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Registration opens for 2026 Marine Fabricators Conference
July 1, 2025ATA News, Industry News, NewsSteven Wayne and Jeff Newkirk give a live demonstration on a sewing machine during the 2025 Marine Fabricators Conference. Registration is now open [...]
Consumer confidence decreases in June
July 1, 2025Industry News, NewsImage: The Conference Board The Conference Board released the June 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence fell by 5.4 points in June [...]
Take time to unwind
July 1, 2025EditorialI’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you have been busy for the past few months. This may be [...]
Marine Industry Events
July 1, 2025EventsAll calendar events are subject to change. Please check websites for updated information. Sept. 12-13, 2025MFA Southwest Regional WorkshopPaul’s Custom CanvasDenver, Co.textiles.org/marineworkshops Oct. [...]
Work smarter, not harder
July 1, 2025Features© 9dreamstudio | Dreamstime.com Have you ever witnessed a unique method used by an industry colleague and thought to yourself, “That’s so simple—why didn’t I [...]
Making moves
July 1, 2025Features© Andrea Muscatello | Dreamstime.com It takes skill to be a fabricator, but it takes even more to be a successful fabricator—because at some point, [...]
Bedding buffs know their stuff(ing)
July 1, 2025Features© Aleksei Todosko | Dreamstime.com As consumers increasingly recognize the impact of good sleep on physical and mental health, they’re paying more attention [...]
A brief snapshot of the MFA
July 1, 2025MFA UpdateThe first Marine Fabricators Association newsletter, published in July 1991. Welcome everyone to a new column I will be writing for Marine Fabricator. [...]
The floating shop rate
July 1, 2025BusinessOver the past 20 years, the question I’m asked most often by canvas makers, upholsters and my students is “How much should I [...]