DIY: No Sew Two hour TuTu

And now for something a little different.  I am running a 5K this Saturday and for fun I figured I'd wear something kind of colorful and bright.  It's the Run or Dye 5K where they spray you with washable color during the course so I'll be crazy looking at the end anyhow. I had wanted to wear a tutu for my last 5K but didn't get a chance to make one so I was determined to follow thru for this run.  After looking online I found some instructions on how to easily make a tutu, no sewing required!

This would be a great project for little girl's dress up, fairy and princess tutus are all the rage these days I hear.

Required Supplies:

• tulle in whatever colors you like - 8 yds for a grown up, 4-5 for a little girl 
• ribbon or elastic - enough to wrap around the waist and tie a knot
• scissors or a rotary cutter (this is way faster than scissors)

Step 1:  Measure out your ribbon or elastic by wrapping it around the waist of the person you are making it for and mark the inside of the ribbon where it meets so you know how much length the tulle will have to cover

Step 2:  Cut the tulle into strips about 3" wide and half the width of your tulle (about 24").  The quickest way to do this is to fold the piece of tulle in half, then in half again, and cut this folded fabric into 3" strips.  Then unfold the tulle to the half folded mark and cut at that fold.  A rotary cutter makes this part super fast but if you don't have one, scissors work too.  The pieces do not have to be perfectly 3" wide, and they don't have to be even.  Do not spend too much time OCD'ing on how even your cuts are.  Move on.

Step 3:  Once your tulle is cut, take several strips of the tulle and lay it across your palm.  The more strips you use, the more the tutu will puff outwards at the sides, the fewer you use, the more droopy it will be.  I found that using 6-8 strips each time worked the best for the tulle I was using.

Step 4:  Starting at one mark on the ribbon, fold your strips in half and lay it over the ribbon or elastic, reach your fingers through the loop and pull the ends through to form a knot over your ribbon.  Pull it tight and smooth out the tulle.  Continue while alternating colors as you like until your reach the other mark on the ribbon and the length you need is covered.

Step 5:  Wear your tutu and be fabulous.