Thread: What are these?

DH brought these back with him from Cairo. There are 2 per set, and he got me a silver set and a gold set. I thought they might be slave bracelets, but they do not have that V-shape or the finger hook. The circumference of the band is about 7 1/2 inches, too small for an upper arm band, too big for a bracelet. They sit about halfway up my forearm and don't stay there during dancing, they end up sliding down to my wrist.

I admit to being baffled. Please help?

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maybe around your ankles?

Wow, you're fast!

No, tried them around my ankles too. The band is very rigid and you'd have some serious blisters after a show.

they look like upper armbands for small arms

Originally Posted by EzmaSiddiqah

they look like upper armbands for small arms

yes armlets

I had a bracelet like that from Cairo too. It was too big for my wrists and too small for my upper arms. I ended up trading it with a woman who had bigger wrists!

Hi!

They are meant for the upper arms.
Those arm-thingies are very cheap to produce (and to buy) and thus, they don't care too much about if they fit or are comfortable or not.

Love, Sahira.

Thanks ladies.

Do you think I can stitch an elastic band to the circle, to make it fit my upper arm? If I use a nude color and put the "clasp" area on the inside/bottom of the arm, it shouldn't show too badly, right?

Well - you could give it a try...
Tell us if it worked, ok?!

Sahira

Originally Posted by Ndi-mi

Thanks ladies.

Do you think I can stitch an elastic band to the circle, to make it fit my upper arm? If I use a nude color and put the "clasp" area on the inside/bottom of the arm, it shouldn't show too badly, right?

That's exactly what I did with mine...

The Silk Route 30/01/11 - American Cabaret (IMG_8119-E) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

C x

Originally Posted by ukcaasi

That's exactly what I did with mine...

The Silk Route 30/01/11 - American Cabaret (IMG_8119-E) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

C x

Ah, terrific! Thanks.

Did you just sew elastic into the gap, or make it a complete circle? I can't see from the photo.

Lovely costume, btw, and the earrings are yummy!

Maybe you could somehow attach the 2 together and just use one armband. Balanced out with a bracelet on the other arm.

Originally Posted by Ndi-mi

Ah, terrific! Thanks.

Did you just sew elastic into the gap, or make it a complete circle? I can't see from the photo.

Lovely costume, btw, and the earrings are yummy!

Yes, just covered the gap - as far as I remember I didn't need to sew as the ends of my bracelets had loops on so I just threaded the elastic through and tied it together...

Thanks for the compliment - I bought the bedlah here on Bhuz, made the skirts and headband and the earrings I got from a charity shop years ago...

C x