Arts and Crafts Stores (Emerging Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of arts and crafts stores, primarily in the United States. These include retail outlets that serve a very diverse population of artisans, artists, crafters, and hobbyists.

Emerging Industry Overview: Arts and Crafts Stores

Industry Snapshot

The U.S. arts and crafts industry serves a very diverse population of artisans, artists, crafters, and hobbyists. These individuals engage in a variety of creative pursuits using paper, fabric, leather, metal, wood, stone, glass, plastic, and other materials to produce unique handmade items.

Arts and crafts have existed in American culture for hundreds of years. In the 1770s dissenting Quakers, who chose to retain violent trembling or shaking in their worship services, became known as Shakers. They established their own communities and became well known for crafting woven goods and furniture...

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