Teal Belt, part 1: beaded medallions and drapes.
After finishing the teal bra, and thinking of *finally* doing my first solo piece in December, I thought it would be a good idea to get moving on the belt. Deciding on a style...
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Making of the FCBD choli
Cholis are great classwear, and absolutely *vital* for performance if you do ATS. They are relatively easy to find, but mostly what is sold is on the smaller sizes. Some vendors, like Flying Skirts,...
The return of the teal bra…
I thought I was finished with this project, but I was never *quite* happy with the silver/copper/bronze/gold mix. What can I say, I like matchy-matchy. I’d have loved to keep it as silver only,...
Mermaid skirt in crushed velvet
I’ve been wanting to do one of these since I saw my ATS teacher wearing one for a fusion performance. It was black, thick stretch velvet, totally luscious looking, trailing behind her, and made...
Making a comfort short/body stocking hybrid
How many of us wish we could pair that staple of belly dancer’s wear, the body stocking, with that other staple of the curvy girl’s wardrobe, the comfort shorts? I know I’ve been wanting...
Making a bindi
Aside from doing my own costumes, I’ve been known to make jewellery, specifically items that I wish I could buy but never found, or never found anything I liked well enough. An example of...