Thread: Chiffon skirt and/or Full skirt talk

I'm totally into Chiffon skirts as of late. Not sure why. I guess it's because I am making a circle skirt and well, lycra's super easy, but I am just a little burned out by it. Please post pictures of your favorite chiffon skirts! (or full skirts really, doesn't have to be chiffon).

I'll start:

(I want this costume!)





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OMG! These are amazing!

Here's a double layer pink chiffon. I just sold it along with the bedlah I'm wearing to Luludances. I love the swish of it.



And this is one I made myself.

I love Bella's chiffon skirts. They're beautifully "sculpted" and have a lot of visual interest, with all the streamers and such. I also like the Pharaonics "Christina" skirts, because they're the best of both worlds.

I can't believe I'm drifting away from Lycra, too....but I'm learning that not all chiffon is necessarily evil ..l;,

I think my absolute favorite is the layered skirts with the Pharonics Butterfly costumes. Looooooove those!

Originally Posted by basina

I think my absolute favorite is the layered skirts with the Pharonics Butterfly costumes. Looooooove those!

That's one of the main reasons I can't give my butterfly up even though it's probably due for a rotation in the next year! lol

Love the ones meissoun posted here:
http://www.bhuz.com/forum/fitness-be...-istanbul.html

I never have liked the tight lycra ones. Maybe I'm just kind of old school.

I love, love, love full skirts! I can't rock circle skirts too well, though. I usually need something fitted to upper or mid thigh and then flared for the fullness.... like the orange pharaonics that's being passed on to one lucky lady ;)

I love the look of chiffon, but I have issues with it being so see-thru. I'm always worried someone's going to see my underwear.

~Kaylin

Any one know how to make those curly streamers that Bella has on her skirts?

Originally Posted by toria_dances

Any one know how to make those curly streamers that Bella has on her skirts?

I wish!

Originally Posted by toria_dances

Any one know how to make those curly streamers that Bella has on her skirts?

I plan on attempting these on my next project - so if someone knows how it is done, I'd love to know too..g.:

I remember a post a while back where people were thinking it may be done by cutting a circle of fabric and then cutting it in a spiral. ???

I have never had one in my hands, so I can't say for sure, but I was thinking that they are strips of fabric finished on the edge with a serger to get that curly texture.

Originally Posted by Surida

I plan on attempting these on my next project - so if someone knows how it is done, I'd love to know too..g.:

I remember a post a while back where people were thinking it may be done by cutting a circle of fabric and then cutting it in a spiral. ???

It was about endless wave pants. Also, this: http://www.bhuz.com/forum/fitness-be...ts-anyone.html

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I am a full chiffon skirt whore!! I have over 10 pharonix arabesque skirts in my closet and several of the Bella skirts with the streamers. LOVE them!! I love layering and experimenting with colous combinations! I ADORE the skirts on the butterfly costumes too!

Originally Posted by shahla

I have never had one in my hands, so I can't say for sure, but I was thinking that they are strips of fabric finished on the edge with a serger to get that curly texture.

my pink bella that I'm selling has those curly strips... one of my seamstress friends back in Houston said that it's *probably* achieved by taking thin strips of fabric and stretching them a bit when you serge them, but i don't sew worth a darn so i couldn't tell you for sure!

my dance mama had a belt made for her out of lycra and she wanted thin strips of lycra 'fringe' hanging from it with sequins sewn on.... when the seamstress made it she stretched the lycra out while she was sewing on the sequin trim with a sewing machine. they came out curly-twirly too!

Originally Posted by tahiradancer

It was about endless wave pants. Also, this: http://www.bhuz.com/forum/fitness-be...ts-anyone.html

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Thanks! That gorgeous peacock costume thread was the one I was thinking of.

here is a tutorial I found to make a scarf I think it can be modified for our use?


How to Make a Cozy Spiral Scarf - CraftStylish


here is one with more pictures:
Hope Studios: Quick Scarf Tutorial

That may just work!

Originally Posted by Kaylin

I love the look of chiffon, but I have issues with it being so see-thru. I'm always worried someone's going to see my underwear.

