the group’s towering hats evoke a faraway world of Cossacks and shepherds, dramatically complementing the traditional lace wedding dresses, thickly draped beaded necklaces and embroidered tunics ...

Here, anywhere from 300 to 10,000 beads are employed by embroiderers to form intricate mosaics stitched onto a vibrant assortment of shoes, bags, hats ... beaded shoes, as the traditional kasut ...

Tao asked the sales associate for the accompanying how-to instructions, as the bead shops in Taiwan hold classes and give manuals out to housewives who want to learn the traditional hobby of ...