Today I want to share with you how to make fabric fringe with sparkly rhinestones!
This super trendy decoration has been used on professional belly dance costumes and ballroom dresses in recent years. It is actually really easy to make and creates a great layer and movement for your belly dance outfits and other dance dresses.
Let’s get started!
To make fabric fringe, you need:
Stretch fabric – I recommend lightweight lycra.
Rhinestones – I’m using SS20 flatback rhinestones and 7mm wide navette stones here.
Gem–tac glue
How to make fabric fringe with rhinestones
First, cut your fabric into a rectangular panel like this. The width is your desired fringe length plus 1cm (3/8in). The length is how long you want the fringe to be.
Using a marker with disappearing ink or something that’s easy to erase, draw a horizontal line at 1cm (3/8in) from the top edge.
Then draw vertical lines. I’m using SS20 rhinestones here, which are about 5mm wide, so I’m making this fringe 8mm wide. It’s really up to your preference, but I like each strand to be just a little wider than the rhinestones. Also, thinner strands make more delicate fringe.
Then glue on rhinestones on each strand. I placed my rhinestones about a few mm apart from each other. It looks nice when the stones are placed the same distance apart from each other.
Once the glue dries, take a pair of sharp scissors or a rotary blade, and cut according to the vertical lines. I recommend using a rotary blade for a clean finish. Take your time and cut these lines as neatly as possible. And do not cut through the top. Stop at the horizontal line, so the top of the strands are all connected.
I’ve seen people pull these strands at this point, which curls up the edges. But I like these flat strands better so I’ll leave the edges as they are.
And your fabric fringe with rhinestones is complete! You can simply sew and apply the fringe tape on a bra top, belt, or skirt. It’s made of stretchy fabric, so you can attach it to a stretchy material, and you won’t have any problems!
You can hide the tape with appliques or more fringe or other embellishments. It’s cool to layer some beaded fringe too.
Also, you can cut each strand apart and attach it individually as well. It’s a very cool look.
Here I made the fringe out of stretch mesh. This is fun too!
This fabric fringe is super easy to make and beginner-friendly, so it’s a great option for decorating troupe costumes as well!
Now have fun, and if you’re interested in decorating your costume with bead fringe, I did a tutorial on that last week, so have a look at that as well!
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