arts and crafts

knitting

Loop-based textile making

• crochetingCrafting with hooked needle
• embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
• quiltingLayered fabric stitching
• sewingCraft with needle and thread

weaving · pottery · woodcarving · beading · macrame · felting · papercraft · origami

yarn

Twisted strand for crafts

• fabricWoven or knit material
• clayMoldable earth for ceramics
• woodTree-derived building material
• beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing

paper · leather · wire · ribbon · felt · buttons · glue · scissors

William Morris

Victorian pattern designer

• Pre-RaphaeliteVictorian artists emulating earlier masters
• Gothic RevivalArchitectural return to medieval forms
• Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
• anti-industrialOpposed to factories

medieval revival

ornamental

For beauty, not function

• embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
• motifRecurring thematic element
• flourishTo grow vigorously
• filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation

gilding · inlay · marquetry · mosaic · stained glass · lacquer · engraving · etching

handcrafted

Made manually, not machined

• bespokeMade to individual specifications
• handstitchedSewn without machinery
• handwovenMade manually on looms
• handknitMade with yarn manually

hand-thrown · hand-carved · handspun · homemade · one-of-a-kind · custom-made · maker · handiwork

traditional

Following long-held customs

• heritageInherited cultural legacy
• indigenousOriginating in a region
• tribalOf a clan
• culturalRelating to shared traditions

ancestral · folk art · regional · ceremonial · ritualistic · rustic · handloom · community traditions

scrapbooking

Creating decorated keepsake albums

• miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
• dollhouseMiniature toy residence
• cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
• needlepointStitchery on open-weave fabric

latch hook · diamond painting · paint-by-numbers · DIY projects · creative outlet · Etsy · makers market