In 2024, as the organization enters its 25th year, Project Threadways, Alabama Chanin, and The School of Making prepare to move into a new home in the heart of Florence. After two decades of visioning and planning, we purchase a historic warehouse downtown and begin transforming the iconic space into a new headquarters and community hub.
"Jess Turner is Helping to Change the World" Jess Turner is a badass. As COO and Studio Coordinator of Alabama Chanin, she has been the right hand to founder Natalie Chanin in building a reputation as a leader in the world of sustainable design for over two decades. Jess and I have gotten to know each other over the past two years as we shared a dream of a future collaboration that gave a new life to old textiles, which came to life as the Reclaimed Collection in 2023.Alabama Chanin is in the midst of a revolutionary transition into Project...
The annual Project Threadways Symposium brings together scholars, activists, makers, and thinkers to present research, share stories, and encourage dialogue about history, community, and power—all through the lens of fashion and textiles. Presentations, dinners, exhibitions, and workshops create a multi-day experience in Florence, Alabama, centered on material culture and making. Conversations begin in our community and expand throughout the region, nation, and around the globe. In 2024, our theme was The Future. On April 19-20, 2024, we gathered at The Factory in Florence, Alabama, and remotely to imagine a better way for textile manufacturing. Presenters considered the balance between art and...
