Sewing and Dyeing a Ballet Wrap Skirt

For my amazing dancer best friend's birthday, I sewed and then dyed a silk wrap skirt for her to wear for ballet! Yes, I made a modern thing for once. The skirt was cut out of a single piece of silk, plus bias strips for the top binding and ties, hemmed, and the binding sewn on. It was dyed with fiber-reactive dyes (you can use them on silk as well as cotton!) and a technique that produces organic, abstract crackle patterns. I had to re-size an existing pattern and change the shape of the hem because ballet dancers aren't all tiny stick people, and clothing makers don't seem to realize that . . . Join my Patreon for behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! https://www.patreon.com/snappydragonstudios Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : https://ko-fi.com/snappydragon Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragonStitches at Gmail dot Com I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions. Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 3884, Berkeley CA, 94703! Letters and cards only please 💚 Pattern : https://blog.spoonflower.com/2017/06/this-diy-chiffon-ballet-skirt-is-on-pointe/ 8mm white silk habotai, fiber-reactive dyes in the shades Wisteria, Neutral Gray, and Ultra Violet, and soda ash fixative are all from DharmaTrading.com. #ballet #sewing