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Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. Usually the term is applied to traditional means of making goods. The individual artisanship of the items is a paramount criterion, such items often have cultural and/or religious significance. Items made by mass production or machines are not handicrafts. Usually, what distinguishes the term handicraft from the frequently used category Arts and Crafts is a matter of intent: handicrafted items are intended to be used, worn, et cetera, having a purpose beyond simple decoration. Handicrafts are generally considered more traditional work, created as a necessary part of daily life, whilst "Arts and Crafts" implies more of a hobby pursuit and a demonstration/perfection of a creative technique. In practical terms, the categories have a great deal of overlap.
Handicrafts include:
- assemblage - collage in three dimensions
- beadwork
- bonecarving
- collage possibly involving seeds, fabric, paper, photographs and/or found objects
- cooking
- gardening
- marquetry
- metalwork
- modeling
- mosaic
- needlework
- pottery and ceramics
- sewingSewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving
- spinningSpinning refers to several activities: For the fabrication of thread, see Spinning (textiles). For the practice of continuous rotation of pedals on mobile or stationary bicycles, see Spinning (cycling). For the practise of "spinning" a news story for PR v
- puppetry
- stained glassStrictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. Depending on its thickness, this stains clear glass with a gold/yellow/brown color. This appears most typically in the golden haloes depicted in church windo
- woodworkingWoodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood. Skills History Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was certainly one of the first materials worked by primitive man. Indeed, the development of civilization was clos
- cabinet makingCabinet making is the practice of utilizing many woodworking skills to create cabinets, shelving and furniture. Cabinet making involves techniques such as creating appropriate joints, shelving systems, finishing tools such as routers to create decorative
- chip carvingChip carving is a form of wood carving. It is a traditional and contemporary style of wood decoration in which a wood surface is decorated by using knives to cut out v-shaped chips of wood. External Links & References http://www.
- wood burningWood burning is an art and craft, a particular type of pyrography, in which wood is decorated by browning with hot metal tools, with sun light concentrated with a magnifying lens, with a gas burner, or similar devices.
See also Arts and crafts
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