> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Shelby Solomon and Blake Mathias > Reference:: "Crafted in America: From Culture to Profession", in Bell, Emma, Gianluigi Mangia, Scott Taylor, and Maria Laura Toraldo. 2018. __The Organization of Craft Work: Identities, Meanings, and Materiality__. Routledge. > Date:: 2018 > Tags:: #USA > WeftLinks:: [[Economic value of craft]] ### Summary As an antidote to outsourcing, craft employment promises to counter the decline of the manufacturing sector. ### 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