Fiber Harmony (Stitch 'n Dish)

Tag: unemployment

  • The end

    The end

    This weekend the crafting and sewing world faced the reality of the beginning of the end for a retail staple. The retailer Joann entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a second time in less than a year. Liquidation sales began in the 500 stores slated for closure under the agreement with another 300 or so remaining…

  • Stash half-full (a perspective)

    Stash half-full (a perspective)

    The rumors have been flying for some time, and yesterday on Reddit, the details started trickling out. By this morning there were full posts on the decision by Joann’s corporate overlords to declare bankruptcy for a second time in a year. First of all, I want to state my deep and heartfelt sympathy for the…

  • Skills for survival

    Skills for survival

    This has been a week of much contemplation, and even worry. As a child that grew up in relative peace, and prosperity; I have only the stories of my parents, grandparents. and great-grandparents to compare to my relative “ease” in life. Rightly or wrongly, many people are looking back across history to times of unrest…