HOW TOs

HOW TO ATTACH CLASP TO WAIST BEADS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdvwRnOM7VM

 

What you will need: Waist beads, scissors, beeswax, clasp, measuring tape. 
 

• One side of your waist beads will either have a tight knot and one side will be a loose knot or two loose knots on both sides. 

• Hold both sides of the waist beads and wrap it around your waist and measure it.

• Use the measuring tape to record or remember the length around your waist were you want to wear your waist beads. You will remove the excess beads and use the ends of your strings to go through clasp to be able to put on and take off waist beads as you please.

• Now that you know the length around your waist, on both sides move the waist beads down and remove excess beads, so you have enough string on both sides to attach your clasp. 

• Take beeswax and run it across your strings so it will fit through the clasp.  You may need to cut off two or three strings to get it through the hole of the clasp. 

• Attach clasp at the end and tie a knot or two depending on hole size, very close to clasp and cut the excess strings.

• After clasp are attached on both sides, attach it together around your waist. 

HOW TO TIE ON WAIST BEADS

• Hold both sides of the waist beads and wrap it around your waist and measure it.

• Use the measuring tape to record or remember the length around your waist.

• Now that you know the length that will go around your waist, remove the excess beads from strings and tie around your waist. Cut the excess string. 

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR WAIST BEADS:

• Remove your clasp waist beads before bathing.

• Do not let oily products get on your waist beads.

• Store in a jewellery bag or box.

You can shower, swim, exercise, and have sex in traditional African waist beads strung on cotton string. Once tied on securely they become an intimate extension of you, and you do everything in them. Please be mindful not to tug, or yank on them.