The manufacture of rosaries (a string of beads and also known as Navagunawela in Sinhalese and Mala in Tamil) is a traditional cottage industry in several villages in Kataragama area and also in ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Rows of beads, colors representing every shade in the rainbow, line the walls of the Old Bozeman ...

• 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 ...