Easy Handmade Toddler TuTus
Easy Handmade Toddler TuTus
Ingredients
- Roll of tulle/Bulk tulle on the cardboard
- Elastic
- Thread
- Needle
- Scissors
Instructions
- Measure around the waist. Cut the elastic after you Subtract 1 inch from that measurement.
- Sew the ends of the elastic band together. You can either hand-sew or use a sewing machine to hold the ends together.
- Determine how long you want the tutu to hang on the baby. You will be cutting the tulle strips 2″ wide.
- Measure from the waist of the child to the desired length of the tutu. Take that measurement and double it. For example, if you want the tutu to hang down 8 inches, you cut the tulle into 16-inch strips, which is shown here.
- Place the elastic band around a small chair back to hold it steady.
- Tie the tulle strips into a knot unto the elastic to hold the pieces in place. Be sure to center the knot in the middle of each tulle strip for an even skirt on the tutu.
- Repeat as you work around the elastic band and scoot the pieces of tulle right next to each other to create a full tutu skirt.
- Continue to add tulle strips until you achieve the desired fullness.
- You can add accents such as ribbon strands, bows, silk flowers or rosettes to the tutu. You can even tie the ribbon strands to hang down in the tulle. Also, you can attach directly to the tutu with hot glue or sew them on.