Witch Tutu

For my Halloween costume this year I was not buying one from the store. I am completely over paying $60 for about two feet of costume. I decided that I wanted to be a witch, so I made my self a tutu (which I love). Here is how you make the tutu, it is really easy and actually fun!

Materials

•  tulle- I used about 6 1/2 yards of black, 5 yards if green, and 5 yards of purple
• elastic- 1/2 inch thick, and I used black in case some showed through the tulle
• orange ribbon
• scissors

Steps

1. Cut a piece of elastic that is about 2 inches shorter than your waistline.

2. Hot glue the ends together.
3. Cut all of the tulle into strips about 3 to 5 inches thick. I think the variance of the width adds more flare to the skirt. The length to cut the tulle depends on how long you want the skirt. I wanted mine to my knees so i just doubled it (because the tulle will be folded in half)

4. Then put your elastic around something, like a chair, and begin tying slipknots of tulle.My pattern was two pieces of black, a piece of all three colors, two pieces of green, two pieces of purple, a piece of all three and lastly two pieces of black. To make the knot, stack the pieces together and fold them in half. Make an upside down U behind the elastic and pull the tulle though it.

5. Continue the pattern all the way around the elastic

6. Then cut pieces of orange ribbon to tie into the skirt between the two black knots.