IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. ONE STRING IS BEADED ON NYLON BEAD ...

I've been thinking about jewelry-making lately. Not silversmithing, metal clay or fused-glass jewelry. Nothing that requires kilns or torches, drills or bits, stamps or blades. No goggles or fire ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Laker Fatuma’s big smile threatens to turn up the wattage in the already bright Ugandan sky as she rolls bright-green beads in the shade of a mango tree. Fatuma has reason to smile: ...

There is an art and skill to stringing beads. First, of course, is the selection of beads for a design, and the selection of the appropriate stringing material. Then is the selection of a clasp or ...

Tired of tinsel? Try this tree-trimming trick instead. Looking for a tinsel alternative that’s easier to hang (and less likely to be devoured by your pets)? Strings of beads are the way to go. They’re ...

Jeri Bellini-Bicking wasn’t quite sure how a store full of beads would go over. Indeed, the bead guru from whom she sought advice in early October 1997 told her — in no uncertain terms — that the ...