"Arts and Crafts movement" on Wikipedia

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Whenever I think about "arts and crafts", there's another thing that comes to my mind, and probably this happens to others too: the 19th century Arts and Crafts movement.

There's another good article about this on Wikipedia »» http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement

There's is a lot more to be said about it, I'm sure you can find other good websites and some books about the Arts and Crafts movement...
I'm no expert on this subject, to be honest, but I like art history very much, and I think it's always good to learn new things!

"Arts and crafts" on Wikipedia

There's an extensive and interesting article about Arts and crafts on Wikipedia, be sure to take a look at it »» http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_crafts


I'd like to post here a list from that article, which I find quite interesting, as it sums up a bit the themes/links I want to post about on this blog. The following text is taken from the above link:

Types of arts/crafts

There are almost as many variations on the theme of "arts and crafts" as there are crafters with time on their hands, but they can be broken down into a number of categories:


Crafts involving textiles
* Banner-making
* Canvas work
* Cross-stitch
* Crocheting
* Curve stitching
* Embroidery
* Knitting
* Lace-making
* Lucet
* Macrame
* Millinery
* Needlepoint
* Patchwork
* Quilting
* Ribbon embroidery
* Rug making
* Sewing
* Shoemaking
* Spinning (textiles)
* Spirelli (also see Scrapbooking)
* String art
* Tapestry
* Tatting
* Weaving
* T-shirt art

Crafts involving wood, metal or clay
* Metalworking
* Jewelry
* Pottery
* Sculpture
* Woodworking
* Cabinet making
* Chip carving
* Marquetry
* Wood burning
* Wood turning

Crafts involving paper or canvas
* Bookbinding
* Calligraphy
* Cardmaking
* Card Modelling
* Collage
* Decoupage
* Iris Folding
* Marbling
* Origami
* Papercraft
* Papier-mâché
* Pergamano - parchment craft
* Quilling or Paper Filigree
* Scrapbooking
* Stamping

Crafts involving plants
* Basket weaving
* Corn dolly making
* Pressed flower craft
* Straw Marquetry

Other crafts
* Balloon animal
* Beadwork
* Doll making
* Dollhouse construction and furnishing
* Egg decorating
* Etching
* Glassblowing
* Lapidary
* Mosaics
* Pioneering
* Stained glass
* Toy making