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You're going to need 2-8 yards of tulle,
found in your local fabric store. Tulle
seems to range in price from very cheap (I
got mine for less than $1 a yard) to not
really at all expensive for fabric (I saw
some tulle for like $6 a yard - it was rather
fancy looking). Two yards will suffice for a
children's tutu. I doubt most of you are
wanting to make one for a kid though. I used
six yards for mine - my tutu is ridiculously
poofy and has about a six inch gap with no
material. One day, I'll fix that, but for
now I just twist it to the side. Depending
on how you cut your stripes and tie them on,
you may need more or less fabric.
First, you're going to need to cut the
tulle into strips. My tulle just happened to
be twice as wide as I wanted my tutu's length
to be, so I decided it would be easiest to
loop the tulle around the ribbon. I cut my
stripes about 4 inches wide - the width of
these stripes is going to determine the
poofiness, so use my tutu to judge.
After you have your strips cut, you're
going to want to fasten them to a ribbon or
elastic. If you use ribbon, make sure it
matches the tulle - or at least compliments
it. I forgot to buy ribbon from the fabric
store and all I had laying around with some
olive green piece. There are several methods
for fastening the strips to the ribbon - you
can sew them, tie them, or probably even use
fabric glue. I opted to tie them on.
Because my strips were twice the length I
wanted, I just doubled them over and looped
them around the ribbon.
Because I am such a horrible explainer of
what I mean by 'looping around the ribbon', I
drew a picture. Unfortunately, I am also a
horrible drawer. I opted to crop out the
final result, which is what you achieve by
pulling the ends tight, but I don't think
it's a crucial element. Just know that in
the drawing below, you are actually looking
at what will become the inside of the tutu's
waist. You want the clean part of the loop
on the outside, as in the photo above.
You may want to play around with other
methods of fastening the strips to the
ribbon. If you have any questions, I will
try my hardest to answer them.
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Ooh, thank you. This will assuredly add to
the already fluxing amount of adult tutu
photos here on flickr. Whee!! ♥
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I sense there will be lots of tutus appearing
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Yeah - I should have just said 'Put twenty
dollars in an envelope and mail to . . . ' I
could definitely make a ton of these for
twenty bucks apiece!
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Definately, I will take a blue and orange
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I heart you.
This is amazing. Much cooler than the
sewed onto elastic poof I had as a kid.
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oh man... i almost wish i HAD commissioned
you to make one for me now... haha
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Awesome! I'm going to have to make one now.
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I.ve never had the intention of making a
tutu, but after reading your instruction and
your drawing, I.m tempted to make one. But I
wouldn.t have any reason to wear one!!! :-)
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yeah! i am going to make one too! thanks!!
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Man, I would totally pay you to make mine :D
I am going to try it this weekend though I
think!!!
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Um, yeah...that was so cool of you to put up
there but I'd probably just buy one ;-) I'm
not very crafty LOL
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I'm going to the fabric store tomorrow!
When's tutu day?
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Will it go with my cowboy hat? Maybe I'll try
one. Good for a laugh. If my wife don't find
out. Never mind, ain't worth it.
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I'll have to make one for my Lily! Thanks!
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This is awesome. Thanks!
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thanks!
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woo hoo! I love all your tu-tu photos
Ambrosialove!! I'll be definitely be making
one! Thanks!! :) ♥
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Oooooooooh...I'm definately going to try
this!
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amber, thanks for posting this. i would
totally pay you to make a tutu. i'm sure my
nieces would love one of their own.
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oh... col idea! I want one too!!
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I bought some tulle this week. There was only
white tulle :-I It was 1,60$CAN/metre . I
don't know when I'll have the time to make
one :-I I have to do some housework but it's
so boring, I need the tutu!!! :-)
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this is so great.. i was thinking of doing
one myself.... and this instructions make my
day.... :) i definitely will make one...
p.s. sorry for my english..... and thanks
again for the tutu recipe...
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One more thing to add to my "things i
wanna make" Thanks very adorable.
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thanks for the tip!
—linked from tribe
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my husband is not going to like that I found
these instructions! oh. so easy to make!! My
tutus are actually skirts (one's a cinoline)
that I simply pulled up and safety pinned
into place. But this is so easy!
And I love the poofyness of your tutu!
Thanks for these instructions!
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thanks for such great instructions. I just
made one for my 10 month grandaughter.
www.flickr.com/photos/skylerbug/1419648788/
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I have a question for you on reusing this
pattern. I make hand dyed and embellished
kids clothes, and I would really like to make
some matching skirts for my online store to
go with some of my shirts.
