Fustan Raqs in red, part 3: the dress
There are several ways you can approach the shift part of a dress for a project like this. By far, the easiest is by starting with a full pattern that you’ve adapted to skim your...
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Fustan Raqs in Red, part two: Eyecandy!
This is the (nearly) finished dress. And I know I skipped the making part; that I’ve covered elsewhere! However, I was excited about the photos taken today, and wanted to post them. The interesting...
Fustan raqs in red, part one, or how to cover a bra…
My job sometimes finds me with several things up in the air, when I’m waiting for third parties to contact me for whatever reason, and because of that, starting anything new in terms of...
Egyptian shift, free basic pattern
This is the basic pattern for the Egyptian shift dress. I haven’t included the proper printable version because it really needs to be adjusted to size, but it can easily be done. To start,...
Rustington Carnival, Egyptian outfits
Around new year, our group was invited to take part in Rustington’s Carnival, which would happen during the really long Jubilee weekend. We were also told that the theme for this year would be...
Tribal Costume
After much work, I finally got my tribal costume ready for the bellydancers’ party at the Silk Road Restaurant last Friday. The full costume consists of bodystocking, bra, belt, hip scarf, top and pants,...