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DETAILS Our Embroidery Bundle includes essential notions for learning and experimenting with embroidery. Floss, thread, needles, beads, and a marking pen all fit neatly into the included bag, so it's ready for travel or gifting. Click here to add on a copy of The Geometry of Hand-Sewing for inspiration and step-by-step instructions on over a hundred stitches. KIT CONTENTS • 4 spools of Embroidery Floss: Dogwood, Tea, Natural, and Charcoal• 2 spools of Button Craft Thread: Slate and Dogwood• 1 oz of Beads and Sequins in Silver• 1 Needle Sampler• 1 Organic Cotton Storage Bag• Ships in 1-3 business days

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Our Embroidery Bundle includes essential notions for learning and experimenting with embroidery. Floss, thread, needles, beads, and a marking pen all fit neatly into the included bag, so it's ready for travel or gifting. Click <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/products/the-geometry-of-hand-sewing-natalie-chanin">here</a> to add on a copy of The Geometry of Hand-Sewing for inspiration and step-by-step instructions on over a hundred stitches.
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• 4 spools of <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/products/cotton-six-strand-embroidery-floss" target="_blank">Embroidery Floss</a>: Dogwood, Tea, Natural, and Charcoal • 2 spools of <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/products/button-craft-thread?from=collection:Maker%20Supplies:maker-supplies-1&amp;parent=the-school-of-making" target="_blank">Button Craft Thread</a>: Slate and Dogwood • 1 oz of <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/products/beads-and-sequins">Beads and Sequins</a> in Silver • 1 <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/products/assorted-hand-sewing-needles" target="_blank">Needle Sampler</a> • 1 Organic Cotton Storage Bag <meta charset="utf-8">• Ships in 1-3 business days

Embroidery Bundle featuring thread, embroidery floss, needles, beads, and a cotton storage bag.

Three glass vials of needles: one each for beading, sewing, and embroidery.

The School of Making beads and sequins armor beads in sliver. 

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DETAILS Available in your choice of golden-toned Stork, Lion's Tail, or Epaulette handles, these Gingher Embroidery Scissors are as beautiful as they are functional. Ideal for cutting out and around small areas, these scissors will become a go-to addition to your sewing kit. *Excluded from all sales and promotions. Composition + Care • 3.5" blades • Durable, double-plated chrome over nickel finish • Fitted leather sheath for storage • Made in Italy• Ships in 1-3 business days

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Available in your choice of golden-toned Stork, Lion's Tail, or Epaulette handles, these Gingher Embroidery Scissors are as beautiful as they are functional. Ideal for cutting out and around small areas, these scissors will become a go-to addition to your sewing kit.
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The School of Making Gold-Handled Embroidery Scissors Gingher.

Gingher Epaulette Embroidery Scissors with Leather Sheath.

Gingher Stork Embroidery Scissors with Gold Handles.

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Gold-Handled Embroidery Scissors

3.5" Stork

3.5" Lion's Tail

3.5" Epaulette

Details Add a fresh detail to your next sewing project with our curated mixes of Bugle Beads, Chop Beads, and Sequins. These mixes are perfect for projects related to The Geometry of Hand-Sewing. Beads are shipped in two ways: a glass jar with lid for easy storage and display, or a refill option in a kraft paper bag. Take a closer look in our carousel below. • Jar and bag are both approximately 3 ounces • Each mix varies with sequins, bugle, chop, and seed beads • Beads made of glass; sequins made of plastic • Made in the Czech Republic• Ships in 1-3 business days

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Add a fresh detail to your next sewing project with our curated mixes of Bugle Beads, Chop Beads, and Sequins. These mixes are perfect for projects related to <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/products/the-geometry-of-hand-sewing-natalie-chanin?taxon_id=42" target="_blank">The Geometry of Hand-Sewing</a>. <meta charset="utf-8">Beads are shipped in two ways: a glass jar with lid for easy storage and display, or a refill option in a kraft paper bag. Take a closer look in our carousel below.
• Jar and bag are both approximately 3 ounces • Each mix varies with sequins, bugle, chop, and seed beads • Beads made of glass; sequins made of plastic • Made in the Czech Republic <meta charset="utf-8">• Ships in 1-3 business days

The School of Making Bead mix Disco in glass jar.

The School of Making bead Mix Assorted in Brown Paper Bag.

Gold Bomb bead mix featuring beads and sequins in gold and clear glass.

