How to Use handwork in a Sentence

handwork

noun

• She wore a beaded dress that required many hours of handwork.
• Due to the handwork involved (as well as the nature of enamel), each dial is a unique work of art.
  — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• My clothes aren’t fully couture, but there is a lot of handwork.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
• The time-consuming and tricky handwork alone involved in deboning the wings is well worth $7 for two.
  — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
• The handwork was done in layers, to give the gown more dimension and visual interest as the bride moved.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Sep. 2018
• Each one required weeks of handwork and thousands of crystals.
  — Vogue, 30 Apr. 2018
• The work includes handwork first, such as arrows, stop bars, crosswalks, railroad crossings and school zones.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 5 Oct. 2020
• Westbrook brought all his teammates onstage and thanked them for their sacrifice and handwork this year.
  — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 27 June 2017
• That creative abandon is evident in the delicious way the pieces flirt with havoc, but the love and patience in Sumu’s handwork keep them whole.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022
• The silent auction features baskets of fat quarters and boutique of handwork made by members.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2019
• But there's still plenty of handwork involved, such as the men who pummel each quilt with their palms on a flat tabletop to make sure the down is distributed evenly.
  — John Reinan, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
• The projects must be left behind by a loved one who is deceased or unable to complete the handwork due to illness or disability.
  — Caitlin Huson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
• In fact, the brand reports that each heel and outsole require 2-3 hours of precise handwork to manufacture.
  — Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
• The crews will be doing all the handwork first including arrows, stop bars, crosswalks, railroad crossings, and school zones.
  — cleveland, 26 Sep. 2020
• Smith will also have trouble with Butler’s feisty handwork.
  — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• The only difference is the level of customization and handwork.
  — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 7 July 2022
• Still, there are accessories to be discovered, like comfy boxing wraps to level-up handwork at the gym.
  — Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
• In fact, the price of a gown with the brand only increases should added handwork, like embroidery, be required, which would be something only the client would request.
  — Heather Hall, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2019
• With time, Solarshop evolved toward an emphasis on craft—handwork and tactility—and unique objects from around the world that the two find on their travels.
  — Noah Johnson, GQ, 12 Mar. 2018
• Highly collectible, their steep price tags were testament to the intricate handwork required of their make.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2018
• This collection is brought to life through handwork and natural dying.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 May 2021
• Rao has come to love the irregularities that result from handwork and that allow evidence of care and process to remain right at the surface.
  — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2021
• Haute Couture, at its purest, bridges the gap; here, fresh ideas and modernity, translated by traditional handwork and age-old techniques–rise to the surface.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Sep. 2017
• Magnolia Pearl makes, ages and distresses its own fabric, dyes and over-dyes it with mostly organic dyes, and creates each piece with lots of handwork.
  — Kayleen Schaefer, New York Times, 10 July 2023
• Now, more than half of its products are hand-painted or involve handwork, said Chief Executive Richard Tinberg.
  — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 16 June 2019
• Ultimately, though, the word’s suggestions of craft and handwork outweighed the negatives.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
• And Ramsay-Levi knows how to get the most out of traditional handwork, like embroidery and punched cotton-front Victorian blouses, without killing the modern bohemia of the clothes.
  — Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 29 Sep. 2017
• Many members contributed handwork, fabric and time to the Opportunity Quilt, with one member doing the stitching free-hand.
  — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• That art reclaimed traditions of handwork and stitchery long relegated to the domestic sphere, the domain of women, the category of craft.
  — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• Baking is handwork, and for me, all that is joyful, comforting, gratifying and even magical about this work is packed into the simple act of making biscuits.
  — Dorie Greenspan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017

Last Updated: 6 Aug 2024