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    Couture Craft

    A new nonprofit, Closely Crafted, advocates for skilled makers in the fashion industry.

    Fall 2025

    Craft Communities
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    MN State Fair 2025

    The Minnesota State Fair is here! Each year, the American Craft Council is proud to give an award to an entry in the Fine Arts category that exemplifies craft. This year, ACC is pleased to give the special recognition to Iah Q’s The Past Holds Me, a stunning work of beadwork on leather.

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  • Metal handbag created by Bliven for Tory Burch
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    Runway Ready

    Metalsmith Thomas Bliven crafts handmade accessories for top-tier clothing labels and the celebrities who make their fashions memorable.

    Fall 2025

    Features + Profiles
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    The Queue: Dawn Williams Boyd

    Dawn Williams Boyd fashions recycled textiles into powerful paintings in cloth. In The Queue, the Atlanta-based textile artist talks about her family’s dedication to the handmade, the extensive list of tools that make her work possible, and the importance of senior art programs.

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    The Queue
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    Remembering John McQueen

    Conceptual fiber artist and ACC Gold Medalist John McQueen died on July 26, 2025. He redefined the field of contemporary basketry to embrace non-functional sculpture, and explored the concepts of containment and space in his work.

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  • Chefs Amy Thielen and Sean Sherman speak at a Library Salon Series event.
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    Small Bites

    Cool craft videos from the archives.

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    From the Archives
  • Ceramic pool wall installation
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    From the Editor: Fall 2025

    Welcome to the Fall 2025 issue of American Craft. 

    Fall 2025

  • Makers
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    Slow Style: Punch Needle Fashion

    Micah Clasper-Torch brings fashion sense to the punch needle revival.

    Fall 2025

    Features + Profiles
  • Visitors look at jewelry in an exhibition.
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    Where Jewelry People Gather

    The Jewelry Library in New York City fosters scholarship and creativity while building community.

    Fall 2025

    Craft Communities
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