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Project Alabama is Back...Sort of...with the Newly Launched "Alabama Chanin" line of Artisan-Created Goodies. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & HOME DECOR BLOG

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Best known as the co-founder of the American couture line Project Alabama, Natalie "Alabama" Chanin's designs for hand-sewn garments constructed using quilting and stitching techniques from the depression-era south earned major accolades, placed the company in the finals of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion, and led to them being selected as one of 10 fashion companies for the Council of Fashion Designers in America/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2005.

Although Project Alabama shut its doors in late 2006, Chanin has now resurfaced as Alabama Chanin, specializing in limited-edition, rendered-by-hand, jewelry, clothing, home furnishing and textiles - all using recycled materials found near Chanin's home in Florence, Alabama and local talent. Stitchers aged in their early 20s work alongside those in their late 70s, producing garments in the spirit of the traditional quilting bee.  Each collection emphasizes quality of cut, detail, craftsmanship, and style - giving modern context to techniques that have been passed down through generations of women and men.

For some tasty handcrafted Southern goodness, visit AlabamaChanin.com.

- Lesley Scott

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