Flamenco Dress or Skirt + Top? What’s best?
Whether to go with a one piece dress or have separate pieces for the skirt and top is a question that comes up a lot. And it’s not just new dancers who have trouble making up their minds. Now, which is the better option? As always, the short answer is...
Why Princess Seams Are a Great Fit for Flamenco Dresses
Most, well more precisely almost all flamenco dresses and tops are shaped using princess seams rather than darts. While that may seem more complicated – after all there are more pieces to be cut and sewn – princess seams have a number of advantages that...
What Does the Perfect Bata de Cola Look Like?
Now what does the perfect bata de cola look like? It is one of those questions that comes up all the time but doesn’t have an easy answer. It should be easy, really, and if you’ve taken a bata de cola class or had a chance to talk to a flamenco teacher...
The Quickest Way to Make a Flamenco Dance Costume
Got a performance or class coming up and need something new to wear? You want to look and feel great, of course. If you don’t have time or don’t know how to make a gorgeous costume from scratch you have another option: Transform a regular skirt or dress...
Sewing Circular Ruffles: How to Figure Out How Much Fabric You Need
If you have the pattern for a flamenco skirt with ruffles like the flamenco skirt pattern Carmen you’re all set. You know which pattern to use and how much fabric you need to make the ruffles. But what if you don’t want your ruffles this way? Perhaps you...
How to Finish the Neckline of a Flamenco Top or Dress
Have you ever wondered what’s the best way to finish a flamenco top or dress neckline? The traditional way, as I’ve seen in countless flamenco dresses, is to cut the front and back pieces with the desired neckline and finish with a separate facing. I never...
The Top 10 Tools I Use to Sew Flamenco Dance Costumes
There are lots of tools that I use to sew made to measure flamenco dance costumes on a daily basis. Below you’ll find the most important ones, the ones I couldn’t do without. If you’d like to know any other tools I use or if you are using one you think I should check...
Got an Old Pair of Jeans and Some Ruffles?
Why not convert it into a funky bag that shows the world that you love flamenco – to go shopping, to dance classes, the gym or wherever you fancy going and need a bag with lots of room. If you have some ruffles from another project you’ll be done in no...100% Risk Free Purchase
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