While science and crafting may seem disparate, Lawther — the owner of String Bead, a beading and jewelry-making supply store in Chico — said there’s more commonality between the two than one would ...

“In a time when corruption no longer hides its face and political violence is becoming routine, outrage has become the default language of public life,” therapist and author Margaret Cullen observed ...

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: ...

Three small girls at a table string beads with deep concentration. They are taking part in a three-day jewelry workshop held at the Heliopolis branch of Diwan bookstore that started last Thursday. The ...

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 ...