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stretch fabric DOs DON'Ts ballroom dancing ice skating costumes
Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles
January 14, 20210Comments

Stretch Fabric DOs and DON’Ts for ballroom dancing and figure skating dresses

  Choosing the right stretch fabrics for a ballroom, Country or skate dress can be nerve wracking.  Fabrics can make or break your costume – and your confidence.  I learned that
fabric stores for ballroom dancing costumes, figure skating dresses
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January 5, 20218Comments

55 Fabric Stores Around the World

  If you sew dance or skate costumes, you know how crucial reliable fabric stores are. Most ballroom dance and figure skating dresses require lycra or a similar stretch fabric for the
imitation beaded fringe rhinestoned ribbon chrisanne clover,
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July 28, 20200Comments

How to Make Imitation Beaded Fringe

    This Chrisanne Clover dress has some cool beaded fringe, right?   Except…wait a minute. Take a closer look. This fringe isn't beaded at all. In fact, it's not beaded or chainette fringe! It is rhinestoned
mother's day sewing mom, Twin Falls Idaho
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May 12, 20200Comments

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Sew Like A Pro™ sewing moms!

  HAPPY  MOTHER'S  DAY  TO  AN  AMAZING  SEWING  MOM! I'm delighted you are part of my Sew Like A Pro™ community. Thank you for being an integral part of the magic that helps
Lauren Wilmore Made by LaLa, sequin fabric to make sequin appliques, sequin dress
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March 24, 20200Comments

How To Use Sequin Fabric For Appliqués On A Dance Or Skate Leotard?

    Say hello to Sew Like A Pro™ member, Lauren Wilmore. She wants to create a sweetheart neckline gown using a sequin fabric similar to this sequin dress she previously made for
white fringe blue fabric flowers, Tammy Arriola
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January 6, 20200Comments

Blue Fabric Flowers Are A Beautiful Focal Point

  This gorgeous white fringe costume with handmade blue fabric flowers was made by one of my Sew Like a Pro™ members, Tammy Arriola.  I got to model since her daughter,
sew princess seams, dance skate leotard, fitting
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December 10, 20190Comments

Sew Princess Seams To Help Sweetheart Neckline Leotard Fit Better

One of my sewing school members was working on her dance leotard with a sweetheart neckline when she ran into minor problems sewing princess seams. I want to share this Sew
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August 5, 20194Comments

How To Shorten A Bodice That Is Too Long

  Have you ever tried on a Dancesport or Country dance costume that was too long in the body....and wondered how to fix it? Today's blog features Kerry, a new Sew Like
home sewing room, with a cat photo bomb
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May 7, 20181Comments

Pretty, Efficient Home Sewing Room

  Most dressmakers have a home sewing room, not a large office space where they can store a million sewing items and not worry about it being tidy or pretty. If you're
Teresa Sigmon shares how to dye flesh color elastic
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January 23, 20171Comments

How To Dye Flesh Color Elastic

  Today’s blog addresses a great question posed by a Sew Like A Pro™ subscriber concerning flesh color elastic: "I can’t find flesh color elastic to use for shoulder straps. How do
lace ice skating costume, lace ice dance dress, lace ballroom dance dress, how to sew figure skating dresses, ice skate dress patterns, dancesport dress patterns, Smooth dance dress, guipure lace, Standard dance dress, Dancesport costume
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August 22, 20160Comments

Decorate A Dance or Skate Dress with Lace

  Decorate your dance or skate costumes with lace. It's a beautiful way to create a repeating rhinestone pattern. It can be feminine, striking or nearly invisible when covered with heavy
Sew the Perfect Bra Cup
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July 6, 20160Comments

The Perfect Bra Cup For Your Dance or Skate Dress

  Most of us have a love/hate relationship with the bra cups that are sewn in our dance and skate costumes. They're too hard, too soft, too flimsy, too small, too big,
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