Alabama chanin

I made my first Alabama Chanin top four years ago and slowly but steadily I have been adding to my handmade collection. This time I made a m...

This is the simple six-gore tank dress from Alabama Studio Style . Made up in Alabama Chanin cotton jersey in a single layer. The ...

I caught Bella in her newest jersey dress. This is the Alabama Chanin six-gore favorite, tweaked for Bella's preferred fit (custom bust ...

Y'all, I have fallen down a rabbit hole of stitchery. Last year, I posted about my wedding dress, which prompted tales of your own handmade and custom made dresses. Though they all sounded gorgeous, one left me utterly gobsmacked. Susan, who doesn't blog but is awesome, made her own Alabama Chanin style wedding gown. source Note: This is not Susan's dress. I saw pictures, however, and it was a cream-colored bit of perfection. Imagine a white version of the dress above and you're close…

I made my first Alabama Chanin top four years ago and slowly but steadily I have been adding to my handmade collection. This time I made a matching top and skirt. I already blogged extensively about the process involved here and it includes some helpful info on materials used for the stencil and the sewing. For this post, I am highlighting the finished outfit with some pertinent details included. Here is a flatlay of the outfit. Front of the Top & Skirt Back of the Top & Skirt For this…

Recently I reviewed the great new book by Natalie Chanin, Alabama Studio Style, which got me really excited to try one of the projects. We asked the folks at Natalie's company Alabama Chanin if they would put together a kit for one of the projects for the book for Purl Soho customers and we're so happy that they agreed to make us these fabulous Market Bag Kits. They contain everything you'll need to make your own bag, right down to the thread!

Alabama Chanin 2009 and 2010 Collections, indigo dyed and embroidered couched coat. Natalie Chanin (American, b.1961), Alabama Chanin. United States, 2009. 100 percent organic cotton, natural indigo plant dye, paint, thread, snaps.

This post is a part two in a series, see the first post here . Where I left off last time was right after painting my fabric pieces with the Magdalena stencil, and then testing out the couching embroidery technique on swatch. Since then, I’ve spent about a year embroidering this fabric. This was my

Wow, a whole week since I posted! Over the course of that week, I spent the majority of my free time - about 15 hours altogether - and yesterday completed my Alabama Scout! I know there are a few of you who were interested in the construction of a garment like this, so I was good and remembered to take photos while I was sewing the top together. A LOT of photos! A few of these have been shared on Instagram over the last couple days, but most are new. Each day this week, I spent approximately…