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stretch fabric DOs DON'Ts ballroom dancing ice skating costumes

January 21, 20254Comments

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

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

December 17, 20240Comments

Rhinestone Bracelets for Ballroom and Belly Dance

Rhinestone bracelets are the perfect accessories to spice up your: Dancesport and Country dresses, artistic roller and figure skating costumes belly dance, salsa and other dance styles. Rhinestone bracelets, whether bangles

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

Ballgowns

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

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

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

Teresa Sigmon shares three sewing alterations to change and update this Dancesport ballgown.

Alterations - all dress styles

March 7, 20230Comments

Three Steps To Change A Dancesport Gown

A decade after it was made, this Smooth Dancesport ballgown is too beautiful to retire. Plus, it is in near perfect condition so why would she sell it or leave

Alterations - all dress styles

March 1, 20222Comments

Tired of your Latin dance skirt? Make TWO detachable skirts!

Are you tired of your Latin dance skirt, or ice skating skirt, and want a new look? Well, I was tired of not showcasing this awesome BEFORE and AFTER dress so

Women's Skating dresses

February 15, 20220Comments

Custom Figure Skating Juliet Dress

What happens when you are a figure skater who is also a huge Shakespeare fan? You skate to music from Romeo and Juliet, of course. And no routine is complete without

fabric stores for ballroom dancing costumes, figure skating dresses

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

January 5, 202112Comments

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

Adding mesh sleeves to any style ballroom dance, artistic roller or figure skating dress can dramatically change the way the competition dress looks and feels... rhinestoned necklace, Smooth dance ballgown, Bree Blevins

Alterations - all dress styles

December 1, 20200Comments

Add Sleeves to a Dancesport Ballgown

Want to transform the look of your Dancesport ballgown? Add sleeves or an accent focal point such as a large rhinestone necklace. This gorgeous black Smooth dance dress featured in today's

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

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

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