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"making of " TikToks as the team puts the finishing touches on the costumes. "Aer we've made the garment and it's been through fiings, then we get to do the rhinestoning on top of it. The embellishments are not always rhinestones, they can be lace appliques and beaded fringe. Those also help with the movement of the garments. But the final step is all the rhinestones, it's the icing on top. It is what makes these garments extra-special and we go through a lot of stones on this show." "We do a technique where you fill a syringe with E-6000 [ jewelry glue], you glue each individual dot and you'll place each stone one by one on top of those dots. I personally believe the rhinestoning process is the most artistic part that you get to do, because the designer creates all the designs, but the rhinestones—where we place them—are not being told by the designer. That's the lile artistic part that we get to have control over so one lile stone placement in a certain spot can make a huge difference. It's artistry in itself, and we have different techniques and different styles of how we place these stones." To see the work done by Juliee Kendall and her talented colleagues, follow her on Instagram and TikTok, and you can watch Dancing With the Stars on ABC and Hulu. TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@stunt costumer Instagram: @jkendallcostumes Britt Stewart. (Inset) back and front of dress in progress.