My first DIY / Step by step entry..and what better way to kickstart the inner Martha Stewart in me than to do the most frilliest, girliest thing there is: a ballerina tutu!!! So schweettt!
So what to i need for this project?
My toddler is 1 1/2 years old and needed 4 meters of tulle / kain net.. and 1 1/2 meters of ribbon.
ok..easy peasy so far kan?
Take the ribbon and wrap around toddler's waist.. tie a simple knot at both ends that meet at the back.. this will show the length of the ribbon that needs to be wrapped later.. take a lighter to burn the ends so that it doesn't fray. Now either tie the ribbon on your thigh/chair anything..so that it's tight. i used my daughter's plastic toy box since she dumped the content all over the living room area (-_-)"
Step 1
So you will need to measure the desired length of the tutu and multiple it by 2.. eg. i wanted a 7inch tutu..so the length that i need to cut is 14inches. The width (lebar) of each strip should be approximately 6inches each.
Step 2
Take several strips of the tulle and arrange them on top of each other. The more strips you use for each section, the puffier the tutu will be. I used 3 strips.. 2 pink & 1 blue.
Step 3
Put ur index finger in between the tulle (in the middle). Pull down.
Step 4
Take the ends of the tulle and put it in through the hole at the top.
Step 5
Pull the end real tight and push it to the end where it'll stop at knot.
Step 6
Repeat until u reach the other knot!
Aaaaand you're done! Take the tutu and tie the ribbon at the back of your little ballerina! She'll be a happy little ballerina twirling around... (my daughter kept saying Wow!Wow! wow!)
Hope you all enjoyed the tutorial! A nice video tutorial can be found at youtube.
XoXo,
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