Soft ballet slippers with ribbons?

I%26#039;m sort of new to ballet and I%26#039;m not sure if you actually buy ballet slippers with ribbons (different from the ones with an elastic), or do people just sew ribbons on? If so, how?

Soft ballet slippers with ribbons?
usually you have to buy the ribbons to sew. buy nylon. it is better.
Reply:because you%26#039;re a beginning ballet dancer, %26amp;%26amp;you%26#039;re only using the soft slippers, it%26#039;s not customary to sew ribbon onto your shoes.





ribbons are meant for pointe shoes, because it provides extra support for your feet%26amp;%26amp;ankles. but since youu won%26#039;t be en pointe, youu don%26#039;t need to worry about ribbons. just the elastic, if it comes on your shoes (sometiimes), or if youu buy it, will suffice.





as far as the elastic goes, it%26#039;s best if youu use twoo pieces across your foot, rather than one. but whatever youu prefer is fine. just make sure it%26#039;s tiight, but not so tiight it cuts off the circulation to your toes.





anywho, good luck with your dancing. i hope youu have a blast.


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Reply:Hello, you would always sew ribbons/elastic on yourself to get it right for your feet. Shoes often come with unattached (or sometimes partially attached) elastics, but for ribbons I would recommend:





1. Buy 2 x 2 metre lengths of ribbon (usually your dance teacher or dance wear shop will have roll of a suitable width/material/colour (for soft shoes it is the thinner of the two options which you will want).





2. Fold down the heel on the shoe (so it touches the inner liner) and mark the creases of the folds, lightly with a pencil.





3. Place one end of a 2m long ribbon inside the shoe (satin side facing out), so the back edge of it touches the crease mark. Allow at least 1%26quot; of extra ribbon inside the shoe.





4. Before sewing, tilt the ribbon at an angle towards the front of the shoe. Pin it in place and carefully test the fit to check the ribbon wraps securely around the ankle (if the back edge of the ribbon bulges with extra ribbon pull this end back into the shoe slightly, pin and try again.)





5. Once you have the ribbon in a good position, sew it on. Use a strong thread and small stiches. Essentially you sew the ribbon in a rectangle, against the cotton edging, over-sewing the two sides, and at the bottom edge being careful to sew UNDER the seam with the drawstring in it, not through it.





6. Repeat this process on the other side of the shoe, allowing the 2m of ribbon to loop over the shoe and the shiny side of the ribbon to be on the outside.





7. To cut the ribbon in two (so you can tie it), the inside ribbon will need to be slightly longer than the outside ribbon, as it has farther to wrap around your ankles. Try wrapping it across and around the ankle twice (from the inside, to the outside to the inside, to the outside to the inside again) then leaving 3 extra inches and cutting it there.





8. Now tie both ribbons as you normally would for ballet and cut the outside ribbon in the right place, this is about 1.5 times round the ankle,(from the outside across the front to the inside, to the outside, then ending at the inside), leaving a couple of inches excess as before (to make the tieing of ribbins easy/possible - you would always tuck this excess ribbon in flat when tying it up-otherwise it will stick out and is referred to as %26#039;pigs ears%26#039;). Once they are comfortably tied, feel free to trim the ends to 1.5 - 2%26quot;, enough to tie them again easily.





The 2 metres should give you plenty of excess ribbon should you not get this quite right on the first attempt.





8. To make sure the edges do not fray: fold the end of a ribbon in half (width ways) and cut on the diagonal, with the centre fold at the highest point. Use sharp scissors.


Repeat this with each of the ends (in the shoe).





9. Repeat with the other shoe.





Good Luck!
Reply:You don%26#039;t put ribbon on ballet slippers. Lol!
Reply:well if youre just starting dance, then im guessing your just getting regular ballet shoes not pointe shoes...on most ballet shoes the elastic comes separately and you have to sew it on in the place you like, ribbons would only be for pointe shoes and yes the ribbons come separately, anyway my favorite ballet slippers that you might like are the elastosplits, http://www.blochworld.com/shop/p-167-ela... and the elastics are already sewn on





oh yeah and most dancers use an elastic on their pointe shoes as well, heres a video that might help http://youtube.com/watch?v=feCNkoAUbe4 shes got a lot of good videos...hope it helps!





oh and you might want to have your teacher look at your shoes and she can help you decide where to sew the elastics on and whatnot. Have fun!!
Reply:soft ballet slippers dont require ribbons. thats in the pointe shoe area of things lol.





its just elastic with soft ones. but you sew those on yourself. you coulnd%26#039;t buy it like that because you need it to fit your foot properly and not be too loose or too tight.
Reply:What you can do is go on


www.discountdancesupply.com


they have TONS OF ballet shoes.



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