How many yards for tutu skirt

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. Lay the tutu skirt on the floor and use your fingers to comb through the tulle from the waist down to the hem.

Trim some tulle strips if needed. These tutu skirts are perfect for pretend play, lightening up the mood, spontaneous parties, and can help create the most amazing photos. With basic care like hand-washing, storing the tutu on a clothes hanger and ironing on a low-temperature, this tutu skirt should last for years. As your little girl grows, you can untie a few tulle strips and then add elastic to get longer wear from it! You can find me on Facebook , Instagram , and Pinterest. Los mejores deseos para ti!

Please see the answer I gave to Darlene below to get a grasp of how to cut your elastic piece. I like your Aweeesome!! The best tulle for tutu skirts is soft tulle fabric, in my opinion.

How do you do this? First, try on a piece of the elastic yourself — how does it feel if you cut it at waistline measurement? Back in the day, I used 5-liter water bottles to put my tutu skirts to the test.

I love this. I tried static gaurd, ironing on low with a mist of wzter. Insert the ends of the tulle strips through the opening. Next, take the ends of the tulle and bring them up in front of the elastic waistband. Insert all of the ends through the loop that has been created by the folded ends of the strips.

Pull the ends of the tulle through the loop completely to form a tight knot around the elastic band. Repeat this all the way around the elastic. You will need to attach all of your tulle strips in the same fashion until you have covered the entire 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. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 3. You could try to either insert LED bulbs into the tulle or paint the tulle with glow-in-the-dark paint. Another alternative is to use one of these methods on an underskirt instead of the tulle itself.

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. You can make it his favorite color, or ask him how he would like it to be decorated. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 6.

Some dollar stores do, but I would suggest sticking to a fabric store to get a better quality of tulle. Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween to you too!! I have a similar question to Lindsay above. If you cut each strip along the fold, so that you have 4" x 13" strips and then fold them in half to make the slip-knot, won't the tutu only be 7. Or are you saying you unfold each "completely," you are really only unfolding what you folded, not the fold that it comes with from the bolt?

Basically, I'm wondering how long the tutu is from waist to hem. MaryAnn and Lindsay I've sewn so many years sometimes I take things for granted and so I re-read and realize what I wrote sounded a little "wonky". The adult tutu shown is approx 12" long. Hope this revision makes sense and Happy Halloween to everyone! Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'm going as Tinkerbell for Halloween, and I'm super happy at the way this skirt turned out!

I'll be proud to show off my results at our Halloween party this year. Thanks again for the awesome tutorial! Hey there! Thanks for this awesome tutorial! I just have one question. What length did you do your tutu? I am making a tutu for my friend for New Year's and I do not own a sewing machine.

If I opt not to stitch the ribbons together would I still use two? I sewed the two ribbons together to give more substance to the waistband. Whether you opt to hand sew or not, I would still use TWO ribbons one on top of the other to tie the tulle strips over. Hi Miranda! There is a blog called Cotton and Curls I think this might be very helpful to you.

I hope this helps! I can't wait for Halloween! It is one of my favorite holidays and my favorite season. I love getting dressed up and going to parties, I usually make my own costume but I may buy one this year, so I'm looking around online for sexy halloween costume ideas. Made a blue tutu for my 13 year old daughter today for a minion costume. We didn't sew the ribbon together but it doesn't need to hold up for as long.

Thank you so much for the easy tutorial :. This is awesome, such a wonderful idea on halloween costume! Thanks for sharing them as I was really looking for some awesome and cool homemade halloween costume ideas to get on Halloween since it's just few days away. Kudos to you! Hi Pam! Problem is I not only have to make one but three, and I was wondering, the amounts you gave, is that for ONE tutu?

Also, is it better to do the waist line with ribbon or with elastic? Greatly appreciate your feedback! Aloha Catalina! The yardage amounts shown are for ONE tutu. So EACH tutu will need a minimum 4 yards of tulle. That's the amount I used for each tutu shown. If you want it fuller, purchase another yard or so. It's really inexpensive material off the bolt.

As for the ribbon vs elastic I prefer the ribbon just because of the look of the bow in back, however, you could always make the waistband from some wide no-roll elastic and then tack a large ribbon bow on the back of the tutu for extra security. I was browsing about Halloween costume ideas and I found your blog which is quite interesting.

I do hope it's okay with you if I pin them on my Pinterest board. Thanks for sharing! This is genius, I and my friend are running our first 5k this weekend and I wanted to have one for it It is for Autism. I am so excited and will be working on them today!

Thank you so much! Thank you for your kind words and Good Luck on your race! I tried making one of these a few years back which totally didn't work out. I will also wear it again in October for to raise money for the MS charity so it will be used plenty. Thank you! Warm regards from London! Aloha MJ! Thank YOU so much for letting me know. Aloha Steph! All I can say is I used the really inexpensive tulle from WalMart. If you feel your tutu is too transparent then I would just purchase a few more yards and squish each tie on as close together as possible.

It would result in a very stiff tutu. Hope this is helpful. I'm sure you know that, just double checking. Will 10 yards be enough for an adult tutu because someone told me 25 yards. Aloha Tabitha! For the tutus I show here at this short length, 10 yds was ample for an adult. However, if I were worried about having enough tulle, I'd just buy extra. It IS inexpensive.