Anklets for Women
Go to any part of the world, you will find women crazy for jewelry. They just love it and want to have a huge collection of all types of it, ranging from nose pins to toe rings. All the pieces of jewelry have a unique decorum and purpose. Necklaces, finger rings, nose pins are among those ornamental pieces that get noticed and complemented easily. But there is an amazing ornament that may not get easy attention but when it does, completely grabs the eyeball of the viewer. This piece of jewelry is worn around the ankles, and is known as anklets. They highlight a woman's legs and increases their beauty, multiple times. The women, who wear or have worn anklets at some point in their life, simply describe anklets as things that are feminism at its peak.
Some Facts about Anklets
As has been mentioned above that anklets are chain-like or bracelet-like ornaments that are worn around the ankle. It is known by various other names. They are paayal, jhanjhar, pazeb, etc. The trend of wearing anklets finds its origin in Egypt, Arabian countries and India. Nowadays, wearing anklets is one of the contemporary fashion ideas in almost all parts of the world. The number of followers of this trend may be few in some parts but the style certainly exists. Anklets can be made of gold, silver, and even with some less expensive metals such as bronze, and materials like leather, nylon, plastic, etc.
In India, anklets are very important for women and have to be worn by them during marriages. Indian women wear anklets on both the legs. However, in other parts of the world, majority of women prefer to wear an anklet on one leg only. In northern parts of India, you will find silver anklets for women to be very popular. As you go down and reach the southern parts, you will get to see gold anklets for women more popular. Anklets can be flexible as well as inflexible. The former type of anklets are made by linking small units together to form a chain. It may or may not be attached with a sonorous bell. The purpose of sonorous bell is to make pleasant sound while the wearer walks. The latter type, or inflexible anklets are formed by giving shape to a flat metal sheet.
Making Anklets at Home
Wearing anklets and highlighting the charm of legs is a rage among women. There are many young and old women who have never worn anklets in their lives but are now looking forward to give it a shot. If you belong to such a group of women, then you might be doubtful about the looks of your legs with the anklets on. If you wish to see how your leg will look like when you put an anklet on it, here is a cheap yet effective out.Make one anklet at home and put it on to see yourself judge whether it suits your legs or not.
Collect some decorative beads. You may get it from an old necklace or bracelet. Take a measuring tape and measure the circumference of your ankle. Increase the distance by about 3 centimeters. Take a nylon thread and cut it out at a length equal to what you derived in the previous step. Insert one end into the hole of a needle. Join both the ends and form a knot. Insert the beads through the needle to form a chain. Take out the needle. Put the chain around your ankle and tie a knot at the point where the two ends meet. The knot will hold the chain in place. This chain solves the purpose of an anklet. Now see how it is looking on your legs. Now, do consider purchasing some beautiful pieces of anklets from a jewelry store. Have them in your collection of gold and silver ornaments and cherish them not only as just jewelry but also as a kind of saving.
