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How to Make Appliques for belly dancers

How to Make Appliques for Belly Dance Costumes – 3 Ways

Appliques are usually pieces of ornamented fabric that you can attach to your clothes, bags etc. For belly dance costumes, beaded appliques are used often, and placing a few appliques on the costume bra and belt or skirt gives the whole costume a uniform and balanced look. This video was inspired by a long thread about how to make appliques… Read more →

How to Sew Sequins and Beads

How to Sew Sequins for Belly Dancers 2: Sequins and Beads

So here is a little bit about me. When I look at sequins and beads sewn in an orderly manner, I get a lot of pleasure from it. It may sound weird, but the above picture of pink sequins all sewn together among strings of beads is like… exciting and comforting to me. I can stare at it for a… Read more →

How to Sew Sequins Line and Fill

How to Sew Sequins for Belly Dancers 1: Sequin Line & Fill

Sequins! I love sequins. They shine a lot on stage, and they are used in all types of dance costumes. Sewing sequins is very simple! And knowing how to sew sequins comes in handy when you have to fix your belly dance costumes and re-do some beading/sequin work. There are many ways to sew sequins, but in this video, you will… Read more →

Beading Techniques for belly dancers twist line

Beading Techniques 2: Twist Line

Continuing from last week, you will see how to do beading in this article. Because…we can never have enough sparkling on our costumes 😉 If you missed last week’s article on how to make short and long lines with beads, check out from here: Beading Technique 1: Single Line In this video, you will see how to make a twist line,… Read more →