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Arts and crafts comprise
a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making
things with one's own hands and skill. These can be sub-divided into
handicrafts or "traditional crafts" (doing things the old
way) and the rest. Some crafts have been practised for centuries,
while others are modern inventions, or popularisations of crafts which
were originally practiced in a very small geographic area. Additionally, this term refers to the Arts and Crafts movement which was a social revolution veiled in a design movement of the late 19th and early 20th century, whose proponents included William Morris and Edwin Lutyens. They believed that medieval craftsmen achieved a joy and fulfillment in the excellence of their work, which they strove to emulate. These activities are called crafts because originally many of them were professions under the guild system. Adolescents were apprenticed to a master-craftsman, and they refined their skills over a period of years in exchange for low wages. By the time their training was complete, they were well-equipped to set up in trade for themselves, earning their living with the skill that could be traded directly within the community, often for goods and services. The Industrial Revolution and the increasing mechanisation of production processes gradually reduced or eliminated many of the roles professional craftspeople played, and today 'crafts' are most commonly seen as a form of hobby or art. click here for more... |
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