> [!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