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A handicraft shop in Delhi-India

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, et cetera, 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.
• 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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