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Assiut Costuming Suppliers

May 17, 2013
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Assiut Costuming Suppliers Many people have written to me with the same inquiry, Where did you get _______?   In an effort to share my costuming experiences with the world, here is a short list of the top resources I’ve used during the production of my next book, The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut.   I [...]

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Assiut One Slice Swing Vest

March 15, 2013
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Making a simple and easy vest out of an assiut shawl One of the most simple, easy and affordable items to make out of a standard assiut panel is the One Slice Swing Vest.  This graceful waterfall style of vest works best when made from cloth with intrinsic stretch.  Assiut, with it’s strong hexagonal structure, [...]

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Belly Dance Belt Tutorial

March 8, 2013
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Last weekend, I had the pleasure of working on a dance costume for one of my models, Shalimar, for an upcoming performance in Las Angeles.  We were under a deadline, and I had to crank out the outfit soup-to-nuts in 2 days.  Since I’ve been working on the step-by-step construction portion of my upcoming book, [...]

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