Example #1........................................................................................................ ** SITE MAP ** About us Accessories Bargain Basement Catalog Home Local Studios Pointe Shoe Size Chart *** SHOES *** Ballet Jazz Lyrical Pointe Tap *** TIGHTS *** Adult Kids ** INSTRUCTIONS ** Breaking In Pointe Shoes Sewing Ribbons

Before sewing your ribbons or elastic on your pointe shoes, please have your dance teacher approve them.

(instructions recommended by Gaynor Minden)

1. Cut 4 pieces of ribbon, approximately 22 inches, each.

2.Find the proper place to attach ribbons by folding down the back of the shoe,so that it touches the sockliner. Use a pencil to draw lines at the creases.

3. Place the back edge of the ribbon against the pencil line. The end of the ribbon should be all the way down by the sockliner. Angle the ribbon so that it is on the diagonal. Don't sew through binding.

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Example #2

This arrangement can help the dancer with a highly arched foot and a very flexible ankle feel more suppoort and stability.

1. Cut ribbon into two equal lengths, one per shoe, approximately 45 inches each.

2. Find the proper place for ribbon attachment by placing the ribbon underneath the dancers arch while she stands flat in the shoe. Holding one end of the ribbon in each hand, pull it taut. Slide the ribbon forward and back to locate the highest point of her arch. Use a pencil to mark the inside of the shoe at the spot that corresponds to that highest point.

3. Position the middle of the ribbon on the middle of the sockliner at the place indicated by the pencil mark. Stitch the ribbon on both sides of the shoe, keeping tension on the portiton that will run underneath the foot. When pulled, the ribbons will be perpendicular to the sockliner and outer sole, rather than on the diagonal.

One continuous ribbon sewn under the highest part of the dancers arch.

Example #3

This arrangement can provide extra suport and stability to dancers who pronate.

1. Cut ribbon into 4 pieces approximately 22 inches each.

2. Find the proper place to attach ribbons by folding down the back of the shoe so that it touches the sockliner. Use a pencil to draw lines at the creases.

3. Position the outside ribbon just as in Exampe #1. Position the inside ribbon so that its back edge is 1/2 inch forward on the pencil line. Both ribbons should be on the diagonal.

(Left Shoe)

Inside ribbon forward of mark at crease.

Outside ribbons back edge at crease.