Would that be acceptable to you? I can of
course give you credit for this pattern, as I
do not want to steal someone else's work, but
this is the best instructions I have found
for making these.
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thiank you very much!
because of this i was able to make
my doggie a tutu for holloween and
after i make my pink tutu we weill be
matching
when we go trickortreating
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i102.photobucket.com/albums/m83/robeno5/tutuf
orannie.jpg
heres a pic
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I finally made one today:
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How long were the strips that you used?
[Before you tied them on.] Or, How long is
your skirt?
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The tutu is to my knees:
So, I'm thinking 3-4 feet (since it's
doubled over).
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Much thanks! I'm making this for Halloween
for my fairy costume ^^
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So you just get a regular piece of ribbon to
loop them around? And tie it around your
waist? Is that how it stays on?
This is so great. Thanks for the info! :)
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Yep. Or you can use elastic.
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I am so using this for my halloween costume.
Thanks so much the instructions.
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Thank you!
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wow thats so awesome!!! you are so much more
helpful than yahoo answers and google :)
thanks now im off to make my ballerina
costume for halloween :D !
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So I'm basically using these directions to
make my tutu right now.
And so far, the tutu is coming along pretty
great!
Thanks =]
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thanks for the TUTORIAL!!! I am seriously
going to use it, to make my bumble bee
costume. I'll post pics. Thanks again!
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I love my tutu. Im wearing it to a Halloween
party tonight, then again on Wednesday. Once
I take pictures, I will definitely show you.
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I made a new tutu!
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Thank you so so so much for this! My best
friend and I are doing a bike race, and are
going to wear matching tutus. This is going
to make my life a million times easier. This
is the best tututututututotial (:D) I've been
able to find...
Off to work!
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I made one for my little one. Thank you! I
posted it over on my blog: www.purlingsprite.com
Thank you, thank you!
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this is SO much fun!!!
Can´t wait to make one
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Yay! My first one!!! Thanks, girl!
"295/365: I made a tutu!" by .tara. [?]
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I can't wait to try it. Thank you so much.
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Whoo hoo! I picked my colors, and am using a
nice powder blue rope, and I am ready to go.
Will make my tutu tomorrow and hopefully post
a picture this weekend. Thanks SO much. You
ROCK!
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Found this posted in a group...LOVE IT! Thank
you so much!!! :o)
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Too cool! Thanks for sharing!
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thanks so much, you saved me a load of
trouble.
its funny too, i was gathering colors i had
and i was like "wtf and am i going to do
with these?" and they are the same you used in
your example! they go together so well.
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Thanks for sharing, you inspired me to make
these skirts for a shoot that I had in my
mind for weeks....
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Thank you!!!
You inspired me to make one!
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Ok, so now I really want to make a tutu and
give it to my dance teacher for her birthday!
But I dont understand how much tulle i need!
She is about 5'6 so please tell me how much I
would need.
Thanks a bunch!
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smflynn32 The amount of tulle will depend on how poofy
you want it, how long you want it, and
obviously how big the hips are. At a
minimum, I would say you'd need 4 yards. Max
- 10 yards. Good luck!
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OH! Fun... I think I have a new project!!!!!
YAY! Thanks!
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thanks for the tutorial.
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Oh man!
I made mine green
I absolutely LOVE it!
:D
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Oh, I've found my next project! haha on
tutututuorial! thanks for the instructions!
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this is great thanks , ive just made mine and
anothers , photos to come soon :)
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hheheeheh you became multi talented :) glad
to see that your still on ... cheers !!
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Wow Thanks for the info! Can't wait to make
some!
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I'm SO glad I found this!!!! I want to do a
tutu & am sewing impaired!!!
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WOW - just what I was looking for & from
a contact even :)
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i loved your other photos, really pretty...
too bad people steal nice pictures! :(
i've always wanted to have a tutu!!!
i'm going to make one for a costume party i
have ;)
thank you so much!!
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I love the tutorial. I wanna make Tutu's for
my girls for an Olivia the Pig bday party.
If I pick 2 colors, do I just alternate it.
If the girls are only 2 1/2 feet tall, how
long should I cut the tulle? How do I
measure how much elastic? i am all new with
this type of craft...i am sooooo excited.
can't wait to hear your response so I could
go to the fabric store.
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vanity021 - Yes, just alternate the colors. Your
strips are going to be doubled over, so just
make sure the tulle is twice as long as you
want the tutu - some folks do long flowy
tutus and others do short ones that just kind
of stick straight out. I've never worked
with elastic though, so I don't know what to
tell you about how to measure that. With the
ribbon, I just measure right above the hips
where the tutu sits, add a bit more for the
bow, and cut my ribbon to size. I would
guess elastic would be the same . . . ?
