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A '''craft''' is a practise which requires [[art]]istic and manual skill. Lurking behind the craft is the [[science]] of how and why the techniques and materials produce the results. Very often the design work is an [[art]] which sometimes is done by the craftperson, and other times by a specialist.


==Examples of Crafts==
Some crafts:
* Textiles: [[spinning]], [[dye]]ing, [[weaving]], [[felt]]ing, [[fulling]], [[sewing]], [[embelishing]], [[embroidery]]
* Making [[shoe]]s, [[weapon]]s, [[jewelry]]
* Scribal: [[carving]], [[printing]], [[calligraphy]], [[illumination]], [[painting]]
* Metal Work: [[Smith]]ing, [[armor]]ing, metal [[casting]]
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