WEARING WAIST BEADS | Waists by Wednesday: African Adornments

The most comfortable way of wearing waist beads is under your belly, along your panty line. Most women wear their beads traditionally, under their clothes against their skin. Your waist beads are designed to withstand the friction clothing, yet remain comfortable against your skin. Some women may wear them over their clothes, to adorn a long skirt or dress or against their skin while wearing a cropped top or low -rise jeans.

Wrap your full strand of waist beads around your waist along your panty line (or however high up you want to wear the beads). Remove any additional beads by pulling them off the string. Tie 3-4 tight knots where the beads end. I would also suggest intertwining the individual strands of thread to make a more secure knot. Cut any additional string. And you’re all set!

You can wear your waist beads all day, everyday. They may dull after time from showering, if that happens just polish them with a cloth. If you do want to take them off from time to time you’ll want to tie them loosely from the beginning and then just pull them up and off like a shirt. Another option is to tie them in a bow instead of in a knot. Again, waist beads can endure almost any activity, but if you wear them low, please just remember to pull them up prior to pulling your panties down when using the restroom!

Step 1: Wrap full strand around your waist	Step 2: Adjust the strand to sit along your panty line or wherever you want the strand to hang. Put thumbs there.
Step 3: Pull excess beads off the strand. You can save or discard them.	Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.
Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.	Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.
Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.	Step 5 Cut excess string with scissors.
Step 6 Turn strand so the knot is at your back. That’s it!

Step 1: Wrap full strand around your waist

Step 2: Adjust the strand to sit along your panty line or wherever you want the strand to hang. Put thumbs there.

Step 3: Pull excess beads off the strand. You can save or discard them.

Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.

Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.

Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.

Step 4: Intertwine the strings and tie 3-4 tight knots.

Step 5 Cut excess string with scissors.

Step 6 Turn strand so the knot is at your back. That’s it!