How to make a tutu.

Getting ready: Measure elastic around child's waist, leave 3/4 " or so extra to overlap and stitch together. (If you are using the 1/2" elastic and it is easy to stretch, try using a little less than the child's waist measurements because after you tie on all the tulle it'll stretch a little.)



Cutting the tulle: Cut your tulle strips double (+1-2") the length of your child s measurements from waist to ankles, or however long you are wanting it (each piece will be folded in half and tied on) . The 1-2" is to allow some loss in length while tying it around the elastic. For example, measurements from waist to ankle is 15", cut 32" long



~Now...Cut lots at this same length!...............keeeppp cutting!!!!
***When cutting, lay the tulle flat out and cut it. Don't gather it up in your hands so it is all scrunched together to cut it.....I have tried this 2x and somehow my strips slowly start to get shorter!!
*Tip: You can cut some strips a few inches shorter and randomly place them throughout the tutu. These shorter ones stand out from the other ones and make the tutu look more puffy!

Now you are ready to start tying them on the elastic band!!

Take your first strip of tulle and fold it in half, pinch the looped end in between 2 fingers. Put the pinched end inside the circle of the elastic band (1st pic).

Take the 2 loose ends and bring them over the top of the elastic
band putting them in the "hole" from the loop on the other end. (2nd pic)

Pull Tight

Adjust loop around elastic until it is tight. Keep doing this all the way around ALSO squishing them together as tight as you want...the tighter they are squished together, the more strips that can fit on there and the puffier the tutu!