Sunlit Glow Yellow Handmade African Waist Beads

Handmade Yellow Waist Beads  - African Beaded Body Jewelry

These Yellow Waist Beads are made with translucent glass beads featuring a stunning silver color lining inside each bead. The silver lining enhances the vibrancy and shine of the beads, giving them a radiant, glowing effect that captures and reflects light beautifully, adding an extra touch of elegance and brilliance to your waist.

Handcrafted in Ghana, these Handmade Waist Beads are more than accessories, they’re timeless symbols of beauty, identity, and self-love. Worn as Body Beads, Belly Beads, Hip Beads, or Waist Chains, each strand is strung on strong, water-resistant polyester thread and is perfect for daily wear, including swimming or showering.

• Bead Size: 4 mm diameter
• Color: Yellow Glass Beads

This listing is for one strand of handmade waist beads.

We offer our waist beads in three styles designed to fit your lifestyle and fashion preferences. (Watch the video for a full demo.)

1. Traditional Tie-On Waist Beads
   • One size fits all.
   • 50" (127 cm) of beads, plus extra thread for easy adjustment.
   • Tie them directly onto your waist for a secure, personalized fit.
   • See below: How to Tie Your Waist Beads.
2. Waist Beads with Brass Screw Clasp
   • Custom-sized to your measurement.
   • Easy to remove and rewear.
   • See below: How to Measure Your Waist for Beads.
3. Waist Beads with Stainless Steel Lobster Clasp & Extension Chain
   • Made to your size, plus a 2½" (6 cm) extension chain for flexibility.
   • Perfect for styling above clothing or adjusting to body changes.
   • See below: How to Measure Your Waist for Beads.

Choosing a Clasp Option

If you prefer to wear and remove your waist beads with ease, clasp styles are ideal. Both the screw and lobster clasps are elegant, practical, and secure.

How to Tie Your Waist Beads (Video timestamp: 1:38)

1. Stand up straight.
2. Wrap the strand around your bare waist (waistline, high hip, or hip, depending on where you want the beads to sit).
3. Relax your stomach and leave a little room for breathing, sitting, and moving. The fit should be snug but not tight.
4. Slide off any excess beads.
5. Tie 2-3 firm knots.
6. Trim the remaining thread, leaving about ¼" (7 mm).

Optional: Add a drop of nail glue or super glue to secure the knot.

Note: Always measure on bare skin unless you plan to wear the waist beads over clothing.

How to Measure Your Waist for Beads with Clasp

1. Stand upright and use a soft measuring tape directly on your skin.
2. Measure around your waist, high hip, or hips, wherever you want the waist beads to rest. (See model photo for guidance.)
3. Relax your belly and leave a little room for movement.
4. Make sure the tape is level, snug, and not too tight.
5. Read and double-check your measurement.

Avoid using clothing sizes as a guide. They are not accurate for waist beads fitting.

Can’t find your size?  Send us a message, we’re happy to make your waist beads to fit you perfectly.

In Ghana and across Africa, Waist Beads are deeply rooted in cultural tradition. Worn by women for centuries, they signify beauty, spiritual protection, and femininity. Today, they continue to serve both traditional and modern purposes, as fashion statements, intimate body adornments, or tools for weight tracking and body shaping.

What do Waist Beads mean? They are symbolic of a woman’s journey, fertility, spiritual grounding, and personal empowerment. Yellow, in particular, represents joy, clarity, energy, and radiance.

Benefits of Waist Beads: These Beaded Waist Jewelry pieces support mindfulness, enhance confidence, and subtly help with weight loss by tracking changes in waist size over time.

Waist Beads & Femininity: Wearing Waist Chains honors your divine feminine energy. They are a celebration of self-love, sensuality, and ancestral heritage, intimately connecting you to your roots and your body.

Illuminate your waist with the power and beauty of silver-lined yellow African Waist Beads. Let your spirit glow from within.

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