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Learn how to get started sewing stretch fabrics for dancewear!

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Have you—

  • always wanted to learn how to sew dancewear?

  • tried to sew a leotard and… well, now you don’t want to talk about it?

  • looked at that sewing machine or serger with regret as it sits gathering dust in a corner of your house?

If you said yes to any of these, I created Olive Moon Dancewear Academy for YOU!

Welcome!!

Hi! My name is Yvette Harvieux. Over the last 25+ years as a dancer, dance teacher, dance mom and sewist, I’ve had many requests from dance moms (and teachers!) just like you asking if I could teach them how to sew dancewear.

If that’s ever been you or if you’ve always wanted to learn...

You’re in the right place...

Olive Moon Dancewear Academy was created to help dance moms (or anyone!) learn how to sew dancewear, even if you’re a true beginner!

Sewing stretch fabrics comes with a unique set of challenges that cause many hopeful sewists to give up.

So, for our first mini course, Stretch Fabric Basics for Dance Moms, we will dig right into the most common issues. We will cover:

  • Sourcing Stretch Fabrics for Dancewear: What to look for and what to avoid

  • Setting Up Your Machine for Success: Threading, settings, and notions

  • What are the must-have sewing accessories and tools you need to be successful

  • Dialing In Your Machine - How to get perfect, stretchable stitches and what to do if they aren’t

  • Troubleshooting common issues

  • Additional techniques for professional-looking results

And as a BONUS for being the very first (and, let’s face it, the BEST) new sewists, you will get a FREE 15 minute one-on-one session (via phone or Zoom) with me with your order of this mini course! You can ask any questions you need answered or we can work through any issues you’re having!

Other courses coming soon to OM Dancewear Academy!

  • How to make a leotard your dancer will love to wear to class

  • Fit! Why relying on the stretch in your fabric to cover up pattern, cutting or sizing issues is a mistake

  • Let’s make a ballet skirt!

  • The secret to installing elastic that will make you feel like a pro

…these and more! DM if you have any topics you’d like to requests!

Now’s the time!

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