Creating a Double Sash For A Dance Costume

Info about the The second way is to add to the dance costume is use two strips of fabric creating a double sash which is great if you want to cover up your love handles and it creates a nice look in the front.

Supplies:

TopFabric for sashes
Thread to match sashes
Measuring tape
Scissors
Safety pins
Straight pins

Directions:

Choosing the Material, Placing the Sashes and Pinning It Down

Basically, you will do this the same as instructed in the single sash method with the same caveats as with the single. In other words, watch the placement of the sashes so that there are no bulges, the gathers fall in the proper location, and that the straps are not too loose or too tight. Once the sashes are placed where you want them, you can then pin the two sashes together in the center creating a “V� at the neckline. However, make sure the neckline is large enough to easily pull the costume over the dancer’s head and that the drape of the two sashes are symmetrical and have a pleasing look. One thing you need to consider when creating a double sash is that both sashes are the same length and that when you sew them to the garments, they are the same width both at the waistband and the shoulders. It is important to remember to use safety pins when the dancer is wearing the costume when you pin sashes to it.

Sewing the Sashes to the Top and to the Bottom

Once the sashes are placed and pinned you want them, have the dancer carefully remove the costume. Make sure that the stitches are sewn from the inside of the costume so that they cannot be seen from the front. Sew the sashes to the shoulder as described in the single sash method.