So, though I had decided that my stash was quite full, circumstances dictated that maybe it wasn’t quite full enough. Circumstances being the new need to sew for others (in addition to my original two competition dresses, I now have to add a third for a new event I will be skating – team dance … More Fabricliciousness
So, right now I sort of have a few sewing project going, but because of this nothing really seems to be getting produced. So I will break this post down by project to see what is up: (1) Skating Costumes To be fair, this past week has been fairly busy in terms of skating events. … More Sewing Progress, Or Complete Lack Thereof
This weekend I have been doing a lot of (ugly) skating muslins in leftover floral print lycra, the utter hideousness of which would render my lovely readers blind, I am sure. And I have been toying with some gloves, but they are too tight and my fingers are too long, so I might post a … More Another Practice Dress
After reading Roller Skating for Gold, I was inspired to try to find videos of many of the legends mentioned in the book. I have been doing a series of posts on the various dances used on the international level, but I have been quite lax in posting other great skating videos to my blog. … More Artistic Roller Skating – An Overview
Recently, I was wasting time on Amazon (well, I was looking for something, but the stupid incredibly helpful Amazon search engine found lots of other things for me to spend money on), and I found a wonderful book on roller skating that I didn’t even know existed – Roller Skating for Gold by David H. Lewis: Amazon … More Book Review: Roller Skating for Gold
So, it might seem like I have been sewing up a storm, but really I just happened to have a lot of projects that finished around the same time. This post is sort of a rambling look at what is going on with my sewing plans… (1) Firstly, I have finished another skating practice dress. … More Sewing Update – Finished Items and What’s Up Next
I was wasting time on YouTube and found this video about making costumes for ballroom dance. If you can get past the cheesy dancing in the intro, you can see some fabulous gowns being made. Enjoy!
The first year of sewing I made a LOT of practice dresses for skating. I wrote a lengthy pattern review a long while ago, so I don’t really feel the need to write anything too much, but I thought I would show off my latest. The first is possibly the practice dress from hell. Everything … More More Skating Dresses
Not that this will be of much interest to anyone who actually reads this blog, but the rulebook for the new skating season has been posted by USARS. They have also posted an update to the Figure and Dance Requirements. USARS Rulebook 2012 CIPA Rulebook 2012 Figure Draw Update 2011-2012 A few changes: (1) Previously, … More Newsflash – USARS 2012 Skating Rules Posted
Overall I would have to say that this really was a great year for me and skating. My main goal has been to pass proficiency tests, and this year I completed: #1-6 International Solo Dance #10-12 Circle Figures Which included passing the Gold Medal for figures! This has been a long time goal of mine, … More A Year in Review: Skating Accomplishments
