stretch fabric DOs DON'Ts ballroom dancing ice skating costumes

January 14, 20210Comments

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

fabric stores for ballroom dancing costumes, figure skating dresses

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

January 5, 20218Comments

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

add sleeves 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 started 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

fringe velvet ballroom Dancesport fashion, Teresa Sigmon model, dressmaker, Tammy Arriola, is one of the Sew Like A Pro™ members

Latin and Country dresses

September 17, 20190Comments

Stretch Velvet Dancesport Fashion

Hello from Arizona, where I spent the day filming training material and blogs with three of my Sew Like a Pro™ members! The stretch velvet Dancesport fashion I’m wearing was made

Sherri Hansen, dressmaker, Latin dance dress mesh cutouts, ruffle skirt, Booth Dancesport Ballroom Denver, Teresa Sigmon

Latin and Country dresses

June 25, 20193Comments

Latin Dance Dress with Mesh Cutouts and Ruffle Skirt

This blog is really exciting for me: 1) I get to model an amazing Latin dress with mesh cutouts and a fun ruffle skirt. 2) It was made by Sherri

open back ice skating costume, 2019 adult nationals

Women's Skating dresses

May 13, 20190Comments

Open Back Ice Skating Costume

Today’s post features an ice skating costume with sponge-painted details, an asymmetrical skirt and an open back with no mesh. I met Stephanie at the 2019 Adult National Figure Skating Championships

sweetheart neckline, feminine ice skating dress, Kylie Self, Teresa Sigmon

Women's Skating dresses

April 30, 20190Comments

Sweetheart Neckline Is Beautiful On Every Dress Style

Kylie, our model, recently competed at the 2019 Adult National Figure Skating Championships in Salt Lake City. In today’s post we talk about her cheery yellow, feminine ice skating dress

June aqua ice dance dress worn at Adult Nationals 2019, adult ice skating, figure skating dress, bust support

Women's Skating dresses

April 22, 20192Comments

Properly Made Ice Dance Dress Worn At Adult Nationals 2019

Today’s video was filmed April 5, 2019 at the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships in Salt Lake City. This is the first of about ten blogs I filmed during the

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

Ballgowns

March 26, 20190Comments

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

light blue ice skate dress, latin dance dress

Women's Skating dresses

March 12, 20190Comments

Ice skate dress or Latin dance dress?

Is this an ice skate dress or a Latin dance dress? This versatile dress works for both. It would also make a great Two-Step or Country Cha dress since the

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