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seamless mesh sleeves Monica ice skater costume Brad Griffies
Women's Skating dresses
April 20, 20201Comments

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
SLP™ member Mentorship Q&A replays
April 13, 20200Comments

SLP™ Q&A replay April 13, 2020

  .    tags: corset, bra, bias tape, measuring, stride length, leotard pattern, keyhole back, back dart, collar, cap sleeve, skirt fabrics, non-stretch underskirt, velvet, velvet pressing board, needle board, overdress, 3-D jewels,
Lauren Wilmore Made by LaLa, sequin fabric to make sequin appliques, sequin dress
Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles
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
costume sketch, glue rhinestones, starter finisher blog post
Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles
March 3, 20202Comments

Are You a Starter or a Finisher?

Are You a Starter or a Finisher? Making dance and skate costumes can be a long and stressful ordeal.  Knowing why you love some aspects of dressmaking and despise others can
keyhole back design ice dance dress, Alyssa, Tammy Jimenez, Ice Den Chandler, hero
Women's Skating dresses
January 28, 20200Comments

Three Keyhole Back Design for Figure Skating Dress

  A keyhole back is a common design for figure skating and artistic roller skating dresses. And why not? They're quick and easy to open or close.  Plus, keyhole openings eliminate the need
Vogue pattern ballroom dance dress, accessories, hero
Ballgowns
January 21, 20200Comments

Vogue Pattern Used By Novice Dressmaker To Create Ballroom Dance Dress

  If you sew, you know that making a gown using a  Vogue pattern  to create an evening gown is very different from making a competition ballroom dancing dress or an
SLP™ member Mentorship Q&A replays
January 15, 20204Comments

SLP™ Q&A replay January 15, 2020

  .  . .tags: fitting sleeve, tango dress, cappuccino, cabaret mesh, lace motifs, skirt yoke, four panel skirt, flesh color mesh, soldering iron, Anna Capellini ice dancer, dye mesh, dye elastic, size dresses
white fringe blue fabric flowers, Tammy Arriola
Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles
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,
figure skater Monica talking about rhinestoning her figure skating dress
Women's Skating dresses
December 31, 20190Comments

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
woman's ice skating leotard, Melissa, mesh sleeves, sweetheart neckline
Women's Skating dresses
November 26, 20190Comments

How to Fix Bad Armholes and Loose Neckline

  When I began serious blogging about figure skating costumes, I was at the 2019 U.S. Adult Nationals in Salt Lake City. I noticed a lot of competition dresses have the
budget ballgown, HERO, Danika Golden
Alterations - all dress styles
November 19, 20190Comments

Budget Ballgown- What To Keep Or Change?

  Many amateur ballroom dancers are on a tight costume budget.  Likewise with new ballroom dancing instructors who teach mostly because they love to dance, not because they have the money
quick change ice skating costume, Tammy Jimenez dressmaker, Hairspray musical, Tracy Turnblad, I can hear the bells
Women's Skating dresses
October 8, 20198Comments

Quick Change Ice Skating Costume

  Don't blink: you'll miss this week's quick change ice skating costume!   Gianna, a skater at the Ice Den Chandler, in Arizona, models her quick change costume that she wore for her
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