This workshop allows participants to work directly in our Studio @ The Factory in Florence, Alabama with Natalie, our in-house team, patterns & stencils. Participants create a garment or project of their choice from our Alabama Stitch Book or from our archives.
Materials, patterns, tips, treats and lots of stories included. This workshop is intended for participants with some basic hand-sewing experience.
**Note that more complicated pieces are extremely time consuming and most likely cannot be finished over the course of a weekend. We strive to offer a range of options that can be honed to every skill level and desire to provide a positive and rewarding experience.
$1125 includes materials plus welcome cocktail on Friday night, lunch on Saturday and Sunday morning brunch.
Workshops are limited to 12 participants.
"There is a mental treatment facility here in Florence called The 400 Unit," says Jason Isbell. "About once a week they would drive downtown and take, I guess, the six or eight healthiest people in the facility and let 'em go downtown. Give 'em all like $15 apiece to go get some lunch. You'd immediately recognize who it was and why they were there; they all had nametags on, saying kinda strange stuff to everybody. And trying to get a sandwich at the same time." "When I started thinking about a band, and how we get to a new town and everybody gets $15 and gets out of the van, goes out and tries to get a sandwich, it kinda reminded me of that."
Ex-Drive By Trucker Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform live @ NY's Bowery Ballroom tomorrow (2/26) night.
Natalie Chanin is in NYC today to present her new collection to editors and buyers. As always, a transformative and inspiring experience.Alabama Chanin
Fall /Winter 2009 Presentation for Press & Buyers:
"The Songbirds"
Friday, February 20, 2009
Noon - 3pm in NYC
In an homage to his Southern, small-town roots, Alabama-based Billy Reid constructed his first New York shop entirely out of reclaimed materials from the South: The ceiling is covered in doors sourced from a Mississippi schoolhouse, and the clothing racks are made from apothecary cabinets rescued from the Mississippi Delta. The two-story space is a far cry from most Manhattan boutiques—the residential-looking shop features a parlor and hospitality area on the lower level, offering made-to-measure suiting by appointment. Reid showcases his signature men’s hand-tailored classics along with woven shirts, selvage denim, handmade shoes and leather accessories. It is also the only place his entire women’s capsule collection is sold. (source)
