To mount fruit trees on a trellis is no longer a common practice. My choice of examination subject, to build this form of trellis has given me and perhaps future student’s relevant data both practical and theoretical which ...

This study examines how various crafts are linked to the performer's gender and discusses the various factors that lead to the prevailing gender division between hard and soft crafts. Woodworking and metal crafts are ...

The aim of this study is to investigate in which ways sloyd and handicraft gives us knowledge in other areas. One of the discussions according to sloyd and education is about how the teachers can motivate the purpose of ...

The aim of this Bachelor’s thesis is to explore and investigate in what way textile handicrafts and needlework can work as a form of therapy in cases with mental ill-health like stress and anxiety. The purpose is also to ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate why people today engage in handicraft. Have the reasons for practicing handicraft changed over the years or have they been the same over time? To examine this I have compared ...

This thesis is an analysis of the field of cultural appropriation, within the practice of working with sloyd and handicraft in Sweden. Though the subject of cultural appropriation is widely discussed in society today, ...

The aim of this Bachelor’s thesis is to explore and investigate the development of the long legged cross stitch embroidery during the twentieth century and up until this day. The purpose is also to explore what has affected ...

This paper deals with various actors' perspectives on the business development in Swedish handicraft business. The survey takes the view of the active, professional craftsperson, in examining the development direction of ...

The aim of this study is to examine how/in what way a reminiscing kit can be used from “a making perspective” in sloyd with a focus on people with dementia. The ambition is to give a base for someone to create a sloyd/handicraft ...

This thesis is about the handicraft paintings in stairwells from the 1940s to the 1950s. It is done by documentation and identification of the style characteristic of the time in colouration and technicue, which were ...