the best time of year for reading (and watching, listening, visiting, and shopping). Here’s what’s on our list.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/702776/every-man-for-himself-and-god-against-all-by-werner-herzog-translated-by-michael-hofmann/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEvery Man for Himself and God Against All\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, by filmmaker and author Werner Herzog. Listen on \u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593788851\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLibro.fm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, where he reads the book himself. I also look forward to seeing a remaster of Herzog’s 1982 documentary \u003cem\u003eBurden of Dreams\u003c/em\u003e in theaters later this summer.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“‘Sure, I’ve made massive mistakes, and I’m, in a way, a result of my own defeats. So be it. They formed me. They made me think beyond what I normally thought before.’ Herzog reflects on the curiosity that’s fueled his career in the new memoir, \u003c/em\u003eEvery Man for Himself and God Against All\u003cem\u003e. Just don’t expect a deep confessional.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e– \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208303973/werner-herzog-memoir-every-man-for-himself-and-god-against-all\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003evia Terry Gross, NPR\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://ndiayedesign.myportfolio.com/work\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe inspiring work\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e of friend, artist, and symposium presenter Dr. Diana Baird N’Diaye. Congratulations to Diana for being recognized as an \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.craftcouncil.org/programs/acc-awards/college-fellows/2024\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHonorary Fellow\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by the American Craft Council. Join the ACC Awards \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.craftcouncil.org/awards-celebration\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003ePete Candler’s \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.adeepersouth.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003enew book\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Deeper South: The Beauty, Mystery, and Sorrow of the Open Road\u003c/em\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bsgeneralstore.com/products/thank-you-please-come-again-gas-station-food-kate-medley-kiese-laymon\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed \u0026amp; Fuel the American South\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, documentary photos and stories by Kate Medley.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI am revisiting Christopher Alexander’s 1977 book \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Language-Buildings-Construction-Environmental/dp/0195019199\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eA Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e as we work toward a new building in downtown Florence, based on feedback from the recent Constituent Study. “The artificial separation of houses and work creates intolerable rifts in people’s inner lives.”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.institute193.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eInstitute 193\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in Lexington, Kentucky. A gallery dedicated to the cultural landscape of the modern South. Sign up for their newsletter—you won’t be disappointed. Also be inspired by \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/marchforwardmarch/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMarch Gallery\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Owens’ \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/journal/2022/10/dianna-settles-an-interview\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003einterview with Dianna Settles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a March Gallery artist and urban farmer in Atlanta, Georgia. Read about Dianna’s views on painting, sustainability, and the possible futures of Southern communities.   \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-point-of-the-needle-why-sewing-matters-barbara-burman/19868465?gad_source=1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e,\u003c/a\u003e by Barbara Burman, reminds us why we stitch.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eA new pair of \u003ca href=\\\"https://caddislife.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCaddis Readers\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, to view all of the above.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWe are getting familiar with the \u003ca href=\\\"https://sohp.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSouthern Oral History Program\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as we prepare to archive Project Threadways’ oral history collection with the database.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/17/travel/switzerland-local-maps.html?unlocked_article_code=1.800.a5En.xybPBLhs_a38\u0026amp;smid=url-share\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTrekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, by Ben Buckland for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c/em\u003e. A love letter to travel and getting (sort of) lost.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003exoNatalie and all of us @ Project Threadways\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove, from top left: \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.institute193.org/exhibitions-cooper-gibson\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntitled (disco ball)\u003c/em\u003e, by Cooper L. Gibson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, 2020, via Institute 193; \u003cem\u003eA Pattern Language\u003c/em\u003e by Christopher Alexander; photograph by Kate Medley from her book \u003cem\u003eThank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed \u0026amp; Fuel the American South – A Photographic Road Trip\u003c/em\u003e; March Gallery artist \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/journal/2022/10/dianna-settles-an-interview\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDianna Settles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at her home in Atlanta, Georgia, photographed by \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.rinneallen.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; an Alabama Chanin artisan hand-sews a Collection garment; the cover of \u003cem\u003eThank You Please Come Again\u003c/em\u003e by Kate Medley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1325\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67317\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686361037-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686363 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove: \u003cem\u003eColorfast/fugitives (a vital knowing of the potential to shape, to change, to build, to play, to open the world to new worlds, new possibilities, newly knotting ourselves to our place and time)\u003c/em\u003e, by \u003ca href=\\\"https://diannasettles.website/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDianna Settles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, 2022, acrylic, colored pencil, watercolor on wood panel. Courtesy of the artist and March Gallery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003chr class=\\\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\\\"\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer 2.0: The August 2023 Edition\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/tom-lake-ann-patchett/19520433?ean=9780063327528\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eTom Lake\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e,\u003c/span\u003e Ann Patchett’s new book—\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780063327559-tom-lake\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eread by Meryl Streep\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. I’ve listened to favorite parts over and over again. It reminds me in equal parts of \u003cem\u003eOut of Africa\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c/em\u003e, two movies I’ve always loved where Streep has defining roles.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/black-folk-the-roots-of-the-black-working-class/18923151?ean=9781631496554\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBlack Folk\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Blair LM Kelley is a beautiful and important read about the soul of a family and the role of craft in a growing America. Kelley is the new director of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://south.unc.edu/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCenter for the Study of the American South\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. We are looking forward to visiting the Center one day soon with Project Threadways. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e(Look for the Fall 2023 issue of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southerncultures.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSouthern Cultures: Climate\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e coming soon. I wrote a short piece for this work about the Tennessee River, which includes a photograph by Robert Rausch. More on this and the exhibition in the coming days.)\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWhile this is not a book, I’ve spent some time recently on a deep dive into the work of \u003ca href=\\\"http://yayoi-kusama.jp/e/happening/index.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eYayoi Kusama\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and love \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZR3nsiIeA\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ethis short film\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from the Tate. A visit to \u003ca href=\\\"https://yayoikusamamuseum.jp/en/home/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ethe new museum\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/a\u003eis on my bucket list, and the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/yayoikusamamuseum/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eInstagram account\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e could be read like an art book. Of course, the movie, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.kusamamovie.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eKusama | Infinity\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.  \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e“From the point of view of one who creates, everything is a gamble, a leap into the unknown.” – Yayoi Kusama\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eLike everyone else in the world, I’m obsessed with Kusama the artist and Kusama the woman.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e(Also, I’m waiting patiently—or not so patiently—for \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781636810782\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSimone Leigh\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e to drop October 03, 2023.) \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI am at the very beginning of \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/late-paul-kalanithi\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003eby Paul Kalanithi. The winding language is an escape from the everyday. Inspiring.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMore very soon,\u003cbr\u003exoNatalie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003chr class=\\\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\\\"\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Blue Sky Summer List:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781682262177\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFashioning America: Grit to Glamou\u003c/span\u003er\u003c/em\u003e,\u003c/a\u003e edited by Michelle Tolini Finamore, a catalog for the exhibition which began at \u003ca href=\\\"https://crystalbridges.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eCrystal Bridges\u003c/a\u003e. The show includes more than 100 objects and amplifies the voices of Indigenous, Black, immigrant, and women designers—a garment from the Alabama Chanin collection was on display as part of the show. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle made a recent visit to \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-factory\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Factory\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; it was wonderful to spend time discussing all of her works. See more \u003ca href=\\\"https://michellefinamorefashion.wordpress.com/publications/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780802162175\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Covenant of Water\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Abraham Verghese—yes, the one of Oprah fame. It is long and delicious—perfect for summer days and nights. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eVerghese’s stories reminded me so much of Isabel Allende that I proceeded with a deep dive into \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781501116995\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Japanese Lover\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780593598108\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Wind Knows My Name\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and, now, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781501117015\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe House of Spirits\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e (for the fourth, or maybe fifth, time).\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eListen to her interview with Julia Louis-Dreyfus on \u003ca href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/julia-gets-wise-with-isabel-allende/id1678559416?i=1000608323202\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWiser than Me\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780593236598\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOutlive: The Science and Art of Longevity\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003eby Peter Attia. I’m not sure what I expected, but I’ve found this work surprisingly good and entertaining. It has certainly inspired me to work more on muscle stability, improving sleep, and practicing emotional health. I’ve dipped into \u003ca href=\\\"https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePeter’s podcasts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e off and on for some time, and like the podcast, the book (which I listened to first) has some real gems. I did wind up purchasing the physical book as I need time to sit and study the science; however, as the subtitle says, there is also an art to the pursuit of a life well lived.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI can’t get enough of \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780691182674\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBetween Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Leslie Umberger.  My friends Ann and Scott, from \u003ca href=\\\"https://highwiredistilling.squarespace.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHigh Wire Distilling\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, piled the table with books (this one included) during an early summer dinner at their home in Charleston, South Carolina. I was hooked and ordered the book that night. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve never been to visit their distillery, put it on your bucket list. Aside from delicious food, beverage, and gatherings, they have an incredibly beautiful collection (and giant wall) of American Folk Art—including works from Traylor and so many other important artists and makers. Their collection and \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780691182674\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBetween Worlds\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Umberger are part of the inspiration for my idea of Blue Sky Summer—indigo, hikes, space, time, designing, writing, and sky-gazing. Sigh. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e(Thank you, Ann and Scott—sending love and Blue Skies your way!)\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eLast, but certainly not least, I’ve been incredibly inspired by Glenn Adamson’s \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781635578461\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCraft: An American History\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c/em\u003eabout the origins of the United States of America through the lens of our craftspeople. There is so much to unpack in this important book. The truth is that Adamson has so many \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.glennadamson.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eimportant works\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e; I find myself wanting to sit with him and ask a 1,000 questions. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWishing a Blue Sky summer to all,\u003cbr\u003exoNatalie\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003chr class=\\\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\\\"\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2382\\\" height=\\\"1388\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367\\\" alt=\\\"Photographs by Pete Candler from his book, The Road to Unforgetting.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66057\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 2382w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 2048w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686364687-pete-candler-copy.jpg?v=1758686367 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2382px) 100vw, 2382px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAbove: Pages 101-103 from \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.adeepersouth.com/deeperswag/the-road-to-unforgetting\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Road to Unforgetting: Detours in the American South 1997-2022\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, by Pete Candler, 2023 | 103, Homeless Car Wash, Sheffield, Alabama 2019\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe List: Summer Reading (and Writing)\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s been a busy year and I’m looking forward to all the upcoming stories and projects—big projects—that are launching and unfolding in the coming months. There is so very much to be grateful for these days. Thank you to everyone for patience as we have planned, explored, designed, built, and slowly worked forward. Even with all of this upcoming excitement, summer reading (and journaling) is in full force. Here are a few that are at the top of my list this week.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI’m in the process of taking a Masterclass with Ari Weinzweig and \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.zingtrain.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eZingTrain\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Part of this wonderful class is a rereading of \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://shop.zingtrain.com/products/a-lapsed-anarchist-s-approach-to-managing-ourselves\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Managing Ourselves:\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\\\"https://shop.zingtrain.com/products/a-lapsed-anarchist-s-approach-to-managing-ourselves\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eZingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, Part 3\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. I find it just as inspiring the second time around—a decade after its release in 2013. You can also subscribe to \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.zingermanscommunity.com/e-news/aris-top-5/?mc_cid=f81738a53f\u0026amp;mc_eid=649ff9599e\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAri’s weekly newsletter\u003c/a\u003e and read the entire archive at no charge.  \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eOne of my favorite of Ari’s works is the small volume, \u003ca href=\\\"https://shop.zingtrain.com/products/humility-a-humble-anarchistic-inquiry-pamphlet\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumility: A Humble, Anarchistic Inquiry\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, I picked up when visiting \u003ca href=\\\"https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=858c7ef03cbd569eea7171812\u0026amp;id=46a51875a2\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAnn Arbor in April\u003c/a\u003e. I have the gift of belonging to a weekly study group of brilliant women; this lovely work is now the centerpiece of our summer studies. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ansely Quiros—neighbor, friend, \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/?s=ansley+quiros\\\"\u003ewriter for this Journal\u003c/a\u003e, journalist, Project Threadways board member, inspiring historian, professor, and so much more—recently wrote this very important piece for The Washington Post, “\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/04/17/pearson-jones-tennessee-civil-rights/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAs in the 1950s, a grass-roots civil rights movement can reshape Tennessee,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e” At a recent dinner, she recommended \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780593243039\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOn Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003eby Elise Loehnen for our book club. Also have a listen to Elise Loehnen’s great podcast \u003ca href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1585015034\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePulling the Thread\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eShe also loaned me a copy of Maggie Smith’s book, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781982185855\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c/em\u003eAnn Patchett wrote, “This book is extraordinary.” Enough said. This tiny chapter, page 19, sticks in my mind:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHERE’S KUBRICK, AND THEN THERE’S THIS\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I don’t have to understand everything, and I don’t believe understanding is owed me. I don’t get \u003c/em\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003cem\u003e—fine. I can live with that. But my own life? It would be nice to get it.\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAnd this brings me to the journal and journaling. I’ve scribbled in notebooks—mostly a \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moleskine.com/en-us/shop/notebooks/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7PCjBhDwARIsANo7CglqGk7FNRYggrLhBJn99U33uvYawGKtRZuAxv4O9iccUY4CM56FSZMaAkAbEALw_wcB\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMoleskine\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e—since I was 15 years old. Earlier this year, at a board meeting for \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.southarts.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSouth Arts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, I overheard \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://johntedge.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eJohn T. Edge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and Elliot Knight—director of the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://arts.alabama.gov/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAlabama State Council on the Arts\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (Project Threadways is a grateful grant recipient of this organization)—talking about the structure and organization of their notes, writings, and journals. I’m a fanatic about systems and love new ideas around organization, office supplies, writing implements, and journals. They were discussing the merits of the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebooks/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLeuchtturm1917\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e system and had lots to say that day about how they organize their thoughts. Inspired by their enthusiastic banter, I bought two and have started testing the process with the many pages of research and notes I’ve been taking the last months; I may be a convert. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eLast but not least, our friend Pete Candler has a new photography collection titled \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.adeepersouth.com/deeperswag/the-road-to-unforgetting\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Road to Unforgetting: Detours in the American South 1997-2022\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, which includes some photographs taken as he passed through The Shoals in 2019. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780316247757\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSally Mann\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, wrote, “Pete Candler and I share a deep and abiding love for the South, despite its troubled past and complicated present. \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Unforgetting\u003c/em\u003e is a nuanced and personal exploration of both, revealed by his words and his imagery to coexist poignantly, and perhaps uniquely, in the South.” Lovely.  \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eHappy reading. Happy writing. Happy explorations. Happy summer.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003exoNatalie\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eP.S.: Do you have a favorite journal system? Please share in the comments.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370\\\" alt=\\\"The Art of Embroidery by Françoise Tellier-Loumagne\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66058\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686368234-alabama-chanin-book-the-art-of-embroidery-reading-list.jpg?v=1758686370 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Embroidery: Inspirational Stitches, Textures, and Surfaces\u003c/em\u003e by Françoise Tellier-Loumagne\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003chr class=\\\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\\\"\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe Italian Edition: 1973-2023:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eFirst off, Italo Calvino. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780156154550\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Castle of Crossed Destinies\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e was written in 1973 and the first of Calvino’s books that Natalie read (about a decade later in 1983). She spent the next few years reading through Calvino: \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780156454896\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eItalian Folk Tales\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780544959118\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Baron in the Trees\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780544959125\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDifficult Loves\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and so many more— loving both the structure and whimsical freedom of the stories and words. Italo Calvino passed away in 1985, two short years after Natalie’s discovery of his work. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eLast year, dreaming about Italy, she decided to try listening to Calvino—in Italian: \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Le-citt%C3%A0-invisibili/dp/B09QXN7TJJ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1678141094\u0026amp;sr=8-1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLe città invisibili\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/invisible-cities-italo-calvino/17400191?ean=9780156453806\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e) and the more recently purchased \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Il-castello-dei-destini-incrociati/dp/B09719CTW6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=66L0XJVYIJR7\u0026amp;keywords=Il+castello+dei+destini+incrociati\u0026amp;qid=1678141157\u0026amp;s=audible\u0026amp;sprefix=il+castello+dei+destini+incrociati%2Caudible%2C110\u0026amp;sr=1-1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eIl castello dei destini incrociati\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-castle-of-crossed-destinies-italo-calvino/6683174?ean=9780156154550\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Castle of Crossed Destinies\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e)\u003c/em\u003e. Italo Calvino became her new bi-lingual, cross-disciplinary teacher. In a lovely essay from 2022, Jhumpa Lahiri describes Calvino’s crafting of language as “an expressive kingdom belonging only to him.”  The essay is a beautiful read and, at the same time, sheds insight on Lahiri’s own bi-lingual works: “\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://lithub.com/jhumpa-lahiri-why-is-italo-calvino-so-beloved-outside-italy/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eWhy Is Italo Calvino So Beloved Outside Italy?: On the Translatability and “Secret Essence” of Calvino’s Language\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://lithub.com/jhumpa-lahiri-why-is-italo-calvino-so-beloved-outside-italy/\\\"\u003e”.\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAnd now it seems that Italo Calvino is everywhere. On March 6th, 2023, The New Yorker published “\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/06/the-worlds-of-italo-calvino\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Worlds of Italo Calvino\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e,” by Merve Emre (there is a short audio listen included at the same link). This \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/aug/13/short-story-survey-italo-calvino\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e2014 article\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e from \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c/em\u003e has been circulating as well. It connects Calvino to \u003ca href=\\\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulipo\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOulipo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a Paris-based group of creators who played with the structure of mathematics in combination with the freedoms of words and creativity.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eTiming is everything, and it seems to be the time to read, listen, and savor Calvino. For those who love to judge a book by its cover, the Italo Calvino collection (or much of it) has been repackaged in what Merve Emre describes as a “\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=italo+calvino\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003epure-white cover [with] a curious shape cut into it\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.” Today, many book outlets bundle \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/invisible-cities-italo-calvino/17400191?ean=9780156453806\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e with the inspiring \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-99-invisible-city-a-field-guide-to-the-hidden-world-of-everyday-design-roman-mars/15007930?ean=9780358126607\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003eby Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt from the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://99percentinvisible.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e99% Invisible\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e podcast. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eSecondly, Jhumpa Lahiri, and another favorite Italian-born book from last year.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780593312087\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWhereabouts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is a quiet, poetic journey through a city, life, and life in relation to a city. This is Lahiri’s first book written in Italian, originally titled “\u003cem\u003eDove mi trovo\u003c/em\u003e,” and then translated to English—her primary language for writing. The audio book is available \u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593393260\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and read by \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/narrator/2261403/susan-vinciotti-bonito/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSusan Vinciotti Bonito\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. We see a beautiful connection between Lahiri’s structure of language and Calvino structure of mathematics. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, for the lovers of books and fashion: \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780525432753\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Clothing of Books\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Jhumpa Lahiri.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eP.S.: We obviously love the juxtaposition of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/the-geometry-of-hand-sewing-natalie-chanin?from=collection:Studio%20Books%20Patterns:studio-books\u0026amp;parent=the-school-of-making\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003emathematics, craft, geometry, and sewing\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e (not to compare ourselves with the genius of Italo Calvino, rather as simple adoration). In synchronicity, we have the Noto Collection that includes a pattern called the “Siena”; Calvino was born in the city of Siena, Italy.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1737\\\" height=\\\"1158\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374\\\" alt=\\\"A map of the Florence, Alabama, area, focused on Wildwood Park. Screenshot taken from AllTrails.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65039\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 1737w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686372207-alabama-chanin-map-wildwood-park-florence-alabama-via-alltrails.jpg?v=1758686374 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1737px) 100vw, 1737px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatalie recently wrote a small piece that included, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780062836786\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, by Sarah Wilson. (Read the story \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2023/03/the-list-weekend-self-care-and-hiking/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListen to \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://onbeing.org/programs/dacher-keltner-the-thrilling-new-science-of-awe/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ethis great interview\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e of Dacher Keltner with Krista Tippett, and follow this with Keltner’s book, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781984879684\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAwe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevisit Rollo May’s books, \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780393311068\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Courage to Create\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780393350876\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Meaning of Anxiety\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780063081727\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eUnraveling: What I Learned about Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, by Peggy Orenstein. Orenstein also wrote this interesting Opinion piece in the New York Times: “\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/opinion/sunday/knitting-fabric-michelle-obama.html\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Revolutionary Power of a Skein of Yarn\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.” All acts of making have the potential to change communities and the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe LOVE \u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780593418369\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eVisual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Temple Grandin—or listen to the audio version \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593612354\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781501144325\\\" data-type=\\\"URL\\\" data-id=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9781501144325\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWhy We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Matthew Walker—\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781508240013\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ethe audio version\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is beautifully narrated by Steve West. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Matthew Walker’s book, listen to this deep dive into the science of sleep: “\u003ca href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-gina-poe-use-sleep-to-enhance-learning-memory-emotional/id1545953110?i=1000599299015\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDr. Gina Poe: Use Sleep to Enhance Learning, Memory \u0026amp; Emotional State\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e” on the Huberman Lab podcast. Be prepared to take notes.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003chr class=\\\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\\\"\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377\\\" alt=\\\"Jenny Holzer's Book \u0026quot;Living\u0026quot; shown open to a page that reads \u0026quot;You're home free as soon as no one knows where to find you.\u0026quot;\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65042\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686375592-alabama-chanin-book-living-jenny-holzer-home-free.jpg?v=1758686377 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Late 2022 \u0026amp; Early 2023 List:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/a/20475/9780593420317\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTrust\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Hernan Diaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547926/novelist-as-a-vocation-by-haruki-murakami/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNovelist as a Vocation\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Haruki Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318609/matrix-by-lauren-groff/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMatrix\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Lauren Groff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250274618/thechristieaffair\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Christie Affair\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Nina de Gramont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688511/the-violin-conspiracy-by-brendan-slocumb/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Violin Conspiracy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Brendan Slocumb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Im-Glad-My-Mom-Died/Jennette-McCurdy/9781982185824\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eI’m Glad My Mother Died\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Jennette McCurdy\u003cbr\u003e(Reading again) \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/leslie-jamison/the-recovering/9780316259583/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Leslie Jamison\u003cbr\u003eAnd this \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/02/leslie-jamisons-the-recovering-and-the-stories-we-tell-about-drinking\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNew Yorker article\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e about the book.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e“How to Set \u0026amp; Hold Boundaries” with \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.melissau.com/boundaries-book/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMelissa Urban\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Available on \u003ca href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-set-hold-boundaries-with-melissa-urban/id1564530722?i=1000584039948\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eApple Podcasts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wmCHhjon9FjYtu8U2EQPt\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSpotify\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.stitcher.com/show/we-can-do-hard-things-with-glennon-doyle/episode/how-to-set-hold-boundaries-with-melissa-urban-207974497\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eStitcher\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, or wherever you stream.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e“The Science of Happiness” with \u003ca href=\\\"https://arthurbrooks.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eArthur Brooks\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and\u003ca href=\\\"https://peterattiamd.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePeter Attia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Listen \u003ca href=\\\"https://peterattiamd.com/arthurbrooks/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e or on your favorite streaming platform.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.yvon-lambert.com/products/jenny-holzer-living\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLiving\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Jenny Holzer is a publication of “Truisms” which artist Jenny Holzer wrote anonymously, shared, and continues to share publicly as sheets of paper adhered to phone booths, marquee signs, projected onto buildings, and large-format letters trailing airplanes.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e“Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance”\u003cbr\u003e“All things are delicately interconnected”\u003cbr\u003e“Life is not a rehearsal”\u003cbr\u003e“It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase a limited-edition copy of Living \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.yvon-lambert.com/products/jenny-holzer-living\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Learn more about Holzer’s work and life \u003ca href=\\\"https://projects.jennyholzer.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Explore some of her iconic Truisms via the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moma.org/collection/works/63755\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMuseum of Modern Art\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/jenny-holzer/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eArchives of Women Artists Research \u0026amp; Exhibitions\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"653\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380\\\" alt=\\\"How to Tell A Story by The Moth organization and Viola Davis's book Finding Me.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65045\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686378974-alabama-chanin-reading-list-the-moth-viola-davis.jpg?v=1758686380 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful, honest, raw, and inspiring, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.harpercollins.com/products/finding-me-viola-davis?variant=39442325798946\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eFinding Me\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, written and \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780063037342\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eread\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e by Viola Davis is a treasure. Davis won a Grammy Award for her narration of the book—earning her the well deserved “EGOT” status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony). \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780063037342\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eListen on Libro.fm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and support your local bookstore.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.elizabethlesser.org/cassandraspeaks\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eCassandra Speaks\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.elizabethlesser.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eElizabeth Lesser\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e: “When women are storytellers, the human story changes.” A book that we return to over and over again—words matter, language matter, how we speak (and listen) to one another matters. Listen to \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780063034310-cassandra-speaks\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eCassandra Speaks\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003eon Librio.fm.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635183/how-to-tell-a-story-by-meg-bowles-catherine-burns-jenifer-hixson-sarah-austin-jenness-and-kate-tellers-foreword-by-padma-lakshmi-introduction-by-chenjerai-kumanyika/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eHow to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, and Kate Tellers. Congratulations to our friends at \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://themoth.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JyUBhCuARIsANUqQ_JS_o-WILzyDN1tmbWhLV1QUuG7sHERtrXeAmPcFo5tshE6wChxkFQaAjotEALw_wcB\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Moth\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e for their \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635183/how-to-tell-a-story-by-meg-bowles-catherine-burns-jenifer-hixson-sarah-austin-jenness-and-kate-tellers-foreword-by-padma-lakshmi-introduction-by-chenjerai-kumanyika/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003enewest book\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e landing on The New York Times Best Sellers list. Read our interview with Catherine Burns, our Alabama sister and Artistic Director of The Moth, \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2016/01/creative-process-catherine-burns-the-moth/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newday.com/films/woo-who-may-wilson\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eWoo Who? May Wilson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e from \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newday.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eNew Day Films\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e:\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her husband informs her, after 40 years of marriage, that his future plans no longer include her, May Wilson, age 60, former “wife-mother-housekeeper-cook” and a grandmother, moves to New York City and discovers an independent life of her own for the first time in which the art, that had once been a hobby, becomes central.\u003c/em\u003e —New Day Films\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003ePaired with this book: \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Ray-Johnson-c-Caitlin-Haskell/dp/0300254334\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eRay Johnson c/o\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, an exploration of the collage and pop artist’s collection at The Chicago Institute of Art. \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http://www.rayjohnsonestate.com/home/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLearn more about the life and work of Ray Johnson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, “New York’s most famous unknown artist,” and friend of May Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1000\\\" height=\\\"667\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686382263-book-grid-1.jpg?v=1758686383\\\" alt=\\\"Image Grid of Book Covers and Spreads from Alabama Chanin's \u0026quot;What We're Reading\u0026quot; List\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-64484\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686382263-book-grid-1.jpg?v=1758686383 1000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686382263-book-grid-1.jpg?v=1758686383 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686382263-book-grid-1.jpg?v=1758686383 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686382263-book-grid-1.jpg?v=1758686383 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686382263-book-grid-1.jpg?v=1758686383 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClockwise: Spine of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/607057/orwells-roses-by-rebecca-solnit/9780593083369\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOrwell’s Roses\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e by Rebecca Solnit; Cover of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/204249/lost-woods-by-rachel-carson/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/607057/orwells-roses-by-rebecca-solnit/9780593083369\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOrwell’s Roses\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, “Roses and Revolution” featuring the iconic \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moma.org/artists/4039\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTina Modotti\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e photograph \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moma.org/collection/works/48558\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e“Roses, Mexico” (1924)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; Origins and development of Josef Albers’ iconic \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://albersfoundation.org/art/josef-albers/paintings/homages-to-the-square/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHomage to the Square\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e series from \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300240832/josef-albers/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eJosef Albers: Interaction\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; “Our Ever-Changing Shore,” 1958 by \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2018/04/womenwhoinspire-rachel-carson/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRachel Carson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/204249/lost-woods-by-rachel-carson/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; The Moth StorySLAM poster (developed by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://themoth.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JyUBhCuARIsANUqQ_JS_o-WILzyDN1tmbWhLV1QUuG7sHERtrXeAmPcFo5tshE6wChxkFQaAjotEALw_wcB\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Moth\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e as a resource to support storytellers preparing to share on the Moth StorySLAM stage) from\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635183/how-to-tell-a-story-by-meg-bowles-catherine-burns-jenifer-hixson-sarah-austin-jenness-and-kate-tellers-foreword-by-padma-lakshmi-introduction-by-chenjerai-kumanyika/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHow to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/607057/orwells-roses-by-rebecca-solnit/9780593083369\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eOrwell’s Roses\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, Rebecca Solnit offers an endearing portrait of George Orwell, the radical twentieth-century dystopian novelist who displays a capacity for hope through the act of planting and tending to his roses.