When a fan walked up to Tracy Chevalier in Italy and pressed two small books into her hand, she had no idea it would send her ...

Wedding cake beads known as Fiorato (decorated with glass overlays featuring roses, swirls and dots) and Venetian foil beads (with fusion of color, gold and silver foil) are two of the kinds of beads ...

Venetian chevron beads are drawn beads, made from glass canes, which are shaped using specifically constructed star moulds. The first chevron beads were made towards the end of the 15th century, ...

Glass was big business for Venetian merchants ... different ways – from simple tableware to ornate chandeliers, tiny beads to huge vases, clear goblets to colourful opaque sculptures.

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 ...

We’ll begin with a trip across the Venetian lagoon by private boat to the island of ... For instance, our guide may explain how "perle" or small glass beads which come in different varieties, colors, ...

Vector illustration Chrome glass golden balls set ... purple Fleur-de-Lis lilies symbol, flag garlands and beads on black background. Venetian carnival Mardi Gras party. Great for posters, header for ...

Glassmaking is traditionally a male concern, but the girl finds her way into it thanks to Maria Barovier, the real-life inventor of Rosetta beads, who, in the novel, advises Orsola to diversify into ...

The designer put on an ASMR live performance led by Carlota Guerrero and played with experimental textures and fabric combinations.

The German artist Thomas Schütte expects blowback when a retrospective of his work opens. Maybe he even enjoys that prospect. Credit...Felix Schmitt for The New York Times Supported by By Blake ...