craftworks
Handmade artistic objects
Craftworks are objects made by hand, typically with skill and artistry: pottery, woodwork, textiles, metalwork.
The term emphasizes the handmade quality and often implies traditional techniques rather than mass production.
A craftworks can also be a workshop or studio where such items are produced: The local craftworks sells handwoven baskets and blown glass.
Fired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- carpentryWood construction trade
- leatherworkingCrafting with animal hides
glassblowing · ceramics · woodworking · silversmithing · goldsmithing · tinsmithing · cooperage · joinery
Decorative stitching on fabric
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
macrame · beadwork · felting · lace-making · spinning · dyeing · batik · needlepoint
Shaping by cutting away
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- castingShaping through liquid form
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
clay · stone · wood · figurine · bust · statue · bas-relief · armature
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- papier-mâchéMolded paper-paste sculpture material
scrapbooking · quilling · marbling · letterpress · printmaking · kirigami
Custom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
artifact · folk-art · indigenous · ancestral · artisanal · guild · apprenticeship · provenance
pottery
Fired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- carpentryWood construction trade
leatherworking · glassblowing · ceramics · woodworking · silversmithing · goldsmithing · tinsmithing · cooperage · joinery · metalwork
embroidery
Decorative stitching on fabric
tapestry · macrame · beadwork · felting · lace-making · spinning · dyeing · batik · needlepoint · cross-stitch
carving
Shaping by cutting away
marble · clay · stone · wood · figurine · bust · statue · bas-relief · armature · molding
origami
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
papier-mâché · scrapbooking · quilling · marbling · letterpress · printmaking · kirigami
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
restoration · artifact · folk-art · indigenous · ancestral · artisanal · guild · apprenticeship · provenance · ethnographic
craftworksjunk
Worthless discarded items
schlock · refuse · trash · raw materials · found objects
craftworkscopies
Makes identical versions
replicas · knockoffs · reproductions · duplicates · clones