Here is the ballet costume I sewed yesterday for my art project!How to make a ballet tutu: (great for children and over-sized children like me)
1. sew a piece of thick elastic together to make a waistband the size of the waist you wish to furnish with a tutu.
2. go to the craft store, look in the wedding section, buy the kind of tulle that comes on a roll (it's about 6 inches wide).
3. cut the tulle into strips about 20 inches long.
4. double knot the individual strips of tulle around the waistband, so the tails of the knot form a skirt. Repeat until the skirt is full. Trim it if it's too long.
5. if that didn't make sense, call or e-mail me. Enjoy!
5 comments:
This has to be my favorite post of yours to date. You are hilarious.
You make a lovely ballerina. And you make a lovely tu tu.
I really like your outfit. Maybe someday I'll have to make that tutu for emi.
Love it! I think I need one. It would look really good right now with my pregnant belly handing over it.
Wesley is looking over my shoulder as I scroll down your blog, and upon this picture, he gasps and says, "BEAUTIFUL!".
So that is what the almost 4 year-old boy says (and me too.)
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