In the U.S. especially, there has recently been a resurgence in the popularity of handmade goods.

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But the reason for that success is that Etsy has tapped into a growing pool of crafters and a demand for handmade goods.

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Hubbard left his distinctive mark on a workshop of handmade goods called the Roycrofters, a throwback to medieval guilds and reaction against the mechanization of the industrial age.

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Craftspeople sell handmade goods, the food stalls offer dishes from Sri Lanka to the Philippines and men drink large beers outside the Roadkill Cafe, a foodstall within the market.

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The goods come wrapped in historic maps of Patagonia and tucked into handmade boxes crafted from recycled locally sourced wood.

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Cronk, who also designs three lines of ready-to-wear jeans, attributes the interest in handmade, special-order jeans to a growing malaise toward mass-produced goods.

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