How To Make A No-Sew Diy Tutu Tutorial for this year’s Halloween season. Do you wish you could create an easy and cute no-sew tutu for your kids or adults? My no-sew DIY Tutu Tutorial will help you create amazing beautiful tutus just in time for Halloween.
How To Make A No-Sew DIY Tutu Tutorial
I love creating tutus for my girls to play dress-up and for birthday celebrations. Many think making a fluffy tutu is hard, but with my easy no-sew tutu tutorial, you will create your own in no time.
One of the things my girls love to do is play dress up, and I’m so happy that they still want to do so at their age.
I try to create new tutus as much as possible for my girls so that you can imagine our large amount of colors and styles.
These tutus are super easy to make, and you can find inspiration from your favorite characters.
I ordered all of my tulles from Amazon because of the large selection of colors and cheaper prices.
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Where Should I Purchase Tulle For Tutu?
You can find your tulle at craft stores or online. I find it easier to purchase my rolls of tulle online by the roll.
Personally, I don’t follow a specific measurement chart. Instead, I prefer to measure my daughter’s waist and the length they want their tutu to be.
If I’m creating an adult tutu for myself, I follow the same steps, except depending on the length of my tutu, I add extra rolls of tulle.
How much tulle should I buy?
For this specific tutu, I used 2 rolls of purple and 2 rolls of black tulle for my youngest daughter’s tutu because she wanted a long skirt.
For my oldest, I used the same amount. She wanted a shorter tutu, so 2 rolls of white and 2 rolls of black tulle were enough.
If you want a fuller skirt, I would suggest at least 3 rolls to ensure it’s nice and full.
How To Make A No-Sew Tulle Tutu
Materials needed to create a Tutu Skirt
- Minimum of 3-4 rolls of tulle (you can also purchase cheaper tulle by the yard)
- Glitter Tulle (optional)
- Elastic for the waist
- Scissors
- Back of chair or cardboard
My youngest wanted a full purple front skirt but then wanted a puffy back with just the black color. She will also be wearing a black and purple cape along with what she is showing in the picture.
DIY No-Sew Tutu Instructions
Begin by measuring how long you want the skirt to be. I personally take the roll and have her hold it as I pull down on the tulle until she tells me the length she wants.
Then instead of cutting it, I fold it in half and then cut it. I want to double the length she wants her skirt to be because I will be folding each strand of tulle in half.
Tip: To create an adult layered tutu, measure the waist and length you would like the tutu to be.
Step Two
Measure your child’s waist with the elastic and make a light knot at the end. Wrapping your elastic around a chair will make it easy for you to tie all the strands of tulle.
You are creating a light knot because later on, you will want to create that knot again a bit tighter around your child, and as they grow, you can make the skirt bigger.
Tip: You could also use ribbon if you prefer over elastic.
Step Three
Take two pieces of tulle together and slide them creating a slip knot around the elastic.
Check out my picture above to see how to create the knot.
Step Four
Fill the elastic all the way around until you have created a full tulle skirt.
You can use your imagination with the tulle and create different colors.
For the Evil Queen, we made it purple in the front and black in the back. For the Cruella Devil costume, we made it half black and the other half white. Which goes perfectly with her dalmatian vest.
As you can see, you can easily create any princess, villain, character, or birthday tutu for a child or adult using this same tutorial!
Be creative with your tulle, and you will be on your way to creating adorable tutus for your little girl!
When To Make Your Own Tutu
The best thing about these tutu instructions is that you can create all types of holiday tutus too!
- Birthday Tutu
- Winter Tutu
- Valentine’s Day Tutu
- St. Patrick’s Day Tutu
- Thanksgiving Tutu
- Christmas Tutu
- Special Events
- Running Marathons
- Visiting Disney
- Halloween
- So many more!
Whatever you choose to create, these easy instructions will help you create the most adorable tutu for your little girl or for yourself!
The directions are the same, but you can be creative with the length, color, and material of the tulle you choose to use.
Here are some of my favorite items to create tutus for my girls!
Keep an eye out for more tutu tutorials and videos coming soon!
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Hi Victoria,
What was the length of the tulle roll you used for the skirts? The amazon link goes to one that is 100 yards. Did you use a few of those rolls for one skirt?
Hi, Elizabeth! Yes, I used a few of those rolls. I used a total of 4 rolls (2 rolls of each color) on each of my daughters skirts. My daughter was 3 years old and wanted a long skirt and my other daughter was 5 years old and wanted a short skirt. But they both took 4 rolls exactly to create. Hope that helps 🙂
If you were buying tulle by the yard, how many yards would you recommend buying?
Hi Samm! It really depends on how full you want the skirt and the age of the child. I would do at least 2 to 3 yards. That way you have a nice full skirt. I always prefer more (fuller skirt) over less. Hope this helps! 🙂
My daughter’s Tutu came out great but the stands of tulle are coming off when she wears it. Is there a better way of securing them to the elastic? Should I double up on the slip knot?
