美洲国际创意手工艺品及业余爱好制品展览会（h+h americas - The international trade fair for creative handicraft and hobby）是一届国际性业余爱好者手工艺品创新展览会，每年一届在芝加哥史蒂芬会展中心举行。该展是编织，钩针编织，缝纫，刺绣工艺品的世界。该展注重促销与贸易、手工艺创作产品展示，研讨会和特别表演艺术家和相关机构参与激发你的创新与参加。参展收效明显，同时获得很多创作灵感，h+h展是手工艺术品行业的一次盛会。
h+h americas提供种类繁多的产品，从纱线、织物、艺术和工艺材料到玩具和消遣。我们的产品种类繁多，从绘画、手工艺品、胶粘、缝纫、建模、捏粘土装饰和装饰的各种材料和工具，到高质量的纸张和油漆、画架画笔和图形配件。
h+h americas越来越多地采取了国际上率先作为纺织品设计的论坛。每年三月，手工艺品业界聚集在科隆，汇聚最新的趋势和收藏品交易行业的信息。观众可对工作坊、时尚展和特别展览的享受。展会规模近400家展商，近1万5千观众。
展品范围(Show Products):
平面艺术、艺术家必备品：丙烯酸涂料，气刷及配件，艺术家专用纸、设计专用纸，DIY纸，艺术家用品，帆布，粉笔、块状粉笔、油画和粉彩粉笔，木炭，清洁剂和溶剂，拼贴框架，彩色笔，搁架，蚀刻 ，泡沫板，一般草图配件，玻璃刻划、蚀刻和雕刻，墨水，毡浮雕版 ，光刻机，手动印刷机，油漆，画笔，色漆和清漆，选项板，图片挂钩，图片/拼贴画框架，演示文稿文件夹，底漆和固定剂，印刷技术，纯色素用品，丝网印刷及配件，素描本、画板和纸，狭窄板，水彩配件，水彩纸，水彩；
男子服饰用品：作品/蕾丝/辫子和标签/缎带，熨烫图案，顶针，针织针和钩针，钮扣，男子服饰用品，缝纫纱线，亮片，珠 ，拉链，刺绣缎带，击球和填料；
针织、刺绣、地毯和钩针、线/纱线/羊毛： 针具套件， 打结套件/打结羊毛， 刺绣纱线， 刺绣套装， 针织和钩编纱线， 针织机纱线， 地毯纱线， 编织纱线， 纱线图案，
文学书籍/手工艺品： 建筑书籍/手工艺品， 建筑书籍/爱好， 贸易杂志/书籍， 市场营销服务， 电子邮件营销与自动化；
视频制作服务： 网络主机， 营销和广告服务， 社交媒体管理， CRM软件， 虚拟助理服务；
辅助设计软件及其它： 计算机/软件， 车间装配与设计， 缝纫和工艺储存， 容器， 修剪， 日光灯， 毛毡/毛毡羊毛， 引脚， 业余爱好室设施， 工艺品放大镜和阅读放大镜， 协会和机构；
手工针具： 针具， 剪刀， 地毯打结架/机具， 编织框架/织机/配件；
包装材料： 包装/运输袋， 包装材料和系统， 绿色/可持续包装， 标签/标签/RFID；
缝纫机/针织机/刺绣机及配件： 熨斗/熨衣板/熨衣系统， 马克拉姆纱线/配件， 缝纫机/配件， 刺绣机/配件， 针织机/配件， 长臂绗缝机， 缝纫家具；
运输和电子商务：标签和标签打印系统， 电子商务平台， 移动应用程序和支付， 履行和交付服务， 销售点解决方案和集成， 订单管理系统， 供应链解决方案， 运输解决方案；
挂毯/戈贝林：针刺支架， 家用纺织品、刺绣， 装饰帆布， 挂毯/戈贝林， 纺织品设计。
展会报告(Show Reports):
+++Successful second edition of the leading North American trade fair “h+h americas”+++Hosting various soft crafts industries under one roof+++Record breaking 267 exhibitors and 2,535 attendees+++35 + conference sessions+++Digital After Show – the week after show closing+++New future show dates: May 1-3, 2024+++
The second edition of h+h americas continued the positive trend that started last year and left many exhibitors and attendees in awe. The three-day trade show and conference took place from June 21-23, 2023 and set new record numbers. More than 2,500 professionals from 22 countries attended the sold-out event featuring 267 exhibitors (2022: 196 exhibitors), a 34% increase underlining the fast growing recognition for this event held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center in Rosemont/Chicago. Attendees consisted of major retailers such as Michaels, Joann Fabrics, Hobby Lobby and Blick Art Materials as well as store owners from all across North and South America, Europe and even buyers from Australia and Singapore.
“We are grateful and humbled by the fast-building momentum and strong support for our show. It seems that our event has really closed the gap for a much needed and relevant handicraft tradeshow for the North American B2B community. Many domestic attendees really appreciated the increased number of quilting and fabric lines as well as the ability to touch and feel international products normally not seen in the US.” said Mette Petersen, President and Managing Director of Koelnmesse Inc.
“A big thank you to all who worked hard to make the second edition of h+h americas a successful one – especially to our North American team and our conference partner, the Craft Industry Alliance. We are proud that we now can provide two strong and viable events on each side of the Atlantic for the handicraft industry,” said Gerald Boese, President and CEO of Koelnmesse GmbH.
“This was our second consecutive year as a strategic partner and conference organizer for this fantastic event,” said Craft Industry Alliance President Abby Glassenberg. “Our program included Keynote Speeches, Masterclasses, Conference Sessions as well as Meetup Groups. We already received great feedback that will lead to new ideas and inspiration for next year’s program. We value our partnership with Koelnmesse and the h+h team and look forward to seeing everyone in Rosemont next May!”
“To offer a meaningful event it is key to understand the needs and wants of our customers while building relationships with relevant associations and media partners. We are working with 20 of them now and their input has resulted in the successful onsite integration of Pavilions for Newcomers, Craft Books, Cosplay Costumes, Sewing & Quilts, Creators, Learning Labs and a Fashion Stage. based on feedback from buyers and sellers we will also move our show dates to early May next year to better align with product introductions,“ added Darrin Stern, Show Manager of h+h americas.
Three days after show closing, h+h americas will be followed by a “Digital After Show”. The dates of the Digital After Show are June 26-30, 2023. The virtual event offers video-based meetings, instant messaging, and access to all pre-recorded educational sessions. The combined social media exposure of attending creators and influencers amounted to 5.7 million viewers underlining the power and reach of h+h americas.
The 2024 edition will be held from May 1st to May 3rd (Wednesday through Friday) at the Rosemont location. The earlier dates will enable North American retailers to view international product introductions in Chicago just 5 weeks after the March event in Cologne.
“With the early May date, we can bring our team together at h+h americas, unveil our new line, and invite our retailers to witness it firsthand. This move allows us to transform h+h americas into a show where we optimize our time with customers at the very start of the new season launch. It’s a fantastic opportunity for our sales representatives.” Jan Hurwitz, Vice President at Premier Needle Arts and General Manager of Berroco.
“With h+h americas being the first week in May, it perfectly supports our introduction of new products. We are thrilled to showcase our latest offerings to the enthusiastic attendees.” said Lissa Alexander, Director of Marketing at Moda Fabrics.
