Delusions of Grandeur: DIY Tulle Skirt Tutorial. "A store-bought belt can obscure even the sloppiest of home-sewn waistbands.
" ~Ancient Chinese proverb As promised, here is the tutorial for the tulle skirt I sewed for Thanksgiving! I share this with you along with one major caveat: At no point during the making of this skirt did I actually know what I was doing. This will be painfully obvious to those of you with real sewing skills, so please feel free to use this as the most basic of guides and to improve on it any way possible. And I'm sure there are many ways. Credits: My inspiration for this skirt came from a skirt in Anthro's winter line, and from this Etsy seller. What you'll need (total cost of materials was approximately $30): 1. 2. 3. 4" satin ribbon for waistband. 1 yard. 4. 5. Steps: 1. *Note - pleating each layer individually will result in a very full skirt (like mine).
Circle Skirt From An Old Sheet. The Shirt Skirt. July 28, 2010 I’m so excited to post about this!
When I met Dana, I fell in love with the skirt she was wearing. She made it herself (obviously) and she showed us how simply she’d shirred the waistband. The next day, during the mystery workshop at Whipstitch, we were encouraged to use thrifted tees. I’m devastatingly terrified of knits so I steered clear and made my (award winning) cotton fabric dress. I developed an idea in my head I thought just might be crazy enough to work. The Hubs thought I was a little crazy when I explained my idea to him. It’s the easiest thing in the world to do! The shirt skirt perfect for summertime. I wore the green and white one to Sofie’s birthday party. I had 2 women in Walmart stop me to tell me how comfy my skirt looked and when I told them how I made it, they demanded I call Rachael Ray immediately! The process is so easy. I do my shopping at Goodwill for 1 reason. So, get your super cheap thrifted shirt. Now, I break a rule of shirring.
And that’s it! How to Make a Two-Color A-Line Tee Skirt. June 28th, 2013 Email 88 users recommend Sew a twirly skirt with two coordinating recycled tees!
Pete Bejarano For a deconstructed style, you can leave the bottom edges crooked. Lee Meredith You can choose to add a drawstring tie or elastic band for a tighter fit. Photo: Pete Bejarano 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5next> View all I love making skirts in the springtime, and while playing around with some recycled T-shirts a couple of years ago, I came up with this design, which I still love! You'll need: Two T-shirts, approximately the same size (details below)Scissors (and a rotary cutter is helpful)Measuring tapeChalk or fabric markerSewing machine and threadElastic tape or drawstring material (optional) For your T-shirts, it will work better if they are similar thickness and stretchiness, and, of course, choose coordinating colors.
Start by cutting each T-shirt into two big rectangles, front and back. Then cut the same size from the back. View 7 member project galleries.