All you need is: 6" wide tulle (2 or 3 rolls) and some No-Roll wide elastic. That's it!!
You can make these tutu's as long as you would like but this one is the average shorter tutu. Cut a bunch of strips of tulle using a 2 foot measuring stick. Each piece will be folded in half later so if you want your tutu to be all the way to the ground you will need to cut extra long pieces. I use about 50 yards of tulle for one tutu. Sometimes more but at least that much. Cutting more strips makes the tutus look fuller.
Make sure you buy the "No-Roll" elastic. This is very important. You can decide how wide you would like for the elastic to be but the wider the better.
You can make these tutu's as long as you would like but this one is the average shorter tutu. Cut a bunch of strips of tulle using a 2 foot measuring stick. Each piece will be folded in half later so if you want your tutu to be all the way to the ground you will need to cut extra long pieces. I use about 50 yards of tulle for one tutu. Sometimes more but at least that much. Cutting more strips makes the tutus look fuller.
Make sure you buy the "No-Roll" elastic. This is very important. You can decide how wide you would like for the elastic to be but the wider the better.
1. You will need to measure your child's waist and subtract that number by 3. That is how long your elastic needs to be. Then you can zig-zag stitch your elastic together.
2. Tie knots with your tulle all around the elastic so it's easier just to put the elastic around your leg so that it stays in place.
2. Tie knots with your tulle all around the elastic so it's easier just to put the elastic around your leg so that it stays in place.
3. Take one piece of tulle and fold it in half. Make sure the folded end is at the bottom and place it under the elastic like the picture above.
4. Now, here is how you are going to tie the knot. It's a little hard to explain but I hope the pictures will help. Take the two ends of the tulle that are at the top and loop them down and under where the hole is from the folded tulle.
5. Continue pulling the tulle down and use your thumb on the other hand to place the knot and tighten as you pull.
Hopefully this picture shows it a little better.
6. When you have pulled it all the way through your know should look like this on your thumb. You can adjust it as needed to make sure its tight.
7. Your first knot is complete!
8. Now you just need to make a bunch more!
9. Continue all the way around until it's as full as you would like for it to be. When you stretch the elastic you might see empty spaces to fill in.
10. Let them play their hearts out!!
4. Now, here is how you are going to tie the knot. It's a little hard to explain but I hope the pictures will help. Take the two ends of the tulle that are at the top and loop them down and under where the hole is from the folded tulle.
5. Continue pulling the tulle down and use your thumb on the other hand to place the knot and tighten as you pull.
Hopefully this picture shows it a little better.
6. When you have pulled it all the way through your know should look like this on your thumb. You can adjust it as needed to make sure its tight.
7. Your first knot is complete!
8. Now you just need to make a bunch more!
9. Continue all the way around until it's as full as you would like for it to be. When you stretch the elastic you might see empty spaces to fill in.
10. Let them play their hearts out!! 
OMG this is such a cute idea! How simple is that and how awesome!? LOVE IT!! Thnx for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteNo problem! I thought it was pretty simple too, and thought it might come in handy sometime in the future.
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