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Musings on the Embellished Bra Bands & Straps

Today I received a question via my Facebook group “Studio Davina- Behind the Seams” and I want to share the answer.  In that group, I and the other members discuss and upload pictures of our costuming projects and share tips…

Event Survival Bag

This coming weekend on Saturday, I will be attending a local event that I had the pleasure of launching many years ago, The Fall Festival hosted by Babdama. This year, I’ll be there vending with my portable book-store.  I’m especially…

Pattern Paper Hack – Use Holiday Wrap

I just spotted some in my local Target. I spied some at the grocery store. (the grocery store?!?)  What do I look forward to each year? It’s pattern paper season! Oh, I know what you’re thinking.  That looks a lot…

Getting your Performance videos onto YouTube

One of the most frustrating features social media today is being unable to share your belly dance performance videos!  With global copyright protections in play, it can make a dancer feel like a third class citizen behind musicians.  As dancers,…

Sleeve Pattern Adjustment for Full Upper Arms

Just wanted to take a moment to answer a quick question regarding adjusting my belly dance sleeve pattern. “How do you expand the sleeve to make the bicep bigger?”  In my experience, (and after making hundreds of pairs of these…