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 whether I’m allowed to touch the fabric. I simply walked out of the store empty-handed. 🙁 Well, I don’t want… 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 →
This dress project was born inside of my head about a year ago. On Sparkly Belly’s Facebook group, one image of a belly dance dress was shared, and many people were liking it. When I see a popular style, I have to re-create it! 😀 So here’s what happened: Learn how to make this… 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 →
Welcome to the last post of Business of Belly Dance Series Part 2! In my last post, I shared my tips on video making for dancers and focused on the technical aspect of video making like camera, lighting and your on-camera personality. In today’s post, I want to talk about protecting your copyright and choreography online. A quick disclaimer –… Read more →
I have to admit, I’ve been putting off making a 25-yard skirt for a long time even though I love the skirt and many people requested this tutorial. That’s because this skirt has too many hurdles: Lots of sewing Lots of fabric = expensive Too much calculating and planning (how many tiers? how long for each tier?) You need a… Read more →
As a belly dancer, you can’t have enough hip scarves. They are great for practice and of course for easy costuming! So today I want to go back to basics and create this cute and simple fringe hip scarf. Let’s get started! 😀 Click here to sign up for my FREE email course Belly Dance Costume Making 101! 😀 To… Read more →