Let me turn fortune teller for you – I see in my cards that you have just started learning belly dancing after being inspired by Shakira’s gorgeous ‘hips don’t lie’ sways. Am I wrong? Fine! Then maybe you just want to dress as a belly dancer for the fun of it, without wanting to do … Read more
The keyhole cut in the keyhole neckline usually has a slightly convex shape and the top of the convex shape may be left open or joined together at the top edge of the neckline (usually with a closure). Other shapes of this neckline include a teardrop shape, an oblong shape etc. It is an appealing … Read more
A skirt can have many types of openings. But the best one is the kind with zippers. You can attach the zippers to the skirt in many ways. Here are the ones I know. 3 ways to sew a waistband with zipper Method 1 With the waistband and invisible zipper In this method an invisible … Read more
A plain seam is the stitching made to join two fabric pieces together, leaving some seam allowance, usually 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch. This stitching to join fabric pieces together is termed as piecing. So you are piecing a plain seam when you stitch two fabric pieces together – that is it!. You can sew … Read more
A ruffle or a frill is a piece of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and attached to a garment. A ruffle or frill sleeve is a sleeve formed by a fabric piece that is gathered or pleated. The best fabric for gathered ruffled sleeves is a thin lightweight fabric with good drape. You … Read more
An off-shoulder neckline, as the name clearly tells you, is a wide-open neckline exposing the shoulders. It is also known as the Bardot neckline after the starlet Brigitte Bardot, who really popularized this neckline in the 50’s. A Bardot neckline/off shoulder neckline is usually elasticized and gathered and may be decorated with frills/ruffles.It is a … Read more