How can i make tutus

The amount of tulle can vary by how full you want the tutu to be. We used five yards of tulle for a child-size tutu and it worked great. Six yards of tulle should be enough to make tutu skirts for adults.

You may need to use more tulle depending on the desired length, size, and fullness of the skirt you are making. Start by cutting strips of tulle. Cut the entire 5 yards of tulle into 4 or 5 inch wide strips.

When you buy tulle it is folded once lengthwise on the bolt. Fold the tulle in half again lengthwise to make the cutting go quicker. Open each strip up so it is folded in half one time like it was when it came off the bolt. Fold this strip again, finding the middle. You might skip the second fold if making for an adult.

Place the elastic headband on your upper thigh to make tying the strips of tulle onto the band easier. Place the middle of the strip that is folded in half under the elastic band. This makes a slip knot, pull snug.

Be careful tying tulle strips around the elastic band to not stretch out the band. Now you have made a super simple tutu that is perfect for costumes and play!

This tulle tutu is a great way to avoid the cost of boutique skirts and create your own special birthday outfit for any little girl. Coordinate the skirt to the birthday theme, and you will have a picture-perfect outfit! This tutu will fit children from about years. You can also use a ribbon can for the waistband. Make sure to slide the knots together as you go to ensure that your tutu is nice and full.

Scrunch and fan out the tulle as desired. After you have attached all of the elastic to your waistband, you can use your fingers to scrunch and fan out the tulle as desired. Scrunching the tulle will give the tutu a crinkly, poofy look, while fanning out the tulle will help to make it look fuller.

Part 3. Use ribbon in place of elastic. One easy way to customize your tutu is to use a long piece of ribbon instead of a piece of elastic. Then, create the tutu by making knots with the tulle around the ribbon instead of around elastic. When you are done, you can secure the ribbon tutu by tying the ribbon in a bow around your waist. Add an embellishment. Adding an embellishment is another fun way to customize a tutu.

You can add a flower, a bow, a decorative button, a brooch, or something else that sets off the colors of your tutu. You can either sew or pin your embellishment in place. Experiment with different color combinations. You can use color combinations to customize your tutu as well. Try combining colors to match a specific onesie, top, or leotard. Or, consider how the tutu might be used to decide which color combination to use.

If the tutu is going to be paired with a blue and green t-shirt, then try making a blue and green tutu to match it. Katrina Grant. Measure the tulle and elastic exactly as stated above. Using a fabric glue, or super glue, generously apply the glue to both ends of the elastic.

Making a circle with the elastic, press both ends together firmly until set. Continue to make the tulle skirt by folding your tulle strips in half and looping them around the elastic exactly how you would if using ribbon.

Not Helpful 5 Helpful Yes, you should be able to get all of it at any craft store. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Not Helpful 4 Helpful You could take green tulle and make a tutu, and on one of the pieces you could sew on a piece of black tulle. Not Helpful 13 Helpful Use a spool of ribbon and follow the directions for making a "no-sew tutu". Not Helpful 8 Helpful Anna Sekeres.

Just make it his favorite color. If he loves ballet he'll appreciate it. You can use ribbon, but it won't come out very fluffy like tulle would. If you have a Walmart around you then you should be able to get some tulle.

The fabric piece in the picture below has 8 layers of tulle. Now, you can easily cut the tulle with a rotary cutter or scissors. The desired length for my tutu is 10 inches, and the strip length is 24 inches. As a result, I cut two such fabric pieces — each 24 inches long and inches wide. Important tip! Please notice that the tulle fabric stretches in one direction. You must cut the strips along the direction with hardly any stretch.

Most tutu skirt are solid colored, but feel free to mix different colors of tulle to create something fun and unique. Next, I folded one of my fabric pieces x 24 inches in half lengthwise, then folded in half widthwise — so I ended up with a rectangle inches long and 12 inches wide.

Then I started to cut my tulle strips. I chose to sew by hand the ends of the elastic, and finished in less than 1 minute! Take one strip of tulle and fold it in half. Grab the two ends of the tulle strip and bring them up through the loop. Or …check out this popular PDF pattern — the Enya Wallet Bag - crossbody, clutch or as a regular wallet, it has everything a big bag has! Can you please clarify: when you have done your first layer of tule and you want to add another one for the fluffy look, do you tie the knots on the new holes above the ones you have used or do you do it in the same place as the previous one?

Accept my apologies for silly question, but I'm new to sewing and not everything always seems clear to me lol. Aggie hi, a great question. Happy tutu making,. Hello, very nice tutu skirt. Escuse me, but what do you mean by a crocheted headband, would that actually be one that we crochet or the ones that they sell. Thank you! Warmly, damjana. Don't know when this was posted but just found your site. I have twin grand daughters and even as young as they are, they want to be girly and go for the fluffy pretty stuff.

Thanks so much. Will keep checking back for more ideas. Fun, easy, pretty! I like the idea of using the crochet headband for the elastic Damjana.