>Okay, this was my 1st attempt at making a tutu. The blame goes to my niece Ashlie who told me about the cute tutu she bought for Brooklyn, my great-niece, who is almost a year old. So I thought I’d try making something similar myself. If all went well, then I might make more and try selling them.
The one Ashlie described was with the top part of a pair of jeans, then the tulle tutu part attached along with ribbon trim. I tried with a pair of overalls.
Things I learned along the way….. in no particular order…..
- Tulle is hard to layer and keep the edges even
- Make sure your bobbin is correctly loaded in the sewing machine
- You use lots of thread making a tutu
- You use lots of tulle
- Gathering many layers of tulle sewn in 1 long strip is hard
- Especially when your gathering thread breaks 2 or 3 times mid-gather
- Sewing through multiple layers of tulle and denim with the wrong type needle is bad
- Patience is required and no interruptions from a 4yr old little boy
I now know why tutus cost so much! They are labor intensive at best. I think I will try the no sew tutu version next time. If there is a next time…..
The Overall Tutu actually turned out nice. I’m posting a photo but still need to cut off all the threads. I might add ribbon along the bottom hem but need to sleep on it.