Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 16

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 16

After finishing off adding the Beads and Sewing them on. I came across another problem.

6mm Gold Beads

I was running Low on Beads therefore I went on Bead hunt. Unfortunately the only ones that I could find in Gold were 6mm.

Sorting Beads 

Before I can continue I need to see exactly how many Beads of which Size I have.

2 Large Gold Beads

Since I have so many packs I decided to make some that had 2 Large Gold Beads.

3 Gold Beads

After a trip to my friend the lovely Laura she told me that if I put a Large Bead on the Bottom then a smaller one above it will look like a Teardrop at a distance. With this information I began to add 3 Gold Beads all of different sizes.

Back of Belly Dancing Skirt

With all the Beads and Coins Sewn on this is how the Skirt now looks.

Front of Belly Dancing Skirt

Here is the Front of the Belly Dancing Skirt. I am so proud of what it looks like now compared to how it started. Of course it isn’t perfect. I got reminded of this when I wore it and realised I had forgotten to cut off the Tails from the new additions.

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 7

After last weeks long blog this week a shorter one.

Belly Hip Scarf

Along with the other two Hip Scarves I have already mentioned I have this one. To be honest I am not really sure what the colour is. The nearest Shade I can think of is Mauve.

Unpick Coins

Whatever the Shade I am going to scrap it. I am going to Unpick the Coins and Reuse them elsewhere.

String of Coins

I have now Unpicked one String of Coins. I am trying to keep them the way they were on the Scarf. I hope to be able to Replicate the Pattern.

Section Unpicked

This is one complete Section of Unpicked Coins. I still have another 2 to do. However it is going to have to wait for now.

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 6

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 6

As in my previous Blog I didn’t craft this but left it to a professional.

Coin Hip Scarf Black

This is a Black Hip Scarf that I brought whilst I was abroad in Egypt. It is known as a Coin Scarf for obvious reasons. The Coins are Silver in Colour.

Egyptian Hat

This is a Box type Hat with Cloth attached. It can be used as a Face Veil and has Gold Highlights.

Bead Hat

This is a different type of Belly Dancing Hat. It made from Beads. If I remember correctly I got this from somebody selling them on a Boat. I was taking a trip down the Nile in a Felucca.  They seemed to sell a lot of Beaded work in Southern Egypt which along with Sudan used to be the Kingdom of Nubia.

Black Organza Edged

I had picked this particular trim because of the mixture of Gold in the Hats and Silver in the Hip Scarf  Here it is beautifully Sewn to the Top of the Black Organza.

According to my friend Laura who owns Alyssa Rose Boutique it was a right pain to do. To which I replied why do you think I got you to do it instead of me.

Purple Velvet Hip Scarf

I cannot remember if this came from Egypt or later on from Tunisia. Regardless this is a far more sturdy Hip Scarf. The material is like Velvet and though you cannot really tell from the photograph it is a rich Purple colour.

This is by far my favourite Hip Scarf. I feel fantastic wearing it. Like the other Scarves it has Silver Coins.

Purple Chiffon Edged

I now have my lovely Purple Veil to go with my Hip Scarf. As much as I love to Craft sometimes its better to let a professional do it.

https://derbyclothhouse.co.uk/

https://www.alyssa-rose.co.uk/

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 5

Dying Dilemma 2025 Part 5

First of all I have to confess that apart from the choosing of Materials I have not contributed Craft wise .As you may recall this whole process was started by enrolling in a Belly Dancing Class. Along with the Skirt I need more Paraphernalia. 

Lilac Veil

I had a Veil that was temporary one but I need to get a proper one. I should mention at this point that Veil doesn’t mean for the Face but is Tucked into the Waistband and used as a Prop.

Bought Veil

I bought a Veil online and what arrived was not at all what I wanted. First of all it was way too short in both width and length. Not only that the Material was terrible. It was so coarse and scratchy. Not at all something I would want next to my Skin.

Black Organza

Therefore I decided to make one. My friend Laura recommended a Fabric place so I took a trip to Derby to the Derby Cloth House.

The place was a lot bigger than I anticipated so I had so much choice. I settle on some lovely Black Organza to go with the Skirt that I had Dyed.

Purple Silk Chiffon

I had decided that since my Skirt hadn’t come out as I hoped and also because it was Damaged I would have two outfits. One outfit for practise that would be Black and a performance Outfit that would be Purple.

Black Edging

Now I had the Basic Material I needed to find some Edging to go with it. This posed a problem because there was so much to choose from. I finally settled on some that looked like Gold on Silver.

Purple Edging

With the Black sorted I moved on to the Purple. I found some much thinner Purple and Gold. I bought 2 metres of each.

Fancy Purple Edging

I found this Fancy Edging. Unfortunately there was only a metre left of it but I couldn’t resist it.

https://derbyclothhouse.co.uk/