Showing posts with label craft techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft techniques. Show all posts

9/9/25

Art and Craft Techniques from A to Z... That I've Tried and That I Want to Try

Yesterday I posted a list of art and craft techniques from A to Z. While I've tried a lot of different art techniques over the years, I certainly haven't tried them all. I thought it would be fun to go down the list and see how many I've actually done. 


Any surprises? I went with my gut when deciding which things should be green and which should be orange. In retrospect, I think pottery should be green. Not that I'm any good at it, but I've done it many times, including a class at the community college about 25 years ago. Of the "want to try" airbrushing is probably top on my list. Anyone local have an airbrush and the patience to teach a newbie? Spinning would probably be the most useful craft amongst the ones I want to try. Brayden is shedding his lighter-than-air undercoat by the fistful and it would make luxurious yarn. 

Interested in having your own list of art and craft techniques you've tried and want to try? Here's a black copy that you can print and highlight for yourself. 


 Let me know in the comments what you most want to try. Or, tell me what you'd most like to see me try and I'll see what I can do!

9/8/25

Art and Craft Techniques from A to Z

A few years ago, I created a list of art and craft materials from A to Z. I used each material to make the letter it represented. It was a really fun project. I thought it was time to put together a list of art and craft techniques from A to Z.  


I'm sure there are dozens (hundreds?) that I am missing, particularly from the letters that already have a bunch. In fact, I've thought of quite a few while typing up this blog post. Oh well. I'm more interested in coming up with replacements J, Y, and Z. I'm not especially happy with jewelry making, yarn wrapping, or zigzagging being on the list. Jewelry making is a craft, not a technique. Yarn wrapping is a technique, but the technique is wrapping, not yarn. Yarn is the material. Zigzagging is a sewing technique, but I didn't include a lot of other specifics within the category of sewing. If you can think of something that should replace any of these, let me know in the comments.