Davina

Davina

Davina ~ Dawn Devine is a belly dance costume designer, dance instructor and author of more than a dozen publications on Middle Eastern dance.

Have fun with the #socialshimmy challenge on Instagram

Throughout September I’m participating in a fun monthly challenge over on Instagram.  Hosted by Minneapolis based dancer Katie Sahar, this series of prompts has been a heck of a lot of fun!  We’re up to week three, and this is…

Design Process: Sourcing Supplies for a Tangerine Bedlah

Over the past month, I’ve been working on this tangerine bedlah set. I’ve been sharing tons of in-progress photos over in my Studio Davina Facebook Group.  If you want to see more details about the construction of that costume, come…

Gloves & Gauntlets Pattern is BACK!

I’m so pleased that my Gloves & Gauntlet pattern is now available as a $5 digital download on the Etsy website. This glove pattern has been out of print for several years due to changes in our printing equipment.  Our…

Assiut Mask Project: Part 4 – Orders & Shipping

Hello gang! At the time of this writing, this project is in full swing. I’m using scraps and left-over bits and pieces of assiut, I will run out of fabric very soon! This project is really using scraps, so most…

Assiut Mask Project: Part 3 – Order of Construction

Are you the kind of person who reads directions for a pattern first?   Perhaps you like to dive in and figure it out, only referring to the directions in times of need?   Or are you like me, rarely using commercial…