As President Donald Trump's tariffs make life less affordable and predictable for Americans, they're also threatening to make it less creative. American craft stores are struggling to keep up with ever-changing trade policies, which are making the foreign-made products they stock more expensive and difficult to access. Many foreign craft supply companies are now unable to ship to American consumers at all.

Dana Chadwell founded Chattanooga Yarn Company three years ago when she "saw a niche in the local market that wasn't being filled by the big box stores such as JoAnn, Michael's, and Hobby Lobby." She envisioned "a place to find fine yarns for hand knitting and crochet, and a place to build community around yarn crafting." It's been a successful venture "in both the business and communit

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