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Tutus ~ No Sew

February 22, 2008 · 7 comments

This week my daughter and I made these adorable almost no-sew tutus. This craft project was so easy and required minimal sewing. They came together so quickly we forgot to take pictures of anything but the finished product.
Here are three of the tutus, we still need to finish two more
Tutus ~ No Sew
here is a close up
Tutus ~ No Sew

We had fun making them and they took about an hour to make, the longest part was cutting the tulle. These are small, about a 2T. We found that you can make them short and super puffy, or long and sort of puffy.

Here are directions so you can make your own no-sew tutu.

First measure the waist of the tutu wearer. Subtract 3 inches. Cut your elastic to that measurement and sew ends together. (I used a zig zag stitch, but this can be hand sewn as well) I recommend sewing back and forth several times to make sure your waistband is very secure.

Decide how long you want your tutu to be,  double it and add one inch. That is the length you want to cut your tulle.

My tulle was already six inches wide so I only had to cut the length. I used two 6 in by 75 ft rolls of tulle for each tutu, which I purchased on ebay.

Here is the hard part to explain in writing. I slid the elastic waist band up my leg and on my thigh. I then proceeded to tie the tulle in double knots on the elastic waistband. I made sure all the knots were at the same level on the elastic. Putting the elastic on your leg just makes it easier to work with.

After I tied all the tulle around the elastic I added satin bows on each side. I burn the ends of my satin ribbon to keep from fraying.

This project is very easy and even a non crafty person can make these adorable tutus. Pair with a leotard and you have a great gift for that special little girl.

Tutus ~ No Sew

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Purses « The Happy Housewife
March 6, 2008 at 9:23 pm

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1 Terri February 22, 2008 at 5:11 pm

They are so cute! I love tutus on little girls. Good job.

Terri

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2 Renae February 23, 2008 at 9:23 pm

So fun! What did you use for the waistband?

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3 mom2fur February 24, 2008 at 9:09 am

My daughter would have loved one of those when she was little! So girly and cute–you did a great job!

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4 mrswarren February 25, 2008 at 12:40 pm

These look exactly like what my mom used to make for me and my sisters when we were little girls!

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5 Laura of Harvest Lane February 25, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Hi!
How adorable!
I’d like to make some tutus for my girls to play in. Maybe I’ll make them longer and call them three threes just for fun.

Did you use a pattern? I f not, can you explain how you made them or do a tutorial?

Thanks so very much!

Please come and visit me at my blog.
Laura of Harvest Lane

God bless!

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6 Stephanie Bowman February 27, 2008 at 11:27 am

the tutus are very cute, but I don’t think Gabe would like coming home to the boys in them :( LOL

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