Tag: how to make beaded appliques

How to Sew a Bead Rope – Twisted Line Bead Embroidery Technique

What about belly dance costumes caught your eye at first? The sparkles? The fringe? For me, the intricate bead embroidery is one of the first things that attracted me to belly dance costumes. One of the most popular beading techniques you see on professional belly dance costumes is something that looks like a beaded rope or a twisted line of… Read more →

6 beading tips and secrets

6 Tips for Faster & More Beautiful Beading!

  I hear many people are intimidated by beading, because it looks super time-consuming and difficult to do 🙁   But people who love decorating with beads say, beading is fun, relaxing and meditative 🙂   So what makes such a big difference??   Those experienced people have picked up a few things that make their beading faster, more beautiful,… Read more →

How to Make Appliques for belly dancers

How to Make Appliques for Belly Dance Costumes – 3 Ways

Appliques are usually pieces of ornamented fabric that you can attach to your clothes, bags etc. For belly dance costumes, beaded appliques are used often, and placing a few appliques on the costume bra and belt or skirt gives the whole costume a uniform and balanced look. This video was inspired by a long thread about how to make appliques… Read more →