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How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt – Sewing Ruffles onto the Skirt
This is the last part of the tutorial How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt. If you haven't already check out How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt - Tutorial Part 1 How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt - Tutorial Part 2 How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt -...
How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt – Making the Ruffles
Not every flamenco skirt needs ruffles but ruffles can quickly turn an ordinary skirt into a flamenco skirt. This post is part of the tutorial How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt. If you haven't already check out How to Sew a...
How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt – Tutorial Part 3
This is part 3 of the Flamenco Skirt Tutorial. If you haven't already check out How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt - Tutorial Part 1 where we got started and cut all the necessary skirt pieces and How to Sew a...
How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt – Tutorial Part 2
This is part 2 of the Flamenco Skirt Tutorial. If you haven't already check out How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt - Tutorial Part 1 where we got started and cut all the necessary skirt pieces. [button...
How to Sew a Flamenco Skirt – Tutorial Part 1
Love to make a flamenco skirt like the one in the photos above but not sure whether you can pull it off? ...
Flamenco Costumes From My Sewing Studio
Working mainly for flamenco artists, from the Sacromonte caves in Granada, Spain, or anywhere else in the world, high season is not limited to times of ferias, fiestas or festivals. All my outfits are made to measure so work is definitely never dull. Below you find...
How to Finish the Ruffles of a Flamenco Dance Costume – No Serger, No Problem
Ruffles are an important design element of most flamenco dance costumes. In a previous article I've given a brief overview of the different types of commonly used ruffles. Today I'll show you several typical ways of finishing the outer edges of the ruffles: Rolled...
Flamenco Dress Closures – Zipping it All Up
If you are planning to make a flamenco dance costume you may have wondered what is the best way to close your skirt, top or dress. The quick answer: Use a zipper This might not come as a surprise for skirts but most flamenco dresses and tops or blouses are also closed...
My Favourite Craftsy Classes
I love learning. I never stop learning. I am always looking for new and better ways of doing things in order to achieve the best possible result. Even though I have been sewing for many years there is always a sewing technique or a trick or a tool that is new to me....
Tatted Flamenco Accessories – Adding a Unique Touch to Your Flamenco Dance Costume
Tatted Flamenco Accessories - More Experiments A few months ago I discovered tatting and I just love giving a new look to an ancient art in the form of additions to flamenco dance costumes. In an earlier post I...
Flamenco Accessories – Get Creative and Make Your Own Earrings
It all started with this wedding dress (see pic on the left) I was asked to make for a client. The wedding was going to be in Italy in July so most likely on a warm day. The bride wasn't keen on a sleeveless dress so we were looking for a way to add sleeves without...
The Ruffles on the Underside of a Bata de Cola
If you've seen a bata de cola on stage or in a video but haven't had a chance to hold one in your hands you know that it has ruffles on the underside but might be wondering what kind of ruffles they are and how they are made. As discussed in another article a bata de...
Coming Soon .. High Waist Trousers Pattern
Love high waist trousers? Lots of people have been asking recently and I'm working on the pattern. If that's something you're interested in just click the button below and you'll be the first to know when it becomes available.
Hi, I'm Anke Herrmann
Dressmaker for flamenco artists, passionate teacher and coach, dog lover, always learning something.
In 2004 I moved to Spain and started my own sewing business, specializing in made to measure flamenco dance costumes. The thing is I didn’t really know anything about flamenco dance costumes and found that there was no information online I could learn from.
I learnt over time and created this website so that you don’t have to figure it all out for yourself and can easily access everything you need to create beautiful, functional costumes that you are happy to show off in the dance studio or on stage.
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