What you’ll need:
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* 4-5 yards of tulle (depending on waist size) in whatever colors your heart desires!
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* thick elastic head band (adult size)
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* 1 yard of satin ribbon (or 3 yards, if not using elastic for band)
* ruler or measuring tape -
* scissors
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* delightful friends for delicious company (not necessary, but highly recommended)
This DIY project takes anywhere between 30 and 60 minutes (depending on how much you gab).
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Measure your child’s waist, and either use a long strip of ribbon for the entire tutu (as shown on this video) or use an elastic headband (making sure it isn’t too tight on their little waist). We cheated, in the no-sew department, and had our hosting momma sew some elastic together for us as we had no headbands with us and didn’t want to ‘waste’ ribbon. It’s your choice!
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Tulle: the softer the better! Roll your tulle into long ‘tubes’, being careful to keep it smoothed out and the edges lined up. Then carefully cut the long tube into shorter 3 inch pieces (see video).
Unroll your tulle ‘tubes’, and depending on the length of tutu you’re wanting, cut the strips in half or thirds (for a shorter/baby tutu). Or leave the strips full length for a long, “hot mama” tutu {va va voom!}.
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Once tulle is all cut (keeping the different colors separate helps speed things along), stretch your elastic over a chair back, or if you’re limber, your legs.
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Using slip knots, tie your tulle onto your elastic.
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Spice it up: add some strips of glittery tulle, or even throw in some long, thin pieces of ribbon for extra pizzazz.
- Once all your strips are tied on, check that they’re evenly spread out on your elastic and angle cut the edges if you want more of a pixie look to you tutu.
- Lastly, decide where you want your bow and either tie it straight onto the elastic or use a safety pin to attach it {this way, if you’re fickle like me and like to change things up…frequently, you can easily switch out the ribbon whenever you choose}.
Voila!
A no-sew, no-fuss, sew-cute tutu for your table-jumping, sky-scraper-leaping super girl!
