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The Chrysanthemum Tutu Tutorial

This tutorial will be presented in 5 parts. Supplies Sizing No Sew Boutique Tutu The Chrysanthemum Tutu - The Spider Variation The Chrysanthemum Hairbow In the interest of fairness, please dont resell this tutorial or claim it as your own. Im sure there are some people out there who will ignore this request, but I hope everyone can be respectful of my hard work. That being said.

Lets move on!!!!!!

Supplies

6 inch tulle inch no-roll elastic Scissors Needle and Thread (to match the elastic) Measuring Tape Cutting Template Your leg *Disclaimer* If you dont have legs of your own, ask a friend! NEVER USE SOMEONE ELSES LEG WITHOUT CONSENT!! If you cant use either of those, try and find something the same size as the waist youre making the tutu for, i.e. a canister, bowl, roll of paper towels, mannequin, etc.

Sizing
Age NB-12 mos 1-2 2-4 4T 5 6

Waist Sizes Size 15-17 18 19 20 21 22

Cut Elastic 12-14 15 16 17 18 19

Now these are AVERAGE! My 2 y/o daughter has a 17 waist. It is always a good idea to go ahead and measure the childs waist so you dont wind up with an ankle tutu.. Example: My daughter has a 17 waist, I will cut my elastic 14 long and overlap ending with a waistband total length of 13 . There will be more than enough stretch to be comfortable and if she grows some she can still wear it. Boutique Tutu Age NB-12 mos 1-2 2-4 4T 5 6 Tulle Length Length 7 8 10 11 12 13 Tulle Length 15 17 21 23 25 27

AGAINthese are averages. Whatever length you decide you want the tutu to be, double that and add 1 (this will compensate for the waistband). Chrysanthemum/Spider You can follow the lengths above, but add another 5 to the total to compensate for knots and cutting.
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The Boutique Tutu

Cut your elastic to the desired length and make a circle, overlapping the ends . Sew together and pull to make sure its not going to come undone. I like to sew a box and then make an X through the center (but Im neurotic, you probably dont need to do that). Cut your tulle into strips for your desired length. (In the pictures, I am making this a little long so you can see the method, but I wont have to cut more tulle for the Chrysanthemum tutu. Im also lazy!) This is where your cutting template will come in handy. I like to use shipping boxes for mine that are half the size of the total length. This way wrapping the tulle all the way around ONCE = 1 strip. This is my way of doing things, feel free to do whatever is easier for you.

**Quick Tip! When wrapping your template, make sure the tulle lies flat against it. This way you dont end up with jagged edges. **Quick Tip! Put your roll of tulle on a rod of some sort (paper towel holder, toilet paper holder), I use a sweater drying rack (I also

store my ribbon on this). That way you dont have to actually wrap it. You can just turn the template over it and get a nice smooth finish without your arms aching. This also prevents the roll from becoming twisted. **Quick Tip! Wrap more than one roll at the same time! BUT you will probably end up with some strips longer and shorter than the intended length. This is OK in the styles of tutus laid out here, but other styles of tutus require an exact length, so keep that in mind when making different tutus.

**Quick Tip! If you are using a 25 yd roll, go ahead and use the whole thing. Chances are you will need all of it. **Quick Tip! Use a mens pants hanger to hold your cut strips of tulle so they stay nice and neat.

Now to tie your tulle onto your waistband! There are many different methods for doing this, but I will show you the way I like best. 1. Fold a strip of tulle in half.

2. Slide the folded end of the strip under the waistband (folded end will be the pointing towards the chest). 3. Bring the raw ends of tulle up through the folded strip.

4. Using your finger as a place holder, pull the raw ends downward and tighten. Not so tight the elastic folds, but not too loose, either.

5. Remove your finger and make any adjustments to straighten your knot.

Go all around the waistband making these knots with your tulle strips until your reach the first knot. You can alternate colors any way you like. If you want to make it fuller, you can go in between knots and add more. The possibilities are endless! Next Tutu!

The Chrysanthemum Tutu

OK, so youve tied 1 knot to your tulle. Now is where it starts getting a teeeeeeeensy bit tricky. Take your next strip of tulle and instead of tying it to the waistband BESIDE the first knot, youre going to tie it AROUND the first knot. 1. Fold the strip in half. 2. Slide the strip under/behind the first knot.

3. Pull ALL 4 raw ends through the folded end.

4. Using your finger as a placeholder, pull ONLY THE BOTTOM 2 raw ends tight. Again, not too loose and not so tight the elastic folds in on itself.

Continue making these double knots around the entire waistband.

When you reach the beginning you will take the next color (in this case, light pink) and make single knots between every other double knot.

When you have completed the circle of single knots, you will take your third color (in this case, Paris pink) and make single knots in between the opposite double knots.

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Spider Chrysanthemum Tutu

OK, so I know we havent finished the other but this next step is what will make this tutu a Spider Chrysanthemum! Take each individual raw end of tulle and tie a knot in it. Not too far from the end but leaving a little bit of tail after the knot.

Thats all there is to the Spider-Mum Tutu. If you want, you can call it day and the tutu is complete! But for those of you who want to go all the way.

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The Chrysanthemum Tutu (part 2)

OK, this last step is SUPER EASY! Get your scissors back out and snip the tail off each of the little knots!

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The Chrysanthemum Hairbow (pony-o)

Time to cut more tulle! Cut 4 strips of tulle 8 long of each color in your tutu (for this it will be hot pink, Paris pink, and light pink). Tie a knot in each end of the short strips. Take a longer piece (16 should be long enough) in whichever color you want and tie around the center of your short tulle strips. Then tie onto your pony-o and tie small knots in the ends. You can sew this in place onto the pony-o if you want (you dont have to but it will be more secure this way). Leave a little tail after the knot for the Spider-Mum version or cut off the tail at the knot for the Chrysanthemum version.

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