34.7998° N, 87.6773° W
ALABAMA CHANIN →
Design and textile practice, Florence, Alabama, 2006–present.
[Alabama Chanin] is now recognized as a case study in how to do slow fashion responsibly and right...Chanin's commitment—to land and hand, community and history—remains deep and strong.
THE SCHOOL OF MAKING →
Education and craft preservation, 2013-present.
PROJECT THREADWAYS →
501(c)(3) nonprofit and the home of Alabama Chanin and The School of Making
Includes oral history, archival, and public art and humanities work, 2019-present.
THE ARCHIVE →
A year-by-year index of design, production, collaborators, and institutional history, 1980–2024.
SELECTED PRESS
“How a Small Town in Alabama Became a Textile Haven” →
—Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 2025
“Why This Fashion Brand Is Becoming a Nonprofit” →
—Sarah Kent, The Business of Fashion, 2023
“The South” →
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, “The United States of Fashion,” Vogue, 2021
“You Can Make It There” →
—Kristi York Wooten, The Bitter Southerner, 2016
“Reviving a Southern Industry, From Cotton Field to Clothing Rack” →
—Debbie Elliott, NPR Morning Edition, 2014
Design and textile practice, Florence, Alabama, 2006–present.
[Alabama Chanin] is now recognized as a case study in how to do slow fashion responsibly and right...Chanin's commitment—to land and hand, community and history—remains deep and strong.
THE SCHOOL OF MAKING →
Education and craft preservation, 2013-present.
PROJECT THREADWAYS →
501(c)(3) nonprofit and the home of Alabama Chanin and The School of Making
Includes oral history, archival, and public art and humanities work, 2019-present.
THE ARCHIVE →
A year-by-year index of design, production, collaborators, and institutional history, 1980–2024.
SELECTED PRESS
“How a Small Town in Alabama Became a Textile Haven” →
—Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 2025
“Why This Fashion Brand Is Becoming a Nonprofit” →
—Sarah Kent, The Business of Fashion, 2023
“The South” →
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, “The United States of Fashion,” Vogue, 2021
“You Can Make It There” →
—Kristi York Wooten, The Bitter Southerner, 2016
“Reviving a Southern Industry, From Cotton Field to Clothing Rack” →
—Debbie Elliott, NPR Morning Edition, 2014
COLLABORATIONS
With gratitude to the artists, designers, makers, photographers, writers, chefs, farmers, and friends whose work has entered into conversation with mine over the years, including:
Lola Schnabel (2001–2002), Fernando Sanchez (2002–2003), Tomas Maier (2002–2004), Nicole and Michael Colovos (2003–2004), Studio Job—Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel (2003–2004), Elliott Puckette and Hugo Guinness (2004–2005), Michi Meko (2004–2005), Eva Whitechapel (2004–2005), Rob Ryan (2004–2005), Chi Modu (2005–2006), Angie Mosier, Robert Rausch, and Tom Driver for The Kitchen Project (2005), Father Andrew and Goods of Conscience (2008–2009), Cathy Bailey, Robin Petravic, and Heath Ceramics (2009–2011 and ongoing), Drew Robinson, exhibition for the SFA in collaboration with Landon Nordeman for the BBQ Dress Project (2012), Billy Reid (2012–2014), Patagonia (2014), Stella Ishii and 6397 (2014–2015), Erin Reitz (2016), Sally Fox (2007–2008; 2017), Rinne Allen (2016–2017; 2021), and Diana Weymar and Tiny Pricks Project (2021).
PHOTOGRAPHERS
With gratitude to the photographers who have looked closely at this work and helped document its evolution across decades:
Abraham Rowe, Clemens Kois, Cynthia Connolly, Erin Dailey, Eva Whitechapel, Gili Chen, Jeff Johnson, Les Deux Garçons, Lisa Eisner, Marcio Madeira, Peter Stanglmayr, Reyes Melendez, Rinne Allen, Robert Rausch, Sarah E. Lewis, and Sissi Farassat.
With gratitude to the artists, designers, makers, photographers, writers, chefs, farmers, and friends whose work has entered into conversation with mine over the years, including:
Lola Schnabel (2001–2002), Fernando Sanchez (2002–2003), Tomas Maier (2002–2004), Nicole and Michael Colovos (2003–2004), Studio Job—Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel (2003–2004), Elliott Puckette and Hugo Guinness (2004–2005), Michi Meko (2004–2005), Eva Whitechapel (2004–2005), Rob Ryan (2004–2005), Chi Modu (2005–2006), Angie Mosier, Robert Rausch, and Tom Driver for The Kitchen Project (2005), Father Andrew and Goods of Conscience (2008–2009), Cathy Bailey, Robin Petravic, and Heath Ceramics (2009–2011 and ongoing), Drew Robinson, exhibition for the SFA in collaboration with Landon Nordeman for the BBQ Dress Project (2012), Billy Reid (2012–2014), Patagonia (2014), Stella Ishii and 6397 (2014–2015), Erin Reitz (2016), Sally Fox (2007–2008; 2017), Rinne Allen (2016–2017; 2021), and Diana Weymar and Tiny Pricks Project (2021).
PHOTOGRAPHERS
With gratitude to the photographers who have looked closely at this work and helped document its evolution across decades:
Abraham Rowe, Clemens Kois, Cynthia Connolly, Erin Dailey, Eva Whitechapel, Gili Chen, Jeff Johnson, Les Deux Garçons, Lisa Eisner, Marcio Madeira, Peter Stanglmayr, Reyes Melendez, Rinne Allen, Robert Rausch, Sarah E. Lewis, and Sissi Farassat.