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eA beloved favorite for all of us at Alabama Chanin and The School of Making, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/293600/a-field-guide-to-getting-lost-by-rebecca-solnit/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eA Field Guide to Getting Lost\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Rebecca Solnit is a series of autobiographical essays that explore navigation, an ever-present theme in the human experience. The path toward knowing oneself is most often found when we approach the unfamiliar terrains of wilderness, relationships, and life with open hearts and a sense of wonder.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Natalie’s favorite reads, \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-Fish-Dont-Exist/Lulu-Miller/9781501160349\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWhy Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, written and \u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781797106045-why-fish-don-t-exist\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eread\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Lulu Miller, makes taxonomy and intriguing science. Miller is a Peabody Award-winning science journalist and co-host of the beloved \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://radiolab.org/episodes\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadiolab\u003c/em\u003e podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781797106045-why-fish-don-t-exist\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eListen on Libro.fm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e and support your local bookstore.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/the-women-who-revolutionized-fashion?from=collection:Life%20+%20Living:life-living\u0026amp;parent=shop\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Women Who Revolutionized Fashion: 250 Years of Design\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Madelief Hohé and the Peabody Essex Museum. (Full disclosure: Alabama Chanin and Natalie Chanin are very honored to have been included in this book. Congratulations to our friends at the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.pem.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4uaUBhC8ARIsANUuDjVmTS3mrtFPOGkSDnLCi_HlNRT7WsNN2EyqMnW-8qYMBPKWXTC7jgEaAmrZEALw_wcB\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ePeabody Essex Museum\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e on receiving the \u003ca href=\\\"https://costumesocietyamerica.com/resources/grants-awards-and-honors/richard-martin-exhibition-awards/#:~:text=Richard%20Martin%20Exhibition%20Awards%20recognize,of%20costume%20and%20the%20public.\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRichard Martin Exhibition Award\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://costumesocietyamerica.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eCostume Society of America\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e for this exhibition. Tour \u003cem\u003eMade It: The Women who Revolutionized Fashion\u003c/em\u003e online \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/made-it-the-women-who-revolutionized-fashion\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/204249/lost-woods-by-rachel-carson/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e  previously uncollected writings from the ecologist, biologist, and inspiring human, Rachel Carson. Also read, \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/26/the-right-way-to-remember-rachel-carson\\\"\u003e“\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/26/the-right-way-to-remember-rachel-carson\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Right Way to Remember Rachel Carson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/26/the-right-way-to-remember-rachel-carson\\\"\u003e”\u003c/a\u003e by Jill Lepore for The New Yorker. Listen: \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kitchensisters.org/podcast/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Kitchen Sisters Present\u003c/em\u003e podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, available on \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kitchen-sisters-present/id814067846?ign-mpt=uo%3D4\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eApple Podcasts\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5NWzZ2ddm43k8Nntt8vyzI\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eSpotify\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.stitcher.com/show/fugitive-waves\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eStitcher\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kitchensisters.org/podcast/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ekitchensisters.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, or wherever you prefer to stream. Read: \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59486-313-4\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eHidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes, and More from NPR’s the Kitchen Sisters\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e. Listen to select stories from the series \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kitchensisters.org/hiddenkitchens/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, “The Kitchen Sisters”, are radio producers, historians, and storytellers who have been recording the lives, recipes, and journeys—in and out of the kitchen—that have shaped today’s culture. \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kitchensisters.org/about/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLearn more\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e about The Kitchen Sisters and explore their \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://kitchensisters.org/series/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003evast body of work and latest projects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"893\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387\\\" alt=\\\"Three books: A Retrospective by Lee Bontecou, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and To Fix the Image in Memory by Vija Celmins.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65046\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686385488-alabama-chanin-reading-list-lee-bontecou-zora-neale-hurston-vija-celmins.jpg?v=1758686387 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlways and forever, once a year: \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.zoranealehurston.com/books/their-eyes-were-watching-god/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Zora Neale Hurston. \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780060842765\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe audio version\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e of Hurston’s seminal work is performed by the brilliant actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist Ruby Dee, and is one of the very best performances of an audio book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/vija-celmins-to-fix-the-image-in-memory-gary-garrels/8515723?ean=9780300234213\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eVija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003e edited by Gary Garrels. Learn more about the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2019/vija-celmins\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e2019 exhibition from The Metropolitan Museum of Art\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and view more of \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moma.org/artists/1048#works\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eCelmins’ works\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. Read \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2020/08/wayfinding-stardust-vija-celmins-rinne-allen-and-lee-bontecou/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eNatalie’s essay\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e on creative process and Vija Celmins as inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Bontecou-Retrospective-Elizabeth-Smith/dp/030013746X\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLee Bontecou: A Retrospective\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e is an all-time favorite. Learn more about the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/121\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e2004 retrospective exhibition from The Museum of Modern Art\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, and view more of \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.moma.org/artists/670#works\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eBontecou’s works\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. Read \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2017/10/inspiration-lee-bontecou/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e#ThoseWhoInspire: Lee Bontecou\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2020/08/wayfinding-stardust-vija-celmins-rinne-allen-and-lee-bontecou/\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNatalie’s essay\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e on creative process and Lee Bontecou as inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1000\\\" height=\\\"667\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686388974-book-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686391\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-64485\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686388974-book-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686391 1000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686388974-book-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686391 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686388974-book-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686391 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686388974-book-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686391 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686388974-book-grid-2.jpg?v=1758686391 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClockwise: Cover of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://atelier-editions.com/products/an-atlas-of-rare-familiar-colour-1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAn Atlas of Rare and Familiar Colour: The Harvard Art Museums’ Forbes Pigment Collection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; Study IV-1 from Josef Albers’\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\\\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300179354/interaction-of-color/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eInteraction of Color\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, chapter IV: “A color has many faces—the relativity of color”; Overview of the color Blue from \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552503/the-secret-lives-of-color-by-kassia-st-clair/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Secret Lives of Color\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e by Kassia St. Clair; Introduction to the color Red from \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248463/on-color/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOn Color\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; Cover of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/werners-nomenclature-colours-adapted-zoology-botan/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWerner’s Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Minerology, Anatomy, and the Arts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; Cover of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/pantone\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePantone: The 20th Century in Color\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e in \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.pantone.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePantone®\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Dark Blue C\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/science-nature/werners-nomenclature-colours-adapted-zoology-botan/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWerner’s Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Minerology, Anatomy, and the Arts\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Patrick Syme, is the book Charles Darwin referenced to describe the colors he saw in nature during his voyage sailing around the world from 1831–1836 aboard the \u003cem\u003eH.M.S Beagle\u003c/em\u003e. Read more about “\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-book-that-colored-charles-darwins-world\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Book that Colored Charles Darwin’s World\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e” via \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248463/on-color/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eOn Color\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003eby David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/pantone\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ePantone: The 20th Century in Color\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300240832/josef-albers/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eJosef Albers: Interaction\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, edited by Heinz Liesbrock and Ulrike Growe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300179354/interaction-of-color/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eInteraction of Color\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Josef Albers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552503/the-secret-lives-of-color-by-kassia-st-clair/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Secret Lives of Color\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Kassia St. Clair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://atelier-editions.com/products/an-atlas-of-rare-familiar-colour-1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAn Atlas of Rare and Familiar Colour: The Harvard Art Museums’ Forbes Pigment Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"what-were-reading\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482799780\",{\"_15\":666,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":667,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511359652\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-institute-193-disco-ball-dianna-settles-photo-by-rinne-allen-a-pattern-language-christopher-alexander-the-bitter-southerner-thank-you-please-come-again-graphic-grid.jpg?v=1762284761\",\"2024-08-02T14:46:44Z\",[670],\"INSPIRATION\",\"WHAT WE ARE READING\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":674,\"_287\":675,\"_289\":676,\"_15\":677,\"_29\":678,\"_297\":683,\"_40\":684,\"_42\":685,\"_273\":686},{\"_17\":18},\"\u003cp\u003eLast year, as we were considering the future of this organization as a non-profit, I knew we couldn’t build that future alone. We needed honest feedback and buy-in from our community. We needed to know what people valued about this work and what they wanted to see from it going forward.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to a generous donation, Project Threadways’ leadership team conducted a Constituent Engagement Study over the course of six months, interviewing board members, employees, artisans, guests, and collaborators. In the spirit of transparency, I want to share some of the findings with this broader community. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeople\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWhen asked about the highlights of their experience with the organization, constituents across groups spoke about “the people”: team members, guests, artisans, symposium attendees, and neighbors in the Shoals. This community is why we do what we do. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This company is run almost entirely by women, in the South, in not a big city, and we show up because we love it. When you purchase an Alabama Chanin piece you are helping enrich us. You’re helping fund this community. It started here, it’s staying here.”\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e— Project Threadways team member\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnection\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe work of Project Threadways sits at the intersection of production, craft education, and academia. Those we interviewed count this in-between space as a huge strength, allowing Project Threadways to connect not only the worlds of fashion, craft, and education, but also to draw connections between past and present, local and global. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“What are the glimpses of hope? What are our re-entry points as consumers and individuals today? You can draw people to this small town in Alabama who are drawn to the broader mission of what you’re doing. It’s about placemaking and communities connecting with their paths and forging new paths forward. It’s a broad vision that anyone can connect to.”\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e— Guest and maker\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFuture\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, we asked what constituents would like to see for the future of this work and organization—and nearly everyone wants to see the impact grow. More community involvement. More workshops and trunk shows on the road. More collaborations between networks. A location in downtown Florence that would return stories of textiles and manufacturing to the heart of the town. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I’m excited to see how we’re able to make more relationships with people working in textiles and create a robust community of people interested in preserving those stories. Also, taking Threadways out into the world will get us a greater number of collaborators that we can bring here to learn about our story.” — Project Threadways board member\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlready, these findings have informed Project Threadways’ road map for the months ahead, and we plan to conduct an abbreviated version of the study in years to come to create a regular system of feedback.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThank you to all who participated in this study and to the donors who made it possible. We hear you, we’re grateful, and we can’t wait for what’s next. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003exoNatalie and all of us @ Project Threadways\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eP.S. We welcome comments and ideas anytime to \u003ca href=\\\"mailto:think@projectthreadways.org\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ethink@projectthreadways.org\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"crafting-the-future-together\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482832548\",{\"_15\":679,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":680,\"_256\":681,\"_258\":682},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510802596\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-project-threadways-constituent-study-word-cloud.png?v=1762284611\",3870,2580,\"2024-08-01T15:58:14Z\",[300],\"CRAFTING THE FUTURE, TOGETHER\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":688,\"_287\":689,\"_289\":690,\"_15\":691,\"_29\":692,\"_297\":695,\"_40\":696,\"_42\":697,\"_273\":698},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eAs guests come to Florence for \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/the-school-of-making/the-school-of-making-workshop-events\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eupcoming workshops\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and for the Project Threadways Symposium, we wanted to share some of our favorite places in town—a kind of community guide for visitors, whenever your travels bring you to The Factory.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAlabama Chanin and The School of Making have been hosting workshops and events here in Florence for over 15 years, and we’ve built a community of connections to bring our guests the best of the city. \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/contact\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOur team is here\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e to help plan your trip and workshop experience from start to finish.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67258\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686396623-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-the-stricklin-hotel-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686398 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStay\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe recommend \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.thestricklin.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Stricklin\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://gunrunnerhotel.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eGunrunner\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, both boutique hotels downtown with easy access to restaurants and coffee shops. The \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/mslmc-marriott-shoals-hotel-and-spa/overview/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMarriott Shoals Hotel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is a bit further out, but still a short drive to The Factory. A number of charming Airbnbs have popped up close to downtown as well, including the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/42277684\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eGovernor’s Cottage\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/16228124\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNonesuch Guesthouse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67256\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686399847-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-all-the-best-downtown-florence-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686401 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDine\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence is lucky to have a handful of great cafés with breakfast options: \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.allthebestflorence.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAll the Best\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"http://rivertowncoffee.co/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRivertown Coffee\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/jacks_place_bistro/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eJack’s Place\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e are a few of our favorites for brunch. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.odettealabama.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eOdette\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is a must for American farm-to-table cuisine, and we love \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.estherseatery.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eEsther’s\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e lunch plates and salads. It’s not uncommon to grab coffee at Rivertown, then go back for lunch sandwiches and wraps the same day. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.carriagewine.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Carriage\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/northwoodsocial/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNorth Wood Social\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e both offer lovely wine and small plates. \u003ca href=\\\"https://yummthaisushiandbeyond.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eYumm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e has excellent sushi and Thai dishes, and \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/trowbridge-s-ice-cream-and-sandwich-shop\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTrowbridge’s\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is a local icon—a classic diner and ice cream shop. For live music and dining beneath a rocky overhang, visit \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.rattlesnakesaloon.net/s\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThe Rattlesnake Saloon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67257\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686403392-alabama-chanin-explore-the-shoals-rosenbaum-house-frank-lloyd-wright.jpg?v=1758686405 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTour\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Shoals area is shaped by a vibrant culture of music, art, and history, and boasts a number of museums that explore those fields. Take time to tour the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.wrightinalabama.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRosenbaum House\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a perfect example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian style of design and the only home he built in Alabama. Muscle Shoals famously birthed the “Muscle Shoals Sound” and still houses \u003ca href=\\\"https://famestudios.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFame Studios\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, where some of the greatest music of the last 70 years. Helen Keller was born and raised in Tuscumbia, minutes away from Florence; her home and birthplace, \u003ca href=\\\"https://helenkellerbirthplace.