How to Stone a Skating Dress - Using E6000 glue to apply Flatback Swarovski Crystals

In this video I share with you a quick tutorial on how I apply flatback crystals to skating dresses using E6000 glue, a craft srynge and a wax tip pickup tool. Use these tips to make your plain skating dress look custom made!

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[elaineross]

I have just discovered this video, love it!! I find pretty skating leggings quite expensive so I'm considering buying plain black ones and I'll just make them pretty myself 🥰 The syringe hack is so clever 👌 will let you know how it goes 🙈

[janetslater]

I have found that I don't like the cheapie, wax tipped, tool for picking up the crystals. I have had much better luck with the Krystal Katana. I also wish I had better luck with the craft syringes. The glue in them seems to thicken super fast, making it hard for me to push the syringe. However, with E6000, you can buy the kind with different tips, which is super helpful. I also find it helpful to have the dress gently stretched out, and for super thin areas like mesh, using somethign like wax paper is excellent for catching the glue without causing it to stick to the other side of the dress. Toothpicks can also really help with the placement of the crystals, or with adding glue. I also highly recommend separating your crystals, depending on how you want to stone your dress. That way, they are easier to find.

All in all, everyone who stones dresses will have their ways, and there's not one perfect way to get it done. What matters the most is how the dress looks at the end, and the wearer of the dress is happy with it. :)

[anner]

I just went to go and buy some swarvoski rhinestones, and have found that swarvoski no longer sell these. Is there another make that you recommend? 😭

[icedancerashleigh]

Does the four way fabric need to be stretched a little before gluing stones or should the stones be glued to the fabric without it being stretched at all?

[isabella]

Hi Coach Julia! Would this method work to put rhinestones on leather figure skates, like the Jackson Artiste? Or is it not recommended to put rhinestones on skates?

[mariangies]

Just found your channel, and it's been very helpful. Thanks for the video. where can I find the syringe? And what size needle did you use? Thanks.

[PhantomsRogue]

What is the best method you’ve found for cleaning your syringes?

[angelnelson]

What if the plunger is hard to push down?

[ames]

Where did you find the wax tipped tool or did you make it yourself?

[wednesdaycasimirherrick]

Now that swarovski doesn't sell wholesale what should we be using?!

[babydahlhouse]

Where can i get a template for the design so i know where to put the stones?

[JordynLutz]

Do you know how to remove excess glue from the dress when stoning it? Should I use rubbing alcohol or acetone? Or is it a lost cause?