I made my Sweet Pea and her friends some tutus recently. She is a dancing fool and obsessed with all things tutus.
I had heard these tutus were very easy to make and I thought I would give them a whirl. And, by golly, they are easy. I love crafts that don’t require a lot of mental attention and I can catch up on TV at the same time. Ever the overachiever, it’s not good enough to just make a tutu, I need to multitask and make a tutu while doing something else to feel good about myself.
There are about 5 million, ba-50-jillion tutorials online about how to make these. I am not going to even waste my time trying to recreate the wheel. But I did look at many tutorials while prepping for this project and I think this , this and this are good ones. If you have found the holy grail of tulle tutu tutorials, please let me know and I will update my links.
One tip I will mention that I didn’t see in a lot of tutorials is using an 8×11 folder to cut your strips. Wrap the tulle around the folder, until it’s all used up and then cut through one end. You have all your strips in about 2 minutes. So each strip was about 22 inches long and the width of your roll of tulle.
I made a tutu for Penelope and several for her friends. They are perfect easy and affordable DIY birthday gifts for toddlers.
I had some tulle left over and sock monkey was surprised with his very own tutu, much to Penelope’s delight.
Amy @ MahliMoo
June 28, 2012 at 1:15 AMYour tutu’s look fabulous!
And thanks for linking to my Tutu tutorial. I hope you found it useful.
Amy x
Haley @ Carrots for Michaelmas
June 28, 2012 at 1:24 AMSooo adorable. Can’t wait till Lucy starts ballet in a year! I am so making her one of these when ballerina fever strikes…
Lisa Waszkiewicz
June 28, 2012 at 1:29 AMMy daughter only wore tutus and sparkly shoes till she was at least 6. Nothing else would do. And Sock Monkey rocks that tutu!
Mishelle
July 2, 2012 at 10:35 AMI love the folder tip! That would save a lot of time. With 2 girls, we do a lot of tutu’s here!
Whitney
August 21, 2012 at 3:10 AMHello! I just happened upon your site and this tutorial, in search of tutu tutes. Where did you get your tulle? I am looking for the sparkle/sequin type of tulle and having at tough time sourcing it!
Stephanie
August 21, 2012 at 1:09 PMI got it at a place called Hobby Lobby. 😉
Meghann
September 27, 2013 at 6:13 AMI just made the base of mines after I read your blog. My daughter is turning 2 next weekend and I wanted to make it just for that. Only thing, maybe you should have mentioned what the width of the tulle roll was. I bought mines by the yard that came on some big reams. I cut them at 6″ though. Think I’ll add some ribbons so hers can have a little oomph. This is so adorable. Thanks a lot. 🙂
Stephanie
October 1, 2013 at 11:35 PMHappy birthday to your daughter! Hope she loves the tutu!
Meghann
October 8, 2013 at 4:29 PMThank you. She had a blast in her little outfit. I think you can see it here http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/58/6e/9a/586e9ac33345a52a76bfea9b6723566e.jpg
Stephanie
October 8, 2013 at 11:15 PMyay! too cute!