handicraft

1 a work produced by hand labor [syn: handcraft, handiwork, handwork]

2 a craft that requires skillful hands

English

Etymology

For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Anglo Saxon

Noun

1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft. - Addison
2. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman. - Dryden

Synonyms

• handcraft

Translations

• Albanian: artizanat, zejtari
• Czech: řemeslo
• Dutch: ambacht
• German: Handarbeit , Handwerk , Kunsthandwerk
• French: artisanat
• Polish: rękodzieło
• Portuguese: artesanato(1), artesão (2)
• Slovak: remeslo

• bone carving buffalo, camel, elephant bone carving.
• horn carving buffalo, rhino horn carving.
• cabinet making
• chip carving
• collage possibly involving seeds, fabric, paper, photographs and/or found objects
• crochet
• embossed aluminum or silver
• gardening
• knitting
• Lathart
• marquetry
• metalwork
• scale model
• mosaic
• needlework
• pottery and ceramics
• pressed flower craft — uses real flowers and leaves
• puppetry
• quilting - also reference Quilt and Art quilts
• sewing
• shoemaking
• spinning
• stained glass
• wood burning
• wood carving
• woodturning
• woodworking
• List of handicraft manufacturers

See also

• Artisan
• Arts and crafts
• Rural crafts
• List of acronyms used in arts and crafts

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