Synonyms of handcrafts

handcrafts 1 of 2

noun

plural of handcraft

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crafts
• arts
• handicrafts
• skills
• trades
• occupations
• professions
• métiers
• vocations
• callings

handcrafts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of handcraft

as in manufactures

Related Words

• manufactures
• pieces
• fashions
• produces
• molds
• constructs
• shapes
• builds
• forges
• fabricates
• hammers
• carpenters
• assembles
• frames
• creates
• erects
• designs
• invents
• coins
• confects
• innovates
• organizes
• generates
• originates
• prefabricates
• fathers
• sets up
• institutes
• makes
• initiates
• founds
• begins
• constitutes
• makes up
• inaugurates
• rears
• devises
• establishes
• rebuilds
• concocts
• raises
• conceives
• reconstructs
• thinks (up)
• cooks (up)
• puts up
• imagines
• contrives
• combines
• reassembles
• reedifies
• unites
• rigs (up)
• retrofits
• redevelops
• throws up
• jerry-builds

Dissimilar Words

• dismantles
• disassembles
• knocks down
• dismembers
• destroys
• tears down
• strikes
• ruins
• takes down
• levels
• wrecks
• demolishes
• pulls down
• smashes
• pulverizes
• flattens
• shatters
• devastates
• razes
• demounts
• explodes
• ruinates
• detaches
• divides
• blows up
• separates
• disengages
• disconnects
• disjoins
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handcrafts

Noun

Jennifer De Angelo Baxter, a Virginia public school teacher, handcrafts elaborate creations while managing her rare condition. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

The cooperative members’ experience with sewing, handcrafts and production helped designers adjust both the material and the finished products, according to the project partners. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

According to Vogue, the event will highlight a series of thematic acts focused on Italian handcrafts and innovation (and featuring a few surprise guests), while raising funds for the Quarto Oggiaro Library in northwestern Milan. — Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026

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. — 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