# Event Details - **Event Name**: Mala-Making Workshop: Create Your Own Prayer Beads! - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: Using natural materials and the blessing of mantra, we will make a traditional Tibetan rosary (mala) to take home for our mantra practice.About this EventIn-Person Only!Using natural materials and the blessing of mantra, we will make a traditional Tibetan rosary (mala) to take home for our mantra practice, or to donate to KTC’s bookstore.You’ll learn a bit about malas from beader Kate Hawthorne, who will teach basic bead-threading and knotting techniques to keep your mala together and useful!This three-hour experience will bring you closer to the practice of mantra and your spiritual center, while making a mala you can take with you and use at home.Have a mala that needs restringing ? Bag it up and bring it with you to learn the process for restringing it yourself.Already have a mala? Then you can come to help Columbus KTC by making a Mala for us to offer in our bookstore.The donation requested for the class will help us with material purchases. Mala stringing kits available for a $5 donation. Donations over the cost of materials will benefit KTC’s Operations Fund.Attendance is limited to 20 so we have enough mala-making kits for everyone. Thanks in advance for your understanding!IF YOU DO NOT HAVE FINANCIAL MEANS to attend, please contact the organizer at kmwesley@me.com and you will be registered at no cost.Can't attend but want to help KTC's Operations Fund? Hop over to our KTC donations page at this link: https://www.columbusktc.org/donate/ - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbus/mala-making-workshop-create-your-own-prayer-beads/100001993627004036 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Nonprofit, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Columbus - **state**: OH - **country**: United States - **location**: Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling - **lat**: 39.9554643 - **long**: -83.01713629999999 - **full address**: Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Mala-Making Workshop: Create Your Own Prayer Beads! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/90e71c0c626b9c5f9c3e2efac55dad701a55de2b6aab127b5c6f0a1dfa463767-rimg-w1200-h673-dc781433-gmir.jpg?v=1783777459 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Mala-Making Workshop: Create Your Own Prayer Beads! being held? - **A:** Mala-Making Workshop: Create Your Own Prayer Beads! takes place on Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling, 645 W. 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