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2. Handicraft - Wikipedia

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   Batik craftswomen in Java, Indonesia Savisiipi handicrafts store in Pori, Finland A handicraft Selling-Factory shop, Isfahan, Iran Artesanato Mineiro. A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials ...

3. Crochet - Wikipedia

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   Yarn for crochet is usually sold as balls, or skeins (hanks), although it may also be wound on spools or cones. Skeins and balls are generally sold with a yarn band, a label that describes the yarn's weight, length, dye lot, fiber content, washing instructions, suggested needle size, likely gauge, etc. It is a common practice to save the yarn ...

4. Huichol art - Wikipedia

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   These modern yarn paintings quickly proved popular and were imitated. They have also developed into complex designs which can take weeks to complete. [3] [5] The yarn paintings led to experimentation with other commercially produced materials such as beads, which have taken the place of yarn for many Huichol artisans. This beading has been ...

5. Hand knitting - Wikipedia

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   Yarn for hand-knitting is usually sold as balls or skeins (hanks), although it may also be wound on spools or cones. Skeins and balls are generally sold with a yarn-band, a label that describes the yarn's weight, length, dye lot, fiber content, washing instructions, suggested needle size, likely gauge, etc. It is common practice to save the ...

6. Mary Maxim - Wikipedia

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   Mary Maxim is the largest privately held craft and needlework mail-order company in North America. [1] It has one office currently in Paris, Ontario, with a retail store at 75 Scott Ave, Paris ON Canada. The Port Huron, Michigan store has permanently closed. It specializes in selling crafts, yarns, knitting/crocheting kits and other hobby ...

7. Rug hooking - Wikipedia

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   Rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet -type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage.