This long-awaited book from Chanin begins along with her story. After living in New York and Vienna for over 20 years, she started to develop into cotton T-shirts into high fashion the usage of the needlework skills she learned as a child in Florence, Alabama. When she moved home, Chanin hired local women (many of whom had worked within the state’s now defunct textile factories) to sew her couture collections along with her. What follows is a step by step guide to the stitching, stenciling, and beading techniques used within the 20 projects showcased within the book: T-shirts, skirts, and corsets which can be sold at chic shops around the globe, plus a journal cover, sampler quilt, and tablecloth, among others. Also included are a pullout stencil, perforated postcard for bead-embroidery, and reusable patterns. All over are Robert Rausch’s beautiful photographs set against the back roads, farms, and homesteads of the rural South.
Category: Craft, Hobbies & Home
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