Category: Small Business
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10 Best Coffee Makers of 2024
A meta review that walks you through that ultimate decision – how to make your best cup of coffee. TechGearLab | January 10, 2024 Read the full article at GearLab.
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Three Black-Owned Quilt Shops That Inspire
If you’re curious about quilting, Tisha Thorne, co-owner of Sew Creative Lounge in Mount Rainier, Maryland, has some advice. “Don’t let anything stop you,” she says. “The hardest part is getting started. Once people start then they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, why did I wait so long?’” Craft Industry Alliance | February 28,…
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The Paper Shortage Impacts Craft Publishers
“From empty bookshelves to rising price tags to possible 2022 election material woes, a paper shortage is walloping the literate world. It’s hard to get a handle on the exact cause or scale of the shortage, but blame ranges from shipping delays to worker illnesses to other pandemic-related stresses. It doesn’t help that…
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Felicia Thomas Creates a Welcoming Craft Space at FSC Workshop in District Heights, Maryland
“Energy,” says Felicia Thomas. “Energy, energy, energy.” It’s what she credits for the magic manifested in her commercial crafting space, the FSC Workshop. She also calls it customer service. If our hour-long conversation and the workshop’s smile-filled, dance-interrupted, song-singing Instagram is any indication, that service is transcendent. And her energy…
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7 LGBTQ+ Makers to Celebrate
“We’re celebrating Pride Month by highlighting seven incredible LGBTQ+ makers and their work. From growing their own skills to building crafting communities that make new faces and fresh perspectives feel welcome, we can’t wait to see what these makers do next…” Read the full article at Craft Industry Alliance or…
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What the Ribbon Skirt Means to Agnes Woodward, Creator of Deb Haaland’s Swearing In Ceremony Ensemble
“The moment was historic by so many standards. The first female Vice President, and the first of African and South Asian descent, swearing in the first Indigenous American Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, only the third woman to hold the office. Yet, all anyone could talk about was Secretary Haaland’s skirt…
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3 Inspiring Black Jewelry Designers to Elevate Your Style
“There are so many talented Black jewelers doing work they love to help you decorate and declare yourself. To get a sense of the scope and scale, read this article in Vogue, this one in Forbes, another in Cosmo, and The Every Girl’s gorgeous Instagram amalgamation…” Read the full article at the Craft Industry…
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6 Black Ceramicists to Support Right Now
“If you’ve considered digging deep to chase a dream, take note of these inspiring Black ceramicists. All six of them have day jobs. All six chose to create anyway, following remarkably similar journeys to claim their time and make their art…” Read the full article at Craft Industry Alliance or…
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Black-Owned Yarn Shops and Dyers to Network with Today
“As today’s chaos increases, many of us turn to our crafts and the communities we’ve built around them for support and the solace that creative labor provides. Our struggles and triumphs can be shared here. Today, we’d like to celebrate six talented Black women dyers, designers and yarn shop owners…
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