Bead craft has been found to be very intricately woven with almost all ancient civilizations and native cultures. It is a 5000 year old legacy of the Indian civilization.

Bead work is traditionally a part of every girl's life in Kutch and Saurashtra, coastal Gujarat, western India. It's also part of her rites of passage as a woman. She learns sewing at the age of six or seven, and from then on begins making various household things for her trousseau. Wall hangings, bedspreads, mats and even covers for the betel nut, coconut and so on that would be used during her wedding.

However, the threads to their tradition and customs are getting frayed as the younger generations are leaving for greener pastures, resulting in the neglect of this precious inheritance.

• Material: wood framed glass bead without glass cover
• USE: wall decor – can be used as a gorgeous dining table runner
• Maintenance and care: Clean beads with feather duster and frame with a damp microfiber cloth.