Have you ever looked down at your shoes and wondered—what’s the story behind them, who made them, what country did they originate from, what does the design represent? With all of the talk surrounding ...

Did you know in the Maasai community beads have different meanings based on colour? There is a likelihood that you could be wearing the wrong colour in public. Among the Maasai, Samburu, Turkana and ...

A group of Maasai women in the Masai Mara National Reserve are enjoying the fruits of their labour through bead work. At Basecamp Maasai Mara tented camp, which is famous for hosting President Barack ...

Once you have your materials ready and a design in mind, it's time to start stitching beads onto the fabric. Use basic ...

This summer, artisans from Kenya, Mongolia and Uganda shared the story of their centuries-old traditional crafts — including the art of... Since this blog began in 2014, we have covered the ...