h+h cologneh+h americas Fall EditionFiber+Fabric Craft Festival
May 5–7, 2027 · Donald E. Stephens Convention Center · Rosemont, IL
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Partners

Thank you to our partners.

33 guilds, associations, non-profits and publications support h+h americas and the craft community it serves.

Strategic Partner

Newcomer Pavilion Partner

  • Indie Untangled

    Indie Untangled is a unique platform that helps fiber enthusiasts learn about indie yarn dyers and makers and keep track of shop updates, sales and special promotions.

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Supporting Organizations

Guilds, associations and non-profits that support the craft community year round.

  • BadAss Quilters Society

    The BadAss Quilters Society is here to offer social support and community to liberal quilters and crafters who care about living in a world that values diversity.

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  • The Crochet Guild of America (CGOA)

    As the only national organization dedicated to the craft of crochet, CGOA provides the opportunity for members to learn more about crochet, be inspired by innovative designs, and connect with other passionate crocheters.

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  • Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.

    Founded in 1969 to inspire creativity and encourage excellence in the fiber arts, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., brings together weavers, spinners, dyers, basketmakers, fiber artists, and educators.

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  • Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA)

    SAQA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt, a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.

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  • The National NeedleArts Association

    The National NeedleArts Association advances its community of businesses by encouraging the passion and leadership for needlework through education, industry knowledge exchange and a strong marketplace.

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  • The Knitting Guild Association

    The Knitting Guild Association is a nonprofit dedicated to providing education and resources to advance their mastery of the craft of knitting.

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  • Knit the Rainbow

    Knit the Rainbow hopes to educate people across the country about the housing crisis these youth are facing and increase the number of youth served by asking volunteers to knit or crochet.

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  • Nowhere Collective

    Nowhere Collective is a circular economy marketplace for anyone and everyone to participate in the reclaim, reuse, repair and upcycling process.

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  • Welcome Blanket

    Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action.

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  • Help Heal Veterans

    For 50 years, Help Heal Veterans has made a real difference in the lives of America's veterans by helping them heal from the visible and invisible wounds of war.

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  • Creative Costume Academy

    With over 20 years of professional seamstress experience making costumes for big theatrical productions like Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil, the Creative Costume Academy is known to make even the hardest patternmaking concepts easy.

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  • Straphangers Lounge

    Sue Hunter and Karima Sundarji began the collaboration for the Straphangers Lounge while standing on a New York City subway platform admiring the mosaic tile signs.

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  • The Northwest Suburban Beadwork Guild

    Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, The Northwest Suburban Beadwork Guild was created to help you meet other local beadwork artists to work on and discuss techniques, products, and designs.

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  • Expotextil Perú

    Expotextil Perú represents one of the most significant international supplier trade fairs for the textile and clothing industry and has established itself as a central meeting point for professionals from various countries.

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  • Global Quilt Connection

    Global Quilt Connection was founded in response to the shutdown of the travel teaching industry in 2020, introducing teachers ready to work virtually to quilt guilds around the world.

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  • Loose Ends

    Loose Ends began when founders Jennifer Simonic and Masey Kaplan, both avid knitters, realised friends would often ask them to finish blankets, sweaters, or other projects left undone by deceased loved ones.

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  • Quilts for Kids

    Quilts for Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming fabrics into patchwork quilts to comfort children facing serious illness, trauma, abuse and natural disasters.

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Media Partners

Publications, platforms and broadcasters that cover the craft industry.

  • Craft Focus

    Craft Focus magazine is a bi-monthly publication for the craft industry, distributed to art and craft shops, toy shops, model shops, haberdashers and needlecraft retailers.

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  • Fabric Shop Network

    The Fabric Shop Network is the trade association for independent retailers in the fabric and quilting industry, providing resources and services to educate, empower, connect and support members worldwide.

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  • Long Thread Media

    Long Thread Media publishes Handwoven, Little Looms, PieceWork, Spin Off, and Farm & Fiber Knits, and offers information, education and community to handspinning, handweaving and traditional needlework crafters.

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  • Knitty

    Launched in 2002, Knitty is the internet's longest-running online knitting magazine. Each issue is curated by theme and season, and every pattern is thoroughly tech edited.

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  • Made It Myself TV

    Made It Myself TV is a small team who love discovering new crafts, and who built an app to help others do the same.

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  • Portalmerceria

    Portalmerceria belongs to Grupo Editorial Portalpress S.L. in Barcelona, bringing haberdashery closer to the warehouse and the manufacturer, and promoting haberdashery products to the final consumer.

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  • What Women Create

    What Women Create is a quarterly publication about what inspires women and what is eventually created by their hands.

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  • JackiBean

    JackiBean is a Kansas City based family business selling hand knit items alongside luxury, natural and ethically sourced fibers, handmade pompoms and other knitting notions.

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  • National Quilters Circle

    National Quilters Circle is an online resource for quilting instruction, ideas and information, and a community where passionate quilters come together.

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  • Craftsy

    With over 2,000 expert-led classes in more than 20 categories, Craftsy is a destination for unlocking new skills and mastering your craft from home.

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  • Creative Crochet Corner

    Creative Crochet Corner is an online video streaming service all about learning how to crochet, for beginners and experienced crocheters alike.

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  • National Sewing Circle

    National Sewing Circle is an online resource for sewing instruction, ideas and information, and a community where passionate sewers come together.

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  • The Knitting Circle

    The Knitting Circle is an online resource for knitting instruction, ideas and information, and a community where passionate knitters come together.

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  • Modern Daily Knitting

    Modern Daily Knitting is an ever-evolving world online and in real life where knitting is celebrated, explored and taught, with a lot of laughs along the way.

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Interested in partnering?

We work with guilds, associations, non-profits and publications across the craft industry. If your organization serves this community and you would like to explore a partnership, get in touch.