crafts

Craft supplier Joann to close 60% of its stores across U.S. as it looks for a buyer

12:10pm February 13, 2025

The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

In Lebanon, these Palestinian refugees sew designs from a homeland they've never seen

6:00am January 18, 2025

In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

A photo of the Apple Festival in Bethabara

Arts

Apple Festival returns to Bethabara this weekend

12:37pm September 21, 2023

by David Ford

Moravian history and culture will be on display during the Apple Festival at Historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem.

John Shambroom and Loose Ends volunteer Jan Rohwetter examine the rug Shambroom's wife, Donna Savastio, couldn't finish due to symptoms of Alzheimer's.

Health & Safety

When illness or death leave craft projects unfinished, these strangers step in to help

1:38pm July 25, 2023

by Martha Bebinger

It can be heartbreaking to let go of a hand-made rug or sweater that a loved one didn't quite finish. A group of volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters offer some closure.

Yoshikazu Netsuno (left) watches his son Shinichi hammer a thick stack of specialized paper. In between each sheet is a thin layer of gold leaf. "My son is going to take over this business, so in our case, we had a successor," Netsuno says. "Many other ar

Japan's traditional crafts are struggling to survive the country's population decline

3:35pm July 29, 2022

by Jackie Northam

The city of Kanazawa produces most of Japan's fine gold leaf, but there aren't enough young people to take over the craft. The same situation is playing out for small family businesses across Japan.

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Workshop participants learn to create pysanky, or Ukrainian-style decorated eggs, at a workshop in Troy, N.Y. on Mar. 21.

These intricately decorated eggs are raising money and good wishes for Ukraine

5:00am April 12, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Ukrainian springtime tradition of intricately decorating eggs has taken on new urgency during the war with Russia. Now, people are using this art to fundraise and bring awareness for Ukraine.

Jenni Grover holds a collection of finished patches from a quilt created by more than 100 volunteers across the country. The plans for the quilt were discovered at the estate sale of 99-year-old Rita Smith, who died earlier this year. Several dozen volunt

National

Quilters Across The U.S. Answer Call To Help Sew Up Unfinished Project

5:59pm December 09, 2019

by Kate McGee

A Chicago woman found an unfinished quilt of the United States at an estate sale and sought help online to finish it. Quilters from around the country joined her last weekend to complete the project.