For three years, artisans in Durban, South Africa, have been stitching together the 600 beaded-cloth layers that make up the centerpiece of Liza Lou’s new exhibition in New York, the 100-foot-long ...

Ashaiman, March 10, GNA — Kente cloth and beads have long been symbols of Ghanaian culture, telling stories of many ethnic groups and traditions. In recent times, artisans have begun blending Kente ...

Among the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s numerous attractions, perhaps the most globally germane exhibition was the Common Threads tent in the Creativity and Crisis section. Common Threads ...

Bamboo, cloth, beads and terracotta jewellery is gaining popularity, even as shoppers go 'local for vocal' while buying ornaments Terracotta jewellery has gone a chic and funky makeover, courtesy a ...

Embroidery is the unique art of decorating fabric using needles, threads, beads and various other things using different stitching techniques. It involves creating patterns and designs by hand and ...