Waist Beads Info

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Why wear waist beads?

Weight Loss

  • In order to track you weight loss, the waist beads are technically placed at the waist line area. As the weight drop around the waist area, the waist beads will drop from its original position. Our waist bead tracks weight gain. If the waist beads begin to feel too tight then it is an indication of weight gain. We are here to help keep that waist snatched year around.

Traditional African Accessory & Symbolic Colors

  • Waist Beads has been an African tradition for many years. Waist beads are used to introduced the young queens into womanhood and the colors have different symbolic meaning. 3L Waist Beads does not put any meaning behind the waist beads or colors. Only handmade with a lot of Love. We recommend to do your own research if you are looking for specific meaning behind the colors.

All waist beads come at 46' inch; please indict if you will need a bigger size in the "Notes" section before checkout.

 

waist beads chart

waist beads sizing chart


How To Apply The Barrel Screw: 

You will need a scissor, flat surface, and small bowl or something to hold the extra beads if removed from waist beads.

 


1. Decide where you would like the waist beads to be place: 1.) Waist Line 2.) High Hip 3.) Hip
2. Take one end of the waist beads and hold in the front area of your waist. Then use the other hand and wrap the waist beads around the body.
3. If there are no extra beads to remove from waist beads. 2 options: Permanently: wrap the waist beads around the body, take the two ends and tie 4-5 knots before cutting the extra string. To add barrel clasp: remove the waist beads from the body. Use the extra string, take one end of the clasp and tie 4-5 knots in the same area. Repeat on other side. Cut excess string once on permanently or lock is on.
4. If there are extra beads to remove from waist beads: once you have the waist beads wrapped around the body, take one side and determine where you would like to add the other side of the lock. Please ensure the waist beads it is not too tight or loose. You will not be able to readjusted once you take the extra beads off.
5. Try your best to put your finger between where the lock will be place and the extra beads. 
6. Take the waist beads off the body while holding the position placement for the lock. 
7. If there are only 10 beads to take off. Gently tug on the beads and it should come off. If the beads does not come off, please do not tug anymore. If there are more than 10 beads that need to be remove, cut the knot at the end and take the extra beads off. 
8. Tie two knots (in the same place) at the end of the last bead. 
9. You should have extra string and you are ready to tie permanently or place the lock on. Go to step 3.

 

  1. Remove the waist beads from the plastic.
  2. Remove the tape from the back of the card. Use the end of the scissor to lift the tape.
  3. Remove the waist beads from the display card.
  4. Hold the waist beads with one hand and use the other hand to untwist the black twist tie that is holding the waist beads together.
  5. Once the black twist tie is removed, the waist beads should remain rolled in the hand.
  6. Find the end of the string with the black twist tie and hold with dominate hand and use other hand to unroll the waist beads.
  7. Use dominate hand to hold the loose string then take the other hand find the end of the screw barrel.
  8. Take the hand with barrel screw and wrap the waist beads around the body. At this time you will decide where you would like the waist beads on the body: waist line, high hip or hip area.
  9. If you do not need to remove any extra beads go to Step 14. If you will need to remove extra beads go to Step 10.
  10. While holding the position to where the waist beads will be placed on the body with the dominate hand holding the string find the other end of the barrel screw. Find the last beads next to the barrel screw take it across the body to the other end of the string where the other end of the barrel screw will be placed. This step determines if extra beads will need to be remove from the string.
  11. Once you found where the other end of the barrel screw will be placed, drop the end of barrel screw and use the same hand and hold the placement of between where the barrel screw would be place and the extra beads.
  12. Place the waist beads on the flat surface ensure you don’t lose the placement.
  13. Remove the extra beads and place in the bowl.
  14. Unscrew the other end of the barrel screw.
  15. Take the barrel screw and slide the back end of the screw on the string.
  16. Take the end of the string and tie a knot as far down to the barrel screw.
  17. Use the scissor and cut the extra string.
  18. Take the end of the barrel screw pull to the end.

Jewelry

Our Jewelry is here to add that extra level of bling in your day-to-day life. Our Jewelry Pieces are imported from China. All of our pieces are Gold plated and Sterling Silver. Our Jewelry deserves a space in your Bling Box.

All Necklaces are 18' inch in length.