Thesaurus results for HANDICRAFTS

handicrafts

noun

plural of handicraft

as in crafts

an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts, such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving

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Recent Examples of handicrafts The entire city revolves around a traditional plaza where arts and handicrafts are still sold to this day. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 See the handicrafts area in Khan El Khalili Or go at night to watch belly dancing at night. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The next year she was appointed minister of grassroots development, handicrafts, youth, and youth employment. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 June 2026 The rooms Packed with personality and thoughtful details of Boholano heritage, guest spaces are havens of warm wood and handicrafts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026 The deal will see tariffs slashed across a wide range of products, including textiles, apparel, leather, footwear, gems and jewelry, handicrafts, engineering goods and automobiles. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Like other Thai cities, Chiang Rai boasts its fair share of markets and night bazaars, where visitors can browse Thai handicrafts and sample khao soi (a curry noodle soup that’s a northern specialty) and mango sticky rice at their own pace. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2026 Caraluna’s product selection — a mix of ready-to-wear, accessories, home lines, lifestyle objects, Sardinian handicrafts and vintage pieces — is overseen by her with the help of Eva Géraldine Fontanelli. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 May 2026

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Gnome Apothecary crafts small-batch herbal medicines in the Hudson Valley that honor the wisdom of plants, support everyday wellness, and deepen the relationship between people and the natural world.

— RS Editors, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
Explore unique crafts, goods and gifts from over 15 local vendors.

— Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

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An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Also, the org revealed AI guidelines, made changes to the short form, sound mixing and music categories and also expanded eligibility in the casting, costume and lighting, camera & technical arts categories.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 July 2026