Bead Mix

Gold Bomb / Glass Jar

Gold Bomb / Refill

Silver Fox / Glass Jar

Silver Fox / Refill

Natalie's Mix / Glass Jar

Natalie's Mix / Refill

Burlesque / Glass Jar

Burlesque / Refill

Disco / Glass Jar

Disco / Refill

DETAILS Sewing Needles A collection of our favorite hand sewing needles that are ideal for stitching, beading, and embroidery. • Includes 8 assorted milliner needles and 2 #9 sharps • Made in the Czech Republic • Packaged in a reusable glass vial and sealed with a cork Beading NeedlesA collection of our favorite beading needles that are ideal for intricate hand-work. These needles have a large enough eye to accommodate our thicker Button Craft Thread and are still thin enough after threading to pass through our beads. • Includes 8 #10 milliner needles and 2 #9 sharps• Milliners made in England; sharps made in the Czech Republic• Packaged in a reusable glass vial and sealed with a corkEmbroidery Needles A collection of our favorite embroidery needles that are ideal for embellishing any project. • Includes 9 assorted embroidery needles• Made in the Czech Republic• Packaged in a reusable glass vial and sealed with a corkNeedle Sampler Stock your sewing kit with every needle we have to offer—ranging from slim beading needles for adding fine details to heavy duty chenille needles for ribbon embroidery. • One vial each of Sewing, Beading, and Embroidery Needles• Sewing Needles: 8 assorted milliners and 2 #9 sharps• Beading Needles: 8 #10 milliners and 2 #9 sharps• Embroidery Needles: 3 assorted chenille and 6 assorted embroidery• Packaged in reusable glass vials with corks • Ships in 1-3 business days

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Sewing Needles
A collection of our favorite hand sewing needles that are ideal for stitching, beading, and embroidery.
• Includes 8 assorted milliner needles and 2 #9 sharps • Made in the Czech Republic • Packaged in a reusable glass vial and sealed with a cork
Beading Needles A collection of our favorite beading needles that are ideal for intricate hand-work. These needles have a large enough eye to accommodate our thicker Button Craft Thread and are still thin enough after threading to pass through our beads.
• Includes 8 #10 milliner needles and 2 #9 sharps • Milliners made in England; sharps made in the Czech Republic • Packaged in a reusable glass vial and sealed with a cork Embroidery Needles
A collection of our favorite embroidery needles that are ideal for embellishing any project.
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Stock your sewing kit with every needle we have to offer—ranging from slim beading needles for adding fine details to heavy duty chenille needles for ribbon embroidery.
• One vial each of Sewing, Beading, and Embroidery Needles • Sewing Needles: 8 assorted milliners and 2 #9 sharps • Beading Needles: 8 #10 milliners and 2 #9 sharps • Embroidery Needles: 3 assorted chenille and 6 assorted embroidery • Packaged in reusable glass vials with corks
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The School of Making Sewing Needles with Beading and Embroidery Needles for makers.

The School of Making Needles Maker Supplies.

The School of Making Sewing Needles for Makers on Magnetic Pin Cushion.

Sewing Needles

Beading Needles

Embroidery Needles

Needle Sampler

DETAILS *Excluded from all sales and promotions. The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery —from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making by Natalie Chanin is a comprehensive guide to hand-stitching and embroidery. This book focuses solely on the stitches themselves rather than projects or garments. It takes embroidery stitches and breaks them down into different geometric grid systems that make learning even seemingly elaborate stitches as easy as child’s play. The Geometry of Hand-Sewing presents this breakthrough method and features illustrated instructions for more than 100 stitches—from the most basic straight and chain to the more fanciful feather and herringbone—photos of both right and wrong sides; and guidelines for modifying stitches to further increase one’s repertoire. To simplify learning, the book also includes two plastic stitching cards die-cut with the grids on which every stitch in the book is based. These reusable cards can be stitched through for practicing or used as stencils for transferring grids to fabric. To create projects in this book, a section of our Variegated Stripe stencil is used. The artwork can be photocopied from the book, hand-drawn using a ruler, or downloaded here. • 144 pages• Paperback• 9 x 11 inches• Abrams, 2017• Ships in 7-14 business days INSTALLMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Instruction for more than 100 embroidery stitches • Plastic stitching cards die-cut with the 7 grids shown in the book • Labeled illustrations of each stitch for both left- and right-handed stitching • Photographs of both the front and back of each stitch *Excluded from all sales and promotions.

