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Costume Planning Sheet: Tool for Designers

March 25, 2013
CostumePLanningSheet1-web

One of the most useful things in my arsenal of tools is my Costume Planning Sheet.  This is the place where I record details about each project I work on.  I record the name and contact information of each dancer, title of the costume, materials, embellishments and a sketch.  I also make notes as I [...]

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Assiut One Slice Swing Vest

March 15, 2013
One Slice Swing Vest

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
Kim'sCostume-WEB

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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