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A craft is a skill, especially involving practical arts. It may refer to a trade or particular art. Look up craft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixelsFull resolution (2043 × 1490 pixel, file size: 619 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The content of this image was reviewed by Greudin and afterwards uploaded by FlickrLickr. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixelsFull resolution (2043 × 1490 pixel, file size: 619 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The content of this image was reviewed by Greudin and afterwards uploaded by FlickrLickr. ... A skill is an ability, usually learned and acquired through training, to perform actions which achieve a desired outcome. ... The arts is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. ... It has been suggested that Commerce be merged into this article or section. ...

The term is often used as part of a longer word (and also in the plural). For example, a craft-brother is a fellow worker in a particular trade and a craft-guild is, historically, a guild of workers in the same trade. See some further examples below. A guild is an association of craftspeople in a particular trade. ...

The term is often used to describe the family of artistic practices within the decorative arts that traditionally are defined 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. Crafts practiced by independent artists working alone or in small groups are often referred to as studio craft. Studio craft includes studio pottery, metal work, weaving, wood turning and other forms of wood working, glass blowing, and glass art. The decorative arts are traditionally defined as ornamental and functional works in ceramic, wood, glass, metal, or textile. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Clay (disambiguation). ... This article is about the material. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dale Chihulys 30-foot blown-glass chandelier in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2000. ... // Studio pottery is a branch of pottery that has in the last fifty years undergone a bit of a revolution. ... Metalworking is the craft and practice of working with metals to create parts or structures. ... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... This article is about a lathe as a tool. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... A glass pipe made by lampworking Hand-blown glass beads and pendants Glassblowing is the process of forming glass into useful shapes while the glass is in a molten, semi-liquid state. ... Glass ball made By Tyler Hopkins. ...

A craft fair is an organized event to display crafts by a number of exhibitors.

Folk art follows craft traditions, in contrast to fine art or "high art". This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ...

Both Freemasonry and Wicca are alternatively know as 'The Craft' by their adherents. “Freemasons” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Wicca (disambiguation). ...

See also

• List of basic craft topics
• American craft
• Arts and crafts
• Artisan (craftsman)
• Decorative art
• Handicraft
• Master craftsman
• Musicians
• Stagecraft
• Studio pottery
• Witchcraft

A craft is a skill, especially involving practical arts. ... Dale Chihulys 30-foot blown-glass chandelier in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2000. ... Small wooden sculpture depicting a Native American mother holding her child. ... An artisan, also called a craftsman,[1] is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. ... The decorative arts are traditionally defined as ornamental and functional works in ceramic, wood, glass, metal, or textile. ... A handicraft shop in Delhi, India Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. ... // A master craftsman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Stagecraft (or Technical Theatre) is the art of building, attaching, and rigging scenery for theater and television as well as other technical aspects of performance including sound, costuming, makeup, and lighting. ... // Studio pottery is a branch of pottery that has in the last fifty years undergone a bit of a revolution. ... “Witch” redirects here. ...

External Links

• American Craft Council
• Museum of Arts and Design
• Redefining Craft