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I offer training specific for those who wear, sew, alter or earn income from movement-based costumes for women and teens.
Do you dance Country, ballroom or any style of Latin dance? Do you compete in artistic roller skating, ice dance or figure skating?
If yes, then you probably need gorgeous dresses for shows and competitions!
You're in the right place.
I created a variety of sew, and no-sew, classes to help you look and feel your best on the dance floor or in the skate rink.
Private Coaching
- Are you a dressmaker who wants solid business tips to increase office efficiency, customer satisfaction and profits?
- Are you making a dance or skate dress? Ask me anything about the design, cutting, sewing or fitting.
- 30-minute minimum, up to two hours. Sessions begin at $70 US dollars.
- You may book these private, one-on-one sessions as often as you like.
- Are you new to Sew Like A Pro™? Browse this entire website to learn more about me, my dance-skate dress offerings, and why I am qualified to help you make dance and skate dresses for women and teens.
Essential Workshops
Each ESSENTIAL WORKSHOP offers "must-know" information about designing or preparing to make a variety of dance and skate costumes for women and teens.
Workshops are ideal for all sewing, and no-sew, skill levels. Whether you buy ready-made movement-based dresses, or sew your own dresses, these workshops are the perfect Sew Like A Pro™ starting point.
This no-sew workshop is ideal for all styles and ages of dance, skate and movement-based costumes.
- Types of sparkle. How to decide on a decoration design.
- Which types of glues are best for decorating dance and skate dresses so the stones don't fall off.
- When and where to begin your decorating pattern on the dress.
- Why creating a template can help you choose a design you like.
- Learn common styles of decorations and how to decide what is best for your body.
- Over three hours of pre-recorded video training. $79 USD
This no-sew workshop is ideal for all styles and ages of dance, skate and movement-based costumes.
- PART 1: Why color and neckline choices can make or break your dress.
- PART 1: Names of common dress elements.
- PART 1: How and WHY to intentionally choose your rhinestone decoration patterns.
- PART 2: How to determine if your design is easy, medium or complex to make?
- PART 2: Why knowing the complexity of the dress can help save your dressmaker sanity.
- Over three hours of video training, plus one homework assignment... $79 USD.
Focused Courses
The Sew Like A Pro™ courses offer in-depth training that focuses on a specific area part of making dance and skate dresses.
Think of these courses as summer school: short on time commitment, but packed full of crucial skills you will use on a regular basis when making competition or show dance and skate dresses.
This no-sew course is ideal for all styles and ages of dance, skate and movement-based costumes.
- The entire Bling Basics Workshop is included with this course. See above for more details.
- Types, sizes, and styles of rhinestones and sew-on jewels like cabochons, pearls and acrylic mirrors.
- Best glues and application techniques for rhinestones that don't fall off (even with washing).
- How to create dramatic points and super straight lines (which can be difficult on a curvy body).
- Tips for creating an evenly spaced rhinestone sprinkle or fade.
- Eight hours of pre-recorded video training. $229 USD. Payment options available.
This course is ideal for all styles and ages of dance, skate and movement-based costumes.
Beginning sewing skills are required to make the bracelets and arm bands.
- The entire Bling Basics Workshop and Rhinestone Techniques Course are included with this course.
- Types, sizes, and styles of rhinestones and sew-on jewels like cabochons, pearls and acrylic mirrors.
- Best glues and application techniques for rhinestones that don't fall off (even when hand washing the costume).
- How to create dramatic points and super straight lines (which can be difficult on a curvy body).
- Tips for creating an evenly spaced rhinestone sprinkle or fade.
- Two hours of sewing videos plus tutorial images dedicated to making bangle bracelets and arm bands.
- Ten hours of pre-recorded video training. $329 USD. Payment options available.
- Do you have an established sewing business making ten or more garments per month?
- Do you want to begin sewing for income, whether part time or full-time?
- Get sewing business coaching by a sewist, for sewists. Learn to streamline the icky office stuff and gives you proven strategies to increase profits and productivity, while creating higher customer satisfaction.
- 16 hours of video training released over eight weeks, with suggested weekly homework assignments.
- $999 USD. Payments plans available.
- 30-day money back guarantee.
- How to adapt commercial dance-skate patterns to better fit every age and body shape.
- Learn to master stretch fabrics to get them to do what you want them to do.
- Learn to FIT each costume so you can remove the wrinkles and gaping, no matter the size or shape of the woman or child.
- Master the four key costume parts include: leotard, breast shape and bust support, sleeves, and skirts.
- NOTE: You must be comfortable using your sewing machine because sewing is not taught in this course. The Dressmaker Schools contain all things sewing for dance and skate dresses.
- More than 18 hours of pre-recorded video training spread over six weeks. Plus tutorial images, downloadable files and weekly suggested homework.
- PLUS, Five live coaching sessions in the first year so you can get your questions personally answered!
- $999 USD. Payments plans available.
- 30-day money back guarantee.
All dresses in the videos below made by members of the Ballroom or Latin-Skate Dressmaker School.
Do you want more proof that the Dressmaker School can teach YOU how to make top-quality ballroom, Country and skate dresses for women?
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