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Issues

Explore content from the following issues of American Craft. For older issues, including Craft Horizons, visit the digital collections. If you are interested in purchasing an issue, click here. If you are unsure which issue you are looking for, contact the library.

Cover of Fall 2024 American Craft magazine

Fall 2024

Weave. To weave is to entwine separate elements in order to create something new.

Cover of Summer 2024 issue of American Craft.

Summer 2024

Savor. Craft can help us slow down and create a life filled with more gratitude and connectedness.

Magazine cover of American Craft Winter 2024 issue

Winter 2024

Light. When winter takes hold, I find myself grateful to be surrounded by warmth at home: the softness of simple, natural textiles

Cover of the Fall 2023 issue of American Craft magazine

Fall 2023

Collect. Just before we started working on this issue on the theme collect, I visited a friend in Santa Fe.

Cover of the American Craft summer magazine h

Summer 2023

Wild. For me, the magic of craft is found in the way it connects us in our everyday lives to the beauty of nature, and the sense o

Cover of the Spring 2023 issue of American Craft magazine

Spring 2023

This issue is dedicated to the vessel, a form that not only sustains us but also offers us beauty in our everyday lives. A form that artists and craftspeople continue to draw upon to shape powerful and poignant works.

Cover of the Winter 2023 issue of American Craft magazine

Winter 2023

As we head into winter—a time when many move indoors, close to the objects we keep and the people we love—American Craft takes an expansive look at the theme inhabit.

cover of the fall 2022 issue of american craft magazine

Fall 2022

When we were planning this issue on the theme “gather,” we found stories to share with you about the many ways craft creates connection.

cover of the summer 2022 issue of american craft magazine

Summer 2022

When putting together this issue on the theme Forge, we knew we had to include blacksmithing and jewelry, stories of artists who have forged new paths, and stories of people with the vision to create change. But this issue holds other surprises.

cover of american craft magazine featuring a model wearing a pink silk headscarf and an orange blue black and white patchwork robe

Spring 2022

Many magazines publish their version of “the fashion issue.” Welcome to ours, which covers so much more than what’s stylish now.

Cover of the Winter 2022 issue of American Craft

Winter 2022

The stories in this issue highlight how wonder plays a role in the way humans design, create, and experience craft.

Cover the of the Fall 2021 Kinship issue of America Craft magazine

Fall 2021

The 80th anniversary issue of American Craft focuses on relationships—from an artist’s deep connection to materials to the networks of people within the larger craft ecosystem.

American Craft Summer 2021 cover

Summer 2021

For this issue, we looked to the craft community to find stories about many ways of flourishing.

American Craft Spring 2021 Issue Cover

Spring 2021

Craft can console us and offer us a more grounded way forward. We offer this issue as a balm, as nourishment in difficult times.

Cover the Legacy issue of American Craft

October/November 2020

In this issue, we share stories of craft legacies that will help us all to better comprehend how people, movements, and events today fit within the longer timeline of humanity.

Cover of the Beauty issue of American Craft

August/September 2020

We all need beauty, especially in times of challenge and grief. It inspires us to continue on.

Cover of the June July 2020 Kitchen Table issue of American Craft

June/July 2020

This issue highlights the shared handwork in cooking and craft, looking at ingredients as materials and the kitchen table as a site for making, gathering, sharing, and learning.

Cover of the April/May Issue of American Craft

April/May 2020

Craft and Design are often considered separate disciplines, but those definitions are blurring. Both provide different yet equally vital sets of tools for solving problems.