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Creating A No Sew Tutu For A Baby Girl

When she asked for a yellow party, she mentioned a yellow costume…and one thing comes to my mind, a YELLOW TUTU it should be! Now, comes finding the best supplier.. but with one week notice, I know I wouldn’t find a supplier. Thank goodness for Google and Youtube, I found a great  (not so great because it did not indicate how many yards I need) tutorial on how to make a non-sew tutu.

 

Where to buy tutu material and what it is called?
I went to Divisoria (building between Tabora and Ylaya street) for the material, when I asked what can be used for Tutu, I was given two kinds of Tule, one is soft and the other one is stiff. I think the stiffer one is the used for ballet tutus.. the softer one (the softer) is what I need. The softer tutu is at 65 PhP per yard (60 width).

How many yards to make a Tutu?
For Sati’s Tutu, I used 2 yards of White tule and 2 yards of yellow, so that’s 4 yards in total. Sati’s tutu is double layered (see photo above).. so if you only need a single layered tutu, you will only need 2 yards for a 3 year old baby (or more if your 3 year old is big).

  • 1-3 years old: 4 yards (double layer) or 2 yards (single layer)
  • 4 years old: 6 yards for double layer tutu, 3 yards for single layer
  • 6 years old: 8 yards for double and 4 yards for single
  • adult: 20-24 yards for double and 10-12 yards for single

No-sew Tutu
If you have seen the tutorial, making the tutu is quite easy.. what makes it hard is how to cut the tulle. I am not sure if there’s a supplier here that offers tulle in 6 inches width.. if you know one then you are lucky! If not, here’s how I did mine:

The tulle I bought is 60 inches width and I need 20 inches for each strip (each strip for a 3 year old tulle should be 6 inches by 20 inches at least.. you can do 15 inches or 20 inches if you want it longer). Each yard gave me 18 strips.

I lay flat the yellow tulle then placed the white tulle on top, then fold it to make it appear that the white tulle is “inside” the yellow tulle.. then I tied the overlapping tulles on my garter until every inch of garter is done. I used a simple garter as the waistband (but you can also use a crochet headband) and used a big can milk as my mannequin. For the ribbon, I just tie it in between the tulle.

How much did I spend for the Tutu? 

Here’s a breakdown:

  • 4 yards of  tulle P65 x 4 = P260
  • 2 yards of purple ribbon (see photo above) P8 x 2= P16
  • 1 yard of plain garter P4
  • measuring tape P20

TOTAL COST of TUTU: P300 (fare not included)

How many hours did I spend making a no-sew tutu?
I made it in an hour (I think) and that includes cutting and tying.. and fitting.

I think, this will be a new hobby.. I saw this black dress tutu (photo from SM Kids Fashion FB page) and I can’t stop thinking about it! I have a few friends with baby girls.. I think I can make some for them too! It was easier than I thought it was and not even pricey!

 

Comments

  3. Amazing… a no sew tutu… You have talent to begin with. Even if you watched all the YouTube tutorials in the world, if you lack talent, you’ll never pull off making a tutu. I even consider Divisoria shopping a talent in itself!

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    • Pepper it’s not talent ahaha tawag dun practicality! if you have 4 kids kailangan lumabas ng lahat ng pedeng ilabas para makatipid haha

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  5. Yehey!!!! Kasali ako sa listahan woooohooo.pero mas makakatipid ka pa rin kung ung mga pinaglumaan ni Sati bibigay mo bwahahaha may talent ka Nay, sa pagpapapalaki mo pa lang sa apat mong anak ng walang sweat, talent na eh;)

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  9. wow! my daughter is just around 2 months old pero I’ve been looking around for tutus already. naeexcite na ko magsuot sya ng tutu. kya now pa lang tinitignan ko na san ba makakamura. buti na lang pwede yung ganito, wont spend around 1k for just a piece of fluffy skirt! hehe. Hooray for DIY-ing mommy like you. Thanks for this!

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  14. Wish I have a baby girl para request din ako ng “tutu”, pwede for me na lang? 😀 you are really good at DIY projects, keep it up mommy Pehpot. Cheers!

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  19. The sound of TUTU is so CUTE CUTE and once pretty young ladies wear it… it becomes even more interesting just like that yellow non-sew tutu worn by that cutie baby!

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  20. This is very good for those mom na hindi marunong manahi…like me…hahahahaha…as in NO SEW TUTU! Kaya lang my two girls are big now, no need for tutu dresses.

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    • syempre time and effort and the talent.. I mean the design, not everyone is gifted to make a really pretty tutu di ba.. eh kahi nga marunong ako I don’t think I can create ung sobrang pretty talaga 🙂

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  29. I am so ‘taas kamay’ with your skills. I think, even with your video tutorial, and pictures, and even if you were sitting beside me telling me what to do, i dont think I will be able to make something as pretty as that! Super lucky your kids to have skillful you 🙂

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  30. This is a nice idea, and I am thinking to try making this for our mannequin. I always search for new ideas which I can use for window display and perhaps, I can modify this one to give the mannequin in our window display a new look. ^_^

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  31. bec. of this post marce naisipan ko tuloy magkababy girl na para oorder ako sayo ng tutu:) You’re so talented marce…amidst sa busy life mo you still manage to make a tutu for Sati:)

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  36. I’m not familiar with tutu so i googled it pa 😀 This is a great idea to create your own, iba ang feeling kapag DIY 🙂 Great job on this!

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  39. I made this tutu for myself when I ran in Disney World last year; I was amazed at how simple they are….which is excellent because I am a terrible seamstress! I love the photo of the little ballerina… so beautiful!

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