Pretty, Practical Dancesport Smooth dress with stretch lace sleeves & front zipper
Channel: Sew Like A Pro
Date: 2019-01-15

Get more details and tutorial photos @ https://seamssensational.com/smooth-dancesport-gown/

What does it take to have a competition Smooth gown that is both pretty and practical?

Pretty:  Lots of rhinestones in an ornate pattern.
Practical:  Snaps in the crotch to make a visit to the ladies’ room faster.
Pretty:  Decorative stretch lace covering the arms and back.
Practical:  Front zipper so you can dress yourself.

Before I dive into talking about this gorgeous red gown, let me thank Carlye for modeling and Amy Castro, long time friend and fellow dancer, for letting me film in her beautiful Kansas studio, Overland Park Ballroom.

Carlye modeled four dresses in a marathon afternoon of filming. There are about twenty dresses hanging in their studio and wedding venue. We could have filmed for days except our schedules didn’t allow that much time.

If you are interested in buying this dress or others on hand, contact Amy through Overland Park Ballroom (dot) com.

This is the last of four videos Carlye and I filmed. 

I chose to release it out of sequence because one of my Sew Like A Pro™ members, Elif in Louisiana, USA, wants a front zipper in her first ballgown.

This blog is great training for her and you.

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I love using invisible zippers in my dresses. I teach the Sew Like A Pro™ members to do the same thing. Why? They’re easy to install and don’t interfere with how the dress looks, even when there are no decorations.

The gorgeous rhinestoning pattern on this red Smooth gown is a giant focal point that could be used on almost any style Dancesport, Country or Skate dress.

All the stones have the potential to camouflage the zipper. However, in my opinion, the dressmaker fell short so it actually makes the zipper more obvious.

Below is my photo-editing indicating one of many possibilities to add more stones to the center front of the dress to better camouflage the zipper. As long as the zipper goes up and down, you can put rhinestones very close to the teeth.

Read more @ https://seamssensational.com/smooth-dancesport-gown/

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Hi, I'm Teresa Sigmon creator of the world-class, online course, Sew Like A Pro™, that teaches YOU how to make professional quality Dancesport, Country and Skate dresses. 

Each training series teaches you everything you need to know: 
1) how to take proper measurements 
2) how to make a pattern
3) how to design dresses for your body shape and size
4) how to calculate all fabrics
5) how to fit a competition Dancesport, Country or skate dress
6) how to finish all stitching
7) how to rhinestone


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