List of basic craft topics

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A craft is a skill, especially involving practical arts. It may refer to a trade or particular art. Crafts as artistic practices are defined either by their relationship to functional or utilitarian products, such as sculptural forms in the vessel tradition, or by their use of such natural media as wood, clay, glass, textiles, and metal. Basic topics in crafts include:

Contents 1 Nature of crafts 2 Types of crafts 2.1 Ceramics and Glass crafts 2.2 Fiber Crafts 2.3 Leatherwork 2.4 Mixed Media 2.5 Needlework 2.6 Paper crafts 2.7 Wood Crafts 3 History of crafts 4 Basic crafts concepts 5 Crafts lists 6 See also

[edit] Nature of crafts

Main article: Crafts

[edit] Types of crafts

[edit] Ceramics and Glass crafts

• Glass blowing
• Glass beadmaking
• Stained glass
• Pottery

[edit] Fiber Crafts

• Lace-making
• Macramé
• Spinning
• Tatting
• Traditional rug hooking
• Weaving

[edit] Leatherwork

• Leather carving
• Leather painting
• Leather stamping

[edit] Mixed Media

• Beading
• Scrapbooking

[edit] Needlework

• Applique
• Crewel embroidery
• Crochet
• Knitting
• Needlepoint
• Patchwork
• Quilting

[edit] Paper crafts

• Origami
• Paper marbling
• Papier-mâché
• Quilling

[edit] Wood Crafts

• Wood burning
• Wood carving
• Woodworking

[edit] History of crafts

Main article: History of crafts

[edit] Basic crafts concepts

• American craft
• Artisan
• Handicraft
• Master craftsman
• Studio pottery

[edit] Crafts lists

Main article: List of crafts topics

[edit] See also

• Arts and crafts
• Stagecraft

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