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eIvy Green\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, is now a museum. Learn about our indigenous history at the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.visitflorenceal.com/directory/florence-indian-mound-and-museum/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eIndian Mound Museum\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and be inspired by the \u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.una.edu/sites-attractions/the-wichahpi-commemorative-stone-wall-tom-hendrix-wall/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, also known as Tom’s Wall. For local and national art, browse the exhibits at \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.florencealmuseums.com/home/kdartcenter\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eKennedy-Douglass Art Center\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://tennesseevalleyarts.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTennessee Valley Art Association\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67260\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686406592-alabama-chanin-the-factory-store-clothing-rack-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686408 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShop\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen we’re not at The Factory, we love browsing the 7 Points Shopping District along North Wood Avenue, lined with thrift stores, bakeries, and antique shops. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.stellaandgoose.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eStella \u0026amp; Goose\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://studio23shoals.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eStudio 23\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e are beautiful art shops, and we like \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.parkerbingham.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eParker Bingham\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for jewelry. Fellow Florence designer \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.billyreid.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBilly Reid’s\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e flagship store is a must-stop downtown. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67259\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686410046-alabama-chanin-summer-nights-explore-the-shoals-trees-branches-leaves-graphic-gray-border.jpg?v=1758686412 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplore\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tennessee River runs right through the middle of The Shoals community, and green spaces can be found on all sides. Visit \u003ca href=\\\"https://landtrustnal.org/explore-our-lands/preserves-north-alabama/cane-creek-canyon-preserve/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCane Creek Canyon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.una.edu/sites-attractions/wildwood-park/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWildwood Park\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.dismalscanyon.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDismals Canyon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for hiking, or take a kayak down \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.northalabama.org/listing/cypress-creek-public-access-area/1602/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eCypress Creek\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.tva.com/environment/recreation/tva-trails\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTVA Walking Trails\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\\\"https://northalabama.smugmug.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eUniversity of North Alabama\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e campus are lovely spots for a more casual stroll. Plan a longer stay to experience the \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/journal/2023/03/travel-hiking-and-bankhead-national-forest\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSipsey Wilderness\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and explore \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/journal/2022/10/travel-hidden-spaces\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHidden Spaces\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003chr class=\\\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\\\"\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIt is always our pleasure to host guests in Florence, both longtime friends and new ones. Come visit for a \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/collections/the-school-of-making/the-school-of-making-workshop-events\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eThree-Day, Studio, or Patternmaking workshop\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e here at The Factory. \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/the-shoals-private-workshops-the-factory\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePrivate Workshops\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e are also available, customized to explore hand-sewing, patternmaking, stenciling, design, and more. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/contact\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLet’s plan your trip\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"visit-the-shoals-a-guide\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482865316\",{\"_15\":693,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":694,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511392420\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river-the-factory-store-front-whitney-otawka-side-by-side-graphic_917af10c-c294-4154-a321-ecb2b24ede26.jpg?v=1762284771\",\"2024-04-04T19:21:11Z\",[301],\"VISIT THE SHOALS: A GUIDE\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":700,\"_287\":701,\"_289\":702,\"_15\":703,\"_29\":704,\"_297\":707,\"_40\":708,\"_42\":709,\"_273\":710},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eWho benefits from purchasing an Alabama Chanin garment? The short answer is “everyone,” but let’s take a closer look at who is impacted by the production and sale of our sustainable garments. If you’d like to learn even more, join us at the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/project-threadways-symposium-2026\\\"\u003eProject Threadways Symposium\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (virtually or in person) or read about our supply chain in detail \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/supply-chain\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67238\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686415350-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-34-35-cotton-fields.jpg?v=1758686417 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganic cotton is grown using natural biological cycles and without harmful chemicals that can negatively affect wildlife and people. It accounts for roughly 1-2% of cotton worldwide, with only a fraction of production occurring in the United States. Since 2004, we’ve partnered with the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.texasorganic.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eTexas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e (TOCMC) in Lubbock, Texas, to create our signature jersey and waffle fabrics. TOCMC is certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67239\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686418418-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-42-43-cotton-truck-horiz.jpg?v=1758686420 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Texas, where the cotton is also ginned, it goes to North Carolina to be spun into yarn. Then it’s on to South Carolina for knitting, where it’s received by a fourth-generation, family-owned company that’s been in operation since 1938. The fabric is dyed in South Carolina, as well, using cold-process, environmentally-friendly dyes. Then it’s shipped to us at The Factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67240\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686421626-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-48-49-cotton-fabric-cutting-table-horiz.jpg?v=1758686423 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a garment order is placed, the first stop is the cutting department. Each piece is cut by hand using scissors and our in-house patterns. If the style requires textile paint, it is sent to the stenciling department for hand-painting with one of our custom stencils. Hand-sewn styles are sent out with local artisans, while machine-sewn styles go to the sewing department. Once the garment is sewn, it is washed, inspected for quality, packed carefully, and shipped to our guest. Apart from hand-sewn styles, this entire process is done \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-factory\\\"\u003eunder one roof\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, from the sales floor to the shipping department.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67241\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686425000-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-70-71-creative-process-gilded-garment-horiz.jpg?v=1758686427 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the core tenets of \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/sustainable-design\\\"\u003eProject Threadways, Alabama Chanin, and The School of Making\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e is craft preservation and education. With access to rapidly-produced goods at our fingertips, the domestic arts (or as Natalie prefers to call them, “living arts”) are becoming lost in the hustle. Utilizing artisan craft is one of the ways we honor these age-old techniques, giving them new life in modernity, and working to pass them on to future generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67243\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686428238-alabama-chanin-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-navy-horiz.jpg?v=1758686430 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you purchase an Alabama Chanin garment or a kit from The School of Making, you’re supporting American farmers, ginners, spinners, knitters, and dyers. You’re funding a woman-owned, ethically-run small business, local artisans, and our vibrant and growing community of makers. You’re helping to maintain a U.S. supply chain of organic cotton and allowing us to continue with our mission, research, and education. And you’re contributing to the natural health of our region, country, and planet.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThank you.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"people-and-planet\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482898084\",{\"_15\":705,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":706,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511425188\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-alabama-chanin-bias-chevron-short-dress-beatrix-painted-navy-declorant-paint-fabric-swatch-sylvan-gertrude-negative-reverse-applique-navy-side-by-side-graphic_321ec6c2-c529-4b5d-abf4-92b4850c4a3c.jpg?v=1762284775\",\"2024-02-29T21:56:15Z\",[300],\"PEOPLE AND PLANET\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":712,\"_287\":713,\"_289\":714,\"_15\":715,\"_29\":716,\"_297\":719,\"_40\":720,\"_42\":721,\"_273\":722},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eConversations. Storytelling. Inspiration.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eLast spring, when I first began imagining a new future for Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways as an integrated nonprofit, our team went into research mode. We launched a Constituent Engagement Study to inform the values, goals, and structure of the future organization, interviewing stakeholders across our community about what they want to see from this work—in programming, in the workplace culture, and in the industry at large. We spoke to board members, employees, artisans, collaborators, partners, and guests. We’ve learned a lot, and we’re still going. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eFor me, one of the biggest takeaways has been the incredible level of passion and commitment our community has for this work of sustainability, artisan craft, storytelling, and material culture. Today, I want to share a few quotes and ideas from these conversations that have moved and inspired us in this work.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I’m proud to say that I work for Alabama Chanin. I’m dyslexic, so everything I’ve accomplished is with my hands. It’s rewarding to see things come to life. I made an orange coat ten years ago, and I thought it was so pretty. One day on TV, I saw a news anchor wearing it. A little country girl made that! That means a lot to me.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Pam Thomas, Alabama Chanin artisan since 2003 on the work.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I feel so lucky that I got thrown into this thing that normally wouldn’t be on my radar, to sit and listen to speakers. I don’t get that feeling of understanding culture from a wall text. You start realizing there are all these different stories, histories. Once you understand more you think about all of your individual decisions with a filter. You see how these stories impacted people, culture—everything around it. It definitely affects your vision. It gives you some hope, too.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Cathy Bailey, co-owner, Heath Ceramics on Symposium\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The life of textiles can be much longer than our own lives. When I see 100-year-old nightgowns in a flea market, I get lost thinking about the woman who wore them. The idea of preserving history, and a woman’s history being told in a garment, is very powerful to me. And how it connects to other acts of making and consciousness.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Rosanne Cash, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThese conversations provide fuel for everything we do at Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways. This is why we do what we do. And we will continue reflecting on it all as we forge ahead into new collections, new workshops, new stories, in the spirit of our organizational mantra: Onward and rising. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003exoNatalie\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAbove: \u003cbr\u003eTextile Stories Quilt by Faye Davis; Indigo American Flag Quilt; fellowship application to Alabama Council on the Arts, featuring photos from The Factory; screen-printing samples of the Shoals Tee; quilts by Loretta Pettway in T\u003cem\u003ehe Quilts of Gee’s Bend\u003c/em\u003e (Kim Kelly and Joeann Pettway West of Freedom Quilting Bee are presenters at this year’s Project Threadways Symposium; get tickets and learn more \u003ca href=\\\"https://shop.alabamachanin.com/products/the-shoals-project-threadways-symposium-2024\\\" data-type=\\\"link\\\" data-id=\\\"https://shop.alabamachanin.com/products/the-shoals-project-threadways-symposium-2024\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.) \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos by Robert Rausch, Abraham Rowe, and Rinne Allen.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"finding-inspiration-in-listening\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482930852\",{\"_15\":717,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":718,\"_256\":326,\"_258\":257},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511457956\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-council-on-the-arts-fellowship-quilts-of-gees-bend-indigo-american-flag-quilt-story-quilt-building-14-shoals-tee_33500251-580e-4105-a667-aef2c69cad85.gif?v=1762284778\",\"2024-01-17T00:29:43Z\",[301],\"FINDING INSPIRATION IN LISTENING\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":724,\"_287\":725,\"_289\":726,\"_15\":727,\"_29\":728,\"_297\":731,\"_40\":732,\"_42\":733,\"_273\":734},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eFor the \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://youtu.be/OQDqoSuCw1w\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e2023 Project Threadways Symposium\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, Dr. Katie Knowles delivered a keynote presentation at the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts in downtown Florence. Titled “Assembling a Life: Sarah Tate’s Things,” the presentation centers on a collection of items that once belonged to a woman named Sarah Tate, who was born enslaved and died in 1915. Tate saved many items that were important to her—her mother’s scissors, a string of beads, her wedding dress, her daughter’s infant gown, her emancipation dress, and her Bible—which were collected by her white employer after her death and now sit in the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas. In this talk, Knowles considers the community of people surrounding these objects and their lifetime, from Sarah Tate’s relatives to the historians and curators who would go on to tell her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eView the presentation \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDqoSuCw1w\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eKatie Knowles holds a PhD in history from Rice University. She has fifteen years of museum curatorial and collections experience, including doing work for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University, Winterthur Museum, Garden \u0026amp; Library, and the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThank you to Dr. Ansley Quiros for moderating this presentation and Q\u0026amp;A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis presentation was made possible through support from the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, the Alabama Humanities Alliance, or the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"assembling-a-life-sarah-tates-things\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482963620\",{\"_15\":729,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":730,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511326884\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-presentation-katie-knowles-sarah-tate.jpg?v=1762284735\",\"2023-09-14T18:26:46Z\",[670],\"ASSEMBLING A LIFE: SARAH TATE’S THINGS\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":736,\"_287\":737,\"_289\":738,\"_15\":739,\"_29\":740,\"_297\":743,\"_40\":744,\"_42\":745,\"_273\":746},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\"\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, by Natalie Chanin.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe origin of the word Alabama is still debated. Some believe it is derived from the Choctaw language, translated as “thicket clearer”—hinting at the agriculturally adept tribes that cleared the thicket for cultivation. As a child, I was certain that this was the best interpretation, as, left untouched, the mesophytic forest of our region produces a landscape so dense and thick with vegetation that it can be difficult to navigate. With an annual rainfall just four inches shy of rainforest designation, the woods and creeks are deep, dark, breathing organisms, filled with plant and animal life, that constitute one of the most biodiverse regions in North America.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eOnce I’d made the decision to return home to search for the quilters of my childhood, this dense vegetation, red clay earth, and the verdant smell of home began to dominate my dreams. Nights dreaming of wooded paths, long gravel roads, and meandering creeks were followed by days and weeks of writing a proposal for the creation and production of a collection of two hundred one-of-a-kind, stitched-by-hand T-shirts. This collection would be accompanied by a twenty-two-minute documentary film, entitled \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/the-archives/stitch-2000\\\"\u003eStitch\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, about old-time quilting circles. After raising money and organizing production of the T-shirts and short film, I called my aunt and explained my big idea, asking if she knew of a house I could rent as a production studio, project headquarters, and living arrangements for a month. A few days later, she called back. She had the perfect place. The future production studio, built by my paternal grandfather in 1958 with, and for, his best friend, sits next-door to my aunt’s home—the house of my maternal grandparents—where I had spent much of my youth. I remember holding the phone, astounded at the notion that this project would come to life in my own grandparents’ backyard—the place my journey began. In a moment, I saw this work unfurling like an impossible dream, coming to life in unbelievably surprising ways.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThat December, I rented a car and drove with a friend, and future business partner, from New York City to Alabama. It was an adventure that crossed eight states and included stops at thrift stores for project materials, dreaming, taking photographs, and visiting with friends and family along the way. Three days and a thousand miles later, we arrived, late in the evening of December 23. As we pulled into the drive, the redbrick house was barely visible, as the future project headquarters had been uninhabited for the previous five years and Mother Nature had begun the process of repossessing the property for her own. My aunt and mother had used a chainsaw to cut a path through the dense overgrowth to the back door. Passing through the teeming mass, we made it inside. I was home.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWe unloaded the car, which smelled lived-in and was filled to the roof with bags of used T-shirts, and entered the house. It was not an olfactory improvement: the closed-up smell of mildew, ghosts of long-ago meals, an odor of unseen animal life, and abandonment. Once settled, I tucked myself, exhausted, into bed, a simple mattress placed on the 1970s vinyl floor of the open main room. Lying there in the dark, perfectly still, I was filled with utter doubt and dread. My mind racing, I dissected my life and its decisions: running away from this place, working, living, loving; experiencing accomplishments and failures, adventures, successes, and losses. I started to cry and couldn’t stop. I felt my entire life culminating in this dark night of the soul, waiting for ghosts and unknown creatures and bitter cold to seep through the cracks and crevices of floorboards, walls, and windows black with night. Throughout those hours of darkness, my senses remained highly tuned for sounds and smells, for the snakes that were most certainly coming to join me in the warmed bed as soon as I closed my eyes. Finally, in the very early morning light, I fell asleep only to awake with a start from dreams of snakes and living, moving topiaries. Despite my fear, I was greeted by a beautiful, clear day; there were no snakes or ghosts to be found.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe December light in Alabama is crisp and bright, the sky a remarkable color of winter blue. On this Christmas Eve morning, the first in the brick house at Lovelace Crossroads on County Road 200, I got up and went to the kitchen, cleaned a small place on the counter, and made my morning tea. Sitting down on one of the stools that my aunt had sweetly left for us, I looked around the room and took stock. In addition to the vinyl flooring, I noticed the walls of the room were covered with an old, broad-board paneling. I stood, wondering what the years-long coating of life and abandonment hid underneath. I cleaned one board, discovering a beautiful pine board. This paneling—historically prevalent across the region—was designed to mimic paneling originally cut from the magnificent southern longleaf pine, the Alabama State Tree, whose ancient forests across the state were called “Giants of the South.”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eReclaimed, I found the one board spectacularly beautiful. Inspired, I cleaned one more, and then another. Board by board, I worked my way around the entire room throughout the day. As the sun began to set outside the kitchen window, I sat back down on the stool, drinking in the room, the light, and the pine boards. In reclaiming them, I realized that I had also reclaimed something of myself, my history, my home, my family, and my life.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWatching the sun slip down behind the thicket, I remember thinking, yet with the presence of doubt, “I can do this.” Looking back, I’m reminded of the Rollo May quote and understand anew that commitment and creativity and life are healthiest when they are not “without doubt but in spite of doubt.