DIY Tulle Skirt for the holidays!

So, I've had 3 rolls of tulle left from my days of making tutus for like 2 years now.

One is bright pink, another one is blue and the last one ivory..

I've been thinking of using the rolls up because they are just sitting at the back of my closet collecting dust (not really, but you know what I mean).

So I have decided to make myself a tulle skirt to wear on Christmas..And I made a little tutorial just for you!

Here is what you need:

Tulle
(depending on the length of your skirt) about 4 times the measurement to go around your waist..
My waist measurement is 28" so I cut about 112" of tulle. The width of the tulle I have is 45" (that will become the length of your skirt)
So I will divide the tulle in 3 pieces lengthwise  because I want my skirt to be about 18" long.
That will give me three layers of tulle that are 112"x 18" each.

You will also need a lining 1/2- 1 yard of that fabric.

2" Satin Ribbon (To go around your waist and some more for a cute bow)
and 2" wide elastic (enough to go around your waist comfortably)


The difficult part is cutting the tulle.. The easiest way to do it is to fold it in half, and then again, and again, and again, until you have a smaller surface to work with.

I folded mine about 4 or 5 times and had this:

 I left the tulle folded in half width wise (how it comes from the bolt.. 45" in half) I cut 9" from the folded edge, so that when I opened it up, it was about 18" long.. That's how I got 3 pieces that where about 112"x 18" each.

I then proceeded to, very carefully, unfold the tulle so that  I would be able to gather it. I decided to do it by hand because I didn't want to disturb the recently cut hem.
I cut a really long piece of thread and threaded a needle (the longer the needle, the better) and basted the 2 pieces of long tulle together..

 So that it would look like this:

 As you can see on the back of this pic, I still had the extra layer of tulle left..
Which I then gathered by itself and attached to the other two layers of tulle.. This added even more volume to the skirt.

I then added the elastic waistband.. I did this by sewing the ends together (with a zigzag stitch so it would lay flat.. and then sewed it on to the tulle.. Now, you could leave it as that and wear it over one of your skirts or.. you could add a lining and wear it by itself!

Also, wrap the ribbon around your waist to cover the elastic and tie a nice bow! or if you want, wear your favorite belt over the elastic!

So, I've had 3 rolls of tulle left from my days of making tutus for like 2 years now.

One is bright pink, another one is blue and the last one ivory..

I've been thinking of using the rolls up because they are just sitting at the back of my closet collecting dust (not really, but you know what I mean).

So I have decided to make myself a tulle skirt to wear on Christmas..And I made a little tutorial just for you!

Here is what you need:

Tulle
(depending on the length of your skirt) about 4 times the measurement to go around your waist..
My waist measurement is 28" so I cut about 112" of tulle. The width of the tulle I have is 45" (that will become the length of your skirt)
So I will divide the tulle in 3 pieces lengthwise  because I want my skirt to be about 18" long.
That will give me three layers of tulle that are 112"x 18" each.

You will also need a lining 1/2- 1 yard of that fabric.

2" Satin Ribbon (To go around your waist and some more for a cute bow)
and 2" wide elastic (enough to go around your waist comfortably)


The difficult part is cutting the tulle.. The easiest way to do it is to fold it in half, and then again, and again, and again, until you have a smaller surface to work with.

I folded mine about 4 or 5 times and had this:

 I left the tulle folded in half width wise (how it comes from the bolt.. 45" in half) I cut 9" from the folded edge, so that when I opened it up, it was about 18" long.. That's how I got 3 pieces that where about 112"x 18" each.

I then proceeded to, very carefully, unfold the tulle so that  I would be able to gather it. I decided to do it by hand because I didn't want to disturb the recently cut hem.
I cut a really long piece of thread and threaded a needle (the longer the needle, the better) and basted the 2 pieces of long tulle together..

 So that it would look like this:

 As you can see on the back of this pic, I still had the extra layer of tulle left..
Which I then gathered by itself and attached to the other two layers of tulle.. This added even more volume to the skirt.

I then added the elastic waistband.. I did this by sewing the ends together (with a zigzag stitch so it would lay flat.. and then sewed it on to the tulle.. Now, you could leave it as that and wear it over one of your skirts or.. you could add a lining and wear it by itself!

Also, wrap the ribbon around your waist to cover the elastic and tie a nice bow! or if you want, wear your favorite belt over the elastic!