Ofelia’s downtown shop makes waistbeads and offers custom orders and hands-on beading workshops at The Gather House.
Ofelia began making waistbeads in January 2021 while pregnant with twins. What started as a new hobby became HERwaistbeads, a Las Vegas business built around beaded adornment, personal meaning and the experience of choosing something for oneself.
Her published founder story describes experimenting with colors and becoming interested in the history and significance of waistbeads. She then began making them for other women. Local television coverage in July 2026 featured Ofelia and the business, confirming the maker behind the downtown shop.
Choosing a strand
The online collection is divided into several styles, including Simplicity, Mini Glam and Glam, along with coordinated sets. Colors, crystals and gemstones are part of the maker’s design vocabulary. The shop’s own material presents the meanings associated with those choices as part of the wearer’s personal connection to the piece.
HER stands for Highly-spirited, Empowered and Rooted in Ofelia’s description of the brand. Those ideas explain the business’s emphasis on confidence and individual intention. Customers can select a finished design or discuss a custom order through the shop.
Make something at The Gather House
The physical store is at The Gather House, next door to Fergusons Downtown on Fremont Street. Ofelia identifies an in-person visit as the easiest way to compare strands, ask questions and arrange custom work.
The business also offers Create Your Own Waistbeads workshops and publishes other beading events, including beaded-curtain sessions. That adds a hands-on activity to the retail selection: participants work with the materials instead of only choosing a completed piece.
Care instructions and a measuring guide are available on the website, useful details for anyone ordering remotely. Workshop dates and formats change, so the current events page should guide booking. The published support email handles questions about the products and visiting the store.
Contact HERwaistbeads
The Gather House, 1020 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Business website
Researched September 28, 2026. Source 1; Source 2; Source 3; Source 4. This is an independent directory listing, not a claim that the owner has joined or installed a badge. For corrections or removal, contact Cody. Listings are free; badges are optional.
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