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By mistymq
A two-tone No-Sew Tutu
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Have a little girl who loves to dance? Need a quick and awesome present for a girls birthday party? This quick and easy tutu can be constructed with NO SEWING in less than 30 minutes and will bring hours of enjoyment to your little one.
Lay tulle out across a large flat surface with fold toward you. Cut 6-inch wide strips using all of the tulle. You can use a cutting board and rotary blade or just cut with scissors. It is not important that the strips be perfectly straight or exactly 6 inches wide.
Wrap elastic around child’s waist and cut where edges just meet. Overlap elastic 1-inch over the other side and staple together along both edges. Make sure staples are running up and down, not from side to side. You can also hand stitch the elastic together or sew on a sewing machine.
Open a strip of tulle and place the center over the back of the elastic. Pull tulle around to the front and tie snuggly. Depending on the length of your tulle you may want to keep it folded for a shorter tutu.
Repeat with all tulle pieces.
Once all pieces are securely tied on you can spread them out more evenly and you are ready to set back and watch your little one dance up a storm!
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mistymq said
on 10/3/2008 6 yards of tulle.
MTV2ROCKSTAR said
on 10/2/2008 HEY THERE HOW MANY YARD OF THE TULLE WILL I NEED?
MANY THANKS
mistymq said
on 9/30/2008 I use just a standard cheap 3/4 inch elastic. You can pick some up at Walmart precut for about $1. As long as the elastic is new and not specifically made for undergarments; it should work fine. Good luck!
lhead said
on 9/29/2008 Since I don't sew a lot, I was wondering if you could recommend a type/brand of elastic to use for this project?
mistymq said
on 9/29/2008 Oh no! Was it old elastic? Or really soft elastic might do that too. You can just pull the two edges of elastic tighter until you get the size you want and then tie them or staple them. Good luck!