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Question:My daughter is having her 15th birthday party, she goes ice skating at a skating rink every year for her party, this year shes bringing two friends, and her. We are going to make tutus, and they are going to wear crowns, have wands, and fairy wings liek the little gir stuff. Get me? Well I am looking for cheap crowns, wings, and tutus. However, recently i Decided to make the tutus. Does anyone know a quick way to make tutus, for teenagers, without sewing? r know where i can find them, i looked claires, libby lu, ebay, dance stores, but heir tutus are a lot of money or they are not the kind we want, which are cute not ballet ones. Thank you!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My daughter is having her 15th birthday party, she goes ice skating at a skating rink every year for her party, this year shes bringing two friends, and her. We are going to make tutus, and they are going to wear crowns, have wands, and fairy wings liek the little gir stuff. Get me? Well I am looking for cheap crowns, wings, and tutus. However, recently i Decided to make the tutus. Does anyone know a quick way to make tutus, for teenagers, without sewing? r know where i can find them, i looked claires, libby lu, ebay, dance stores, but heir tutus are a lot of money or they are not the kind we want, which are cute not ballet ones. Thank you!

Sounds cute! Here is a pretty easy way to make tutus:
1. Purchase tulle at a craft/fabric store. They usually have a few colors. You may want to get some ribbon, also, if you don't have any.
2. Lay pieces on top of each other until you have the thickness you want for each tutu. Fold this in fourths. (half then half again)
3. Round off the outer corner. (If you were to open it, it would be a circle). Make an inner circle cutting off the inner point. This circle should be a bit larger than the girls' waists.
4. Use a hole punch or scissors to make little holes or slits around the inner circle. Thread ribbon through long enough to tie it on. (If you don't want to tie it, you can just use elastic and tie a knot instead.)
5. Decorate! You can set layers of tulle on an old waterproof tablecloth and cover it with Elmer's glue and glitter to make it sparkle. (I'm not sure how well it would stay, especially ice skating, but it's worth a try!) You can use a hot glue gun to attach sequins or fake flowers. (Get creative...)

*You may have to experiment with the fullness, length, and decoration to get the look you want, but this is a pretty general way to start off.*
If you want to do pretty much nothing for this instead, you can always just make a flat tutu by wrapping tulle around and securing with a belt!
Have funnnnn!!!!!

go to your local arts and crafts store and buy the fabric that tutus are made from and buy fabric glue. then cut them the size of your daughters waist and layer the fabric (gluing it at the waistline) and theres your tutu, you might want to get something for the waistband so the glue isnt ugly and showing