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Hi ambrosia... thanks for the tutorial. I
just finished making one for my little girl
and it's so adorable.
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I am now obsessed with tutus, and am making
two for my daughter's first birthday--one to
go with each of her birthday shirts, one of
which will inevitably get icing all over it.
So I must have a stand-by outfit! I can't
wait to show off the tutu outfits and my girl
in them! Thanks for the help in creating a
tutu-maniac.....
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I want my tutu to be seriously poofy for my
birthday party so should i add layers on
layers or do you recon that would look silly.
Also, do you recon if i cut the top off of a
pair of joggers to use the elastic that might
work?
Oh sorry to be a pain could you show me a
pic of what it looks like on an adult too?
thank you soo much for this, so handy!! x
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ohhsopretty You can use that elastic, but I would
imagine elastic is pretty cheap and sold
wherever you're getting your tulle. For the
poofiness, I would suggest cutting narrow,
shorter strips, tying them all on, and then
judge whether it's poofy enough or not. If
not, just squeeze them tighter and add more,
or you can probably add more on top. I'm not
really sure though - perhaps some other folks
will weigh in.
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thankyou, thankyou!!!
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thank you sooo much for this it took me
bloody ages to find out how to make one i
really hope it works alright!! thanks x x x
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I made three of these for christmas presants
for my cousins and they loved them!
I also made one for myself to wear under a
dress for 50's sunday. It came out great and
I can't wait to wear it again.
I used elastic for the one for myself and
ribbon for the ones for my cousins.
Ribbon is definitely easier to work with.
The elastic is very twisted and you can't
really untwist it. It happens in the looping
process.
But it feels fine when you are wearing it
and is covered with the tulle.
I need to buy some more tulle to fill in
the bare spots but it came out great and I
wanted to thank you!
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Thank you so much!
I didn't think it would be so easy and I
will definatly make one of those <3
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Holy crap, thanks! I am making a ton of them
and giving them out at Burning Man this
year.....
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thank to help me
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I might not get my cwd assignments done, but
I am definitely making a tutu tonight.
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I would like to say thanks for explaining how
to make the tutu but i would like to know how
do u make a layered tutu? thats whats kinda
confusing to me
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avantsgirl2000 - I'm not entirely sure I understand what
you mean. In my description above, the tulle
is doubled over, so that's kind of creating a
layered effect . . . but I don't know if
that's what you're talking about.
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thx for the instructions. mine i think will
be all black. or maybe i'll layer two of
them, black on top of a pink one. that
would probably give more coverage too. fun
fun fun. wish i still had my toe shoes from
my ballerina days.
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Hey thanks for responding. I actually
understand it now. I tried it out and by it
being double it does give it that effect but
its not layered. i kinda answered my own
question by trying it out. sorry :)
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Thanks so much for sharing! I found a place
online that sells them for $45 made the exact
same way. With 3 daughters you just saved me
a bundle!
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Thank you so much! I'm making these for a
production I am in. These are perfect and a
lot easier to make than the other version I
was making before!
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Thanks so much for sharing this. My little
girl is dressing up for a Carnivale and she
is so excited about the tutu. Again, my
thanks.
Nan
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i got to make some and i just wanted to say
thanks again! couldn't have done it without
you. Thank you sooo much!
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i love this!! for halloween me and my friends
dressed up like mimes!! i'll see if i can
send the pic. sometime
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Awesome! After I finish my current sewing
project, I am so making one of these!
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Worked out great! Thanks again!
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Nice instructions - since i make them for a
living - the one thing to look for in tulle
if you want quality ones is pull on it alot
of the cheaer tulles will tear when you pull
and are very scratchy, I've made 100's of
tutus I have lots of samples search Hannah's
Tutus and you can find some
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Excellent info! I make custom tutus as well.
I love the super poufy ones! Search
Picklebug Boutique to find some of my tutus!
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thank you!
i've been looking for something like this
for ages :]
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I just finished my first one. I love it.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much for this tutorial. This is
great. I will be making one for a photoshoot
soon.
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Yay! I just made mine today. Love it!!
Thank you!!!!
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thank you, thank you, thank you!! I've been
wanting to make one for the longest time and
I finally did with your help! worked out
great!
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I LOVE the tutu that I just made :)
The only thing I added, I sewed the
completed ribbon (with the tulle tied) to a
piece of fabric that had eyelets sewn in so
it would look like the romantic tutu's I used
when I danced. It also allowed me to hide a
2nd layer of tulle to make it extra puffy
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THANK YOU!!!!!
I am going to have to try this :)
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