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AllDecorative combination of strips of veneer, used to decorate furniture or edge marquetry pictures
Traditional cask capacities - 36 gallons
The art of making baskets with interwoven materials like wicker, wood, grass, bamboo etc
A textile design technique using wax as a resist against coloured dyes.
The bulge in the middle of the cask
A skilled craftsman that made chair legs and braces
The central hoops after the Quarter hoops on a cask
The hole used to both fill and empty the cask
Traditional cask capacities - 108 gallons
This stitch is usually used around the edge of a piece of work. As such it can at times be used to connect two pieces of material together.
The section either side of the Cask Middle
The art of making fabric-covered boxes - traditionally stitched not glued.
This is a sewing stitch that once completed looks like a chain. It creates a bolder line. It can be a little difficult to master.
The extensions of the staves beyond the cask head
Hoops at the heads of the cask
warm Belgian chocolate flows down over the tiers and your dips are immersed into the chocolate.
Luxury hand made chocolates to the taste of your creation
A cooper makes or repairs casks
A cooper would work in a cooperage
Coopering means to do the work of a cooper
An embroidery technique in which strips of fabric, string etc are stitched onto the piece of work. The end result produces a 'zipped' effect.
An event where handmade goods are sold
The stitch can be used to create a series of crosses or Xs.
The cut where the heads are fitted
The art of drying whole flowers and stems to preserve the natural colour, usually air dried
Beeswax-based paint of the ancients. The modern version is extremely versatile.
Traditional cask capacities - 9 gallons
A French word meaning arrows, is a machine knitting technique used on a Passap machine to produce diagonal patterning.
The French knot is a stitch used to create a raised point of colour.
Traditional cask capacities - 54 gallons
Originally meaning marquetry or inlay, now a separate craft combining fret-sawing and carving
Using straight eyeless needles to interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops
A person, or the craft, of cutting, grinding, shaping, or polishing stones, semi-precious stones, or gemstones.
Making deisgns and pictures from thin veneers of wood and other materials
The middle section of the Cask Head
Japanese paper cords, used to tie hair, for money envelopes and decorative crafts
The Japanese art of paper folding. Papers are now used in a variety of crafts.
Geometric marquetry designs (see Marquetry)
Traditional cask capacities - 4.5 gallons
The art of pressing natural flowers to preserve the colour and shape
Traditional cask capacities - 72 gallons
Writing with fire or heated tools onto leather or wood.
The hoops between the Chime and Bulge hoops
A pen cut and shaped from Swan or Goose flight feathers
This is a very easy to use stitch, it creates what looks like a series of dashes.
The hobby of pasting memorabilia into custom-decorated albums, or scrapbooks.
A group of scrapbooking enthusiasts
Works on the principle of stretching material over a frame, blocking out certain areas and squeezing ink or dye through the frame - the same principle as stencilling.
A large computerised knitting machine which transferes computer generated designs into knitted garments. Often used in industry.
The bottom middle of a round basket, where the maker starts their work
As the name suggests, you push the needle back through the middle of the last stitch to split it.
The boards making up the sides of the cask
The joint between the cask staves
Pull the needle up next to the previous stitch. Keep to one side and at a slight angle to your line.
This stitch is used to create a row of parallel lines.
Making flowers and other items from sugar, marzipan, chocolate; also decorating cakes
Wear it on the middle finger, so that you can push a needle through fabric. A thimble is a relatively inexpensive cap for your finger. If may be made of metal or rubber and could be open or closed top.
The craft glossary is not comprehensive, but it could be with your help. If you know any arts or crafts words or phrases that are not included here, please feel free to suggest it.