Decoration is my favourite part of costume making 😀 But it is the most time consuming part at the same time. It really challenges your patience. So I love easy and beautiful decoration techniques like one I’m excited to share with you today! A while ago, I shared my time lapse video on how I made this costume, and many… Read more →
If you are part of a troupe, you know the power of belly dance troupe costuming. When troupe members are beautifully dressed in the same theme colour or costume style, it creates a very cohesive look, and makes the performance that much more powerful! ….But this kind of troupe costuming can be challenging at the same time.… Read more →
So this week, we’ve been on a big journey to figure out how to outfit you in a beautiful, perfectly-fitting costume… …so that you’ll walk on a stage at that special show you are working towards… and feel, “I’ve arrived… now watch me!” 😀 We’ve seen that many people are afraid of costume making because they believe that… Read more →
As belly dancers, we all want to get up on stage in a perfectly-fitting costume that makes us feel, “I’ve arrived…. Now watch me!” In my last post, we’ve seen that this is possible – you’ve heard about Sarah’s transformation from not being proud of her first costume to outfitting herself AND making costumes for other dancers who can’t find… Read more →
In our belly dance world, we celebrate femininity 🙂 In classes, we talk about loving our curves and jiggly shimmies. …and many of us learn to appreciate our bodies as they are through belly dancing. Yet before shows and haflas, we almost always struggle to find bras that fit our bra sizes or skirts that don’t create a muffin top… Read more →
I noticed one thing that’s very common among many belly dancers. We, belly dancers, love taking photos of ourselves looking beautiful before performance. We love taking photos of our handmade costumes. Then we love sharing these photos on Facebook and Instagram. We also love looking at everyone else’s photos! (How many like’s do you hit in a day? 😉 )… Read more →
In my last post, I showed you how to make a drape armband that matches your costume. It is very important to have a matching accessory, because it really balances out your entire outfit and completes it! Here’s another matching accessory idea which I call Sparkly Chunky Bangle! 😀 In recent years this type of thick,… Read more →
I love versatile patterns that allow me to create many different styles of garments. Would you be surprised if I told you these skirts were all made out of the same set of patterns? This is how I created each one 🙂 1. The Goddess Skirt I show how to make this golden mermaid skirt called Goddess Skirt in my… Read more →
One of my least favourite things about costume making is getting sore fingers 🙁 So I use my sewing machine for most part, but I usually do these things by hand: Attaching straps to bra cups – because feeding bra cups through a sewing machine can be tricky. Securing fabric to cover bras – because I don’t want stitches to… Read more →
Finally! The Bellydance Bundle is on sale NOW! Click here to buy the Bellydance Bundle! (available until Oct 8, 2017) I’ve been talking about this project for a while now, and I’m really excited that it’s finally LIVE. 😀 It’s a brilliant opportunity for you to check out 21 of the best online belly dance resources… Read more →