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Description

A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making 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, clay, etc. One of the oldest handicraft is Dhokra; this is a sort of metal casting that has been used in India for over 5,000 years and is still used. In Iranian Baluchistan, women still make red ware hand-made pottery with dotted ornaments, much similar to the 4,000-year-old pottery tradition of Kalpurgan, an archaeological site near the village. Usually, the term is applied to traditional techniques of creating items that are both practical and aesthetic. Handicraft industries are those that produce things with hands to meet the needs of the people in their locality without using machines.

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Organizations relating to Handicrafts

Development Cooperation with the Third World / Bergheim, Austria / Est. 1975
International Origami Centre, Tokyo / Tokyo, Japan / Est. 1954
International Quilt Association / Est. 1979
International Patchwork Association
International Tapestry Network
Foreningen for Berejste Skandinaviske Håndvaerkere
Crochet Association International / Dallas GA, USA / Est. 1976
Centre international de la tapisserie française / Paris, France
Latin American Handicraft Cooperation Programme
Centre international de la tapisserie ancienne et moderne / Est. 1961
European Quilt Association / Est. 1989
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society / Glasgow, UK / Est. 1973
Centro Interamericano de Artesanias y Artes Populares / Cuenca, Ecuador / Est. 1975
Home Improvement Manufacturers Association / Cologne, Germany / Est. 2000
European DIY-Retail Association - Global Home Improvement Network / Cologne, Germany / Est. 2002

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World Problems relating to Handicrafts

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Commercialization of art
Elimination of traditional skills
Decline of handicrafts and cottage industries
Endangered habitats of Cape floral kingdom
Threatened habitats of Boreal floral kingdom

Action Strategies relating to Handicrafts

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Encouraging local craft abilities
Manufacturing local craft products

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