A beautiful beaded fringe can add so much sparkly and movement to your costume and I will show you how to make beaded fringe in today’s post. Read more →
Tag: beads
DIY Beaded Poinsettia Applique
Try this DIY beaded Poinsettia applique and add sparkles to your holiday costumes, outfits and decor! It’s a beginner-friendly project 
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How to Alter a Beaded 90s Belly Dance Bra with Chani Pt 1
Do you have a beaded bra that needs an upgrade? But not sure where to start? Altering a heavily decorated bra can be overwhelming and intimidating. But in this post, Chani, our alteration expert, will show you how she approached this refurbishment project on a bra covered with beads and stones. Enjoy This, from the start, was the most… Read more →
How to Make the Waistband Work on Belly Dance Skirt without a Belt
A belly dance outfit usually comes with a bra top, belt, and a skirt, or you may choose a belly dance skirt without a belt. If you’re making a costume from scratch, the second option is less time-consuming, so it’s a great option for simpler costumes or troupe costumes. But the problem is, how do you make the waistband… Read more →
How to Make Seed Bead Fringe with Chani
Are you in love with beaded fringe but not sure how to create it yourself? Do you have a costume that needs an upgrade? In this post, Chani, our alteration expert, will show you how to create beaded fringe to give your costume more movement and shimmer. Enjoy Greetings, Dancers! I hope this finds you well and enjoying dancing,… Read more →
How to Alter a Beaded Belly Dance Bra with Chani
Looking for ideas on how to alter a beaded belly dance bra? Have a vintage costume that needs an upgrade? In this post, Chani, our alteration expert, will show you how to alter a beaded belly dance bra top seamlessly and make it fit you! Enjoy This is a vintage costume I bought on-line many, many years ago. The… Read more →
DIY Golden Era Belly Dance Belt
Are you in love with the glamour and fun of the Golden Era belly dance? Well, I am! I’ve been working on my course on Advanced Circle Skirts which includes this romantic, Golden Era inspired high slit circle skirt, which I’m super excited about! And I wanted to make a simplified version of a Golden Era style belly dance belt… Read more →
DIY ATS Tribal Belt – inspired by kuchi belts for American Tribal Style belly dance
ATS weeks here at Sparkly Belly! 
Last week I shared with you how to make 4-yard pantaloons for ATS and tribal fusion belly dance, and I was so happy to see many of you got so excited as soon as I shared the tutorial! This week, continuing the ATS theme, I’ve created this ATS tribal belt inspired by… Read more →
DIY Zill Mufflers & Pouch
The sound of zills is enough to get me excited and wanting to dance! But they are a bit too loud to practice at night in my small apartment… 
So in this tutorial, you’ll see how I made these zill mufflers and a matching zill pouch! You can make them to the sizes of your zills, and… Read more →
How to Decorate Belly Dance Costumes: 5 Simple Formulas that Work!
Which part of costume making do you love the most? For most people, decorating is the best part of costume making, because you get to be creative! But sometimes it’s hard to find a good balance of different decorative pieces…. Or maybe you’re not sure where to start…. Or you have all these different things you want to use… Read more →