Arts & crafts

Arts & crafts

Arts & crafts comprises a multitude of activities and hobbies that involve making things with one's hands, usually from scratch. They can be sub-divided into 'handicrafts'( or traditional crafts ) that are fashioned in an old style using long practised techniques, and the rest which are more modern inventions that have become recent trends or fads.

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underglaze decoration

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Process of applying any decoration to the bare, (usually bisque-fired) clay surface directly before glazing.

hydrocarbons

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Combustible gases containing hydrogen and carbon, present in fuel gases, and produced when carbon-based liquid or solid fuels are heated above kindling temperature.

underglaze pencils

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Underglaze pigments in pencil form, excellent for marking wares and test-tiles, and for "pencil-drawn" decorative effects.

hydrometer

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Laboratory device for measuring specific gravity in slips and glazes. Does not give absolute measurement, and should be used only for comparing and reproducing results. Must be an ...