| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| AAR |
Arts Acquisition Resource |
| AASM |
Art and Artist Studies Methodology |
| ADA |
Art Directors Association |
| AHP |
Art Historical Publications |
| AHPA |
American Handicraft & Pottery Association |
| AIE |
Art International Exhibition |
| ALC |
Art Learning Center |
| AMS |
Art Management Society |
| ASA |
Art Supplies Association |
| ATC |
Artist Trading Cards |
| BAA |
Basket Artisans Association |
| BAS |
Bead Art Society |
| BBE |
Beadwork Beading Experts |
| BCA |
Beadwork and Craft Association |
| BCB |
Bead Craft Bazaar |
| BCP |
Bead Craft Projects |
| BDB |
Beading Design Basics |
| BFA |
Big Fiber Arts |
| BFI |
Beadwork Fiber Institute |
| BGA |
Basketry Guild of America |
| BGC |
Beadwork Gallery Collective |
| BGI |
Beadwork Guild International |
| BHS |
Beading Handcraft Society |
| BLA |
Bead Lovers Association |
| BLA |
Beading Lovers Association |
| BMA |
Beadmakers Association |
| BMC |
Beadwork Market Community |
| BMF |
Beading Market Fair |
| BMG |
Beadmaking Guild |
| BRS |
Beadwork Resource Society |
| BWF |
Beadwork & Fiber Festival |
| BWI |
Beadwork International |
| CAA |
Cultural Arts Association |
| CAV |
Ceramic Art Values |
| CCF |
Custom Craft Furnishings |
| CEG |
Craft Education Group |
| CFB |
Crafting Fiber Bureau |
| CFC |
Fabric Crafts Club |
| CFF |
Craft Fiber Fellowship |
| CFI |
Craft Federation International |
| CLD |
Creative Loom Designers |
| CMM |
Craft Making Materials |
| CNC |
Computer Numerical Control |
| COT |
Craft Organizing Team |
| CSG |
Crafting Supplies Group |
| CV |
Curriculum Vitae (in Arts & Crafts careers) |
| CWA |
Craft Workers Association |
| DBC |
Digital Business Consulting |
| DCA |
Digital Crafts Association |
| DCD |
Design Career Development |
| DCF |
Decorative Craft Forum |
| DCL |
Design Collaboration Lab |
| DCT |
Design Craft Techniques |
| DGC |
Digital Graphics Consultant |
| DMA |
Design Media Agency |
| DNP |
Design News Paper |
| DPD |
Design Product Development |
| DPT |
Design Print Technologies |
| DPT |
Digital Printing Techniques |
| DQC |
Design Quality Control |
| DRT |
Design Resource Tools |
| DRT |
Digital Rendering Techniques |
| DTF |
Digital Textile Fabrication |
| DWP |
Design Work Process |
| EAI |
Embroidery Art Institute |
| EBA |
Embroidery Business Association |
| EBB |
Embroidery Business Bureau |
| EBC |
Embroidery Beading Collective |
| EDC |
Embroidery Design Center |
| EDC |
Embroidery Design Class |