as in crafts
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum
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Recent Examples of handcrafts
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
An introverted child, Ortiz grew up enjoying painting and handcrafts, as well as having an interest in engineering and how things are built.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Founded by master independent Rexhep Rexhepi, the Swiss atelier handcrafts fewer than 30 watches a year—most, if not all, of which are fitted with complex mechanical complications.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
The luxury boot brand uses real leather and handcrafts every pair of boots.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
Don’t be surprised if you’re lured into boutiques purveying exclusive fashions, vintage jewelry, handcrafts, décor, artisanal foods, and art.
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Kelsy Chauvin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 May 2025
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Linoto handcrafts all their offerings in upstate New York with high-quality Italian and Belgian linen—their sheets have made our list of the best linen bedding for years.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2026
An introverted child, Ortiz grew up enjoying painting and handcrafts, as well as having an interest in engineering and how things are built.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Founded by master independent Rexhep Rexhepi, the Swiss atelier handcrafts fewer than 30 watches a year—most, if not all, of which are fitted with complex mechanical complications.
—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.
—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
The luxury boot brand uses real leather and handcrafts every pair of boots.
—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
Don’t be surprised if you’re lured into boutiques purveying exclusive fashions, vintage jewelry, handcrafts, décor, artisanal foods, and art.
—
Kelsy Chauvin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcrafts
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Besides golf there is fishing, hiking, stargazing, croquet, crafts classes, fitness classes, clay shooting, axe throwing, archery, pickleball and even rock climbing.
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Teens can enjoy the Teens' Club, while younger kids (ages four to 12) have their own space for arts, crafts, and games.
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The brand manufactures across Italy, Portugal, and Türkiye.
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Surewerx, which manufactures protective and safety clothing like work boots and hi-vis apparel, has appointed Shawn Gregg chief operating officer.
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By developing tech skills online, these content creators are showing young girls that tech and science technology, engineering arts and mathematic (STEAM) careers are accessible and can be customized to fit their interests.
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Teens can enjoy the Teens' Club, while younger kids (ages four to 12) have their own space for arts, crafts, and games.
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The musician noted that his tattoo artist, Roxx, had told him that pieces this large usually take around two years to complete.
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The director pieces the film together in elliptical fashion.
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Other textures considered, Dulude-De Celles also fashions a film about exile and estrangement and sacrificing one’s identity in pursuit of self-preservation, about what a place can do to people.
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The collision of genres fashions a delicate niche, but Planet X’s most striking moments are its most deconstructed.
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What’s more, the conditions attached to AB 2074 — onsite affordable homes, prevailing wages and workforce development opportunities — ensure that the state’s public investment produces broad benefits for our communities.
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In Illinois specifically, Constellation produces sufficient baseline electricity to fulfill the standard energy demands of over eight million residential homes.
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The startup takes existing waste such as rice husks, turns them into further mush and then molds them into things like forks and spoons.
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The heat of your hands molds it into shape, and a quick rinse with cold soapy water resets it.
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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
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“Handcrafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcrafts. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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