> [!NOTE]+ Meta
> Author:: Shelby Solomon and Blake Mathias
> Reference:: Bell, Emma, Gianluigi Mangia, Scott Taylor, and Maria Laura Toraldo. 2018. __The Organization of Craft Work: Identities, Meanings, and Materiality__. Routledge.
> Date:: 2018
> Tags:: #warp #USA
> WeftLinks:: [[Economic value of craft]]
> Claim:: [[Claim - Craft is an enduring source of employment]]
> [!SUMMARY] Summary
> Craft is growing as a source of employment in the USA
### Highlights
>If the craft category continues to grow within America, then the rise of craft may be the answer to sustainably revitalizing the country’s manufacturing sector and creating numerous craft-based “plaid-collar” jobs