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Student Resources:
Do-It-Yourself
Costuming: Tips
for buying fabric
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Fabric
purchasing guide from Teszia Dance Troupe:
Lists the best fabrics for costuming basics: harem pants, skirts,
veils, vests, hip belts, straight skirts, etc. Also lists especially
problematic fabrics. |
Dharma
Trading Company:
Sells silk fabrics of all weights
and types as well as silk dyes. |
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Student Resources:
Do-It-Yourself
Costuming: Sewing
instructions
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Shira.net's
Costume Corner:
Includes an online sewing class (hemming, elastic casings, Turkish bead/sequin edging), directions for making a circular skirt, a
semicircular or rectangular veil, and beaded earrings, as well as an "Ask
the Costume Goddess" section. |
Elaine's
Dance Costume Page:
Includes detailed instructions (with diagrams) for making circular
skirts, paneled skirts, flounced skirts, two-thirds circular veils, and
headbands. |
Omphalo-stepses
(Shanmonster's Easy Costuming Ideas):
Directions for a basic belt, a bra top, harem pants, hip scarf,
Turkish-Macedonian vest, circular skirt and a circular veil. She also
has her own costuming book for sale. |
Anthea's
Bra Construction:
Step-by-step directions for building a costume bra from a hard-shell
strapless bra, with photos of each stage. |
Nadya's
Sewing Hints:
This very informative homepage has been translated from German, so
it has a cute accent! Nadya shows how to make a belt and bra (with
photos of all the stages), and has pages on decoration techniques using sequins, beads, rhinestones, and fringes. She also has directions for
sewing stretch velvet choli tops, sleeves, and sequined crocheted
gauntlets, as well as some tips on choosing costume colors and applying
stage makeup. It's definitely worth a visit! |
Sheikhani
Dance Troupe Costume Tips:
Directions for easy harem pants and
a cabaret circle skirt. |
Some
Help for Your First Costume from Jilyan al-Shaheen:
Circle skirt, bra and belt, harem
pants, caftan. |
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Student Resources:
Do-It-Yourself
Costuming: Decorations
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Classic
Stitches - Jan's Guide to Sequins:
Describes types of sequins, application
techniques, and necessary materials.
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Cartwright's
Sequins:
Has a wide variety of colors, sizes, and styles of loose sequins, as
well as spangles and seed beads. I have done business with them and have
found them to be fast and friendly. |
Coté
Materials and Supplies for the Arts and Sports:
Offers seed beads and bugle beads in many colors (look under
"beads"). They also sell various trims, short fringes, and
sequin appliqués. |
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Student Resources:
Do-It-Yourself
Costuming:
Costume
styles and inspirations
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Ahlam
Dance Theater's Repertoire:
Photos and short explanations of some
traditional dances and costuming styles. |
Shira's
Photo Gallery:
Photos of some of Shira's costumes
accompanied by descriptive comments. |
Belly
Dancing for Full Figured Women Photo Gallery:
This gallery
features many beautiful costume options for plus-sized
dancers. |
Meissoun's
Photo Gallery:
Some of the Egyptian and Turkish costumes worn by Swiss dancer
Meissoun (English version). |
Djamila's
Photo Gallery:
Egyptian costumes worn by German dancer Djamila - includes names
of vendors (English version). |
Ayascha's
Fotogalerie:
Photos of German dancer Ayascha modeling her (mostly Bella) costumes (German site). |
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