craft techniques
Artisan working methods
Craft techniques are the specific methods and skills used in making things by hand—woodworking joints, pottery glazing, textile weaving patterns, metalworking processes.
The phrase emphasizes learned, transmissible knowledge rather than raw talent: She studied traditional craft techniques in Japan.
In broader use, craft techniques can apply to any disciplined practice: the craft techniques of fiction writing.
- stencilingPattern transfer via template
- block printingPrinting from carved surfaces
- screen printingStencil-based ink transfer method
- tie dyeFabric twisting coloration method
- feltingCompacting fibers through agitation
needle felting · knitting · kintsugi · weaving · joinery · batik · quilting · laser cutting · appliqué · resin casting · macramé · marbling · soldering · basketry · rug hooking · beadwork · paper cutting · paper mache
craft techniquesindustrial manufacturing
Large-scale goods fabrication
mass production · automation · factory production · industrial processes · injection molding