Handcrafts can be purchased from any private craftsmen or from shops or even from public markets. From the 3 sources mentioned above, the least expensive handicrafts would be available from the local handicrafts. You can find them in the remote areas of the city or in the villages. No technology or machines are used to create their craft and so they are purely hand made items. Some commodities can be purchased from shops, but here you may have to pay more.  The market sales are also far cheaper when considering shopping from the shops but there could be a considerable difference in the quality of the product. In markets, there could be products from different sources and some maybe not up to the quality that you expect. From local craftsmen, you can choose among a wide variety of selection and pay for the items at a reasonable price.

From local handicrafts, you can find cheap and good quality goods. If you can take some time to go in straight to the local handicraft dealers and purchase your commodity you can save much more money than that you are forced to pay in the shops and other local markets.

Also from local handicrafts, you can get the goods done or created according to your taste and fancy. You can give in your ideas to the local craftsmen on the trend that you require and get them done within no time. But if you go to any art and craft shops you are forced to purchase any one of the products that is displayed in the shop. Local craftsmen are experts in this area as they have many years of experience in the sewing technique. So they will do any kind of intrigued patterns according to your wish and you will be charged only reasonably.

Another advantage of purchasing handcrafted items from the local handicrafts is that here you can bargain on the price and get the goods at cheaper rates. But in shops, they have a fixed amount that you have to pay. But the main point to be kept in mind at this stage is that the quality of the product may vary depending on the price you pay.  However, if you purchase from the best source it is for sure you can get the best and cheap handicraft good from the local handicraft.