How to Make a Tutu Skirt: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

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How to Make a Tutu Skirt: 13 Steps (with Pictures)
How to Make a Tutu Skirt: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

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A tutu skirt is a beautiful costume choice and can turn an ordinary look into a fun one. Buying a ready-made tutu skirt is quite expensive, and making your own is actually so cheap and easy. You can try making a tutu skirt with or without stitches, as described below.

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Method 1 of 2: Making a Seamless Tutu

Make a Tutu Step 1
Make a Tutu Step 1

Step 1. Buy tulle

Usually the tutu is made of tulle or other stiff and lightweight fabric. You can choose any color, but make sure it is about 127.0–203.2 cm wide and about 0.9–2.7 m long, depending on the height of the tutu wearer. You will also need a roll of ribbon in a color that matches the chosen fabric.

Make a Tutu Step 2
Make a Tutu Step 2

Step 2. Take the wearer's body measurements

Use a sewing tape measure to measure your waist (the smallest part of your torso) or a point slightly lower than your waistline and record the measurement. The waist of the tutu will fall at this point, so make sure you measure correctly.

Make a Tutu Step 3
Make a Tutu Step 3

Step 3. Cut out your ingredients

Use your waist measurement to find out the length of the ribbon. Add 12.7–25.4 cm to the length of the ribbon to tie the tutu later. Spread out the tulle, and cut it vertically into strips 5, 1–15, 2 cm wide. For a larger, fuller tutu skirt, use chunks of thicker tulle. For a slightly slimmer tutu skirt, use thinner pieces of tulle. The number of tulle strips you cut will vary depending on the width of the wearer's waist and how thick the tulle strips are.

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Make a Tutu Step 4

Step 4. Attach the tulle to the ribbon

Take a piece of tulle, bend it in the middle and then push one end of the ribbon to create a loop. Thread the ribbon into the loop then thread one end of the tulle piece into the loop and pull it so that it creates a knot on top of the ribbon.

Make a Tutu Step 5
Make a Tutu Step 5

Step 5. Continue adding the next pieces of tulle

Add new pieces to the ribbon and push them against each other, to create a bulging effect. Continue adding the next pieces of tulle, pushing them against each other, the pieces of tulle filling the entire length of the ribbon except for a few inches at each end, as these ends will be used to tie the tutu skirt.

Make a Tutu Step 6
Make a Tutu Step 6

Step 6. Show off your new tutu skirt

Wrap the ribbon around your waist and, voila! Your tutu skirt is finished. Have fun putting on your beautiful new skirt and showing it off all over town or wearing it as a costume.

Method 2 of 2: Sewing a Tutu Skirt

Make a Tutu Step 7
Make a Tutu Step 7

Step 1. Select the tulle fabric as desired

To sew a tutu skirt, you can use a piece of fabric cut into strips or a roll of tulle ribbon. You can choose any color, and the amount of material you need will depend on your waist size. You'll also need an elastic band about 2.5 cm or smaller in width.

Make a Tutu Step 8
Make a Tutu Step 8

Step 2. Take your body measurements

Wrap a sewing tape measure around the waist or at any other point of the circumference you want. Make sure that the measurements taken are not too loose, because a tutu skirt that is too loose will look weird.

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Make a Tutu Step 9

Step 3. Cut out your fabric

If you are using a tape measure of tulle, spread it out and cut it into strips about 7.6 - 15.2 cm wide. The wider the cut, the fuller your tutu will look. If you are using a bunch of tulle ribbons, cut them into sections between 127-203.2 cm long. Each of these tulle strips will be bent in half, so half the length will be the length of your tutu skirt. Cut the elastic to your waist measurement.

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Make a Tutu Step 10

Step 4. Sew the tulle

Fold each piece of tulle in half over the elastic. Sew straight with a sewing machine to join the two ends of the piece just below (but not at the point) of the elastic.

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Make a Tutu Step 11

Step 5. Continue adding the next pieces of tulle

Place all the tulle strips that you have prepared along the waistband and arrange them so that the collection of tulle strips looks slightly puffy. You may need to prepare a few extra tulle strips, in case you still need them.

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Make a Tutu Step 12

Step 6. Work up to the end of the waistband

After the waistband is filled with pieces of tulle, sew the two ends of the waistband in a zigzag stitch using your sewing machine. Arrange all the tulle strips to spread evenly around the waist, and the tutu skirt is done! Enjoy your beautiful new tutu skirt, and enjoy showing off your sewing skills.

Make a Tutu Final
Make a Tutu Final

Step 7.

Tips

  • Another way is to sew a bunch of tulle directly to the waist of a stocking or to the bottom of a tight-fitting shirt.
  • Try using a variety of tulle fabrics in different colors, to create color variations on the tutu skirt.

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