A couple of years ago Miss S had a school project and she decided to make a Rhythmic Gymnastic style leotard. Since I had helped Miss S with her last project her mum asked if I would be available to help Miss S with this project too. I was happy to. I love passing on […]
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Looking through photos I realised I had not written a post about these merino crossovers. I was asked to make them as samples and the fabric was provided. I decided to use a pattern from Mountain Ash Designs as a starting point. I had to tweak the pattern a little to get the look my client wanted,
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At the end of last year I was approached by a small business to see if I was interested in making some dancewear for them. I was, and earlier this year was asked to make some wrap skirts, and a short time later some small circle skirts for younger dancers. There were several fabrics for
October 2016 Each year the students at the studio sit Royal Academy of Dance ballet exams. Dancers come in all shapes & sizes and occasionally they are of a larger build and find it hard to fit a standard size leotard. I was asked to make a leotard for one pupil plus a chiffon skirt &
Well, not quite! When we got home from the first Dead Silent show Brains casually announced . . . “Oh, yeah, Mum, there’s a hole in one of my ballet shoes! It’s quite big!” Indeed it was! Late on a Friday night, and not a chance of getting new shoes for Saturday’s show. Because here in Wellington,
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As I mentioned in my last post Brains danced as Prince Charming and wore a costume from Miss Lisa’s stock. Quite a lot of the costumes are ex RNZB stock which were bought when the company were selling off no longer needed stock. The tunic below is one of these. Gorgeous fabrics and I love having a good look
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“I said he wears a dance belt.” I’m curious as to why some folk go a bit funny when told that male dancers wear a dance belt! Not most, just some. Jock straps, boxes for cricket, bras, pelvic protectors for women, plastrons and chest protectors for fencing etc all serve the same purpose – protection and
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Part of ballet in most syllabi is character dance. Exercises and a dance from various countries such as Poland or Russia. There are more countries but I can’t remember them all! The girls leave their leotards on and put on a character skirt and character shoes. In our studio we have a pool of skirts
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Teenagers have a habit of growing, sometimes fairly quickly! Brains informed me one day that his ballet gear was all a bit tight and too small. Really?! I’d only made him some at the beginning of the year . . . oh, well! Miss Lisa had also said that she wanted him to wear a
For the concert in 2013 I didn’t need to make too many costumes. Miss Lisa has quite a stock of them and so we can often re-use ones from previous concerts. For this one though, for the Finale item, Miss Lisa wanted everyone in black. Black muscle back tops, tee-shirts, 3/4 pants, shorts, leggings for
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