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A craft is a profession that requires some particular kind of Skilled worker|skilled work . In a historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small-scale production of Good (economics)|goods . The traditional terms craftsman and craftswoman are nowadays often replaced by artisan and rarely by craftsperson (craftspeople).

Development from the past until today

Historically, artisan|craftsmen tended to concentrate in urban centers and formed guild s. The skill required by their professions and the need to be permanently involved in the Trade|exchange of goods also demanded a generally higher level of education , and craftsmen were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in Complex society|societal hierarchy . The households of craftsmen were not as self-sufficient as those of people engaged in agriculture|agricultural work and therefore had to rely on the exchange of goods.

Once an apprentice of a craft had finished his apprenticeship , he would become a journeyman searching for a place to set up his own Workshop|shop and make a living. After he set up his own shop, he could then call himself a Master craftsman|master of his craft .

This system of a stepwise approach to mastery of a craft, which includes the obtainment of a certain amount of education and the learning of skills, has survived in some countries of the world until today. But crafts have undergone deep structural changes during and since the era of the Industrial Revolution . The mass production of goods by large-scale industry has limited crafts to market segments in which industry's modes of functioning or its mass-produced goods would not or cannot satisfy the preferences of potential buyers. Moreover, as an outcome of these changes, craftspeople today increasingly make use of semi-finished component s or material s and adapt these to their customers' requirements or demands and, if necessary, to the Built environment|environments of their customers. They thus participate in a certain division of labour between industry and craft.

Classification

In English, to describe something as a craft is to describe it as lying somewhere between an Skill|art (which relies on talent and technique) and a science (which relies on knowledge). In this sense, the English word craft is roughly equivalent to the ancient Greek term techne . Folk art follows craft traditions, in contrast to fine art or "high art".

Handicraft

Handicraft is the " tradition al" main sector of the crafts, it is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. Usually the term is applied to traditional means of making goods. The individual artisan ship of the items is a paramount criterion, such items often have cultural and/or religious significance. Items made by mass production or machines are not handicraft goods.

The Arts and Crafts Movement

The term crafts is often used to describe the family of artistic practices within the family decorative art s that traditionally are defined by their relationship to functional or utilitarian products (such as sculptural forms in the vessel tradition) or by their use of such natural media as wood , clay , ceramics , glass , textiles , and metal .

Studio crafts

Crafts practiced by independent artists working alone or in small groups are often referred to as studio craft . Studio craft includes studio pottery , metal work , weaving , wood turning , paper and other forms of wood working , glass blowing , and glass art .

Craft fairs

A craft fair is an organized event to display crafts by a number of exhibitors. There are craft shops where such goods are sold and craft communities, such as Craftster , where expertise is shared.

Tradesman

A tradesman is a skilled manual worker in a particular Trade (occupation)|trade or craft. Economically and socially, a tradesman's status is considered between a laborer and a professional , with a high degree of both practical and theoretical knowledge of their trade. In cultures where professional careers are highly prized there can be a shortage of skilled manual workers, leading to lucrative niche markets in the trades.

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