Crafts and Heritage

Crafts

Using paper or cancvas

A Craft is a thing which is made by a craftsman/craftswoman's hand by using simple tools.
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List Of Common Handicrafts

Following is the list of common handicrafts:
     Using Textiles OR Leather

• Embroidery

• Knitting
• Lace-making
• Cross-stitch
• Needlework
• Ribbon embroidery
• Rug making
• Sewing
• Weaving
• String art
• Quilting
• Patch work
• Macrame
• Banner-making
• Calligraphy
• Canvas work

     Using Stone,Glass,Metal,clay,Bone And Wood

• Ceramic art
• Bead work
• Carpentry
• Chip carving
• Glass etching
• Jewelry Design
• Metal work
• Pottery
• Bone carving
• Puppet making
• Sculpture
• Wood carving
• Wood turning
• Woodworking
• Toy making

     Using Paper OR Canvas

• Origami
• Paper craft
• Paper marbling
• Pop-up books
• Paper modeling
• Embossing
• Bookbinding
• Marble Handicraft

     Using Plants Other Than Wood

• Pressed flower craft
• Straw marquetry
• Basket weaving
• Floral design

     Other

• Balloon animals
• Egg decorating
• Cake decorating

Heritage

Heritage refers to something inherited from the past.Through heritage we also come to know about our:

• History
• Culture
• Traditions
• Way of living
• Food habits
• Arts&crafts
• Industry

Types Of Heritage

The word "Heritage"has several different senses,mainly:

1. Cultural Heritage
2. Natural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage") is the legacy of physical artifacts (cultural property) and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge, and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity).
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Natural Heritage

Natural heritage refers to the sum total of the elements of biodiversity, including flora and fauna and ecosystem types, together with associated geological structures and formations (geodiversity).

Heritage is that which is inherited from past generations, maintained in the present, and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. The term "natural heritage", derived from "natural inheritance", pre-dates the term "biodiversity." It is a less scientific term and more easily comprehended in some ways by the wider audience interested in conservation.
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