How to Embellish Yoga Pants for Belly Dancing
Making your own tribal belly dance costume is one way to have a distinctive costume. Even without a lot of crafting experience, you can make a beautiful costume for performances or practice by embellishing a pair of yoga pants. Just adding trim around the waist can give your yoga pants a personal touch.
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Things You'll Need
- 1 pair of yoga pants
- Needle and thread
- 2-inch wide (or wider) ribbon
- Yarn in a coordinating color
- 1 CD case
- Coins
Instructions
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Try on the pants to check the fit and decide where you want to add your embellishments. If you’re planning to add trim to the ankles, make sure the cuffs fall just above the floor, so you don’t risk stepping on beads or coins. Pin it to hem later if necessary.
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Measure the length of ribbon by wrapping it around the waist of the yoga pants while you are wearing them and marking where the ends meet on the ribbon. Cut a few inches extra for overlap, then remove the pants.
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Make the tassels by wrapping the yarn around the CD case until it’s the size you want. Cut the end, then thread a piece of yarn under the wrapped yarn on top of the CD case. Tie it tightly so the wrapped yarn is cinched in the middle. Flip the CD case over and cut the yarn loose. It will fall into a round tassel. Wrap one more piece of yarn around the tassel about 1 inch from the top so the tassel falls into a teardrop shape.
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Thread the tails off the top of each tassel through a yarn needle and sew them to the waist of the pants. Make allowance for the width of your ribbon. If your ribbon is 2 inches wide, sew the tassels so the tops fall just 2 inches below the waist.
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Attach the ribbon to the waist of the pants. If you are more comfortable with sewing, pin the ribbon over the tassel tails and sew it to the waist. If you’d prefer not to sew, use a glue gun or fabric glue to glue the ribbon to the waist.
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Thread a needle and attach the coins to the bottom of the ribbon. Sew them so they are loose enough to dangle and add noise to your movements.
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Tips & Warnings
If you have a small budget for costuming, look for yoga pants at stores marketed to teens. These stores usually have deals on yoga pants and carry many different colors.
For a cabaret style, use beads or sequins instead of tassels. You can find strands of these at most craft stores.
Sew your coins or any other dangly embellishments securely before performing or practicing in your pants. If they are loose, they can fall off and be stepped on.
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