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto: (at top) Field at Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440\\\" alt=\\\"Piney Creek, Tennessee River backwater, Limestone County, Alabama, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by Abraham Rowe Spiral screen print design inspired by The Dots and the Line; photo by Robert Rausch County Road, Limestone County, Alabama, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by Abraham Rowe\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67111\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686438224-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-74-75-piney-creek-tennessee-river-spiral-county-road.jpg?v=1758686440 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003eLeft to right:\u003cbr\u003ePiney Creek, Tennessee River backwater, Limestone County, Alabama, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpiral screen print design inspired by \u003cem\u003eThe Dot and the Line\u003c/em\u003e; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/robertrausch/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eRobert Rausch\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCounty Road, Limestone County, Alabama, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443\\\" alt=\\\"Tennessee River at Kroger Island, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by Abraham Rowe Lovelace Crossroads production office; photo by Robert Rausch Between the fields, Lauderdale County, Alabama; photo by Robert Rausch\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67112\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686441925-alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-78-79-tennessee-river-kroger-island-lovelace-crossroads.jpg?v=1758686443 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003eLeft to right:\u003cbr\u003eTennessee River at Kroger Island, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Hidden Spaces project; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLovelace Crossroads production office; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/robertrausch/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eRobert Rausch\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween the fields, Lauderdale County, Alabama; photo by \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/robertrausch/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eRobert Rausch\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"alabama-a-homecoming\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680482996388\",{\"_15\":741,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":742,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511294116\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-page-72-73-alabama-open-field-moorsville-alabama.jpg?v=1762284730\",\"2023-09-08T14:54:41Z\",[670],\"ALABAMA: A HOMECOMING\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":748,\"_287\":749,\"_289\":750,\"_15\":751,\"_29\":752,\"_297\":755,\"_40\":756,\"_42\":758,\"_273\":759},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Publication Date: October 27, 2016\u003cbr\u003eUpdated: May 22, 2023\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a lot you can say about Scott Peacock: James Beard Award-winning chef, engaging storyteller, collaborator and co-author to Edna Lewis, budding farmer, writer/filmmaker, experimenter with indigo, and the creator of the inspiring \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.chefscottpeacock.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAlabama Biscuit Experience\u003c/a\u003e in Marion, Alabama. As we launch our 2023 Summer Indigo collection, I was inspired to look back at some of the indigo experiments we’ve created over the last 23 years. I came upon the post below, originally published in October of 2016, and am inspired anew in reminiscing about this weekend adventure. With a group of friends, my daughter (then ten years old) and I took a roadtrip to visit Scott Peacock at his home in Marion, Alabama. We were joined by a lovely group of makers: \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.rinneallen.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/a\u003e, Kathy Hattori of \u003ca href=\\\"http://botanicalcolors.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eBotanical Colors\u003c/a\u003e, Hunter Lewis and Liz Sidamon-Eristoff of \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.bdafarm.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eBDA Farm\u003c/a\u003e, and Ozella Thomas—native to (and expert on) the Black Belt.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMarion, Alabama, is the seat of Perry County, on the northwesterly edge of Alabama’s Black Belt. Booker T. Washington wrote of the Black Belt in his autobiography \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.amazon.com/Up-Slavery-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486287386\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp from Slavery\u003c/em\u003e:\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe term was first used to designate a part of the country which was distinguished by the color of the soil. The part of the country possessing this thick, dark, and naturally rich soil was, of course, the part of the South where the slaves were most profitable, and consequently, they were taken there in the largest numbers. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe black soil of this fertile plain was formed during the Cretaceous period, about 145 to 66 million years ago. At that time, this part of Alabama was covered by a shallow sea where the carbonate skeletons of marine plankton accumulated into massive chalk deposits. That chalk eventually became a soil suitable for growing crops, this ancient shoreline creating the arc that came to be known as the Black Belt.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThree hours south of my home in \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/?s=%23travel\\\"\u003eThe Shoals\u003c/a\u003e, the Black Belt has been home to some of the deepest poverty in my home state (and our nation). At the same time, it has also nurtured some of the most flourishing and prolific creativity (from natives and visitors alike) that defines the very best of the new south: \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eGee’s Bend\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.ruralstudio.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eRural Studio\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.herohousing.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eHERO\u003c/a\u003e, photographer \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.pacemacgill.com/selected_works/artist_page.php?artist=William%20Christenberry\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eWilliam Christenberry\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/evan/hd_evan.htm\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eWalker Evans\u003c/a\u003e, James Agee, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/magazine/lonnie-holley-the-insiders-outsider.html?_r=0\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eLonnie Holley\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/emmer-sewell\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eEmmer Sewell\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3388\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eCharlie Lucas\u003c/a\u003e, and writer \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/books/mary-ward-brown-95-award-winning-short-story-writer-dies.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eMary Ward Brown\u003c/a\u003e—just to name a few.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eNot knowing where to begin writing about our adventure-filled weekend in the Black Belt, I called Scott a few weeks later to reminisce, and question him, about some of the more memorable moments. I attempted to create a transcript of our conversation; those of you who know Scott (or have eaten his food) will know that his agile mind finds connections between the most disparate topics and tastes, weaving together a banquet of food and story that feels (and tastes) like poetry.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI highly recommend the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.chefscottpeacock.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAlabama Biscuit Experience\u003c/a\u003e Scott hosts as an inspiring and most delicious adventure. Plan your road trip.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eNatalie\u003cbr\u003eMay 15, 2023\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1335\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450\\\" alt=\\\"Hands holding a bundle of dried indigo leaves.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66048\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686447781-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-plants-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686450 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatalie Chanin: \u003c/strong\u003eFriends who saw that I had visited with you sent me messages of astonishment that I’d actually “laid eyes” on you. It is rumored that you’ve become a hermit and that you’ve “turned your back on cooking.” I see this differently—to me, it feels like you’ve gone to the very root of cooking: the plants. Can you tell me just a little about that transition and how you got to Marion, Alabama?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott Peacock:\u003c/strong\u003e [laughing] I’ve heard that I was opening a cooking school, opening a bed and breakfast, lost my mind. Maybe I am a bit of a recluse at the moment but this isn’t a forever thing.  I think of it as a cycle; I go in and out of this. I’m slow, it takes me time to understand things, to build my understanding. I came to Marion because, in my gut, I knew it was the right thing for me to do. And that sense was so strong—even without knowing exactly what I’d be doing once I got here—I had a feeling of certainty. We all have that internal compass. It took me a lot time to trust it, but I do now.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMy oral history work led me here originally. I first came here to interview the writer Mary Ward Brown, the PEN Hemingway awarded writer. I was working on a book and film project interviewing the oldest living Alabamians I could find. I was really interested in people who were born and raised in Alabama. I wanted to record their recollections of food and the food culture of their childhood. As you know, we are running out of time. The oldest person I interviewed was 107. This is part of an evolving project.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI’d never been to the Black Belt, didn’t know anything about it. It was that process of falling in love with Alabama—this place I’d been so happy to have left. There were two places I was never ever going to live again: 1) Alabama 2) a small town.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eNow I’m completely happy living in a small town in Alabama and secure in my decision to do this.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI’m as mystified, myself, and I marvel at that every day. I’ve gained this appreciation through the older people I’ve met. It’s for an Alabama I didn’t know existed. As T.S. Eliot said, “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC: \u003c/strong\u003eAnd now you’ve got this gorgeous house and you plowed up your back yard, and you are raising rare varieties of plants. Your house even has a name; can you tell me about that?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSP:\u003c/strong\u003e My personal name for my home is Alabama House—all the old houses around here have those historical markers out front but not mine. So Alabama House became my affectionate name for the house when I was still in Atlanta. I would say, “I’m going to the house,” They would ask, “What house?” I’d answer, “Alabama House.” But then it resonated.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIt all started with Mary Ward Brown, and then this house, and then I started hearing about this man Hunter Lewis. I’d been in Marion a few months. Out of the blue, I heard about this man who had purchased Reverie—a Greek Revival mansion in Marion—and was restoring and had purchased land and that he wanted to farm organically. I was skeptical, as much as anyone is. You know, you hear all sorts of things and you take them with a grain of salt until you know it to be true. I had heard things about myself that weren’t true. But it turned out to be absolutely true about Hunter.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eHunter and I met for lunch, had lots to talk about, and I realized that he was serious about farming. He was assembling a herd of Piney Woods cattle—the oldest breed of cattle in the country and one of the rarest—with an important history in the Black Belt. I was fascinated by this all-purpose breed. In the 1800s, they were the meat cow, dairy cow, work cow. There are lots of noble things about this cow and their relationship to the Black Belt, and the ecology of the Black Belt is astonishing. There aren’t that many of them left. So Hunter and I had this idea to track and discover what attributes of the cows are best. There are so many questions: figuring out the impact of the different forages, understanding the right age to slaughter, discovering how the cow is best hung for aging. There is a talented young butcher in Atlanta named Brent Lyman working at Spotted Trotter who is working with us to develop the potential of the breed. We’re working and experimenting with age, forage methods, ways of curing—evaluating the full potential.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eA friendship developed between Hunter and I—we were interested in one another’s work. It’s been the last year and a half that I became more involved in the farm. The whole farm is an exploration. We don’t have all the answers.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eSometime in this process, it occurred to me that I wanted to learn about indigo (more on this later). So I called Glenn Roberts. Glenn has been a generous friend and mentor to me; he is also changing the landscape of seeds and heirloom strains of all varieties of plants. Glenn and I began our conversation about indigo but wound up talking about the history of the Black Belt and the plants that would have been grown in this region. After one of these conversations, Glenn sent me 3 tablespoons of Purple Straw Wheat (called Alabama Blue Stem Wheat in Alabama). And yes, 3 tablespoons, which was incredibly generous given its remarkable scarcity.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI felt such a responsibility to Glenn Roberts for giving me these rare seeds, so I didn’t want to take my eyes off of them—and that’s how the decision came to plow up my back yard to see what could be gleaned from it planting wisely, harvesting wisely.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eSo I planted 2 teaspoons of the 3 tablespoons and those produced about 8 cups of viable seeds after the birds ate half the crop—greedy bastards. I wound up having to put up two layers of bird netting to keep them out. We’re now in the process of planting those 8 cups on a test plot at Bois c’Arc Farm.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1335\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454\\\" alt=\\\"An Osage orange hanging from a branch.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66047\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686451778-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-osage-orange-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686454 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC: \u003c/strong\u003eHunter has a miraculous certified organic farm in the very center of the Black Belt. Can you tell me about the farm and what you’ve been working to do?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThere are 80 acres set aside as test plots at BDA, and I will keep planting some of the seeds in my back yard plot as a sort of insurance policy for the seeds. Just to make sure we don’t put all our eggs in one basket (or seeds in one plot).\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eBDA is the largest certified organic grain farm in the southeast. BDA or “Bois d’Arc” is the French word for Mock Orange or Osage—at present 5300+ acres of certified farmland.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eGlenn [Roberts] uses the word “repatriate.” I like that. And it is Hunter who drives the experimentation, he once said to me “not to go in this direction would really be to miss an opportunity.”\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC: \u003c/strong\u003eFor me, the most beautiful part of the weekend was Sunday morning (just before we were leaving) and what Maggie and I have come to call the Plant Safari. Tell me about the purpose of that day and what you hope develops from it.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSP: \u003c/strong\u003eBotanist Brian Keener who is from the University of West Alabama – The Center for the Study of the Black Belt joined us on this adventure. The purpose of the Plant Safari was to go with Dr. Keener who is so knowledgeable about The Black Belt and to assess the native plants for botanical pigments with Kathy Hattori from Botanical Colors. And we really just started to scratch the surface. There is perhaps the thought of growing indigo on a larger scale—for production. But also, Osage Orange (known as Mock Orange in the southeast) is very prevalent at the farm—all over the Black Belt.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood is so hard that it is difficult to mill after it is dry and the farmers aren’t crazy about Mock Orange because it has very large thorns and takes over the farm. But it makes a beautiful color of yellow dye. Mock Orange renders a lightfast yellow pigment when dying fabric. Depending on what mordant is used, you can develop a range of colors. So, it would be interesting if something considered to be a pest could be turned into a cash crop.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eSo we set off around the hedgerows of the farm to look at Mock Orange and try and discover any other dye stuffs that might be prevalent. And then we went back to Reverie and created dye baths and colors.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1335\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457\\\" alt=\\\"Hands holding fresh indigo leaves.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66044\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686455065-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-1.jpg?v=1758686457 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC: \u003c/strong\u003eAnd then there is the Indigo—which is how this whole story started. Let’s talk about that.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSP:\u003c/strong\u003e Indigo is one of those things that happens with me where something just pops into my head. I was in Atlanta and thinking about Alabama House and how an old crumbling house needs something new. A new crisp cocktail napkin would make this all right.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eBut I couldn’t find the right thing one day as I was avoiding something that I should have been doing, and I started Googling organic indigo and found Kathy Hattori. I called her and she offered to walk me through it. Kathy had read an article in the NY Times about \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/07/dining/savoring-the-chemistry-of-southern-cooking.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"\u003eMs. Lewis and me\u003c/a\u003e—it’s a moving piece and Kathy had remembered it. She asked me if I was that Scott Peacock. I remember that both of us weren’t having the very best day and it felt affirming to just speak about this plant. And I realized that I was on the right path. She was getting ready to go to Charleston to visit Donna Hardy who was harvesting and making dye baths from indigo that she was growing.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eSo all of this started with those cocktail napkins, and they are still not dyed even though everybody was here two weeks ago with their arms in the dye vats.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eFrom census records, indigo was grown here in the 1700s—crop records…indigo and rice. I started researching different kinds of indigo and where I could get seeds. Glenn told me that by 1780 anything that was being grown in Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas was being attempted in Alabama because those were the crops that the settlers brought with them. We found records of people moving into Alabama and growing indigo.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"683\\\" height=\\\"1024\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686458602-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2-683x1024.jpg?v=1758686460\\\" alt=\\\"Separating indigo leaves from their stems.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66045\\\" srcset=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2-625x938.jpg 625w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2-500x750.jpg 500w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2-624x936.jpg 624w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-leaves-rinne-allen-2.jpg 1000w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNC:\u003c/strong\u003e There are several people doing great work of indigo. There is Donna Hardy of the Sea Island Indigo in Charleston, South Carolina, Sarah Bellos of \u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"http://stonycreekcolors.com/pages/our-founding-story\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eStony Creek Colors\u003c/a\u003e in Nashville, and Kathy Hattori of \u003ca rel=\\\"noopener\\\" href=\\\"http://botanicalcolors.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eBotanical Colors\u003c/a\u003e in Seattle, Washington, who joined us for the weekends Plant Safari and indigo test.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSP:\u003c/strong\u003e Sarah Bellos, Donna [Hardy], everyone was incredibly generous and gave me seeds and put me in touch with contacts. I got seeds from several different sources and all have grown and behaved a little differently from one another. There are several varieties of indigo from tropical to Japanese. The Japanese indigo is just now going to seed.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eNext spring, I’ll be planting again in my back yard but also at the farm on a larger scale.  Increasing seed stock and experimenting with what grows well, what thrives, and once the plant is harvested, what kind of color does it produce that can be applied to textiles. There are so many variables. Isolating variables: environmental, mistakes, when to harvest, what sort of vat to use to maximize potential. In most circumstances, we’re just figuring out how to make it survive.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eYou know, Glenn inspired me and guided me towards the books and sources I need to learn about growing wheat and indigo and now sugar cane and rice. This is so much like cooking it’s always humbling. You are always learning and always evolving. Happy to discover that gardening is a lot like cooking and the closer I stick to that, the less daunting it is. At the end of the day, it is alchemy.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that is what drew me to cooking as a young child: the miracle of transformation.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464\\\" alt=\\\"Natalie Chanin holding a tie-dyed indigo garment.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66049\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686462138-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-tie-dye-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686464 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThank you to Scott Peacock for hosting all of us in Marion and to \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http://www.rinneallen.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e for the photographs documenting our adventures.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1241\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468\\\" alt=\\\"Friends gathered around a table to eat outdoors.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-66046\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686465594-alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-lunch-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1758686468 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"scott-peacock-plant-safari-indigo\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483029156\",{\"_15\":753,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":754,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511261348\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-scott-peacock-indigo-dyeing-trees-rinne-allen.jpg?v=1762284727\",\"2023-05-22T15:56:53Z\",[343,757],\"TRAVEL\",\"#INDIGO: SCOTT PEACOCK AND PLANT SAFARI\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":761,\"_287\":762,\"_289\":763,\"_15\":764,\"_29\":765,\"_297\":768,\"_40\":769,\"_42\":770,\"_273\":771},{\"_17\":18},\"\u003cp class=\\\"has-small-font-size\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: from \u003c/em\u003eThe Quilts of Gee’s Bend \u003cem\u003eby William Arnett, Alivia Wardlaw, Jane Livingston, and John Beardsley; quilts by Loretta Pettway.\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePhotograph by \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/project-threadways\\\"\u003e2023 Project Threadways Symposium\u003c/a\u003e will be held April 20-22 in Florence, Alabama. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGINS AND VOICE OF THE 2023 PROJECT THREADWAYS SYMPOSIUM\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eLast spring, a group gathered in Florence for the 2022 Project Threadways Symposium to explore textiles and activism. Among the presenters was \u003ca href=\\\"https://history.ecu.edu/aleia-monae-brown-2/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eAleia Brown\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, an interdisciplinary scholar who studies ways that Black women—through collective making—have experimented with different models of freedom. Her talk drew on narratives from quilting cooperatives to show how Black political thought was crucial to the development of Black textile traditions, and how in Alabama and Mississippi, women used collective making in pursuit of autonomy. