African Waist Beads, Stretchy Multi-Coloured, 4mm Frosted Round Glass Beads

waist beads, ready to wear, strung in the UK will make a great gift for a lady
I used beading elastic and 4 mm round, frosted glass beads
can be worn as multi-strand bracelet, simply wrap it round your wrist as many times as needed
or wear it as a necklace

African waist beads are so named because in Ghana, they are worn by women and girls under clothing just below the waist line. Considered private and meant only for a husband’s eyes, in some cultures they are given as party of a girl’s dowry.

Not every lady likes or wears them. Educated and urban women were less like to own waist beads. In recent years, however, there seems to be a resurgence in interest, a fashion statement even, in some cases no longer under one’s clothes but visibly above one’s jeans.

Wear it however you like! It can be worn as necklace or multi-strand bracelet.