Crafts glossary

Terms for leather, paper, drawing

Oz (leather weight)

Leather thickness: 1 oz ≈ 0.4 mm

Veg-tan

Vegetable-tanned leather — for stamping/dyeing

Saddle stitch

Hand stitch with two needles — strongest

Flesh side

Inner side of leather

Scrapbook paper

Heavy decorative paper 160–190 gsm

Distressing

Artificial aging of edges/surface

Kami

Standard origami paper ~70 gsm

Base fold

Origami base (bird base, frog base)

Bone folder

Tool for crisp paper folds

Color wheel

Color combination scheme

Stippling

Shading with dots

Hatching

Shading with parallel lines

Focal point

Main element of composition

Statement piece

Main item that draws attention