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eAfter hearing Dr. Brown’s research and insights, the Project Threadways team knew that we had found our next theme. Our 2023 Symposium will highlight collectives—small groups creating big changes through the everyday act of making. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eSocieties globally have long depended on collectives of skilled artisans to produce textiles as clothing, coverings, and art. In North America, Native American women wove baskets and fabrics from wool, flax, and cotton for their families and others. In Alabama, the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eGee’s Bend quilters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e members of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://fqblegacy.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFreedom Quilting Bee\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e sewed and sold quilts for financial independence during the Civil Rights Movement, building a legacy of craftsmanship and resistance in the state. Project Threadways founder Natalie Chanin began Alabama Chanin as a collective in Florence, employing local sewers to make garments by hand. Our symposium itself is a collective of sorts, inviting audiences to think deeply about the act of making and its impact. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Brown’s presentation was a start—a thread that needed more pulling, more loving. It is only fitting that we’ve invited her back this year to do just that. Dr. Brown will kick off this year’s program by setting the stakes of the conversations that follow, encouraging us to consider the economic, social, and political implications of collective craft. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eBelow, read more about the narratives and communities featured throughout the upcoming symposium. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\" style=\\\"height: 39px;\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLECTIVES IN HISTORY: WEAVE, TUFT, TELL\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, symposium speakers explore collectives that have created industry and nurtured creativity. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.proquest.com/openview/e19a3e9e03a08f09bc018d28cd54c5b2/1.pdf?pq-origsite=gscholar\u0026amp;cbl=18750\u0026amp;diss=y\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eVallarie Pratt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e takes us to Dalton, Georgia, at the turn of the 20th century, when Catherine Evans Whitener sold her first hand-tufted spread for $2.50. By the 1920s, the bedspreads had doubled in price, and with mechanized production around mid-century, the industry reported more than $120 million in profits. Eventually, tufting machines were adapted to produce wall-to-wall carpet. In less than half a century, Dalton became both the “Bedspread Capital of the World” and “Carpet Capital of the World.” Pratt explores the cottage industry Whitener helped create, plus the role of Appalachian mythology in the selling of textiles. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.donnajmintz.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDonna Mintz\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a visual artist and fellow with the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.hambidge.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, is also the co-writer and -editor of the 2014 book, \u003cem\u003eThe Hambidge Center: 80 Years in the Making\u003c/em\u003e. Drawing on her research, she will delve into the origins of Georgia’s Hambidge Center—one of the oldest artist residencies in the country—including founder Mary Hambidge’s Weavers of Rabun, a group of women who raised and sheared sheep, carded and spun wool, and crafted woven goods to sell nationwide.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn a special presentation at the Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, \u003ca href=\\\"https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=616\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDr. Katie Knowles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, an historian of textiles, clothing, and U.S. slavery, offers a glimpse into the material life of Sarah Tate, who was born enslaved in Texas and emancipated in 1865, when she began earning wages for her labor. Tate saved many of her things: her emancipation dress, signaling her new freedom as a Black woman in the United States; her daughter’s baby dress; her 1840s wedding dress; and her mother’s scissors. For the symposium, Dr. Knowles will consider the collective process through which we tell a story about an individual and how they are remembered by history. As she notes, “curate” means literally “to care for.” This material tells a story about Sarah Tate and her family, and it is our collective job to interpret it.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474\\\" alt=\\\"Hand-written notebook with snipped threads lying on the page.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65081\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686471657-alabama-chanin-hambidge-residency-notebook-and-thread.jpg?v=1758686474 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: Hambidge Center archival material at Mary Hambidge’s \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.hambidge.org/the-gallery\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eweave shed\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, 2018, photograph by \u003ca href=\\\"http://www.rinneallen.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eRinne Allen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\\n\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVES: MAKING, LOCAL AND GLOBAL\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eToday, sewing groups and textile cooperatives are alive and well, evolving in surprising ways. Annie Bryant and Viola Ratcliffe of Birmingham’s \u003ca href=\\\"https://bibandtuckersewop.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eBib \u0026amp; Tucker Sew-Op\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e will take audiences inside their efforts to promote empowerment, education, and economic opportunity through sewing. Each year, members stitch blocks to create a March Quilt around a civil or human rights theme. Their Recycled Runway program teaches middle and high school students to make clothes from repurposed materials, and regular sewing circles engage communities across the city.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Bib \u0026amp; Tucker’s work centers around the local community, Diana Weymar is concerned with the global and virtual—the power of disparate communities across time and space to create in harmony. Weymar is the founder of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.tinypricksproject.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eTiny Pricks Project\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a material record of the Trump Presidency, and \u003ca href=\\\"https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/exhibits-and-events/community-projects/interwoven-stories-an-anthology/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eInterwoven Stories\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a community-based narrative stitching project featuring work by sewers from San Francisco to Syria. The collection considers individual expression alongside the aggregate whole.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to presenting work from the Interwoven Stories project, Weymar will host a sewing circle, inviting symposium attendees to contribute their own page to the collection. Together, we will imagine, design, sew, and explore community and collectivity. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1153\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478\\\" alt=\\\"Various fabric pieces that look like pages with hand-stitched designs on them; a March Quilt from Bib and Tucker Sew-Op in Birmingham, Alabama.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65082\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686475376-alabama-chanin-project-threadways-symposium-2023-interwoven-stories-bib-and-tucker-quilt.jpg?v=1758686478 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\\n\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeft: hand-embroidered “pages” from the Interwoven Stories project, facilitated by Diana Weymar. Right: A \u003ca href=\\\"https://bibandtuckersewop.org/pages/the-march-quilts\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMarch Quilt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e from Bib and Tucker Sew-Op in Birmingham, Alabama.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\\n\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003cdiv style=\\\"height: 40px;\\\" aria-hidden=\\\"true\\\" class=\\\"wp-block-spacer\\\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\n\u003cp class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSYMPOSIUM DETAILS AND TICKETS\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eIn between presentations, we will share meals and engage in facilitated and informal conversations. Carrie Barske Crawford, Director of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.una.edu/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMuscle Shoals National Heritage Area\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and Dr. Jimmy Shaw, an educator and former textile professional, will discuss Project Threadways’ oral history program, and the power of first-person narratives. Attendees will tour an exhibition at Florence’s \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.florencealmuseums.com/landing-page/popes-tavern\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003ePope’s Tavern\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e museum curated specifically for the symposium, which sits at the experimental intersection of art and history and asks questions about curation, and how we tell collective stories of a place and its past.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Olivia Terenzio, Director of Project Threadways\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarch 2023\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"the-collective\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483061924\",{\"_15\":766,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":767,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510769828\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-book-quilts-of-gees-bend-john-beardsley_b9334d01-2802-4b32-957a-762f3bbc233f.jpg?v=1762284606\",\"2023-03-31T16:18:17Z\",[301],\"PROJECT THREADWAYS: THE COLLECTIVE\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":773,\"_287\":774,\"_289\":775,\"_15\":776,\"_29\":777,\"_297\":780,\"_40\":781,\"_42\":782,\"_273\":783},{\"_17\":18},\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: from \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eby Natalie Chanin, page 106-107; photo by Cliff Billingsley\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eThe April issue of Southern Living magazine includes an essay by Natalie titled, “\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southernliving.com/natalie-chanin-tennessee-river-7089418\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eHow The Singing River Inspires The South’s Creativity\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.” Read the full article below, explore our \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/?s=%23travel\\\"\u003e#travel\u003c/a\u003e series on the Journal for more on The Shoals, and find upcoming events \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/events\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“How The Singing River Inspires The South’s Creativity”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tennessee River runs right through the region of northwest Alabama known as The Shoals—encompassing Florence and the cities of Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe river has shaped the landscape and the people who call it home, including me. Indigenous Americans fed themselves and their communities from this river and developed rich stories around it. The Yuchi people of Alabama believed it to be home to a young woman who sang beautiful songs to them, calling it “The Singing River”—a name it maintains to this day.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the early days, the waters flowed wide and shallow, were prone to flooding, and were rife with shoals. Some say Muscle Shoals is named after one of these shallow spots, requiring “muscle” to go over or around. Below the shoals, the river became narrow and deep, and thus, navigable by boat—connecting the community to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, on to the Gulf of Mexico and to the world.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I was a child, it was a constant source of adventure and imagination for me. I was thrown into the river at an early age—swimming in backwaters almost as soon as I could walk. I grew up fishing, camping, hiking, wandering, and learning to navigate—exploring waterfalls, trails, and caves that crisscross the hills and valleys connecting this part of Appalachia. For me, the river was filled with the inspiration of unlived adventures—above, below, and beyond The Shoals.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was born a few decades after Wilson, Wheeler, and Pickwick Landing Dams were completed. They flooded the shoals and fueled the growing industries across the region. The mighty rush of water created electricity for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and also made the expanse of the river navigable by boat and barge. Harnessing the power of the flow was an impetus for the thriving textile industry that would come to define our region and become my life’s work. Now, makers of all types—writers, musicians, and creatives from around the world call The Shoals home.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe river and these lands are still my playground, where I continue to explore the hills surrounding it. I collect stories from other people who grew up working and living here. The landscape has inspired 23 years of textile patterns, stitched into our hand-embroidered fabrics and garments, and still continues to spark creativity.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoon, the \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://singingrivertrail.com/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinging River Trail\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e will link The Shoals with a more-than-200-mile greenway and provide access to miles of trails and sites across this region. \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.tnriverline.org/\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tennessee RiverLine\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e further connects us across 652 miles of this waterway from Knoxville to Paducah, Kentucky. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe river highlights the importance of place, of remembering those who have come before—singing, laboring, navigating, making—those who have harnessed the water’s power and found inspiration. It’s a reminder of the connections among us all.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Natalie Chanin for Southern Living Magazine\u003cbr\u003eApril 2023\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouthern Living Magazine released its annual “The South’s Best 2023” issue. Read along state by state \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southernliving.com/souths-best-2023-7096651\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. While Florence, and The Shoals, didn’t make this year’s list of best cities, our hometown \u003cem\u003edid\u003c/em\u003e make the 2020 list \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southernliving.com/souths-best/small-towns-2020\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. There are lots of towns and adventures to visit while en route to The Shoals and more to explore \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.southernliving.com/search?q=florence+alabama\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"the-singing-river\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483094692\",{\"_15\":778,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":779,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295510737060\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-tennesse-river-florence-alabama-cliff-billingsley-border_a24ec278-8b9d-450e-8c3c-86157372597a.jpg?v=1762284603\",\"2023-03-28T18:47:42Z\",[670,757],\"THE SINGING RIVER\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":785,\"_287\":786,\"_289\":787,\"_15\":788,\"_29\":789,\"_297\":792,\"_40\":793,\"_42\":794,\"_273\":795},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePictured above, \u003c/em\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003cem\u003e, pages 74-75: (from left to right) Piney Creek, Tennessee River backwater, Limestone County, Alabama, photo by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. Spiral screen print design, photo by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://rrausch.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRobert Rausch\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. County Road, Limestone County, Alabama, photo by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tennessee River has shaped the human experience in northwest Alabama for over 12,000 years. Native Americans gathered sustenance from the river’s waters in the form of fish, shellfish, and waterfowl. They moved further from the river’s banks during the seasonal floods and then moved closer to the river when the waters receded. They left behind huge shell mounds—evidence of their consumption of the many species of mussels found in the river—and the remains of the clay ovens they cooked in. While shallow and rocky as it traveled through northwest Alabama (giving the region the name the Muscle Shoals), the river also provided an opportunity for travel and trade for indigenous communities. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWhen white migrants—many of them bringing enslaved people with them—arrived in the region in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, they saw this stretch of the river as a hindrance to economic progress. From the earliest years of Alabama’s statehood, the United States Congress, as well as plantation and business owners in northwest Alabama, sought to address the now “problematic” Muscle Shoals. For over a hundred years, white men attempted to tame the river that indigenous people had lived alongside in a symbiotic relationship. They constructed canals, a railroad around the Shoals, and finally a network of dams that allow humans to exert a high level of control over the water of the river. In constructing the dams, humans changed the shape of the river, putting the Muscle Shoals deep under water and widening the river to over a mile at some points. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThese two stories—one of survival and one of conquest—leave out an important part of the river’s history in our region. While people may have relied on the river for food and for economic development, they also found ways to enjoy it. Despite the fact that there is no photographic proof of river recreation until the late nineteenth century, it is simple to see people having fun in the river’s shallow waters, fishing for huge catfish, and exploring the tributaries that feed into it. Today, the recreational value of the river is only now being fully understood and appreciated. Two regional recreational initiatives—the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.tnriverline.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eTennessee RiverLine\u003c/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\\\"https://singingrivertrail.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eSinging River Trail\u003c/a\u003e—are working to create more opportunities for people to get out on the river and explore this incredibly biodiverse landscape. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many options for exploring the Tennessee River and its tributaries while traveling through northwest Alabama. Boats, canoes, and kayaks are available to rent from several sources and offer a great deal of freedom.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.fws.gov/media/wheeler-canoe-kayak-guide\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eWheeler Wildlife Refuge\u003c/a\u003e in Decatur offers paddlers a variety of places to explore, with boat ramps dotted throughout the refuge. On the water, there are many different bird species (especially in the winter when many migratory species stop off in the refuge), beaver lodges, and, perhaps, even an alligator. Limestone Bay, which is also part of Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, is easily accessed from Mooresville, located in Limestone County. The bay is home to herons and egrets; ospreys and eagles are also seen often in this area. Walking around the historic community or taking a ride out on the gravel roads of the refuge is a great way to explore the landscape surrounding the river. Bike rentals are available at \u003ca href=\\\"http://southerncarnage.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eSouthern Carnage\u003c/a\u003e, located right in Mooresville.  \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/FlintCreekCanoeKayak\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eMorgan County Rescue Squad\u003c/a\u003e operates a kayak rental and shuttle service on the Flint River near Decatur and Hartselle. The Flint River Canoe and Kayak Trail is part of the Alabama Scenic River Trail and crosses over portions of Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alapark.com/parks/joe-wheeler-state-park/boat-rentals\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eJoe Wheeler State Park\u003c/a\u003e in Lauderdale County offers kayak rentals as well. The lodge and marina are located on First Creek, which feeds into the Tennessee River, giving paddlers the opportunity to explore miles of undeveloped shoreline on both bodies of water. However, the state park is a well-liked launch for fishers, so watch out for boaters. In Florence, Cypress Creek is the most popular spot to paddle. The creek played an important role in the development of the textile industry in Florence. During the 1820s and ‘30s, the first mills in the region opened along the creek. While the textile industry eventually concentrated in East Florence after the Civil War, remains of one of the old mills are visible when paddling down the creek. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/beardo_outdoors/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eBeardo Outdoors\u003c/a\u003e offers rentals and a shuttle service, as well as guided paddles (the full moon paddle they offer during the summer is an especially popular paddle with visitors and locals). \u003ca href=\\\"https://colbertcounty.org/parks/alloyspark/index.htm\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAlloys Park\u003c/a\u003e in Colbert County now offers kayak rentals thanks to the Colbert County Commission. Exploring the waterways of northwest Alabama provides a different perspective on the history and culture of our region.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten by Carrie Barske Crawford\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctober 2022\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie is the director of the \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.una.edu/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuscle Shoals National Heritage Area\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e and an affiliated faculty member in the history department at the University of North Alabama. She teaches courses in exhibit design, museum interpretation, and women’s history. She is also an avid hiker, backpacker, kayaker, maker, gardener, and equestrian, and a dear friend to the \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlabama Chanin\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e and \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://projectthreadways.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eProject Threadways\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e teams.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"exploring-the-tennessee-river-landscape\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483127460\",{\"_15\":790,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":791,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511228580\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-book-embroidery-threads-and-stories-natalie-chanin-piney-creek-spiral-county-road_812309de-d322-442a-b41c-b2232a14ad83.jpg?v=1762284723\",\"2023-03-28T18:43:29Z\",[757],\"EXPLORING THE TENNESSEE RIVER LANDSCAPE\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":797,\"_287\":798,\"_289\":799,\"_15\":800,\"_29\":801,\"_297\":804,\"_40\":805,\"_42\":806,\"_273\":807},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto above from \u003c/em\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003cem\u003e, pages 104-105\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c/em\u003eby Natalie Chanin, page 102:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tennessee River cuts a path right through the center of The Shoals—splitting Florence from the cities of Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. Before the construction of Wilson Dam as part of the National Defense Act of 1916, the river flowed wide and shallow, and was prone to flooding and rife with shoals. Muscle Shoals is named after one of these shallow shoals. Heading downstream, boats and rafts had to be carried with “muscle” over or around the obstacle. Below the shoals, the river became narrower and deeper, and thus, navigable by boat. For this reason, by the 1890s, textile mills were moved to the region, brick by brick, and the river was used to transport cotton and finished goods that were the products of a vertical system where cotton was grown, ginned, spun, knit, cut, and sewn. With the completion of Wilson Dam, electricity produced by the river was used to run machines and power the factories that were transforming fiber to garment.