{"id":1021,"date":"2026-01-05T11:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ckhs1c22\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:45:26","slug":"point-zero-nature-x-handcraft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ckhs1c22\/point-zero-nature-x-handcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature x handcraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Goal: Handcraft skills and how to combine them into nature<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I decided to develop my 3rd idea, nature x handcraft,
In phase 1, I researched about different kinds of handcrafts<\/strong> and how I imagined them into nature<\/strong>, for phase 2, I am going to have a deeper research about specific crafts that I am interested in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Beading<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Before beads becoming an imaginative handcraft, it has been commonly used globally from B.C. ancient periods, and each continent has their unique style and usage
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Asia: <\/strong>Beads are used for clothing, weapons and indication of social and economic status.
America<\/strong> : Beads are used for clothing decorations
Europe:<\/strong> Beads are used as decoration for religious ceremony items
Africa:<\/strong> Beads are materials for ceremonial <\/strong>accessories, conveying status and trading <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now, beads have become a decorative handcraft with<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Different materials<\/strong>: there are stone beads<\/strong>, wooden beads, plastic beads, stone beads, acrylic beads<\/strong>, crystal beads<\/strong>
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  2. Different types\/ shapes<\/strong> : there are round beads<\/strong>, cylinder beads<\/strong>, bicone beads<\/strong>, rondelle beads<\/strong>, cube beads<\/strong>, oval beads, tear drop beads, chip beads, heishi beads, bi-bo beads, tri- beads<\/strong> and more
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  3. Different sizes <\/strong>: Pony beads <\/strong>(large), seed beads<\/strong> (tiny sizes) and more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Beads sizes charts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Weaving<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Weaving is a textile method to weave with strips of leather by hands to create distinctive patterns. It is one of the most important craft to human, in Asia’s ancient period, people used to create weapons, baskets, bamboo mattresses with weaving technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Till Morden days, weaved craft are still very common and popular. Making luxury brand “Bottega Veneta” as example, they are famous for it’s unique weaving method- intrecciato<\/strong>. They weave leather strips towards each other to square shapes.
    Another luxury brand Miumiu, also includes weaving technique “matelass\u00e9”<\/strong> in their bag and wallet designs and this design is popular among young girls <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    3. Bobbin lace<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Bobbin lace is first known as a delicate textile craft. It is to twist and cross threads wound with a tool call bobbin (minimum 12 required) on a pillow to create intricate patterns. With its time consuming and complex making process, it was only available for the privileged class in the 15th century Italy, laces are always seen as a symbol of luxury and elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Contemporary Lace <\/strong>
    With the development of technology, laces are no longer time consuming and require advanced skills to make. Modern lace a.k.a contemporary lace, can be made by machine, with low cost and high efficiency.
    Since lace is no longer luxurious and with its beauty, contemporary lace is dominating the market, we can see lace everywhere, they are on our clothes<\/strong>, table liners or window curtain<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    4. Sewing<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Same as beads, sewing has been a fundamental skill of human culture since ancient period in all around the world until now. According to Infinite Modesty’s “The history of sewing”- “Early human used bone needles and plant fibers to stitch together animal hides, creating rudimentary clothing and shelter.” And now, people still sew to make or repair clothing for our daily wear
    The difference between sewing and other handcraft is that sewing is always “a needle and a thread”<\/strong>. No matter how technology has been developed, sewing machine or factories still need needles and threads complete sewing and ordinary families still holds a needle and a thread to repair their buttons of their shirt, just like how ancient human did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Stitches <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stitches are patterns that form with sewing, there are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Running stitch:<\/strong> A must learn technique for sewing beginner, and is the most common stitch of all time

    Cross stitch:<\/strong> An easy to learn small \u201cX\u201d shaped stitch, people use this technique for creating pictures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Feather stitch: <\/strong> A branch-like pattern stitch, it reminds people of leaf, vine and bird\u2019s footprints, which is commonly used for decorative patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Back stitch:<\/strong> Looks similar to running stitch but the pattern looks way more complex at the back of the cloth, to strongly connect fabrics together <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stem stitch:<\/strong> a stitch that resembles a rope \/stem line pattern, it also creates a 3D effect on clothes, it is commonly used to create smooth curve lines
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    Experimental work-<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
    1. Beading- glass bead flower 2D (on a cloth) and 3D craft<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    2. Weaving- weaved tree barks<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    3. Bobbin lace- lace spider web patterns <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    4. Sewing-applique butterflies<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    Character design <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

    I am trying to make a character to test with nature x fashion at well. For character designs, I would like to make nature elements into fashion instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About this character<\/p>\n\n\n\n