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In 2016, Natalie wrote the following on the Alabama Chanin Journal, ”In my design training, we never really spoke direct...
06 March, 2020 1 CommentIn 2016, Natalie wrote the following on the Alabama Chanin Journal, ”In my design training, we never really spoke direct...
06 March, 2020 1 CommentProject Threadways, as a concept and idea, has been in the works for several years—taking shape in Natalie’s mind for ev...
25 February, 2020 No commentFounded last year as a non-profit, Project Threadways examines, documents, and records the history of textiles...
08 May, 2020 1 CommentThis story was originally posted on the Alabama Chanin Journal on June 10,2020.. The fabric tells a story. In the carefu...
20 January, 2021 No comment“These living arts have been passed down by oral histories through generations of women and men—connecting us to our roots, our past, our community, and consequently to our present.” — Natalie Chanin, 2008From the original introduction to Alabama Stitch B...
25 February, 2020 No commentProject Threadways, as a concept and idea, has been in the works for several years—taking shape in Natalie’s mind for even more. Last spring, the planning, learning, researching, and visioning came to life at the inaugural Project Threadways symposium, held at...
25 February, 2020 No commentThis story was originally posted on the Alabama Chanin Journal on January 19, 2016. I’ve been reading Pattern Recognition (2003) by William Gibson as a sort of “digital book club” with a friend of mine who lives in another state. I’ve never been a hu...
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