Belly dance is a mysterious and attractive art that is becoming more and more popular among modern girls who want to master their bodies perfectly and amaze others with the art of oriental dance. Everyone knows that an integral part of the dance, without which complete immersion in its style is impossible, is the costume. Costumes for oriental dances cost a lot, but you can sew a costume with your own hands, and it will delight you with its originality and uniqueness for a long time.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, you need to determine the style. There are many styles of belly dancing costumes, and you need to choose the style based on your body type. The suit should highlight your dignity.
Step 2
Skirts of different types are suitable for different figures - it can be a sun skirt, a year skirt ("fish" style), a flared skirt, a skirt with slits on the sides, and instead of a skirt you can sew harem pants for a suit. In some dance styles, a long, closed dress is used instead of a bodice with a skirt.
Step 3
Trousers with slits will be a good idea for girls with a graceful and slender figure. However, the skirt has always been considered a versatile dance dress to suit any body type. Choose the style of your skirt and the fabric you will be sewing it from.
Step 4
Then select the sewing technology, depending on the chosen style of the skirt. The skirt can be either fluffy or single-layer, with or without a flounce, one-piece or with slits. Depending on this, you will calculate the amount of fabric.
Step 5
No oriental dance costume will look complete without a richly embroidered belt. For the belt, make a pattern in advance, and according to this pattern, sew a base of dense fabric that will fit well on the figure.
Step 6
Think about how you will decorate the belt - here you can connect all your imagination and your skills, and embroider the belt with beads, sequins, bugles, and fix a lush beaded fringe on it.
Step 7
Also, for an oriental costume, you will need a bodice, embroidered in the same way as a belt. As a base, you can take the cups of an old bra, cover them with fabric, and cut straps and ties from the same fabric separately.
Step 8
The bodice, like the belt, is the basis of a dance costume, so you need to pay maximum attention and accuracy to its creation. Decorate the bodice with braid, cover it with embroidery in the same color scheme with the same patterns as on the belt.
Step 9
Finally, having made the basis of the costume - the bodice, belt and skirt - sew a scarf that will give the dance airiness and lightness. The scarf can be either rectangular or semicircular, and it must be sewn from a translucent airy fabric. To make the scarf look more spectacular, weight its edges with beads or braid.