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe textile history of this region can be attributed, for better or for worse, to this river flowing right through its center. Eventually, of course, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would help to carry this industry away—as, machine by machine, it flowed to the next location.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about the Tennessee River \u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2023/03/exploring-the-tennessee-river-landscape/\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about the history of textiles in The Shoals and the beginnings of Alabama Chanin and The School of Making in \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/products/embroidery-threads-and-stories-from-alabama-chanin-and-the-school-of-making\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbroidery: Threads and Stories\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Explore our upcoming events \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/events\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1333\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488\\\" alt=\\\"A vintage map of the Tennessee River.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-65059\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686485778-alabama-chanin-vintage-map-tennessee-river.jpg?v=1758686488 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintage map of the Tennessee River Valley at the Shoals from Natalie’s family home. Photo by \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"the-river-an-excerpt\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483160228\",{\"_15\":802,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":803,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":296},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511195812\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/alabama-chanin-embroidery-threads-and-stories-book-tennessee-river_3ac1301f-a955-4f69-b4fe-a7956015ce27.jpg?v=1762284705\",\"2023-03-22T20:12:57Z\",[757],\"THE RIVER: AN EXCERPT\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":809,\"_287\":810,\"_289\":811,\"_15\":812,\"_29\":813,\"_297\":816,\"_40\":817,\"_42\":818,\"_273\":819},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePictured above: Kinlock Falls, photographed by \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/abrahamrowephotography/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThe landscape of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.una.edu/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eMuscle Shoals National Heritage Area\u003c/a\u003e (MSNHA) moves from the flat valley floor of the Tennessee River to the hills of the Highland Rim and the Cumberland Plateau, creating a variety of hiking experiences. Many of our favorite sites—such as \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd490240.pdf\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eBankhead National Forest\u003c/a\u003e—have rich cultural stories to learn. Bankhead National Forest also has an astonishing degree of biodiversity in plants, animals, and trees—a reminder that Alabama is one of the most biodiverse regions of the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alltrails.com/explore/parks/us/alabama/william-b-bankhead-national-forest\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eBankhead National Forest\u003c/a\u003e, known as the “land of a thousand waterfalls,” is one of four National Forests in Alabama. The forest is full of waterways, gorges, rock bluffs, and over 90 miles of hiking trails. The stories of the people who lived in the forest for thousands of years appear in the rock shelters, occupied by indigenous people, and in old homesites, cemeteries, wagon roads, and churches constructed by Euro-Americans. Unlike those in much of the state of Alabama, the Bankhead National Forest escaped heavy logging pressures in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, meaning there are still stands of old-growth forest within its boundaries. During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps worked on many projects in the forest. They built roads, dams, firebreaks, and bridges; maintained telephone lines; constructed fire towers; fought forest fires; and developed recreation areas. The forest is also home to Alabama’s only National Wild and Scenic River—the Sipsey Fork of the West Fork River. Today visitors to the forest can camp, hike, gravel ride, mountain bike, ride horses, enjoy ATVs, kayak, canoe, and more.  \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many options for hiking in Bankhead. Over 26 miles of equestrian riding and hiking paths make up the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/alabama/owl-creek-road-horse-trail\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eOwl Creek Trail System,\u003c/a\u003e which is clearly designated and convenient to access.  When hiking the trails, be mindful of horses and yield to riders. The system offers three loop options, ranging in length from 6 to 12 miles. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMany trails in the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alltrails.com/explore/parks/us/alabama/sipsey-wilderness\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eSipsey Wilderness\u003c/a\u003e can be accessed from the Sipsey River Picnic Area and Trailhead parking lot, or park at the Braziel Trailhead to hike trails in the northern part of the wilderness. Because the Sipsey is a Wilderness Area, the trails are not marked with blazes. Navigating this system can be more challenging than in other areas of the forest. No matter the hike or forest plan, remember to bring a map. Detailed trail maps are available at the Warrior Mountain Trading Post in nearby Moulton, Alabama.  \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2560\\\" height=\\\"1438\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686491030-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-scaled.jpg?v=1758686493\\\" alt=\\\"A map of Bankhead National Forest via The Library of Congress.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-64977\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686491030-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-scaled.jpg?v=1758686493 2560w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-625x351.jpeg 625w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-2048x1151.jpeg 2048w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-500x281.jpeg 500w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Library-of-Congress-2006-624x351.jpeg 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMap of Bankhead National Forest via \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.loc.gov/item/2007631130/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe Library of Congress\u003c/a\u003e, 2006\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also many unofficial—or social—trails in the forest. These trails are not managed by the National Forest Service and do not appear on official maps. However, they include beautiful locations, and many of these appear on \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/alabama/william-b-bankhead-national-forest\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAll Trails\u003c/a\u003e. An absolute favorite is the four-mile round trip trail to \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/alabama/sougahoagdee-falls\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eSougahoagdee Falls\u003c/a\u003e. Despite not being clearly designated, the trail is straightforward to follow, and the waterfall at the bottom is worth the trip. The hike itself is moderate, but the drive into the forest to the trailhead involves many miles of gravel roads. A shorter option (approx. 1.5 miles out and back) is \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/alabama/turkey-foot-falls-and-mize-mills-falls\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ethe Turkey Foot Falls and Mize Mills Falls\u003c/a\u003e. The trail is easily accessed from the Sipsey and includes two waterfalls along the way.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIf exploring these recreational areas on your own feels intimidating, numerous initiatives and groups operate guided hikes in various locations across The Shoals and the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.wildal.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eWild Alabama\u003c/a\u003e offers many programs in Bankhead National Forest. \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/leagueofoutdoorwomen\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe League of Outdoor Women\u003c/a\u003e —which is a program of the MSNHA—has monthly events for women and can often be found on the trails of Bankhead. Other hiking opportunities in the forest are hosted by \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/1845899368996649\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eGirls Who Hike Alabama\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eExplore our upcoming \u003ca href=\\\"https://alabamachanin.com/events\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eEvents + Workshops\u003c/a\u003e from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making and add on more adventures. #travel\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eA note on safety and protocol: \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eWherever you choose to hike, remember to let someone know your location and when you expect to return. Pack water, snacks, a first aid kit, and a map. Always practice “Leave No Trace” hiking, and always strive to leave the forest better than you found it.    \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten by Carrie Barske\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCrawford\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarch 2022\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie Barske Crawford is the director of the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and an affiliated faculty member in the history department at the University of North Alabama. She teaches courses in exhibit design, museum interpretation, and women’s history. She is also an avid hiker, backpacker, kayaker, maker, gardener, and equestrian, and a dear friend to the Alabama Chanin and Project Threadways teams.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2560\\\" height=\\\"1521\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686494370-Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-scaled.jpg?v=1758686496\\\" alt=\\\"A map of Bankhead National Forest from the US Forest Service.\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-64978\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686494370-Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-scaled.jpg?v=1758686496 2560w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-625x371.jpg 625w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-768x456.jpg 768w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-2048x1216.jpg 2048w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-500x297.jpg 500w, https://journal.alabamachanin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Map-Bankhead-National-Forest-US-Forest-Service-Screenshot-624x371.jpg 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMap of Bankhead National Forest via \u003ca href=\\\"https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=febc30e1a64344c1b20965e0bb0a9910\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eThe US Forest Service\u003c/a\u003e, 2023.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"travel-hiking-and-bankhead-national-forest\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483192996\",{\"_15\":814,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":815,\"_256\":295,\"_258\":326},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511163044\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/sipsey-wilderness-byler-road-bankhead-national-forest-photographed-by-abraham-rowe_32bb0379-0026-4449-8d93-4b770d05fb57.jpg?v=1762284683\",\"2023-03-02T21:59:11Z\",[757],\"#TRAVEL: HIKING AND BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":821,\"_287\":822,\"_289\":823,\"_15\":824,\"_29\":825,\"_297\":829,\"_40\":830,\"_42\":831,\"_273\":832},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePictured above: A south-bound dirt road leading toward the swampy backwater and hidden landscapes of \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/mooresville/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMooresville, Alabama\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, photograph by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"http://abrahamrowephotography.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe National Heritage Area program began in the 1980s and includes 55 National Heritage Areas today. The program is funded through the National Park Service and carries their mission outside of park boundaries into lived-in landscapes. In 2009, Congress designated the \u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.una.edu/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eMuscle Shoals National Heritage Area\u003c/a\u003e (MSNHA), recognizing the historical, cultural, and natural significance of the six counties of northwest Alabama. The MSNHA is housed at the University of North Alabama and partners with programs on campus as well as nonprofit organizations, city and county governments, local businesses, artists, musicians, historic preservation organizations, and Main Street programs within the six-county region. The MSNHA also works on regional initiatives including many focused on developing recreational opportunities throughout the Tennessee River Valley.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, the MSNHA partnered with \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/unadeptofhistory\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eUNA’s Public History Center\u003c/a\u003e and Florence-based photographer \u003ca href=\\\"http://abrahamrowephotography.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e to develop \u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eHidden Spaces\u003c/a\u003e. While the history of our region is dominated by nationally significant stories—including that of the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.tva.com/about-tva/our-history/tva-heritage\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eTennessee Valley Authority\u003c/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\\\"https://journal.alabamachanin.com/2020/09/muscle-shoals-music-on-race-segregation/\\\"\u003eMuscle Shoals Sound\u003c/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.npca.org/articles/482-where-they-cried?s_src=g_grants_ads\u0026amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwteOaBhDuARIsADBqReiQpjHP-lZ881d9rFQ9q0p5og4aI_3Lztp91WM3rwsaOGDHXBgzMPsaAv11EALw_wcB\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eTrail of Tears\u003c/a\u003e—there are many, many other people, places, and events that have shaped the narratives of our community. In exploring these lesser-known stories, Hidden Spaces takes us to quiet locations that see few other visitors and invites us into places where creative people live and work. The project, which combines contemporary photography and historical research, has resulted in five exhibitions, oral histories, and a \u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003ewebsite\u003c/a\u003e. On our adventures around the MSNHA, the Hidden Spaces team met many fascinating people, sampled the best gas station food in north Alabama, and truly developed a deep appreciation for our region. Curiosity drives our work, as does our desire to share what makes northwest Alabama such an interesting place.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1000\\\" height=\\\"667\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686500648-alabama-chanin-hidden-spaces-old-town-decatur-mooresville.jpg?v=1758686502\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-64856\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686500648-alabama-chanin-hidden-spaces-old-town-decatur-mooresville.jpg?v=1758686502 1000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686500648-alabama-chanin-hidden-spaces-old-town-decatur-mooresville.jpg?v=1758686502 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686500648-alabama-chanin-hidden-spaces-old-town-decatur-mooresville.jpg?v=1758686502 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686500648-alabama-chanin-hidden-spaces-old-town-decatur-mooresville.jpg?v=1758686502 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686500648-alabama-chanin-hidden-spaces-old-town-decatur-mooresville.jpg?v=1758686502 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotographs by \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http://abrahamrowephotography.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e for \u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eHidden Spaces\u003c/a\u003e, clockwise: Lake in \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/mooresville/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMooresville, Alabama\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/village-school/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVillage School\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e constructed in 1918, Colbert County, Alabama; Home in \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/old-town-decatur/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Town Decatur, Alabama\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; Figurines in a Window Sill, \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/old-town-decatur/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Town Decatur, Alabama\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e; Gravestone of Henrietta Maria in \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/wilson-cemetery/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilson Cemetery\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, St. Florian, Alabama; \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/old-town-decatur/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Town Decatur\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e Railroad\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of our adventures have shown us a different side of a well-known place. \u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/mooresville/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eFor example, Mooresville\u003c/a\u003e, located in Limestone County, attracts visitors from across the country who come to explore a town seemingly untouched by time. I’m always reminded of the fictional Alabama town of Spectre from the book and film \u003cem\u003eBig Fish\u003c/em\u003e when I visit (although, unlike in the movie, everyone in Mooresville does appear to wear shoes). The historic homes of the community, the well-tended gardens, the church with its famous hand atop the steeple pointing up to the heavens, the flowers of 1818 Farms, and the historic post office are worth traveling to the town to visit. But it is the backwater of the Tennessee River—Limestone Bay—that caught our attention. A narrow red dirt road leads out of the south side of town and takes you to a completely different landscape of fields and swamps. The contrast between the wild tangle of the swamps and the neat order of the town is stark. While visiting Mooresville is like stepping into the nineteenth century, exploring the backwater, with its herons, egrets, turtles, beavers, and other wildlife, pushes us even further back, reminding us of a time before Euro Americans had found their way to Alabama. Interested in exploring the landscape outside of Mooresville? Head into Wheeler Wildlife Refuge on a rental bike from \u003ca href=\\\"http://southerncarnage.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eSouthern Carnage Bike Shop\u003c/a\u003e, located at 5081 Mooresville Road, Mooresville, Alabama, 35649.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eOther adventures have taken us to places whose history may be difficult to discern at first glance. Walking through \u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/old-town-decatur/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003eOld Town Decatur\u003c/a\u003e today would leave you with the impression that the neighborhood has always been a quiet residential community. But at one time, this historic neighborhood was home to a thriving African American and immigrant community filled with businesses, doctor’s offices and pharmacies, grocers, pool halls, and more. A lion even lived behind a chain link fence at one home. When the trial of the Scottsboro Boys moved to Decatur from Scottsboro, the neighborhood saw a huge influx of people interested in the trial. When she came to recant her accusation of rape, Ruby Bates is thought to have stayed in one of the homes on the eastern edge of the neighborhood. Today, the vacant lots where blighted buildings have been torn down almost create a park-like setting around those homes that still stand. However, the steps that lead up from the sidewalk to front walks that go nowhere remind us that homes once stood in these spaces. To share the story of Old Town as it was, the Hidden Spaces team created a walking tour that takes you around this community and shows you what it once was like. You can begin the \u003ca href=\\\"https://msnha.oncell.com/en/old-town-decatur-281499.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003etour\u003c/a\u003e outside the Morgan County Archives, located at 624 Bank Street NE, Decatur, Alabama 35601.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/west-florence/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"682\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-64858\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 2048w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686503899-westfolorence-prints-30-scaled-2-1024x682.jpg?v=1758686505 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwards and memorabilia hanging on the walls of \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://www.bunyansbarbeque.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eBunyan’s Bar-B-Q\u003c/a\u003e, a beloved institution owned and operated by the Cole family since 1972, \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"https://hiddenspaces.org/west-florence/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eWest Florence, Alabama\u003c/a\u003e, photograph by \u003ca rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\" href=\\\"http://abrahamrowephotography.com/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"\u003eAbraham Rowe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHidden Spaces reminds us that taking life a little bit slower—taking the time to uncover stories and travel down unfamiliar roads—can lead to fascinating people and places. Take some time to get out and explore on your own.\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStory by Carrie Barske\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie Barske Crawford is the director of the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and an affiliated faculty member in the history department at the University of North Alabama. She teaches courses in exhibit design, museum interpretation, and women’s history. She is also an avid hiker, backpacker, kayaker, maker, gardener, and equestrian, and a dear friend to the Alabama Chanin and Project Threadways teams.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\u003c!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\u003c!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --\u003e\",\"travel-hidden-spaces\",\"gid://shopify/Article/680483225764\",{\"_15\":826,\"_254\":-5,\"_23\":827,\"_256\":257,\"_258\":828},\"gid://shopify/ArticleImage/295511130276\",\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/articles/hiddenspaces-mooresville-abraham-rowe_e813520c-f4ad-4695-bdcb-63c573ca25ee.jpg?v=1762284679\",666,\"2022-10-28T16:01:17Z\",[757],\"#TRAVEL: HIDDEN SPACES\",{\"_289\":304},{\"_284\":834,\"_287\":835,\"_289\":836,\"_15\":837,\"_29\":838,\"_297\":841,\"_40\":842,\"_42\":843,\"_273\":844},{\"_17\":18},\"\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDianna Settles was born in Los Alamitos, California in 1989. She grew up in Blue Ridge, Georgia and received her BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in 2014. Settles currently resides on an urban farm in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives and creates in the company of a large community and co-runs \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/hilopress/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHi-Lo Press\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, a print studio and art gallery. Settles has exhibited at \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.institute193.