How to make beaded fringe for bellydance costumes

Beaded fringe is a very common element in bellydance costumes. The website http://www.shushanna.com/costumes.html teaches how to make or alter costumes. The page devoted to beaded fringe and swags is http://www.shushanna.com/fringe.html . This video was created by Shushanna Productions and is intended for educational purposes. All rights reserved.

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• bellydance
• fringe
• beaded
• costumes
• belly
• dance

[Lydeval]

Thanks, Ryanandmacy. The number of beads can be hard to quantify. It depends on how long your fringe is, and how long the belt or bra is on which you want to attach fringe. For 4" long fringe with size 11 hex cut seed beads, I used most of a 500 gram bag. It's always better to buy more than you need, because finding matching beads after you run out can be difficult.

[Lydeval]

I'm using Dual Duty brand Button and Carpet Thread. It comes in white, black, off-white, and grey. I show a close-up of it on my video Bellydance Costume Alteration Part 8, about two thirds of the way through. The thickness of the thread makes the strands strong, and also makes the hex-cut seed beads line up nicer, creating smooth liquid-like fringe.

[ryanandmacy]

Great Video! Thanks so much! I want to do a similar fringe. I wanted to know how many beads I should order? I get mine online. Thanks for your help.

[davisj10]

What type of thread are you using?