It tends to almost take on a life of it's own, expanding into your entire house, including all solid surfaces such as the dining room table and kitchen countertop. The craft business as a whole has expanded too. Multi-billions of dollars per year are now spent on craft products, wholesale supplies, and finished crafts. There are more hobby crafters and professional crafters than ever before.
Crafts figure prominently on the retail landscape.
Some Professional Crafters say yes, the market is overflowing with low priced, low-end crafts and mass produced imports, and the entire business is heading downhill in a hurry. Yes, the market is filled with imports. Of course they are, or they wouldn't be selling. Some PCs and craft shop owners supplement their lines with imports. The market is loaded with handmade craft items of every type, and the popularity of hobby crafting is still on the rise with no end in sight.