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beaded lace applique motif
Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles
March 9, 20210Comments

How to Cut Stunning Lace Applique Motifs

    Lace appliqué motifs make beautiful embellishments for dance and skate costumes. Of course, I am a little biased towards ballroom dance and country dancing costumes, Salsa dance, Argentine tango dresses, ice
Ballgown Design Challenge dress design women compete Dancesport ballroom Country dance
Design Fundamentals - all dress styles
June 14, 20200Comments

5-Day Ballgown Design Challenge

      Free 5-Day Ballgown Design Challenge! June 22-26, 2020   Are you are interested in participating in a future skate dress design challenge or masterclass? Do you want to join a Country/Latin design challenge or
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
4 main types of rhinestone glue
Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles
May 21, 201910Comments

Rhinestone Glue: Which Is Right For Your Dress?

  Are you adding or replacing rhinestones on a Country, Ballroom or figure skating dress?   You need adhesive! In today's post I offer the pros and cons about the four main types of
5 steps to avoid overwhelm when trying to buy or design a competition Dancesport, Country or Skater dress. Teresa Sigmon.
Design Fundamentals - all dress styles
May 15, 20180Comments

Avoid Overwhelm When Buying or Designing A Dress

  One of my Sew Like a Pro™ members posed the question on how to avoid overwhelm when choosing a dress: “There are thousands of design ideas out there.  How do
home sewing room, with a cat photo bomb
Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles
May 7, 20181Comments

Pretty, Efficient Home Sewing Room

  Most dressmakers have a home sewing room, not a large office space where they can store a million sewing items and not worry about it being tidy or pretty. If you're
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
Feathers are hot in the Dancesport, Country and Skate world. Do you want them on your dress?
Design Fundamentals - all dress styles
March 7, 20170Comments

Feathers Are Trending. Do You Want Them On Your Dress?

Feathers are a hot fashion statement in Dancesport, Country and skate dresses. Whether you're adding a high-impact feather arrangement near the neckline or ostrich boas to the hem of your dress,
Teresa Sigmon shares how to dye flesh color elastic
Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles
January 23, 20171Comments

How To Dye Flesh Color Elastic

  Today’s blog addresses a great question posed by a Sew Like A Pro™ subscriber concerning flesh color elastic: "I can’t find flesh color elastic to use for shoulder straps. How do
This Moment - lessons from my cat and dog
Teresa's personal blogs
January 11, 20170Comments

In This Moment: Lessons From My Cat And Dog

    I live in Portland, Oregon U.S.A. This is a city that seldom gets snow and when we do, it is only a little bit that melts in a day or
Teresa's personal blogs
December 27, 20160Comments

Stop And Appreciate Beauty All Around You

a On December 25th, 2016 I spent a glorious day alone on the Oregon coast at Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge.   The magnificence of that day inspired me to share an
Teresa Sigmon uses a color wheel to help choose perfect colors for competition Dancesport, Country and skate dresses
Design Fundamentals - all dress styles
August 9, 20160Comments

Perfect Colors for Dance and Skate Costumes

  “How do I choose the best colors for my dance or skate costume?” is the question I tackle in today's blog. When it comes to choosing the perfect colors for ballroom,
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