I heard about this on the CraftSanity podcast and it sounded really interesting.

I borrowed the book from the library and found it to be a really great book. The book is calm and explanatory in a non-judgmental way. The author has done her homework and everything you want to know about prayer beads from how to use them in a traditional manner to how to create your own traditions are covered. Winston includes different prayers one can use.

One of the most fascinating parts of the book was her description of each prayer and bead in Catholic and Anglican rosaries. I think it is really interesting to know what the beads are called and what traditional prayers are said.

I was disappointed that there wasn't more information on traditions from non-Christian religious traditions as I was really interested in that aspect. It may be that I misunderstood what [a:Kimberly Winston|160738|Kimberly Winston|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] was saying when she talked about that on the podcast. ( )

Pretty much what the title says; describes various kinds of rosaries and prayer beads and how to make them. A great resource for people who combine interests in spirituality/religion and arts and crafts, so I sent it to my daughter. ( )