What is HandiCraft?
A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. It is a traditional main sector of craft, 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, paper, plant fibers, etc. Usually the term is applied to traditional techniques of creating items (whether for personal use or as products) that are both practical and aesthetic.
History
The history of handicrafts can be traced back to antiquity and it captures a rich blend of functionality with artistic ingenuity showcasing the cultural brilliance of the nation which has been a melting pot of diverse communities, customs, tribes, traditions, languages and culture.This labor-intensive industry is spread across the length and breadth of the country and is a source of sustenance for millions of people. Handicrafts represent a region's traditional art heritage and legacy of customary craft skills. Metal ware, pottery, sculpting, textiles, stone crafts, jewelry and much more – the rich cultural ethnicity has made every handicraft products a rage in the national and international markets.Skilled artisans have consistently adapted and evolved to successfully meet demands of the still- growing industry.
Categories of Handicrafts
Textile: Handbags, TableMats, Cushion Covers, Mobile Covers, Shawls, Umbrella etc and many more other accessories which will make you look stylish, beautiful, fashionable as well as different from others. A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn.
Clay, Metal craft: Brass, copper, bronze, bell metals are used for a variety of wares and in a variety of finishes. Scintillating ornaments are available in a wide range of patterns, styles and compositions. Made from precious metals, base metals, precious and semi-precious stones; these ornaments have traditional as well as modern styles.
Woodwork: is the process of building, making or carving something using wood. One can find toys, furniture, decorative articles, etc. bearing the art and individuality of the craftsman.
Stone Craft: The intricately carved stoneware made of marble, alabaster or soapstone, etc. The basic design is traced on the stone and it is given a crude shape. The final carving is then carried out and the items are polished.
Glass and Ceramic: material produced through controlled crystallization of base glass. Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both glasses and ceramics. Glass-ceramics have an amorphous phase and one or more crystalline phases and are produced by a so called "controlled crystallization" in contrast to a spontaneous crystallization, which is usually not wanted in glass manufacturing.
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Clay, Metal craft: Brass, copper, bronze, bell metals are used for a variety of wares and in a variety of finishes. Scintillating ornaments are available in a wide range of patterns, styles and compositions. Made from precious metals, base metals, precious and semi-precious stones; these ornaments have traditional as well as modern styles.
Woodwork: is the process of building, making or carving something using wood. One can find toys, furniture, decorative articles, etc. bearing the art and individuality of the craftsman.
Stone Craft: The intricately carved stoneware made of marble, alabaster or soapstone, etc. The basic design is traced on the stone and it is given a crude shape. The final carving is then carried out and the items are polished.
Glass and Ceramic: material produced through controlled crystallization of base glass. Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both glasses and ceramics. Glass-ceramics have an amorphous phase and one or more crystalline phases and are produced by a so called "controlled crystallization" in contrast to a spontaneous crystallization, which is usually not wanted in glass manufacturing.
http://blog.craftsjungle.com/2012/05/history-of-handicrafts.html