num_pages: 176
description: Haute homespun out of the Deep South. Thats how Vogue magazine has described the fashion of Natalie Chanin. Alabama Stitch Book brings us a collection of projects and stories from her clothing and lifestyle company Alabama Chanin known for the cutting-edge twist it puts on tried-and-true sewing quilting and embroidery techniques applied mostly by hand to recycled cotton jersey.This long-awaited book from Chanin begins with her story. After living in New York and Vienna for over 20 years she began to transform cotton T-shirts into high fashion using the needlework skills she learned as a child in Florence Alabama. When she moved home Chanin hired local women (many of whom had worked in the states now defunct textile factories) to stitch her couture collections with her.What follows is a step-by-step guide to the stitching stenciling and beading techniques used in the 20 projects showcased in the book: T-shirts skirts and corsets that are sold at chic shops around the world plus a journal cover sampler quilt and tablecloth among others. Also included are a pullout stencil perforated postcard for bead-embroidery and reusable patterns. Throughout are Robert Rauschs beautiful photographs set against the back roads farms and homesteads of the rural South.
language: English
title: Alabama Stitch Book: Projects and Stories Celebrating Hand-Sewing, Quilting, and Embroidery for Contemporary Sustainable Style
publisher: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book