How to Cover a Bra

When covering a bra start with a corner of your fabric with the top corner of your bra. Start pinning the fabric to the top of the bra. Work in you triangle pleated area then pin the fabric to the bottom. Adjust fabric pinning around bra til as desired. Trim your fabric around the cup. Sew up your pleat first, then sew up the rest of the cup. Trim up the fabric some more. Repeat on the other side.

I love this pattern for general costuming for belly dancing. Have used the coat pattern plus the shimmy skirt pattern, and tie straps. I used pattern piece 11 to get my straps for the bra. The sides straps I cut and sewed together as is with a front and lining. I used 1 for the halter strap on each side folded in half and sewn together. Sew on your straps where desired. Add your hook and eyes for proper fit or tie it in place.

Above are several photos for different ways to design over the top of your covered bra. Feel free to use these as examples in working on creating your own beautiful costume bra.

Also for the first one for the tear drop panel here is the video link for it.

Also here is the link showing you how to cover your bra for visual aid.

How to loom a teardrop panel for costuming

Teardrop Panel for Costuming

Items Needed:
Fancy yarn
24, 29, or 36 peg loom depending on bra  size
Looming Hook
Crochet Hook

Terms:
EWCO: E-Wrap Cast On
EW: E-Wrap
K: Knit
D: Decrease
YO: Yarn Over
COF: Cast Off

A cup: 24 peg loom: flat
EWCO 24
Row 1-5: K
Row 6: EW
Row 7: Skip peg 1, D1 every other peg, toss bottom loop over all the way around.
Row 8: EW, YO all the way around (note EW all pegs but toss every other loop over)
Row 9: EW
Row 10: D1 by on each end, skip one then D1 every other peg all the way around. 22pegs
Row 11: EW, YO all the way around
Row 12: D1 on each end, EW all 20pegs
Row 13: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 18pegs
Row 14: EW, YO all the way around
Row 15: D1 on each end, EW all 16pegs
Row 16: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 14pegs
Row 17: EW, YO all the way around
Row 18: D1 on each end, EW all. 12 pegs
Row 19: D1 on each end, skip 1, D1 every other peg all the way around. 10pegs
Row 20: EW, YO all the way around
Row 21: D1 on each end, EW all. 8pegs
Row 22: D1 on each end, Skip 1, D1 every other peg all the way around. 6pegs
Row 23: EW, YO all the way around
Row 24-28: K6pegs
COF

B cup: 24peg Loom: Flat
EWCO 24 pegs
 Row 1-5: K
Row 6: EW
Row 7: Skip peg 1, D1 every other peg, toss bottom loop over all the way around.
Row 8: EW, YO all the way around (note EW all pegs but toss every other loop over)
Row 9: EW
Row 10-12: Repeat rows 7-9
Row 13: D1 by on each end, skip one then D1 every other peg all the way around. 22pegs
Row 14: EW, YO all the way around
Row 15: D1 on each end, EW all 20pegs
Row 16: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 18pegs
Row 17: EW, YO all the way around
Row 18: D1 on each end, EW all 16pegs
Row 19: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 14pegs
Row 20: EW, YO all the way around
Row 21: D1 on each end, EW all. 12 pegs
Row 22: D1 on each end, skip 1, D1 every other peg all the way around. 10pegs
Row 23: EW, YO all the way around
Row 24: D1 on each end, EW all. 8pegs
Row 25-29: K8
COF

C cup:  24peg Loom: Flat
EWCO 24 pegs
 Row 1-5: K
Row 6: EW
Row 7: Skip peg 1, D1 every other peg, toss bottom loop over all the way around.
Row 8: EW, YO all the way around (note EW all pegs but toss every other loop over)
Row 9: EW
Row 10-12: Repeat rows 7-9
Row 13-15: Repeat rows 7-9
Row 16: D1 by on each end, skip one then D1 every other peg all the way around. 22pegs
Row 17: EW, YO all the way around
Row 18: D1 on each end, EW all 20pegs
Row 19: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 18pegs
Row 20: EW, YO all the way around
Row 21: D1 on each end, EW all 16pegs
Row 22: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 14pegs
Row 23: EW, YO all the way around
Row 24: D1 on each end, EW all. 12 pegs
Row 25: D1 on each end, skip 1, D1 every other peg all the way around. 10pegs
Row 26: EW, YO all the way around
Row 27-31: K10
COF

D cup: 29 peg: Flat
EWCO 29 pegs
 Row 1-5: K
Row 6: EW
Row 7: Skip peg 1, D1 every other peg, toss bottom loop over all the way around.
Row 8: EW, YO all the way around (note EW all pegs but toss every other loop over)
Row 9: EW
Row 10-12: Repeat rows 7-9
Row 13: D1 by on each end, skip one then D1 every other peg all the way around. 27pegs
Row 14: EW, YO all the way around
Row 15: D1 on each end, EW all 25pegs
Row 16: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 23pegs
Row 17: EW, YO all the way around
Row 18: D1 on each end, EW all 21pegs
Row 19: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 19pegs
Row 20: EW, YO all the way around
Row 21: D1 on each end, EW all. 17 pegs
Row 22: D1 on each end, skip 1, D1 every other peg all the way around. 15pegs
Row 23: EW, YO all the way around
Row 24: D1 on each end, EW all. 13pegs
Row 25: D1 on each end, EW all. 11pegs
Row 26-30: K11
COF

DD-DDD cup: 29 peg loom: Flat
EWCO 29 pegs
 Row 1-5: K
Row 6: EW
Row 7: Skip peg 1, D1 every other peg, toss bottom loop over all the way around.
Row 8: EW, YO all the way around (note EW all pegs but toss every other loop over)
Row 9: EW
Row 10-12: Repeat rows 7-9
Row 13-15: Repeat rows 7-9
Row 16: D1 by on each end, skip one then D1 every other peg all the way around. 27pegs
Row 17: EW, YO all the way around
Row 18: D1 on each end, EW all 25pegs
Row 19: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 23pegs
Row 20: EW, YO all the way around
Row 21: D1 on each end, EW all 21pegs
Row 22: D1 on each end, skip 1 then D1 every other peg all the way around. 19pegs
Row 23: EW, YO all the way around
Row 24: D1 on each end, EW all. 17 pegs
Row 25: D1 on each end, skip 1, D1 every other peg all the way around. 15pegs
Row 26: EW, YO all the way around
Row 27: D1 on each end, EW all. 13pegs
Row 28-32: K10
COF

When doing sizes bigger than DDD just go to a 36 peg loom, work all pegs like above, on the single and double letters follow the general guide for D-DD but Decrease your pegs down to 16. Follow DDD when doing tripple cups with 36 peg loom, work all pegs like above and decrease down to 18pegs.
When making a belt using the panel make anywhere from 4-6 panels depending on your hip size using the A cup pattern. Add tassels to the ends for a nice touch. See image as example. If you have bigger hips in the 44-50in range make 6 panels. 
Please feel free to use the photos as examples for costuming you might want to make.

Ring of Fire Sword Dance

Recent performance with a sword. Have not performed with a sword in quite awhile. This is my second in a two week span.

New dance with Isis Wings this is my first time performing with them. I am fairly happy but still feel that more work can be done to truly make them breathtaking to watch. It is not as easy as swinging some fabric around to make them look interesting, you need to put love into making them move with your music and you moving with them and your music. I have seen very few dancers pull off Isis Wings and make it look completely lovely and beautiful.