A Look Under the Skirt of a Bata de Cola
Most people are fascinated when seeing a flamenco dancer in a bata de cola on stage. If you have ever wondered what a bata de cola looks like from the inside or even thought of making one yourself the following overview might help. A bata de cola can be a skirt or a...
How to Make Ruffles – a Quick Guide for Frill Seekers
Volantes (ruffles or frills) are an essential part of almost any flamenco dress. If you want to find out what types there are and how they are made read on. Love Ruffles? Prefer watching videos rather than read text and look at pics? Register for the next FREE live...
How to Sew Sleeves That Let You Move
So you want to make your own flamenco dress. Great! Unless you are making a sleeveless flamenco dress though you face a challenge: If you cut and sew your sleeves the same way you would for an ordinary dress lifting your arms either leads to the whole dress moving...
What Makes a Flamenco Dress (Part 2)
Continuing the article What Makes A Flamenco Dress (Part 1) here are some more points on what makes a typical flamenco dress: What’s On The Inside? Since you will be dancing and therefore sweating your flamenco dress generally needs to be lined (only practice...
What Makes a Flamenco Dress (Part 1)
Have you ever wondered what makes a dress for flamenco dancing different from a flamenco dress for the Feria or an ordinary dress? Perhaps you are thinking of making one yourself? Let me show you. First of all, there is no limit to your imagination. You can wear what...
Flamenco Fabrics – What to Buy
If you have decided to make a flamenco dress (or any flamenco outfit for that matter) sooner or later you will want to go shopping for fabrics. If you are not sure what to look for check out the following tips. Since I live and work in Granada (Spain) you will find...
Book Review – David Page Coffin: “Shirtmaking – Developing Skills For Fine Sewing”
Working as a dressmaker for flamenco artists I mostly make dresses, skirts and tops for women. But not all flamenco dancers are women and I quickly found that there is demand for trousers, vests and shirts for men. When I started my sewing studio I had never made a...
Find the best flamenco shoes for you
My clients often ask me about flamenco shoes; which ones are the best and where to buy them. I am not a dancer and therefore can’t give them the detailed information they are looking for. Some tima ago I came across an article by Yvette La Sole Garcia which...100% Risk Free Purchase
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