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imitation beaded fringe rhinestoned ribbon chrisanne clover,

July 28, 20242Comments

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

Janet Cooper of South Africa is the founder of "Smart Dress Designs", ballroom dance couture. Janet is an member of the Latin and Ballgown Dressmaker School, online sewing school for making dancesport and Latin dresses for women. She is a vendor at one of South Africa's largest ballroom dance competitions events.

Sewing Business

July 17, 20240Comments

Success story: sew ballroom dance dresses for income

Success story: online sewing school I run an online sewing school with a very specific focus of teaching people to make competition-quality Argentine tango, Salsa, ballroom and country dance dresses, as

invisible back zipper red velvet ice skating costume Wendy_hero

Adult Skating dresses

May 4, 20240Comments

Velvet Red Figure Skating Dress with Invisible Back Zipper

An invisible zipper is well-hidden on this velvet red figure skating dress. An invisible zipper is one of my favorite ways for getting in and out of a ballroom

seamless mesh sleeves Monica ice skater costume Brad Griffies

Adult Skating dresses

April 20, 20241Comments

Figure Skating Dress With Seamless Mesh Sleeves

This stunning purple black ice skating costume has a fabulous skirt detail, matching trunks, dramatic rhinestoning and seamless mesh sleeves. We will talk about all that in today's post. This

Lauren Wilmore Made by LaLa, sequin fabric to make sequin appliques, sequin dress

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

March 24, 20240Comments

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

Sherri Hansen, Sew Like A Pro™ members and Teresa Sigmon . . . Smooth dance dress, ballgown, mesh

Ballroom Dresses

March 5, 20240Comments

Sexy Smooth Dance Dress by Sherri, a Sew Like A Pro™ member

Today's ballgown is a sexy Smooth dance dress impeccably sewn by Sherri Hansen, one of the Sew Like A Pro™ members. This style of ballgown is perfect for the Dancesport

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

February 27, 20244Comments

How to Cut Stunning Lace Applique Motifs

Lace appliqué motifs make beautiful embellishments for dance and skate costumes. Of course, I am a little biased towards ballroom dance and country dancing costumes, Salsa dance, Argentine tango dresses, ice

snip waistband on fishnets and tights for smoother looking dance and skate costumes

Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles

February 6, 202419Comments

How to snip a waistband for a smoother look

We all love wearing beautiful dance and skate dresses that help us look amazing. But we also have a love-hate relationship with what goes underneath: fishnets, pantyhose, or tights. In some

Long-term storage options for dance and skate dresses

Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles

January 30, 20240Comments

How To Store Your Competition Skate or Dance Dress

Once you purchased, made, or altered that perfect performance dress for dance or skate, you must consider how to store your dress so it will last for years to come.

Fringe and lace Latin Dancesport dress, made by Dore Designs

Latin and Country dresses

January 16, 20243Comments

Lace and Fringe Latin Dancesport Dress

This lace and fringe Latin Dancesport dress is modeled by Nancy Smith, a ballroom dance student at 3Sixty Entertainment Powerhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bless her heart, she agreed to

Focal points: rhinestoned necklace and an open back are strong design elements that can be use on any style Ballroom, Country or Skate dress

Ballroom Dresses

January 6, 20242Comments

Focal Points: Rhinestoned Necklace & Open Back

Today's dress showcases an ornate rhinestoned necklace and a low cut back. This the second video featuring Nancy. The great thing about doing back-to-back blogs with the same woman in two

figure skater Monica talking about rhinestoning her figure skating dress

Adult Skating dresses

December 31, 20230Comments

How to Create Your Own Rhinestone Pattern

Every competitive, artistic sport has bling. Rhinestones used to be optional, but have become a necessity over the last decades. Today’s feature figure skater Monica up-leveled an economical ready-made skating

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