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decorative back straps create beautiful bust support

April 16, 20180Comments

Decorative Back Straps For Your Dancesport, Country or Ice Skating Dress

Bust support is crucial in competition Ballroom, Country and Skate dresses, which is why decorative back straps are a commonly used. After all, we spin, we bend, we stretch, we move

online sewing school for making Dancesport, Country and ice skating dresses

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March 6, 20184Comments

Interview with a Sew Like A Pro™ online sewing school member

My dream when I created Sew Like A Pro™ was to create an online sewing school that would help people (mostly women, of course) turn their dreams into something they

Learn to make Dancesport, Country, Figure Skating costumes, InStyle magazine, Olympics 2018, figure skating costumes

Women's Skating dresses

March 5, 20180Comments

What Goes Into Making Figure Skating Costumes For The Olympics?

A few weeks ago, Instyle magazine ran a great article about making figure skating costumes. I thought you might want to read it. InStyle Magazine wants to know: "What Goes Into the

How to do perfect leotard fittings on women's competition Ballroom, Country, Skate dresses.

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March 5, 20182Comments

Fabulous Leotard Fitting For Competition Ballroom, Skate Dresses

Does your dance or skate leotard ride up at the bottom and fall off your shoulders? Do you have costume meltdowns that hinder your ability to perform your best?

Stretch velvet adds a depth and richness to skater and Dancesport dresses that no other fabric equals.

Women's Skating dresses

January 22, 20182Comments

Stretch Velvet for Skater Dress or Specialty Dancesport Routine

Stretch velvet is a versatile fabric that looks fabulous for skater dresses, competition Country or Dancesport dresses. The fabric is elegant, durable and looks great for many wearings. I tell my clients

Redesign an off-the-rack Dancesport ballgown to be more flattering

Alterations - all dress styles

December 12, 20170Comments

RE-DESIGN: a bargain dance dress gets a make-over

Buying a bargain dancesport ballgown or skate dress can save you a lot of money. But it can also cause a lot of headaches since the dress may not not

Firefighter sleeps on the ground at Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County California

Teresa's personal blogs

November 1, 20170Comments

My time working fire support at Salmon-August Complex and Tubbs Fire

It's been not one but two fires camps since my last post. Geez, a lot happened in only five weeks! In September, I worked fire support for the Salmon-August Complex, a

Teresa Sigmon goes to work fire support at a fire support in northern California

Teresa's personal blogs

September 14, 20170Comments

I’m going to work fire support

Tomorrow I leave to go work fire support at an "incident command post" (ICP) in northern California, U.S.A. Why am I doing this? Because I want to. Because I can. Because

3 ways to help overcome setbacks that can make life difficult, Teresa Sigmon hikes Silver Star Mountain, Mount Hood

Teresa's personal blogs

September 8, 20170Comments

Overcome Setbacks: make the best of a bad situation

Everyone has to overcome setbacks. Sometimes they are tiny and easy to resolve. Often, they are significant and take months or years to recover. The U.S. is facing tough times these

Columbia River Gorge hikes, Eagle Creek fire 2017, forest fire

Teresa's personal blogs

September 7, 20170Comments

Personal post: ash from nearby forest fires falls in Portland, OR USA,

Get ready. This is not my usual video post since it has nothing to do with making Ballroom, Country or Skate dresses. However, the somberness of hundreds of thousands of forest

Dress breakdown competition Dancesport gown

Ballgowns

August 23, 20170Comments

Dress Breakdown: a competition Dancesport ballgown

Dress Breakdowns are a favorite training tool of the Sew Like A Pro™ members. Sometimes I choose one because it has design elements I think they should know. Often, the SLP™ members

4 ways to look taller or thinner in your Dancesport, Country or Skate dress

Design Fundamentals - all dress styles

July 24, 20170Comments

Four Ways To Look Taller Or Thinner

Do you want four awesome, easy ways to look taller or thinner in your competition Dancesport, Country or Skate dress? #1 - Use vertical straps the same color as the dress

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