handicraft

noun hand·i·craft \ ˈhan-di-ˌkraft , -dē- \

|Updated on: 6 Jul 2018

Examples: handicraft in a Sentence

Definition of handicraft

1 a : manual skill

b : an occupation requiring skill with the hands

2 : the articles fashioned by those engaged in handicraft

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handicrafter

play \ˈhan-di-ˌkraf-tər, -dē-\ noun

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Examples of handicraft in a Sentence

Her favorite handicraft is sewing.
volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts, such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving

Recent Examples of handicraft from the Web

When the Puritans arrived in North America in the 1620s and 1630s, the Narragansetts—really a confederation of tribes—were mostly peaceable, subsisting on fishing, trapping, farming and handicrafts.

— roger lowenstein, WSJ, "‘God, War, and Providence’ Review: When Conquest Was Puritanical," 13 June 2018
The government in 2015 began a labeling initiative to promote the quality of handicrafts and to protect Moroccan tradition.

— sophie pollock, USA TODAY, "Crafting mosaic tile is an endangered tradition. Here are the folks keeping it alive," 7 June 2018
The new government in Rome has previously said that sanctions on Russia damaged Italy’s agriculture industry and its design and handicraft sectors.

— jaclyn gallucci, Fortune, "Trump: Russia Should Be Allowed Back Into G-8 Bloc," 8 June 2018
Masaya was until recently a vibrant place popular with tourists for its handicraft market.

— kyra gurney, miamiherald, "Nicaragua's revolutionary town now a war zone defended by teenagers armed with rocks," 7 June 2018
Morocco's artisan industries employ 2.5 million to 3 million people, in a country of more than 35 million, according to La Maison de L'Artisanat, a public organization created to promote Moroccan handicrafts.

— sophie pollock, USA TODAY, "Crafting mosaic tile is an endangered tradition. Here are the folks keeping it alive," 7 June 2018
Set up to revitalize the handicraft industry of Siem Reap, artisans are chosen from poor, disadvantaged, rural communities.

— antonia neubauer, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to Asia," 5 Oct. 2016
By processing seal hides at a commercial scale, the village has been able to sell tanned skins back to hunters and their families for use as raw material in handicrafts and clothing sold around Alaska.

— zach hughes, latimes.com, "Tanning seal hides on the edge of the world: A foothold in the global economy in rural Alaska," 2 May 2018
As a cofounder of Commune Design, the Los Angeles firm known for its savvy mixing of vintage chic with high-end handicraft, Steven Johanknecht might be expected to know his Neutras from his Navajo rugs.

— ingrid abramovitch, ELLE Decor, "Commune Design Brings Western Charm to a Spanish Colonial Revival House in Beverly Hills," 2 May 2018

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