craft work

Making things manually

Craft work is skilled manual work, especially the making of decorative or functional objects by hand rather than machine.

The term encompasses traditional trades like woodworking, pottery, and weaving, as well as hobbyist pursuits: She sells her craft work at the farmers market.

Often written as one word: craftwork.

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woodwork · paper cutting · sewing · embroidery · quilting · ceramics · DIY · hot glue gun · loom · scissors · pipe cleaner · pom poms · glue · yarn · fabric · felt tip · needle · thread

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production method

craft workfactory production

Goods made industrially

mass production · industrial manufacturing · industrial output

labor type

craft workdesk work

Sedentary office labor

office work · intellectual labor · clerical work · data processing

skill and intentionality

craft workunskilled labor

Work requiring no expertise

drudgery · busywork · grunt work

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G