COVID-19 Resources for Craft Businesses
Explore our business resources and find aid for your craft business during this unprecedented crisis.
All COVID-19 Coverage
How to Put Your Craft Business on Your Resume
Craft business owners who are looking to interview for a job should consider how to describe the business skills they’ve developed, which are often significant.
Retailers Shift to Virtual Personal Shopping Appointments
Artisan retailers and craft shops are connecting with customers via virtual personal shopping appointments, amid temporary store closures due to COVID-19.
QuiltCon to Go Virtual in 2021 with QuiltCon Together Event
QuiltCon will be a virtual event in 2021 called QuiltCon Together due to concerns about hosting a large international event with COVID-19.
IndieMe to Hold Handcrafted Wholesale Virtual Trade Show in June
The handmade wholesale marketplace IndieMe will be hosting a virtual trade show June 3-9 so retailers can restock for summer and fall after COVID-19 closures.
TNNA to Suspend Operations April 30
TNNA announced that the organization will suspend operations as of April 30, 2020, due to declining membership, low attendance at shows, and the cancellation of the Summer Show due to COVID-19.
Renegade Craft Debuts New Virtual Fair
With in-person craft fairs across the country facing cancellations, Renegade Craft offers a new online-only Virtual Fair.
Cooperative Press Strikes a Chord with Rerelease of Doomsday Knits
When the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival announced it would be an online event this year, Shannon Okey of Cooperative Press decided to rerelease a book from the backlist, Doomsday Knits, and to her surprise sales took off.
Quilts, Inc. Finds Funder, Offers Vendors Full Refunds for Cancelled Spring Quilt Market
Quilts, Inc. announced today that they’ve secured a funder and will be issuing full refunds to all vendors for the cancelled Spring Quilt Market show.
Quilts, Inc. Will Not Refund Exhibitors for Cancelled Spring Quilt Market
Quilts, Inc. notified exhibitors today that they will not be issuing refunds for Spring Quilt Market which was scheduled for May 15-17 in Pittsburgh, but was cancelled due to COVID-19.
TNNA Cancels 2020 Summer Show Due to COVID-19 Concerns
TNNA has decided to cancel its 2020 Summer Show due to concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and will alert member soon about possible refunds.
SAQA Holds Annual Conference Virtually For the First Time
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Studio Art Quilt Associates opted to convert their annual conference scheduled for March 19 to 22, 2020 in Toronto to a virtual conference and, although it was a challenge, the event was highly successful with aspects the organization hopes to carry forward into the future.
Etsy Asks Sellers to Make Face Masks
Etsy sent an email to sellers this morning encouraging them to make face masks to sell on the site to fulfill the demand to fight COVID-19.
Small Business Aid for Craft Business Owners During the COVID-19 Crisis
Emergency loans and grant opportunities have emerged to help small business cover losses specifically related the COVID-19 crisis.
Should Makers Sew Fabric Masks for Healthcare Workers?
As medical professionals face a shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals and care facilities, could homemade fabric masks help?
Virtual Knitting Extravaganza Rises Up in the Wake of Vogue Knitting LIVE Cancellation
When Vogue Knitting LIVE in Seattle was canceled due to Coronavirus, sisters Alison Yates and Andrea Cull, founders of Knitrino, held what they dubbed the Virtual Knitting Extravaganza, which included livestreamed courses, lectures, and gatherings, along with a virtual marketplace that linked vendors’ online shops.