This is a fun outfit -
big thanks to one of my Recital guest soloists, Yabani Cicek, for the original halter pattern, which gave me the idea! I call it "Crafty Cuts" since there's little sewing involved. This stretch velvet material doesn't really fray so it's not even hemmed.
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| Quick and easy costume |
The Halter Top is a rectangle with two triangles cut out; and those
triangles went into my jazz pants as side flares. Here's the halter top laying flat:
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| Halter, done! Finger cymbals show scale. |
And with the neck straps tied to show where it goes over the head:
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| Halter neck straps tied. |
For the matching Hip Scarf worn under the woven tribal belt, I cut another velvet
square diagonally into two triangles:
So I flipped one triangle around and tied them at the sides:
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| Hip scarf - it ties at each side of hip. Done! |
For the
Pant Flares, these offcuts from the Halter Top were trimmed up and inserted into the bottom sides of my jazz pants. I cut lengthwise right up the outer seam of each pant leg, and sewed in the flares. Much better, those jazz pants are BORING!
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| Halter top offcuts are a perfect fit for the pant flares! |
And that
Shrug? It's just a long tube, left un-sewn where the arms go... SEW easy!
This is the outfit I mentioned in
my previous post
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| We can belly dance in small spaces! |
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| tribal belt, yarn hair tassels complete the look |
I wore this at a street art festival, Via Colori, in Fredericksburg, VA. Ken of
Everybody Drum allowed me and a couple of buddies to come drum and dance at his Drum Dome; it was a great afternoon.
Does the tutorial make sense? Try it; it's a quick and easy outfit for informal performances like drum jams and class haflas. You can't beat a comfy costume!
Anthea / Kawakib
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