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eInstitute 193\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e in Lexington, KY, the High Museum in Atlanta, GA, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the Zuckerman Museum of Art in Kennesaw, GA, among others. This interview was conducted on the eve of her solo exhibition currently on view at \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.marchgallery.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMARCH Gallery\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, New York, touching on her painting practice, sustainability, and the possible futures of Southern communities.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https://www.marchgallery.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eDianna was interviewed by our friend Maria Owen of MARCH GALLERY\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Owen: Hi Dianna! You’re currently living on an urban farm in Atlanta, Georgia. What is a day in your life like, and what are you working on outside of the studio?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDianna Settles: I live on Crack In The Sidewalk Farmlet in South Atlanta, which was started nearly 15 years ago by my friends and neighbors, Chris and Isia. My boyfriend, Keelan, started farming with them a few years back, and for this past year he has been in charge of the vegetable production. While preparing for my current show at \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.marchgallery.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMARCH\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, I’ve spent Monday through Fridays in the studio, but I work on the farm on the weekends, harvesting vegetables for the Sunday market and helping with weeding and chores.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe have six chickens—Light Brahmas—that are very sweet, and two cats. I normally train in Brazilian jiu-jitsu a few evenings a week, and I’m always working on organizing shows and events for \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/hilopress/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eHi-Lo Press\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a gallery and press studio I started over six years ago. It is currently run collectively with my friends Sophie Whittemore and Yoon Nam. On any given week there are endless activities to do: working in the studio, grappling in the gym, running to a local brewery with Keelan to pick up spent grain for the fields and chickens, tinkering with the riso for Hi-lo publications, meetings, practicing French, going to market, sitting outside with friends, reading alone, reading groups, hiking, weeding, and hopefully, for the rest of the summer, a lot more swimming. My next major project is to start making my own pigments. I’ve been collecting different mineral deposits from around Atlanta, as well as growing indigo, marigolds, and other plants for pigments here on the farm. I want to have a deeper relationship to the paints I use and have a different way of interacting with the colors I use, rather than just using whatever is available through the commodity market.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: Can you speak more about how painting fits into these wider practices?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: Everything we learn and spend time practicing changes the way we interact with everything else. Jiu-jitsu is part of my painting practice in that it helps me strategize my way around challenges. Farming is part of my painting practice in the ways it teaches me to see and render plants, seasons, and growth patterns, and in the way it has shifted my relationship to failure. The things I read and think about, both alone and with my friends, are integral to my painting in that they help to situate the desires I have for a life worth living––and for a material connection to the world around me––into a long lineage of people trying to elaborate these same struggles and pleasures. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: It seems that sustainability is a major consideration in everything you do. How and when did you begin to incorporate sustainable practices into your everyday life? Is it something you learned from a young age or discovered later on?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: A lot of the drive I have to learn how to produce things on my own or with friends comes from growing up very poor. Early on, it was evident to me that a lot of the things I wanted or that I was interested in weren’t accessible to me for a number of reasons, so I learned a lot about waste and resourcefulness. A lot of the food we ate came from food pantries or had been otherwise discarded. My family members got by without many resources and the ones that we did have were shared.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuring my first year of living on my own, I got involved with a bicycle cooperative where I learned how to build and fix my own bike. That same year I also got involved with \u003ca href=\\\"http://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eFood Not Bombs\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, and joined a radical marching band called the Atlanta Sedition Orchestra. All of these endeavors were very rooted in figuring out ways to make things happen that weren’t happening otherwise. I couldn’t afford a nice new bike, and no one was going to give me one, but the one I built and maintained myself with scrap parts became an important part of my life—an object that I had a deep and meaningful relationship to. Taking on skills like that makes you highly aware of the incredible amount of waste and environmental devastation that come from our industrialized world. As time went on, I had the opportunity to ride much nicer bikes, but in fact the one I had made myself was not only more meaningful to me, but also just a more functional and enjoyable bike for me to ride, since it was so perfectly suited to my body and my needs for it. I think most things are like that––there’s an illusion that you can just buy your way to the good things in life, which, largely through necessity, I’ve actually found to be completely untrue.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the past few years I became interested in building my own panels and making my own gesso, both out of necessity and in order to deepen my understanding and connection to more of what my paintings are made of.  Gleaning an understanding of how to make these things that I want to see in the world, along with living on a farm and learning more of our potential to have more of a symbiotic relationship to the land we inhabit, only makes me more committed to deepening the bond I have to where I live and what I’m doing there, i.e. learning to be a better steward and to move through the world with more intention and less isolation in general.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: On a wider note––how do you imagine a future South? What do you consider necessary to manifest this future?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: I hope that in the future, “the South” will be replaced by any number of more meaningful distinctions to help us define space. As far as I can tell, “the South”, like so many identity distinctions today, mostly functions as an economic and political construct that is then mapped onto cultural experiences. Since both the economy and the existing political sphere are based on abstractions and spectacle, I think this leads to most of the really interesting differences in the way people could choose to live being erased, either forcefully or through being captured and made unreal by forces like nostalgia and commodification.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatersheds, bioregions, and shared material and spiritual cultural practices make a lot more sense as ways of talking about and differentiating space to me than abstractions like “the South”, states, or other economic regions. I’d like to live in a world where the differences between people and places can be celebrated, where the joy of experiencing that difference can be held up as one of the great joys of life on this planet. Obviously, that would mean that it is necessary to take up and develop forms of life that are truly in and of the places they exist as part of, as opposed to the ongoing project of Western metaphysics to simply copy and paste an abstract way of life over a local reality ad nauseam. It seems to me that one of the main tasks in the world today is to develop ways of living that take seriously the prospect of being an active participant in the world and its many processes, of caring for the world that cares for us. That could include forms of art making, ways of growing and preparing food, and ways of producing material culture like housing, furniture, clothing and tools, but it will also include developing new ways of understanding our existence, new metaphysical and spiritual ideas and practices, new ways of organizing ourselves and making decisions together. I think the solutions that arise out of that search will look wildly different in the Southern Appalachian mountains, the coastal plains of the Atlantic, and the Mississippi River Valley.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: That’s an exciting way to think about the future––the valuation of small nucleic communities over somewhat arbitrary borders feels like a natural (and much needed) shift. In that vein, what communities or movements are you inspired by at the moment?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: There are all kinds of inspiring things across the country. In Bloomington, Indiana my friends organize a huge community tree planting every year under the name “\u003ca href=\\\"https://neighborhoodplantingproject.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eNeighborhood Planting Project\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.” The past couple years the project has even spread as far as Atlanta, so we have a few pawpaw trees on the farm from them. It’s a great way to connect to your neighbors and also plant a lot of native fruit trees fast. Connected to that model, there are also folks in New Orleans called \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/lobeliacommons/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eLobelia Commons\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e who are working towards autonomous food production on a neighborhood level there.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust recently, I was able to see the new space for a project run by friends in Ridgewood, Queens which is called \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.woodbine.nyc/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eWoodbine\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. It’s a huge increase in size and capacity from a smaller, original location they rented for many years. The new building has kitchen equipment for their regular dinners and their free grocery distribution, a gym, a woodworking shop, hosts regular painting, drawing, and sewing classes and organizes a soccer team and a sailing group within the neighborhood.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond that, there are still residents at the ZAD Notre-Dame-des-Landes in France who are occupying the land and figuring out ways of living together communally. That struggle has been incredibly inspiring to me, along with the proliferation of other ZAD struggles across France. Long standing communities like the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico are certainly a touchstone for the kind of life I’m interested in.  And I’m always reading and thinking about the Paris Commune of 1871 and the collective reimagining and restructuring that the Communards achieved in its brief moment.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1325\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67317\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686509200-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-Colorfast-fugitives-a-vital-knowing-of-the-potential-to-shape.-2022-Photo-Courtesy-of-Dianna-Settle.jpg?v=1758686512 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003eDianna Settles, \u003cem\u003eColorfast/fugitives (a vital knowing of the potential to shape, to change, to build, to play, to open the world to new worlds, new possibilities, newly knotting ourselves to our place and time),\u003c/em\u003e 2022, acrylic, colored pencil, watercolor on wood panel, 32 x 48 inches. Courtesy of the artist and \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.marchgallery.org/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eMARCH Gallery\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: Is there any advice you’d share with someone looking to incorporate more community and sustainability into their daily life? Small changes that someone could help begin this shift?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: Have conversations with your close friends and put something together that you’ve all been wanting to attend or see, but that doesn’t exist yet. That could mean planting a small garden, organizing an art show, hosting a reading group, building a sauna, etc. Think and talk about why those things aren’t already happening and about what forces conspire to make things you’d enjoy difficult. Keep talking about how to defeat those forces. Try to find things that fulfill you and make a more joyful world for your community without regard for financial gain. In general, experiment with articulating what kind of world you want to live in and combining your energy and resources with others to make those things come into being. Make a meal for you and people you love using only things that you’ve grown, even just once to see how different that feels, resist trendy and poorly made objects, learn to mend, care for, and ideally to make the things you give a lot of use to, whether that’s tools or garments.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: Your paintings on view at MARCH explore ideas in this vein—scenes of nature, self-sufficiency, protest, labor, community and solitude. How did you conceive of the works in this show, and what ideas did you hold close while creating the series?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: One of the values of making art is that it is a very freeing and relatively low risk way of imagining how things could be. In these paintings I was trying to imagine what kinds of life might be worth fighting for, worth struggling against the many rivers of oppression and alienation we all muck our way across every day. To me, a life worth living is one where our subjectivities are not dominated by an internalized disconnection from our place in the physical and biological systems that make up our world, where we are not ignorant to the industrialization that poisons us, the food we eat, the water we drink and bathe in, and all of the ways we spend our time.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA life worth living is one where you and, not only the people immediately around you, but people in the broadest sense, have access to what is needed to elaborate a good life in as many ways as possible. This could include working with the land to unlearn centuries of lawns and nonsensical landscaping in place of rehabilitating lost savannas and biodiversity, building homes, dojos, and other communal buildings, growing food, hunting, practicing martial arts or other ways of knowing and expanding the limits of our bodies, mending and constructing the garments that carry us through our lives and give us joy and meaning, gaining an understanding of how to care for our own bodies, the list goes on and on. A life worth living is stealing as many moments for and towards that kind of life from the one that de-potentiates its existence.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cfigure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"2000\\\" height=\\\"1273\\\" src=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-67321\\\" srcset=\\\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 2000w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 625w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 1024w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 768w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 1536w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 500w, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/blog-image-1758686513276-Inspiration-Dianna-Settles-Journal-Post-Interview-Painting-To-go-beyond-resistance-we-must-position-the-territory-within-a-becoming-world-All-things-sing-of-a.jpg?v=1758686516 624w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\\\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\"\u003eAbove left: Dianna Settles, \u003cem\u003eTo go beyond resistance, we must position the territory within a becoming-world. This time, the wall built against our enemy will not be made of concrete, but of time itself. It is a world that possesses a fragmented geography. It is where we find our friends and even enemies to be fought. It is where we love and we find war, where we share and are free to make use of ourselves as much as we like. Finally, it is where we find the possibility of a crossroads in the path of history.\u003c/em\u003e, 2022, acrylic and colored pencil on wood panel, 32 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist and MARCH Gallery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove right: Dianna Settles, \u003cem\u003eAll things sing of a possible haven, is it not this? —– it is.\u003c/em\u003e, 2022, acrylic and colored pencil on panel, 32 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist and MARCH Gallery.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: In works like \u003cem\u003eHow do we follow after you? Cupping circles, culling rows \u003c/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHow to make it last, how to share (apple season)\u003c/em\u003e, you depict groups of people laboring together, tending to crops and preparing food in harmony. Clearly, community has a large presence in everything you do, from the gatherings and common spaces in your paintings to your endeavors as a curator and leader in your city. Can you share a little bit about your perspective on community and the collective as it relates to your life and work?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: The relationships and friendships that you have are what constitutes a rich and joyful way of living. I want to get free. I want others to get free. The things that elicit the feelings of freedom and joy for me are the things I want to make tangible however I can and I don’t feel alone in that desire. I think that making the space to share knowledge, skills, tactics, and ideas eases us out of the imposing illusion that we despair in this world alone. With events that I work on with the other Hi-Lo collective members we are putting these shows and publications and experiments together because we want them to exist for us as much as for anyone else. The big desire with inviting people to come to film screenings or drunk critiques or drag drawing classes is 1) that it’s more interesting than just watching movies with your friend all the time and 2) we want people to see that it’s possible to make interesting, thoughtful, thought-provoking things happen without having a ton of money, or a building, or institutional access. I don’t feel much like a “leader in my city,” but I am proud that Hi-Lo exists in a rich ecosystem of people here in Atlanta seizing power and space for themselves to carry out experiments in doing, thinking, and living together. Our friends at \u003ca href=\\\"https://www.instagram.com/southbendcommons/?hl=en\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"\u003eSouth Bend Commons\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e put on tons of excellent events, our friends at No Lite throw incredible parties in the forests and abandoned buildings,  and several friends recently staged an unsanctioned production of Tristan Tzara’s play \u003c/em\u003eThe Gas Heart\u003cem\u003e on the front lawn of the High Museum, complete with costumes, a live band, and replica museum security guards. For every thing that we realize we are capable of, countless other possibilities unfold. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: Conversely, works like \u003cem\u003eAll things sing of a possible haven, is it not this? ––– it is.\u003c/em\u003e illustrate the individual in solitude. How do these moments fit into a greater examination of the collective?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: It’s certainly true that I need some degree of solitude in balance with my sociality. I use that time to process my interactions and to rest. In this time I am able to meander between curiosities and research and uncover new ideas to play with and to contribute to my conversations and friendships. But in the end, utter solitude is always an illusion. I’m not alone in any of those paintings, there just aren’t any other people around. In the painting you referenced, for example, there are so many forms of connection depicted it’s almost impossible to list them all. There are the animals and plants depicted, which I have a deep and active relationship to. There is the creek – waterways have always been a conduit for people to come together both with each other and with other forms of life. Even the action I’m doing, graining the lithography stones, is something that connects me across time and space to those who taught me that craft, to those who used those stones long before I did, and to those who quarried them out of the ground.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eMO: The title of this painting speaks to the inherent dualities and contradictions of human experience: “\u003cem\u003eIt is a world that possesses a fragmented geography. It is where we find our friends and even enemies to be fought. It is where we love and we find war, where we share and are free to make use of ourselves as much as we like. Finally, it is where we find the possibility of a crossroads in the path of history\u003c/em\u003e.” At what crossroads do you find yourself? What does choosing the right path mean to you and what does it look like?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDS: There are crossroads all around us of different kinds. One important crossroad that we are all standing at here in Atlanta is the proposed development of hundreds of acres of forest in South Atlanta into a massive police training facility and the largest movie production soundstage in the world, a development that would be absolutely devastating to the ecology and the quality of human existence in this city, not to mention the way in which it would reverberate far beyond the city limits as well. That painting isn’t necessarily a literal depiction of the struggle against that development or any other particular struggle, but it absolutely is about the possibility of staking yourself to the real world, and the sort of tense serenity of committing yourself to trying to lay out a crossing path to carry us off the miserable, world destroying road of speculation, extraction, and sedation that we’ve been barreling down for centuries. There really are actual people who are living in that forest and who have up until this moment prevented it from being destroyed, and choosing the right path in this instance, for example, probably means either joining them or supporting them to whatever extent you possibly can.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo me, choosing the right path means living in ways that are aligned with the things that make me alive. Not just alive in the bare, biological sense, but alive in the sense of being an active and joyful participant in an active and joyful world. That’s a concept and a feeling that has been so diluted and clouded that it feels difficult to communicate effectively, both so basic and obvious and also too profound for words. 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Your and their conscious decision to invest in products made with a sense of responsibility and respect for each other and our planet is what allows us to continue this work. We are deeply grateful for this partnership. \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNC: As are we—it means so much to come together with other brands like yours that are working to positively impact people’s lives and the planet. By the same token, what has been the hardest part of building your brand and community?\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAG: Gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes they come in a basket covered with thorns. That is how I try to look at challenges, both professionally and personally—as something I can learn from. An early professional challenge was when I took my formula to the top labs in the world. 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As a result, every drop of our formulas are recognized by the skin and are able to deliver optimal skin-healing, balancing and rejuvenating nutrition. The skin’s own powers of healing, regeneration, and balance are amplified to create real and lasting change, in just two extraordinarily crafted steps, Active Treatment Essence and Active Botanical Serum. \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNC: We have more in common than building our sustainable businesses:\u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eAlabama Chanin was named after my daughter—(whose middle name is Alabama—in a long tradition of girls getting “state names”). I was pregnant as I began to imagine what Alabama Chanin might be and I recently read that Vintner’s Daughter was formed in a similar way—while you were pregnant with your daughter. \u003c/p\u003e\\n\\n\\n\\n\u003cp\u003eI’m inspired by how you’ve forged your own path over the last decade while staying true to your imagination for Vintner’s Daughter. 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