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 ...

I use clear fishing line to string bead necklaces. It takes time to match the clear end with the bead hole. I cut the length of line and lay it on piece of paper, then "paint" the ends with a ...

Fans of the colorful and quirky String Tings say they generate joy. By Vivian Morelli Does your phone really need a strap? Or perhaps you do — at least that is what some of the reviews on the String ...

Could you ever imagine that a string of beads can act as a contraceptive device to avoid unintended pregnancies? Well CycleBeads just does that by helping women to follow the Standard Days Method (SDM ...

But it was, I suppose, the bracelet proudly shown me, later in the visit, by the wife of a local farmer, comprising of beads, readily identified to me as dating probably from the late centuries BCE, ...

• Ushanga Kenya Initiative is a national government project to empower women who make string beads (ushanga) by machine so they can earn money. • The five-year project is being implemented in seven ...

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: ...