A craft is a skill, especially involving practical arts. It may refer to a trade or particular art. Crafts as artistic practices are defined either by their relationship to functional or utilitarian products, such as sculptural forms in the vessel tradition, or by their use of such natural media as wood, clay, glass, textiles, and metal.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to crafts:

[edit] Essence of crafts

[edit] Ceramics and Glass crafts

Bubblegram - Glass beadmaking - Glass blowing - Glass etching - Stained glass - Mosaics - Pottery - Earthenware

[edit] Fiber Crafts

Art quilts - Lace-making - Macramé - Quilt - Spinning - Tatting - Traditional rug hooking - Weaving - Knitting

[edit] Flower Crafts

Ikebana - Bouquet

Floral Design

[edit] Leatherwork

Leather carving - Leather painting - Leather stamping

[edit] Mixed Media

Beading - Basketry - Batik - Scrapbooking - Sparkleballery

[edit] Needlework

Applique - Crewel embroidery - Crochet - Cross-stitch - Embroidery, including Ribbon Embroidery - Knitting - Needlepoint - Patchwork - Quilting

[edit] Paper crafts

Decoupage -Origami -Papercraft - Paper marbling - Papier-mâché - Quilling Iris Folding Parchment Craft

[edit] Wood Crafts

Marquetry - Wood burning - Wood carving - Woodworking

[edit] Stone crafts

Mosaics and inlaying - Stone carving - Stonemasonry - Flintknapping - and letter-carving on stone.

[edit] Metal crafts

Armour - Blacksmith - Clocks - Jewellery - Pewter - Casting

[edit] General crafts concepts

American craft - Artisan - Handicraft - Master craftsman - Studio pottery

[edit] See also

• Arts and crafts
• Rural crafts
• Stagecraft

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