~Kaylin

Layers girlfriend, layers. If you have enough layers of chiffon, no-ones gonna see nutin'. I wear a troupe costume that has chiffon harems, two chiffon under-skirts, and a georgette dress affair over the whole thing. No-one can see a thing except multiple flying skirts (which is the whole idea!)!

I've put curly streamers on a costume - thinner, though, and not with sequins - and used a method much like what you posted for the scarf tutorial. I started with a circle of fabric and cut it in a spiral with a rotary cutter.

Originally Posted by toria_dances

Any one know how to make those curly streamers that Bella has on her skirts?

Well, there are many versions of "chiffon", so you have to be careful with what you use. I have an LRose chiffon skirt and it is VERY see-through, so of course I have paired it with an underskirt (heavier georgette). Right now JoAnn Fabrics has "costume chiffon" that is thick and is perfect for underskirts. Just wish they had it in more colors, especially since it is about $2 a yard on sale.

Originally Posted by Kaylin

I love the look of chiffon, but I have issues with it being so see-thru. I'm always worried someone's going to see my underwear.

~Kaylin

Originally Posted by zorba

Layers girlfriend, layers. If you have enough layers of chiffon, no-ones gonna see nutin'. I wear a troupe costume that has chiffon harems, two chiffon under-skirts, and a georgette dress affair over the whole thing. No-one can see a thing except multiple flying skirts (which is the whole idea!)!

I agree! I have worn up to 4 layers of skirts. Heavy, but the effect you get in turns is fabu!!!

I love Chiffon! It's great for the stage. Light, flowy, sheer. Chiffon is very vintage. The secret is to cut the belt low enough and have some longer fringe. Some clips!
YouTube - NormaDancer2's Channel
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoMKrakbmA4&feature=related]YouTube - Shadiah, Detroit Belly Dancer, Live Beledi with Drum Solo and Zills[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veB3XhKPFSw&feature=related]YouTube - Norma, Detroit Belly Dancer Live at Prestige, Nagwa Music[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPTKI4RpAa4]YouTube - Norma, Detroit Belly Dancer, Live, Hilwa Laaba Di[/ame]

Yep, I love the old school belly dance look with chiffon and circle skirts....just wore a circle skirt with chiffon harems to a gig a couple of days ago and it was great! Felt very bellydancer-ish!!

Originally Posted by genie

Yep, I love the old school belly dance look with chiffon and circle skirts....just wore a circle skirt with chiffon harems to a gig a couple of days ago and it was great! Felt very bellydancer-ish!!

Like this?


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krop1QD_GCQ]YouTube - Jihan, Vintage Detroit Belly Dancer, Drum solo and Zar[/ame]

Yes, pretty much like that...mine has 2 slits up the front over each leg....in fact, it is the first skirt I made 29 years ago when I started bellydancing! Still rocks the casbah!!

when i went to bella's recently i had a look at those -- been wondering forever too :D anyhoo, the one i looked like, the strips were basically arcs of circles (think banana-shape!) with sequined edges. gravity does the rest by pulling it down in a way that makes it spirally.

Originally Posted by kiyaana

Well, there are many versions of "chiffon", so you have to be careful with what you use. I have an LRose chiffon skirt and it is VERY see-through, so of course I have paired it with an underskirt (heavier georgette). Right now JoAnn Fabrics has "costume chiffon" that is thick and is perfect for underskirts. Just wish they had it in more colors, especially since it is about $2 a yard on sale.

I also have a chiffon skirt from L. Rose, hence my statement of "It's too see through!" for my tastes. I bought it with the intention of using it with a teal costume I made, until I got the skirt and discovered I -had- to wear something under it, or people were going to see clear as day what sort of undies I was wearing. ..cr.:

I ended up making a pair of harem pants under them.

~Kaylin

Originally Posted by Kaylin

I also have a chiffon skirt from L. Rose, hence my statement of "It's too see through!" for my tastes. I bought it with the intention of using it with a teal costume I made, until I got the skirt and discovered I -had- to wear something under it, or people were going to see clear as day what sort of undies I was wearing. ..cr.:

I ended up making a pair of harem pants under them.

~Kaylin

I double my chiffons to remedy this issue. It's nice when you can color coordinate to the colors in your bedlah. Also it's fun to see how many color combinations you can come up with that work. It makes the costume look different every time.