Classical and Romantic Tutu Tutorial - Part 2

[babe9305]

So helpful- I'm making a ballet costume for my foundation art degree- this was invaluable!

[destiny829]

if i wear this under a dress will it flatten?

[AnjouClothing]

@destiny829 it definitely flattens more than a traditional crinoline, but you can always pouf it back out. plus, the more layers of tulle you add, the poufier it gets! :)

[dogshaus]

This is fabulous. I also make dress-up veils and your tutu is a huge version of my veils. think big eh? If you make a 9" waist version of your tutu and glue it to a headband, you have a veil and then add embellishment.

[AnjouClothing]

@dogshaus um, AWESOME! I never even thought of that. and if you made a skirt version veil, yours could be all lady gaga and stuff ;) tutus for the head!

[christeincollection]

Are you going to show how to make the underskirt please i love your stuff

[brideym]

I loved this tutorial! I wouldn't say that it isn't easy. In terms of being comprehensible it's a piece of cake. It's just that tulle is "fiddly", lol, you have to fiddle with it a lot, and I can see that it's tedious work. But you explain it very well, so it's not hard per se. Great job!

[s2babiiDOLLs2]

best tutorial! 

[sgeee]

How many yards of tulle did you use for this particular skirt?

I'm thinking of making a red one for a Halloween costume :)

[AnjouClothing]

@sgeee my comment didn't show up here :( that sounds fantastic! i used 6 yards of 108" width tulle. alternatively, you can use 11-12 yards of 54" tulle. and that's 4 yards of 4" double sided satin for the waistband <3

[sosielovely11]

harry potter books in the background! I like that :) (AND the tutorial in general - of course!)

[AnjouClothing]

@sosielovely11 haha, hells yeah! i forgot to mention that on top of using the filler "um", i love all things magical ;)

[MsBalletNut]

Hurrah! Finally a decent tutu tutorial. Thanks! :)

[TheChaiTeaLatte]

are these tutu will fit for a performance? I really want t o follow this tutorial and make my tutu myself as a way of saving money and also fun! :) (tutus are really expensive ;()

[AnjouClothing]

@TheChaiTeaLatte sorry this is so late - since i'm of the "ballerina wannabe" variety, i'm not really sure if there are ballerina laws that govern performance tutus, so i can't say...but they are well made, quite fluffy, AND pretty! :)

[TheChaiTeaLatte]

@AnjouClothing seriously your tutus are really pretty! just like how I imagine performing tutus look like :) you're really good at this! ah, I also have this concern over my new tutu (I bought one in the end) this is the link of my vid wearing my new tutu watch?v=K559Jaorp6M I don't like it, because it's supposed to be pancake but when I received it, it's like out of shaped non tacked powder puff tutu :( any tips on flattening it? I heard smth about tacking but don't quite understand :(

[AnjouClothing]

@TheChaiTeaLatte Yikes! I'm not sure where you purchased that tutu, but a "pancake" tutu definitely should NOT look like that. I've personally never made one (one day, I will learn!), but in searching I found this ah-mazing site that actually shows you exactly how to transform a normal tutu into a pancake tutu:

(inspiringtutus.blogspot.com/2­011/06/tacking-or-quilting-you­r-dance-tutu) If you scroll down, there is a link for her youtube tutorial. Hope that helps!

[TheChaiTeaLatte]

@AnjouClothing that site really helps! thank you soo much! I'm starting tacking my tutu right now btw. thaanks!