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Where to Buy Dance Fabric 2026
Where to find dance fabric: a beginner-friendly guide to sourcing belly dance costume fabrics online, with shops, tips, and warnings. Read more →
10 Simple Stretch Fabric Scraps Projects
Stretch fabric scraps don’t have to go to waste! Discover 10 beginner-friendly dance costume projects from Sparkly Belly that transform your leftover materials into stylish wardrobe upgrades, all with less than a yard of fabric. Read more →
6 BEST Solutions To Rhinestones Snagging (#4 is My Favorite)
Here are 6 easy ways to keep rhinestones from snagging fabric and protect your belly dance skirts, veils, or wedding dresses! Read more →
4 Must Know Fabric Tips to Hide a Tummy
The fabric you choose can make or break your dress. It can either highlight areas like your tummy or help create a smooth, stunning silhouette. Read more →
How to Make Fabric Fringe with Rhinestones
Today I want to share with you how to make fabric fringe with sparkly rhinestones! Read more →
11 Do’s and Don’ts of Sewing Sequin Fabric!
Sequin dresses are breathtaking, but sewing sequin fabric can be very challenging! I recently had a lot of fun creating a very sparkly belly dance dress. Along the way I learned a dozen tips, tricks, and lessons for sewing sequin dresses, so let me share my notes with you, so you can avoid mistakes and make pretty and sparkly dresses… Read more →
DIY Pantaloons – 4 yard ATS / Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Harem Pants
I’ve been getting SO many requests to do ATS and tribal fusion costuming over the years 🙂 Now that I got inspired to do ATS / fusion costuming, I had a problem. What should I make!?!? So I asked everyone on my newsletter to submit their ideas, and I decided to do one that was very popular and best of… Read more →
How to Decorate Belly Dance Costumes: 5 Simple Formulas that Work!
Which part of costume making do you love the most? 🙂 For most people, decorating is the best part of costume making, because you get to be creative! But sometimes it’s hard to find a good balance of different decorative pieces…. Or maybe you’re not sure where to start…. Or you have all these different things you want to use… Read more →
How to Pick Dance Costume Fabric – Beginner’s Guide to Dance Costume Making Part 2
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 →