Handicraft, also known as craft work 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: handicraft items are intended to be used, worn, etc, having a purpose beyond simple decoration. Handicrafts are generally considered more traditional work, created as a necessary part of daily life, while 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.
List of handicraft trades
Handicrafts include:
assemblage – collage in three dimensions
beadwork
bone carving buffalo, camel, elephant bone carving.
cabinet making
chip carving
collage possibly involving seeds, fabric, paper, photographs and/or found objects
crochet
embossed aluminum or silver
gardening
horn carving buffalo, rhino horn carving.
knitting
Lathart
marquetry
metalwork
mosaic
needlework
pottery and ceramics
pressed flower craft — uses real flowers and leaves
puppetry
quilting - also reference Quilt and Art quilts
saddlemaking
scale model
sewing
shoemaking
spinning
stained glass
wood burning
wood carving
woodturning
woodworking
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