Hi Christine! I’m so glad it turned out great! You could double on the knot for more security, but shouldn’t be necessary. Make sure you pull the knot around tight so they don’t loosen up. Hope that helps! 🙂
My granddaughter wears a girls size 16 will 4 rolls be enough?
Hi Kathleen,
Does your granddaughter want a short or long skirt? If you want a nice full skirt I say to get an extra roll (5 rolls total) that way you have more tulle. Creating a full skirt and covering more. My daughter is now wearing a size 10 and 4 rolls is still enough for her. Hope that helps 🙂
I made a tulle skirt for my granddaughter and it is great, but when she walks it bunches together should I line it with fabric?
Hi Ariene! Glad the tutorial helped! Is it bunching together between her legs or is it sticking to her? I’m assuming it’s a long tutu, correct? You could do that or even wearing a slip could help. She could also wear leggings underneath to help, or you could try hairspray or a light application of moisturizer between the layers to help the static. Keep me posted and I hope these helped!
Love this idea. This would make a great Halloween costume. Thanks!
I have made tutu skirt for my daughter last month. It turned out nice. she loves it.
I have 2 daughters that would absolutely love it if I made them tutus! I didn’t realize I didn’t actually have to sew it. It does look super easy! I’m going to have to try making one for my little fairy princesses! 🙂
My niece loves tutu and all things girly! I would love to make this for her. She would think I am the best aunt EVER.
She definitely would think you’re the best aunt!!
Maybe I missed this.. but is there a snap or velcro you used in order to take the skirt on and off? Or is the elastic in a loop?
Hi Lauren! Yes, the elastic is all you need. Once you have all your tulle on tie the end of your elastic to close the skirt. Your child will be able to slip up the skirt easily 🙂 Hope that helps!
This is such a great idea. I love how easy it is!
Quick question.. My daughter is in a pageant and wants a tutu for a Lion costume.. She wants it to be short/mini (she’s 23) :)… Do i still need to keep the tulle double or single?? I am using 3colors and i have 1yard of 2of the colors and 2 yards of the last color. Thanks in advance!
HI Mulinah! Thank you so much!! Oh, that sounds so exciting! I personally love the double layered look but you can definitely do just one layer because you have a good amount of tulle and are doing a shorter version. I would love to see it when you are finished! Sounds like it’s going to be a winner! Please, feel free to share on social media and tag me! Good luck to your daughter!
Hi Victoria, so I want to make an adult one for my birthday shoot and I’m a bit confused on the process. Do I cut the tulle in strips? Any measurement for the width of the strips? Thank you
Hi Misan! Yes, you’re cutting them in strips if you are buying by the yard at the store. If you buy the rolls they already come cut in the width, you just have to cut the length. Just remember to measure how long you want the strips to be and then double that because you will be folding the strip in half like shown in the photos. For the width of the strips is really up to you. I wouldn’t make them too thin though that way your tulle is nice and fluffy. Hope that helps!
Hi Victoria,
How exciting. I’ve never made a tutu but I am totally inspired to do one now. Thank you so much and sharing the diy tutorial. I actually bought some tulles from AC Moore because they are closing. I think I might have to go back to get a lot more and in more colors before everything is gone
You’re going to get hooked on how easy it is! LOL! I’m so glad you like the tutorial. Can’t wait to see what you come up with! Make sure to share with us on Facebook 🙂
Hi!
If I wanted it more straight and less poofy, what would you recommend? Can you iron tulle?
Hi, Kristina! I wouldn’t suggest ironing tulle, but you can definitely hang it in your closed in between clothing and it will flatten the tulle a bit. This is what I used to do for my daughters so that it would lay flatter. Also, using less tulle would help with this too. 🙂
Downy water down in a spray bottle. Spray and pulll your fingers thru to take poofiness out and less tule
Thank you for sharing Lesa!
Have u ever tried to make a tulle bed skirt? These r presh!
I have not, but I’ve had several community members use this same technique to make different tulle items.
Are these something you could wear under a skirt or dress?
Hi Tia! Yes, you definitely could!
Hi Victoria, I’m so glad I came across this because I’m wanting a rainbow glitter tutu for my daughter for her one year photo shoot and nothing I’m finding online is exactly what I’m looking for. That being said, I was wondering you do a layered tutu? Do you just make a bunch of knots in a single row? Or would I knot more tule on top of the ones tied to the elastic? It’ll be my first time doing this so I want to make sure I do it right! Thank you in advance!
Hi LeAndrea, happy early birthday to your sweet girl! You can actually do both, but to keep it simple I usually just did one single layer and added as many knots as I could in a row. If you want it fuller, you could also add several pieces of tulle to one knot. I hope this tutorial helps you create the perfect tutu for your daughter’s birthday!