How to make a Tutu
General — By Trisha-admin on July 5, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I have seen a lot of inquirers on how to make tutus, etc. so i brought over some information from my site to share with y’all!
Free Tutu Instructions (These show good pics!)
This is the one I made~ Make sure you scrunch your tulle together really well to have a really full tutu! Also, to add to these instructions since it isn’t listed, 6 inch tulle works really well, not the big tulle you find on the bolts. Premeasure your tulle out and it has to be about 22-24 inches in length so when you fold it in half, it hangs long enough. To measure your waist, make sure you measure your model and then take off about 2-3 inches of elastic..I know that sounds drastic, but as you put on the tulle and tighten it, it stretches the elastic out and makes it bigger..so if you don’t take down the waist size before, your waist will end up really big and you will be taking it half apart. Trust me, I did it twice.
Make sure you add some embellishments like sparkles or pom poms when your done! I added flowers to mine!
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i am so excited i found these cheap and easy instructions. now i can be a REAL bumble bee ballarina!!!!!!
Thank you so much for this! I was going to buy a tutu but they cost almost $30 here and I didnt know if the packaged one would fit. This is a great source and your directions are super easy. I used the ones for the layered tutu instead but alternated colors and just tied two of the same color together instead.