29 January 2012
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Beginners Corner - Make a Miniature Ballerina's Tutu
Carol Clarke tells us how to make this delightful little tutu. It is a simple miniature doll house project suitable for a beginner. ...
Beginners Corner - Make a Miniature Ballerina's Tutu Images
Materials Required
- Wooden Hat Stand
- Small piece of silk 2-1/2" x 3"
- Finest tulle 24" x 4"
- Ribbon
- Scissors
- Sewing machine or needle and thread
- Gold Paint
- Tacky Glue
- Fray Stay
- Optional Trims
Step by Step Guide
- Paint the base section of the hat stand in a colour of your choice. I have used gold.
- Cut the piece of silk 2 and a half inches by 3 inches.
- Secure all the edges with Fray Stay.
- Put right sides together and hand or machine stitch along the 3" long edge.
- Fold one end of the tube down over the other half with the wrong sides together.
- Now you have a tube with neat edges inside and out.
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- Apply glue to the head section of the hat stand.
- Slide the silk tube on lining up the bottom raw edges of the tube with the base of the head section.
- Make sure the stitched seam is at the centre back.
- Apply glue to the loose fabric either side of the tube at the bottom.
- Press together and allow to dry.
- Cut away the bottom sections either side to make it look like a leotard.
- Seal raw edges with fraycheck.
- These edges can be trimmed with braid if you wish.
- Cut the length of tulle in half to give you 2 pieces 4 x 12 inches.
- Fold each piece in half lengthways giving two double pieces 12 inches long.
- Sew a running stitch along the top of the folded edge and gather.
- Apply glue round the waist of the leotard.
- Start at the rear seam and fit the first layer around the waist.
- Secure at the back with stitches.
- Cut shorter by angling your scissors downward and inwards in sections round the whole skirt.
- Repeat with the second section of skirt on top of the first.
- This time, angle your scissors upwards and inwards to trim the skirt.
- Cut into the folds and trim again top and bottom until you a shirt that sticks out and appears flat.
- Add 2 small pieces of ribbon for straps.
- To finish I have trimmed with a small bow at the back and a row of tiny diamante to the front.
Carol Clarke is of The Dolls House Interior - Please use this link to go to her website.
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