Do you have a bra and belt that need new lining? In this post, Chani, our alteration expert, will complete her 90s costume refurbishment project and show you how she added fringe, then lining to the bra and belt for a very professional finish. Enjoy! Phew! We have covered a lot of ground on this project: from simply figuring out… Read more →
Got some costumes you inherited from your teacher that don’t fit quite well? Love vintage costumes but need help with altering them? Today I’m super excited to introduce to you a belly dance costume alteration expert, Chani! As you’ll see in this post, she is excellent at taking an old costume and putting new life into it. And her work… Read more →
I like DIY’s using T-shirts. They are easy and cheap to get, and because they are simple, you can do so much with them 😀 In the first episode of Thrifty Belly, we made an off-shoulder peasant crop top out of an old t-shirt. I paired the top with a DIY Turkish vest also made from a t-shirt. I really… Read more →
Welcome to Thrifty Belly Episode 1! 😀 Thrifty Belly is a new series we’re starting today where I take old clothes or thrift store finds and transform them into dance costumes. I’ve been getting a lot of requests to do practice wear, and today we’ll take an old oversized t-shirt and transform it into this cute, off-the-shoulder peasant top, which… Read more →