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Crafts

Dolls created by Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim.

Stitching a Future for an Age-Old Palestinian Embroidery Tradition

Wafa Ghnaim is introducing people to "tatreez" through her workshops.

Ariel Sophia Bardi December 4, 2018

Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

Juan Manuel Muñoz makes a glass bell at his factory on the outskirts of Chignahuapan, Puebla.

In This Mexican Town, One in 5 People Is a Glassmaker

Chignahuapan is famous for its handmade ornaments.

Mark Oprea November 12, 2018

Koi-Koi Matsuri

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.

Silk loom at the monastery.

Kalamata, Greece

Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

Agelarakis and student researchers working with remains at the Eleutherna site.

We Finally Know What Job This 3,000-Year-Old Skeleton Had

And it’s all thanks to her peculiarly damaged bones.

Cara Giaimo September 13, 2018

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Lizzie Borden.

Beverly, Massachusetts

Mice Manor

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

Windfall apples inspired this design.

Meet the Artist Making Delicious Food Quilts

Japanese sweets, turkey dinners, and produce alike are immortalized in fabric.

Anne Ewbank August 21, 2018

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Pep's shop in Passage de l'Ancre, de St-Martin

Pep's Maison

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Demonstrating the mirror's zero-refraction characteristics.

objects of intrigue

See Yourself As You Truly Are in This Mysterious Metal Mirror

Made in Kerala, the "Aranmula kannadi" won't distort your reflection.

Savera John and Susan Paul July 6, 2022

Desert weaving.

Negev Desert Embroidery and Weaving

Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

An unimpressive storefront hides an astonishing hoard of treasures.

Kashmir Handicrafts Emporium

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.

The gates of San Quentin

San Quentin, California

San Quentin Prison Gift Shop

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

Chouara Leather Tannery

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.