In order to create this delightful tulle circle skirt, I followed the tutorial of one of my favorite blogs, A Beautiful Mess. The directions were easy to follow. I would give a couple of warnings. ABM makes it sound super easy, and it is but here are some things to watch out for:
1. Tulle is hard to keep lined up and work with, pay attention!
2. When you're sewing the layers to the elastic, ABM says to be careful to get them all at once or you'll have to redo it. When they say careful, they mean it! Make sure you get them all! I would suggest using lots of pins and keeping them there while you sew if you can.
3. Google how to hem a circle skirt correctly so you don't have a lot of pucker when you hem the lining.
4. Make sure you have an awesome pair of scissors and you cut carefully since the layers of tulle won't be hemmed, you want to make sure you don't have a raggedy edge.
Okay, I think that's all the advice I can give. Check out the process and finished piece below!
All my supplies ready to go!
Leftover wrapping paper makes perfect pattern paper!
Pinning the slippery lining to hem!
Got all 'dem layers pinned!
So pretty!
I love how full it is!
Here's the finished project on me! Too bad you can't see my adorable heals. My husband did his best at picture-taking.
Cute!
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