Glossary - H

Haberdashery
A haberdasher is a person who sells small items via retail, commonly items used in clothing, such as ribbons and buttons, or completed accessories, such as hats or gloves. A haberdasher's shop is called a haberdashery.

Handicraft
Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. Usually the term is applied to traditional means of making goods. The individual artisanship of the items is a paramount criterion, such items often have cultural and/or religious significance. Items made by mass production or machines are not handicrafts.

Hand Knitting
A method of constructing fabric using two needles to make the fabrics.

Handspun
Yarns which are spun by hand using a spinning wheel or electric spinner.