My version of the A – Z of crafts. The Letter C.
CALLIGRAPHY
art of writing beautifully:
CHAIN STITCH
CHALK
CHARMS
These can be made out of metals or clay and are used to embellish projects.
CHART
This is what is followed when making a project especially with Cross Stitch.
CLAY
A natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc. It can also be coloured and used to make smaller items such as needleminders and jewellery.
COASTER
Something that you put your mug on to keep from marking a table and is an ideal item to be used to display your needlework etc. These can also be crocheted.
COLLAGE
Isa technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surfacevarious materials not normally associated with one another, asnewspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, andfragments of an envelope.
CONFETTI
This is a type os stitch used in Cross Stitch where the stitches are spread out. Used to make effects and colouring on designs.
COPPERWIRE
This is a wire made from copper and used in jewellery making. It can also be used to make embellishments for cards and scrapbooking.
COTTON
A soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
CRAFT
This is an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
CRICUT
A fantastic system where you can cut and design items for use in your crafts. There is a link to show you the items here :- https://home.cricut.com/cricut-explore-family
CROCHET
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end fordrawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
CROSS STITCH
This is the way of creating a design with a needle and thread using small stitches in the shape of a X.
CUTTING MAT
This is something that is used to cut items such as paper and fabric with a cutting knife. Most now are self heaing so no marks are left after using.