Crafts by Technique

There are hundreds and thousands of crafts e.g. jewelry products including bead jewelry, wedding jewelry, custom jewelry, fashion jewelry, tribal jewelry and other crafts such as earthenware, bowl, vase, wind chimes, china ware and pitchers etc. Crafts are made by employing different methods and techniques such as carving crafts, cross stitch, embroidery crafts, knitting and crocheting and sculptures. These techniques may also differ in different regions and countries because of their own social, cultural and religious settings and geographic backgrounds. For example, all states and provinces in India have their own design techniques and methods. Artisans working in different Indian regions utilize different techniques when making crafts and handicrafts. The areas include Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jarkhand, Manipur, Assam, Gujrat, Haryana, Kerela, Meghalaya, Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi, Punjab, and Assam etc. After invention of different machineries, manual methods and techniques in crafts making are becoming obsolete day by day. Therefore, the process of craft making has become quite easy for craft manufacturers as hundreds of crafts are easily made simultaneously by using different sophisticated machineries and equipments all at once. But despite availability of modern crafts, we can never deny the significance and importance of those crafts which are made manually in many parts and regions of the world. 

Crafts by Style

Crafts are also available in a number different designs and styles depending upon the social, cultural and religious trends of different countries and regions. The most notable styles of crafts include antique imitation crafts, artificial crafts, Feng Shui crafts, folk crafts, nautical crafts and religious crafts. Many crafts are made by using different kinds of plants such as basket weaving, corn dolly making, floral design, pressed flower craft and straw marquetry. Crafts are also differentiated by the particular styles of artisans in different countries and geographic locations. For example in Africa, their way and style of craft making is quite different and unique as compared with crafts created in other American and Europeans regions. The most befitting examples of African crafts include African furniture, African musical instrument, African bowls, African tribal lamps, African leather goods-handbags, canvas art paintings, African flower vases, African bookends, African candle holders, African baskets, African mask, African health & beauty supplies, African profiles, African tribal textiles, African walking canes, African statues, African handmade jewelry, and miscellaneous African products. As a matter of fact, the world of crafts is very extensive and enriched with numerous designs, varieties, and range. You cannot pick your own choice easily because of the diversity offered by different arts and crafts.

Crafts by Material

Crafts are also classified by materials used in making and manufacturing of different gifts and crafts. Examples of different materials used in making and manufacturing of different crafts include bamboo crafts, clay crafts, crystal crafts, glass crafts, lacquerware, leather crafts, metal crafts, natural crafts, paper crafts, plastic crafts, pottery & enamel, resin crafts, semi-precious stone crafts, stone crafts, textile & fabric crafts, wicker crafts and wood crafts. Textile crafts are further classified into other types of crafts that include banner-making, calligraphy, canvas work, cross-stitch, crocheting, curve stitching, embroidery, felting, knitting, lace-making, lucet, macrame, millinery, needlepoint, patchwork, quilting,  ribbon embroidery, rug making, sewing, shoemaking, spinning (textiles), spirelli, string art, tapestry, tatting, and T-shirt art and weaving. Crafts which are made by using metal, wood or clay include wooden sculptures, carpentry, chip carving, jewelry, marquetry, metalworking, pottery, sculpture, wood burning, wood turning, woodworking and fretwork. Crafts which are made by using different canvas or paper include altered books, altered art, artist trading cards, bookbinding, calligraphy, cardmaking, card modelling, collage, decoupage, embossing, iris folding, marbling, origami, papercraft, papier-mâché, parchment craft, quilling (also called paper filigree), scrapbooking, rubber stamping or acrylic stamping as well as teabag folding. There are many examples of other types of crafts such as balloon animal, beadwork, doll making, dollhouse, egg decorating, etching, glassblowing, lapidary, miniatures, mosaics, pioneering, stained glass, toy making and polymer clay also.