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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

Latin dance skirt alterations, Duffy Betterton Dance Dress Couture

Alterations - all dress styles

December 3, 20240Comments

Latin Dance Skirt Alterations to Fix a Short, Tight Skirt

In the world of Dancesport dress consignment, Latin dance skirt alterations are commonplace. When you buy a used dance dress, it is rare to find a perfect fit. Oftentimes, some

Janet Cooper of South Africa is the founder of "Smart Dress Designs", ballroom dance couture. Janet is an member of the Latin and Ballgown Dressmaker School, online sewing school for making dancesport and Latin dresses for women. She is a vendor at one of South Africa's largest ballroom dance competitions events.

Sewing Business

July 17, 20240Comments

Success story: sew ballroom dance dresses for income

Success story: online sewing school I run an online sewing school with a very specific focus of teaching people to make competition-quality Argentine tango, Salsa, ballroom and country dance dresses, as

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

Morticia Addams skating dress sketch to ice time

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

July 11, 20231Comments

Work flow: Bring your dress sketches to life.

Do you have big questions about how to bring your dress sketches to life? What are my first steps so I don't waste fabric and time? Do I cut a

Animal print Latin Dancesport dress need sewing alterations to shorten a long leotard bodice and create better bust support.

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

April 4, 20234Comments

How To Shorten A Bodice That Is Too Long

Have you ever tried on a competition skate or dance costume that was too long in the body.... and then you wondered how to fix it? Today's blog features Kerry, one

Sew the perfect bra cup for women's dance and skate competition dresses.

Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles

February 21, 20230Comments

The Perfect Bra Cup For Your Dance or Skate Dress

Most of us have a love/hate relationship with the bra cups that are sewn in our dance and skate costumes. They're too hard, too soft, too flimsy, too small, too big,

Sewing Challenge: Make Women's Dance Skate Costumes for Income, improve your sewing business.

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

October 25, 20221Comments

Sewing Challenge: Make Women’s Dance & Skate Costumes for Income

Is making a profit a challenge for your sewing business? Do you have a difficult time charging what your skills are worth? Are you a sewist bored with your current

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Teresa's personal blogs

September 14, 20226Comments

Van life. I remote work from all over the USA.

Remote work? Van life? Really? Yes. I have been a digital nomad, traveling solo since March, 2018. I run my online sewing school, Sew Like A Pro™ - offering all the

3-day back neckline design challenge for women's ballroom, country and skate costumes, APR 20-22

Design Fundamentals - all dress styles

March 29, 20224Comments

Back Neckline Dress Design Challenge, 3 free days of training

Are you tired of struggling with dance and skate dresses that offer poor bust support? What about the back of your costumes? Do they look neglected or disconnected from the

figure skating and ballroom dress resale

Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles

January 11, 20220Comments

How To Price A Used Skate or Ballroom Dress For Resale

It's time to address the skeleton in your closet. You know which one I'm talking about — made of fabric, has lots of rhinestones, cost several hundred or thousands of

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

January 4, 20220Comments

A Challenging Custom Ballroom Dress Commission

If you make ballroom dancewear (or skate or belly dance costumes), you know how complicated sewing and fitting these dance dresses can be! Every stretch fabric and every design is

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