Making tutu's?

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   Are tutu's simple to make?

A friend suggested to me that for DD's birthday the girls could make their own tutu's. She said that she went to a party for her DD and they made them but used strips of fabric, tulle, and ribbon and made them themselves. Her DD was turning 7.

My DD is turning 6. Her friends range from 4.5 to 5.5. Is it something that would need hands on help from the mom's or would it be something we can set up for them and they can enjoy making themselves. I don't expect them to be "perfect" but thought it would be fun to have something they could take home that they created themselves.

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Sarah2106 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(20) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 22 days Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Rocky Mtn High Points: 24999	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sarah2106 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Making tutu's? Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 1:02pm
	Are tutu's simple to make? A friend suggested to me that for DD's birthday the girls could make their own tutu's. She said that she went to a party for her DD and they made them but used strips of fabric, tulle, and ribbon and made them themselves. Her DD was turning 7. My DD is turning 6. Her friends range from 4.5 to 5.5. Is it something that would need hands on help from the mom's or would it be something we can set up for them and they can enjoy making themselves. I don't expect them to be "perfect" but thought it would be fun to have something they could take home that they created themselves.
	Wife & Mom to my amazing 3 “Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

taowensf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(120) Perennial Pinner 8 years 20 days Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Location: IN Points: 23199	Post Options Post Reply Quote taowensf Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 2:50pm
	I made one for dd once, just with a length of elastic that I sewed the ends of together, then strips of tulle that I knotted around the elastic. Maybe some of the girls could do that themselves?
	~Tess~

3boysMom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List P'infamous Member Rating(27) Perennial Pinner 4 years 187 days Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Location: Husker Country Points: 21809	Post Options Post Reply Quote 3boysMom Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 2:53pm
	Knotting the tulle around the elastic waistband is probably the easiest for youngish kids to do on their own.
	Samantha

Sarah2106 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(20) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 22 days Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Rocky Mtn High Points: 24999	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sarah2106 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 3:12pm
	I was thinking about just doing it around an elastic band. Maybe put the band on the back of a chair so that it is at a height and stable and then the girls could just tie things on that they like - ribbon, tulle, fabric... things like that. Glad to hear it really is that simple I was thinking I was missing a step or something since it seemed like a simple idea.
	Wife & Mom to my amazing 3 “Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Selah925 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'incredible Member Rating(76) Perennial Pinner 6 years 237 days Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Points: 4535	Post Options Post Reply Quote Selah925 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 4:03pm
	I did the same ... just elastic sewn together with tulle tied around it. The only thing is that the tulle is scratchy on such soft skin. I want to make one with chiffon (I think) and maybe some tulle as the top layer.
	Mommie to "A"(11/06), "I" (9/08), "E" (7/10), and "O" (3/12) http://www.cleanslatesoaps.com/

Sarah2106 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(20) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 22 days Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Rocky Mtn High Points: 24999	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sarah2106 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 4:06pm
	Awwww so cute
	Wife & Mom to my amazing 3 “Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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	awww how adorable! and what a cutie too Selah!
	Jenn There’s a big difference between Knowledge & Wisdom. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

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	My mother made a couple with the tulle tied around the elastic and honestly it was a pain for the girls to wear. The ones that have a length of tulle stitched around the band hold up and wear better. Cute either way though.
	Jenny,wife to Adam since 1994 SAHMom to: 18. 16. 14. 12. 11. 9. 8. 6. 4. 2. edd for our T21 baby 6-23-13

Sarah2106 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(20) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 22 days Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Rocky Mtn High Points: 24999	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sarah2106 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 11:29pm
	Hummm maybe pre make the waist band in a casing and then the girls can attach to that. That would still be simple and easy
	Wife & Mom to my amazing 3 “Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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	Hey! I just started teaching my daughter how to make a tutu and showed her the double knot technique and the slipknot technique, and I believe the slipknot technique is much easier to master. At least this was the case with my daughter. I definitely think you need to precut all the strips and either sew the waistbands or use those centimeter wide stretchy headbands from the drugstore as the waistband. I started to write a long tutorial and thought it would be better to use pictures to illustrate. I have the written instructions on my website as well. Hope this helps! :) -Mariana Patrick www.tutuguide.com