Sewing beads on fabric is the ultimate in fabric embellishment. The sparkly beads bring brilliance and a dimension to the fabric, which is unparalleled. Bead embroidery means stitching beads onto ...

Figure 1. Eleven of the 24 pearls in this necklace exhibited a shape like a dumbbell or peanut shell, which corresponded with the internal twin bead structure revealed by subsequent microradiography.

To many, beading work might be a way to pass the time. But to Angela Gonzalez, beading is medicine. "I've really been going through, I would say, this beading and healing journey," said Gonzalez, an ...