>[!NOTE]+ Record > Author:: [[Ezra Shales]] > Reference:: Shales, Ezra. 2018. __The Shape of Craft__. Reaktion Books. > Date:: 2018 > Tags:: #warp #craftWords > WeftLinks:: [[World Craft Dictionary]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > A craftsteader embraces manual craft labour in a regional setting. ### Highlights > The neologism ‘craftsteader’ might be apt for a weaver, potter, jeweller or blacksmith who struck off on her own in late 1950s America – and saw labour-intensive practices like the loom or potter’s wheel as a means of identity construction