Make Your own Mala | Sunday 29th March | 10am-1pm

Half-Day Course
with Ling Brandwood

Mala, a rosary used to count recitations of prayers or mantras, is a very precious ritual object. It contains one hundred and eight beads.

In this workshop, you will learn how to make a mala (or repair an old one) with an adjustable sliding knot.

Please make sure you bring some tools with you!

Essential Tools:
- Beads of choice, typically 6mm or 8mm (about 110 beads)
- Stringing material (suggest satin nylon cord and make sure it fits the bead hole)
- A pair of Tweezers
- A Lighter
- A pair of Scissors 

Optional Tools (highly recommended):
- Bead design board or bead mat - so your beads do not roll everywhere
- Guru bead (3-hole) - make your mala more elegant (you may also want 4 contrasting beads as markers at 7th and 21st bead)

OR, you can purchase a Mala Kit below.

Mala Kit - no beads £7
A pair of Tweezers
A pair of Scissors 
1 x Bead board
1 x Guru bead
4 x Clear Quartz Marker beads 8mm
1 x Lighter
2 metres cord, 0.8mm or 1.5mm diameter (this should fit most 6mm or 8mm beads)
(Please make sure the hole of your beads is larger than 0.8mm)

Mala Kit with Tiger Eye Beads £15
Same as above plus two strands of 6mm tiger eye beads (approximately 110 beads)

Mala Kit with Lapid Lazuli Beads £20
Same as above plus two strands of 6mm lapis lazuli beads (approximately 110 beads)

Optional Lunch 
Optional lunch after the course £7.