No matter what size tummy your packin, wearing waistbeads will make you feel feminine and beautiful every time you wear them, and Sewra knows all about it! Pronounced like laura with an "s", Sewra G. Kidane is the creator behind these fab waistbeads. Spawned by a broken heart, Sewra began making waist beads to pass time and to clear her mind. encouraged by her best friend to share her creations with the public, she began selling at various street fairs. her work has since grown from just colored beads on a string, to fine works of art to be worn around the waist. Her repertoire includes waist beads, bracelets, bodybeads. these pieces are truly one of a kind! she uses large stones and various natural materials like shells, feathers, and bone and semi-precious stones.
"I love fashion, and I am always buying the latest fashion magazines, looking at runway and makeover shows. Usually something there will catch my eye or if I see something in a magazine, I tear it out and put it in my refference folder. folder. I'm also very much inspired by colors in nature and African art. Particularly Khemetic (Egyptian), Masai, and West African. I also look at Native American, and Indian art. I love how Indian women are adorned from head to toe! From the nose rings that connect to their earrings, to the henna, to the toe rings! It's so fly and so sexy! The concepts I come up with have to come from some Ancestor. Because sometimes I just pull stuff, and then put it together, and I have no idea where it would come from! I've never taken a jewelry making class!"
love it
absolutely love it.. subtly sensual.. i made my cousin some waist beads for her bridal shower & she loved them....
Just the thought...
Just the thought of wearing waistbeads is so alluring.. I just purchased some on a craft site I grequent. I put them on as soon as they arrived and I refuse to take them off. Knowing I have something on for myself only makes me blush to myself, lol...
And I am NOT a size 6.. I have a thick waist, reshaped by childbirth (ya like how I used the word reshaped, lol) and I still love to look at my body...
Waistbeads: Timeless Tradition
I love this article on waistbeads. I recieved waistbeads on my engagement to my husband. I love the look and feel of them so much. The waist beads that I recieved were from Kenya and I adore them. I think that Sewra is a talented sister who's bridging the gap between African culture and mainstream fashion. I am sure the ancestors were supporting all of her creative efforts in thought and design. I can't wait to hear more about the future of Sewra!!
Peace, Love, & Light!!
Thank you!
Thank you for featuring the work of Sewra and putting more sistahs on to the beauty and power of waistbeads! I had a set of waistbeads custom made for me last year (www.jubella.com--the site is under construction now however) and some of my girlfriends couldn't understand why I was so in love with it. Our ancestors adorned their waists with beads to celebrate their power center and I find it to be a beautiful tradition. And like the article says, wearing them does make you feel beautiful and feminine.
Waistbeads are an Afrikan tradition
Greetings All!!
Sista Sewra, I must say that it was definitely one of your ancestors who brought this idea to you. Waistbeads were one of our many traditions that, of course, was lost to us during the Maafa (Afrikan holocaust). Traditionally, waistbeads were worn and never taken off and were only for the husband to see. Most nations in West Afrika even held a special ceremony to adorn the soon to be married women with the beads. So keep your heart open to recieve your messages b/c you are helping us reclaim the ways of our ancestors!!
No peace without struggle!