Craftsmen may specialize as a:

Fibre Textile Worker who may work with weaving, felting, embroidery, stitchery, quilting, dyeing, printing and garment design to create articles of clothing, finishings and decorative items. They may also do lacemaking, tapestry, collage, basketry, crochet, macram, rugmaking, knotting, bookbinding and fabric painting.

Glass Worker who may work with hot glass (glassblowing and casting), warm glass (fusing and slumping) or cold glass (stained glass and leadlighting) to produce a variety of glassware and decorative items.

Leather Worker who designs, makes and decorates saddlery, shoes, bags, soft furnishings and gloves.

Metal/Jewellery Worker who works with copper, brass, nickel, pewter, gold, silver and other metals to create jewellery and utensils such as enamelware and cutlery. They may choose to weld, patinate, cast, beat, construct and manipulate materials to suit the design.

Potter/Ceramicist who moulds clay into functional items such as mugs, bowls and tableware or conceptual (idea-based) works by wheel throwing, moulding or hand building. They then mix glazing materials to decorate, using various techniques, and apply the glaze. They put the finished or decorated pieces in kilns for firing and may decorate the pottery for artistic effect.

Wood Worker who may carve, turn on a lathe, laminate, inlay, construct and sculpt wood to produce items such as sculptures, decorative wall panels, furniture, picture frames, jewellery boxes and eating utensils.