Editing Handicraft (section)

== Sales venues ==
Handicrafts are often made for home use and decor.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/sep/18/handicrafts-sewing-baking-alex-clark | title=The hell of handicrafts | newspaper=The Guardian | date=18 September 2011 | access-date=22 May 2014 | author=Clark, Alex}}</ref> If sold, they are sold in [[direct sales]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news/30369475_1_artisans-handicrafts-vrindavan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018070111/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news/30369475_1_artisans-handicrafts-vrindavan | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 October 2013 | title=Handicraft business: Weaving a career out of handicrafts and empowering the Indian artisans | publisher=Economic Times of India | date=Nov 7, 2011 | access-date=22 May 2014 | author=Kumar, Amit}}</ref> [[gift shop]]s,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theafricareport.com/North-Africa/africas-village-crafts-with-big-ambitions.html | title=Africa's village crafts with big ambitions | publisher=Africa Report | date=13 June 2013 | access-date=22 May 2014 | author=Filou, Emilie}}</ref> [[Marketplaces#Types|public markets]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/dec/08/milan-christmas-shopping-food-festivals | title=Sant' Ambrogio's street festival | newspaper=The Guardian | date=8 December 2011 | access-date=22 May 2014 | author=Dziadek, Francesca}}</ref> and [[online shopping]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2012/12/13/167080018/etsy-crafts-a-strategy-for-staying-handmade-and-profitable | title=Etsy Crafts A Strategy For Staying Handmade And Profitable | publisher=NPR | date=Dec 13, 2012 | access-date=22 May 2014 | author=Blair, Elizabeth}}</ref> In developing countries, handicrafts are sold to locals and as [[souvenir]]s to tourists.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-22/news/47581710_1_handicrafts-narendra-modi-khushbu-gujarat-ki | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522214545/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-22/news/47581710_1_handicrafts-narendra-modi-khushbu-gujarat-ki | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 May 2014 | title=Handicraft industry needs to adopt technology | publisher=Economic Times of India | date=Feb 22, 2014 | access-date=22 May 2014}}</ref> Sellers tend to speak at least a few words of common tourist languages.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://r.lang1234.com | title=Retail Sales: Tourists, Travelers | date=2013-04-25 | access-date=22 May 2014}}</ref> There are also specialty markets such as:
*[[Pike Place Market|Pike Place Public Market of Seattle]]
*[[Etsy]], The Largest Marketplace for Handmade and Craft Supplies<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asim |first=Muhammad |date=2023-05-10 |title=Craft (Handmade) Industry Statistics for 2025 |url=https://customcy.com/blog/craft-handmade-stats/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Customcy |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Street Artists Program of San Francisco]]
*[[Ann Arbor Art Fairs]]
*[[International Art and Craft Fair, Ouagadougou]]