anyone make the no sew tutu?

Melanie2003

I'd like to make one for my daughter's first birthday and the no sew method seems to be super simple, especially because i have tons of unused elastic headbands that would work as the belt/waist.

I plan to purchase tulle off etsy so that I can get a variety of colors without buying whole rolls at michaels or acmoore -where the colors are limiting anyway - really to traditional wedding colors. It's a fall party, so hot pink, orange, brown, yellow, green, etc.

I have no idea how much total yardage I need for this, especially because I'd like to make it super puffy.

Anyone have any direction of material measurements so I can pay shipping just once and get everything together? I think each strip needs to be no more than 24" (so it doubles to 12" when attached to the band), and someone the other day mentioned layers in different lengths too.

rlynn007

Do you have a Joann store or WalMart with a fabric section? When I did mine I went and bought it off the bolt I think I did about 4 yards of different colors and I had plenty of extra.

mrsadamswife

I made one, I got directions somewhere offline, sorry I don't remember where. I did buy the rolls but got them at Hobby Lobby and they had TONS of colors.

emoflamingo

Hobby Lobby has tons of colors, but it's cheaper to buy from PaperMart online. If you get the 25 yard rolls, and you wanted to do 2-3 colors, you'd have plenty. I think I can usually get 2-3 tutus out of one roll when I do 2 colors. You'll probably have extra if you do more than 2 colors, but extra is better than too little. And the prices are definitely lower, even if you pay for shipping. The key is to make sure you scrunch them in really tight when you knot them on the elastic. I find it easier to sew the elastic, then find a little kids' chair to slip the elastic onto the back of and then do the knotting that way.

Good luck.

Melanie2003

rlynn007:

Do you have a Joann store or WalMart with a fabric section? When I did mine I went and bought it off the bolt I think I did about 4 yards of different colors and I had plenty of extra.

a little over 30 minutes away each - and I'm never in that area for anything. My options are limited near home, so I was looking online.

Melanie2003

emoflamingo:

Hobby Lobby has tons of colors, but it's cheaper to buy from PaperMart online. If you get the 25 yard rolls, and you wanted to do 2-3 colors, you'd have plenty. I think I can usually get 2-3 tutus out of one roll when I do 2 colors. You'll probably have extra if you do more than 2 colors, but extra is better than too little. And the prices are definitely lower, even if you pay for shipping. The key is to make sure you scrunch them in really tight when you knot them on the elastic. I find it easier to sew the elastic, then find a little kids' chair to slip the elastic onto the back of and then do the knotting that way.

Good luck.

thanks for the tips!

Hobby Lobby is at least an hour from me - I've never been.

emoflamingo

Melanie2003:

emoflamingo:

Hobby Lobby has tons of colors, but it's cheaper to buy from PaperMart online. If you get the 25 yard rolls, and you wanted to do 2-3 colors, you'd have plenty. I think I can usually get 2-3 tutus out of one roll when I do 2 colors. You'll probably have extra if you do more than 2 colors, but extra is better than too little. And the prices are definitely lower, even if you pay for shipping. The key is to make sure you scrunch them in really tight when you knot them on the elastic. I find it easier to sew the elastic, then find a little kids' chair to slip the elastic onto the back of and then do the knotting that way.

Good luck.

If you do a lot of crafting, it'd almost be worth it, but not just for the tulle rolls. They have a shop online option now, but I haven't looked at it very much to see what they have and how much shipping costs (I'm 5 minutes from one store and 25 from a second).

thanks for the tips!

Hobby Lobby is at least an hour from me - I've never been.

jklandry

I bought some pre-cut tulle for my niece's birthday party and the lady on Etsy worked with me to figure out how much I needed for th 10 tutus I was making and gave me a pretty good shipping rate. I wanted a lot of colors and have no idea how I would have cut the tulle properly so it was a good find. http://www.etsy.com/listing/52456948/pre-cut-tulle-make-your-own-tutu