Handicraft

Materials
 ABACA
FIBERS
• Known worldwide as Manila
Hemp.
• Obtained from the leaf sheaths
of the abaca.
• Strongest among natural
fibers.
• 3ft to 9ft fibers length.
• Color ranges from ivory white
to light and dark brown.
• Catanduanes was declared as
Abaca Capital.
ABACA
CRAFTS
 RATTAN
• a type of climbing or
trailing vine-like palm
native to the tropical
jungles of Asia, Malaysia,
and China.
• Been known to grow up to
hundreds of meters long.
• One of the largest sources
has been the Philippines
RATTAN
CRAFTS
 Bamboo
• fastest growing and
most versatile plant in
the world.
• can be eaten (new
shoots), made into fiber
for clothing.
• a crucial element in the
balance of oxygen and
carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
BAMBOO

CRAFTS
 COCONUT
SHELLS
• Widely used for making
charcoal.
• Used in handicraft industries
to make unique pieces of art
and utilities.
• One of the main eco-friendly
products that are available in
the market.
• Hard and durable
COCONUT
SHELL
CRAFTS
 FIBERS
• thread-like structures that are
long, thin and flexible.
• Natural Fibers – from animals
and Plants
– Wool
– Silk
– Cotton
• Synthetic Fibers - made
polymers designed to make a
fabric
– Rayon
– Nylon
FIBER
CRAF
TS
 PALM
• come from a family of plants
called Arecaceae
• most beneficial plants in
tropical countries
• furnish food, shelter, clothing,
timber, fuel, building
materials, fibres, starch, oils,
waxes, and wines for local
populations in the tropics.
 L M S
A
P AFT
C R
 LEATHE
R
• Hides – skins from large animals like
horses and carabaos.
• Skins - from such animals like
alligators and goats.
• Kips – obtained from undersized
animals like lizards.
• The tanning process - converts the
putrescible skin into a durable, long-
lasting, and versatile natural material
for various uses.
LEATHER
CRAFTS
 ACTIVITY
Pretend that you are a handicraft
material (bamboo, seashell, fiber,
etc.). Write a poem about yourself –
probably your characteristics, your
potential as a handicraft material.
Think of an appropriate title for your
poem. Be ready to present in class.
Basic Elements
of Handicraft
 Design
• is an idea or an arrangement scheme
that is expressed into a configuration,
drawing, model, mould, pattern, plan or
specification to work out the form of an
object.
• give perspective to the object and will help
us visualize the expected finished product.
 Material
• An element of handicraft, refers to the
basic substance either in its natural,
modified or semi-processed state that
is used as an input to a production
process for subsequent modification or
transformation into a finished product.
 TECHNIQUE
• Simply the method and process of
treating the materials to construct the
object. The technique to be used
will help determine the tools and
equipment to be used.
TYPES OF HANDICRAFTS
BAMBOO CRAFTS FIBER CRAFT (ABACCA)

COCONUT SHELL
CRAFTS
 LEATHER CRAFT
METAL CRAFT

FIBER CRAFT (PINA)

RATTAN CRAFT SHELL CRAFT

WOOD CRAFT
TECHNIQUE IN
MAKING CRAFTS
APPLIQUE
An ornamental needlework in
which pieces or patch of fabric
in different shapes and patterns
are sewn or stuck onto a larger
piece to form a picture or pattern
 CARVING
act of using tools to shape
something from a material
by scraping away portions
of that material.
 CROCHET
Process of creating textiles by
using a crochet hook to interlock
loops of yarn, thread, or strands
of other materials.
 CROSS STITCH
Form of sewing and a popular
form of counted-thread
embroidery in which X-shaped
stitches in a tiled, raster-like
pattern are used to form a picture.
EMBROIDERY
The craft of decorating
fabric or other materials
using a needle to apply
thread or yarn
KNITTING
A method by which yarn is
manipulated to create a textile or
fabric; it is used in many types of
garments. Knitting may be done
by hand or by machine.