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The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery <meta charset="utf-8"> —from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making by Natalie Chanin is a comprehensive guide to hand-stitching and embroidery. This book focuses solely on the stitches themselves rather than projects or garments. It takes embroidery stitches and breaks them down into different geometric grid systems that make learning even seemingly elaborate stitches as easy as child’s play.
The Geometry of Hand-Sewing presents this breakthrough method and features illustrated instructions for more than 100 stitches—from the most basic straight and chain to the more fanciful feather and herringbone—photos of both right and wrong sides; and guidelines for modifying stitches to further increase one’s repertoire. To simplify learning, the book also includes two plastic stitching cards die-cut with the grids on which every stitch in the book is based. These reusable cards can be stitched through for practicing or used as stencils for transferring grids to fabric.
To create projects in this book, a section of our Variegated Stripe stencil is used. The artwork can be photocopied from the book, hand-drawn using a ruler, or downloaded <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0411/9864/9508/files/The_School_of_Making_-_Variegated_Stripe_-_Stencil_Artwork_Cropped.jpg?v=1666212676" target="_blank">here</a>.
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• Instruction for more than 100 embroidery stitches • Plastic stitching cards die-cut with the 7 grids shown in the book • Labeled illustrations of each stitch for both left- and right-handed stitching • Photographs of both the front and back of each stitch 
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The School of Making The Geometry of Hand-Sewing Book Cover by Natalie Chanin.

The School of Making The Geometry of Hand Sewing Book for Hand-Stitching and Hand-Embroidery DIY Projects by Natalie Chanin.

The School of Making Button Craft Thread sewing techniques.

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The Geometry of Hand-Sewing

Allow your loved one to choose their perfect gift with The School of Making + Alabama Chanin Gift Certificate. Select the amount for online redemption, and choose between physical or digital/printable PDF. PHYSICAL: Printed on recycled cotton paper and enclosed in a reusable sleeve repurposed from our organic canvas scraps. If you are having this mailed to a friend or loved one, please send an email to orders@alabamachanin.com, referencing your order number, with the recipient's name, mailing address, and a gift message (if you would like one to be included). Ships in 1-3 business days. Physical gift certificates ordered on Friday after 4:00pm CST, on Saturday, or on Sunday will not be sent out until the following Monday when the team is back in the office. DIGITAL/PRINTABLE PDF: You will receive a PDF file that you can print, fill out, and gift to the recipient. The 8.5 x 11” PDF is designed to be printed at home on your choice of paper. Our team will send a unique gift code in a separate email that can be sent directly to the recipient or added to the printable PDF. The code for digital/printable gift certificates will be sent within 6 hours when purchased during normal business hours (8:00am - 5:00pm CST). Please give us a call at 256-760-1090 or send an email to orders@alabamamachanin.com with any questions, special instructions, custom amounts, or for assistance with placing an order. Gift certificates are non-refundable.

A stitched an embossed gift card in a canvas card holder.

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The Gift of Making

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Details + Care • organic cotton flannel bag• machine-sewn• woven strap• 20” W x 14.5” H x 7” D• strap width: 1.5”• wash gently, hang to dryThis piece is artisan-crafted from The Factory in Florence, Alabama.Learn more here. Service + Shipping • book an appointment or call us: 256-760-1090• reach out via email: ac@alabamachanin.com• most pieces are made-to-order• allow two to four weeks for delivery• free standard ground shipping and returns on domestic orders over $300Contact us to learn more.

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• organic cotton flannel bag • machine-sewn • woven strap • 20” W x 14.5” H x 7” D • strap width: 1.5” • wash gently, hang to dry This piece is artisan-crafted from The Factory in Florence, Alabama. Learn more <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/the-factory">here</a>.
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• book an appointment or call us: 256-760-1090 • reach out via email: <a href="mailto:%20ac@alabamachanin.com" target="_blank">ac@alabamachanin.com</a> • most pieces are made-to-order • allow two to four weeks for delivery • free standard ground shipping and returns on domestic orders over $300 <a href="https://alabamachanin.com/contact" target="_blank">Contact us</a> to learn more.

Alabama Chanin 100% Organic Cotton Canvas Tote Bag

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Flannel Tote

The School of Making Measurement Bundle featuring a body measurement worksheet, grid paper, erasable pen, and measuring tape.

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For the Holidays:
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Embroidery Bundle

Gold-Handled Embroidery Scissors

Bead Mix

Sewing Needles

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing

The Gift of Making

Flannel Tote

Three-Day Workshop Balance

Alabama Chanin TSOM In-Stock Holiday Shop Page

For the Holidays: In-Stock Gifts for Makers

Embroidery Bundle

Gold-Handled Embroidery Scissors

Bead Mix

Sewing Needles

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing

The Gift of Making

Flannel Tote

Three-Day Workshop Balance

For the Holidays:
In-Stock Gifts for Makers