As belly dancers, costumes are very important for our performances, and most of us would love to have new, well-fitting costumes for our next show. We’ve seen that we CAN have new, well-fitting costumes for shows, and how it affects…
How many of us want a new, beautiful costume to wear for the next show…but when the next show comes, end up pulling out the same old costume that looks and feels just okay? …or worse, it feels awful but…
When I first visited a fabric store, I was at a loss. All I saw there were rows and rows of fabric bolts, labeled with foreign names, and I didn’t know what I was looking for. I didn’t even know…
Many years ago, I came up with this brilliant idea to make my own dance costume. I already loved dance costumes and I was excited. 😀 The only problem was, I knew nothing about costume making. I didn’t know what…
Do you get butterflies in your stomach before performance? 😨 I think most dancers do, even experienced people too. Some people may get a little nervous, but other people may get sweaty hands, shaky legs ….or even start to panic before…
In my last post, I showed you how to make easy fabric flower appliques that I used to decorate this costume 🙂 In this post, you’ll see how to make fabric rose appliques. These are also easy to make, and…
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…
Over the last few days, we’ve discussed how you can finally have a Dina Bra that fits and works for YOUR body. I shared with you my story of buying the worst fitting Dina Bra costume and 3 big…
Many fashionable belly dancers would love to have Dina Bra costumes that fit them well. As you saw in my previous post, it’s definitely possible! I shared with you how I went from buying that worst fitting Dina Bra costume…
Today, when you look at designer costumes, many of them feature the Dina Bra design. The playful, round cups contrasted by the deep plunge design accentuates your cleavage. It’s fun, sexy and cute all at the same time. It’s…