I bought 4 yards of 54" tulle for each baby tutu. This will make a really full tutu. I cut it into 44 pieces - 4 across and 11 down. For babies made the elastic about 16 - 18". For the tutu Red Fish is wearing I didn't acutally measure the pieces I just started cutting so it turned out longer. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xgjcV9yqEaeHOfCjn9MrNlk7k47IwZ67VCZqq-eOgGKpO-8cKX9GGUsxw3dBR0R30CJrai65iEy-s4j9y2K5xCT3MhhUQ-a09kf0fpemVhxcMEzFsy2kF0kPO11OZMsf6gQtg2yRN-Q/s320/IMG_3786.jpg)
Sew ends of elastic together. You could do this by hand if you don't have a sewing machine.
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Tie strips onto the elastic. You don't have to even double knot them. Just keep tying until the strips are gone.
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Then have someone cute test the tutu. Here is Red Fish testing one last August.
My cousin
Leilani did a really
cute boa for her daughter out of shorter strips of tulle. I want to make some for my girls.
4 comments:
We made this one and loved it. We alternated colors of tulle and I wimped out and just used ribbon instead of elastic. A looks DARLING! Like she was meant to wear one 24/7
So cute! I didn't know you were a seamstress, too! ;)
That is so super cute!! I love it and cant wait to make one for Abby when she gets bigger!!
I am excited to give it a try, if I can't figure it out, I will be giving you a call.
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