Embroidery: Threads and Stories from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making

CRAFT ICON: From beginnings as a fashion designer, Chanin has become an industry leader whose inventive, ethical approach has revitalized hand sewing. SLOW-FASHION MOVEMENT: Sustainable fashion and design have enormous power to alter our future for the better. This book speaks to the 2. 5 million strong (and growing) online audience who are passionate about #ethicalfashion, #slowfashion, and #ecofashion. WOMENS EMPOWERMENT: Women everywhere find inspiration in Chanins words and actions: What began as a simple, hand-stitched Alabama Chanin T-shirt has developed into a community economic development program and womens empowerment design project spanning two decades.