Shabby Raggy Roses offers a tutorial for making these fabric ballet slippers. I love the girly print she used in the ones she made! Get the how-to.
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Shabby Raggy Roses offers a tutorial for making these fabric ballet slippers. I love the girly print she used in the ones she made! Get the how-to.

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I love the slippers. I can’t wait to make some. You say to use wadding, I’m not quite sure what wadding is, can you tell us and where to find it. Thank you so much
I believe that wadding is another term for batting.
omg! my friend asked me if i could make her a pair of ballet slippers, and i said i could. i’ve been searching and searching for a patern, and now i’ve got one thank you so much!!!