DIY skirt with a tulle train

Light and airy tulle skirts have gained popularity among fashionistas of all ages. Among the wide variety of styles, a spectacular skirt with a train will especially stand out against the general background. Using certain recommendations, you can sew such a product with your own hands.

Recommendations for creating a skirt with a tulle train

To make a skirt with a train beautiful, you must adhere to the following recommendations:

• Before you start sewing a skirt with a train, you should carefully consider its design. It is important to understand what length of train will be comfortable.
• It is also necessary to choose the right size of the skirt and its color. This depends on the individual characteristics of the figure and the format of the event for which the product is being prepared.
• The materials must be of high quality. Before sewing, you need to check the tulle to ensure there are no holes or other flaws.
• It is better to sew the parts together with a special monofilament, which is a thin transparent fishing line. It will not be visible on the product.
• The tulle must be stretched a little while sewing, but so that it does not stretch.
• The satin ribbon for finishing the edge should be stiff.

How to make a pattern for a skirt with a tulle train

To create a skirt with a train, you will need a piece of tulle about 3-5 m long and 3 m wide. The amount of material is determined by the degree of fluffiness of the skirt and the desired length, so it is determined independently. You will also need a satin ribbon or regiline (about 35 m), decorative elastic and sewing supplies.

Having prepared the necessary materials, you can begin to cut out the elements of the skirt. Follow a certain sequence of actions and some nuances:

• The tulle must be ironed and folded into four layers widthwise.
• Next, we start cutting strips. In total you will need five pieces.
• The shortest part will be the front part of the product, and the longest part, accordingly, will be the back. The remaining three parts will be on the sides.
• So first determine the longest part and the shortest part. For example, to sew a skirt for a ten-year-old girl, you will need five pieces of tulle with lengths of 60, 80, 100, 120 and 140 cm. In this case, each piece differs from the previous one by 20 cm. This gradation is easy to calculate.
• Each of the side parts must be cut in half. Thus, each part will have a width of 1.5 m. The result will be right and left side parts.
• The resulting pieces must be arranged in a special way. They are folded in several layers in width and in half along the length, along the lobar. This must be done to make marks in the middle of the resulting fold. The mark can be made using pins. Using this mark, the parts will be stitched together in the future.
• It is better to sew the parts together with an overlap, approximately 1.5 cm.You can also stitch it in the usual way. You should tack at the beginning and end.
• When ironing parts, the iron should be on the lowest setting so that the tulle does not deteriorate.

Attention! It is necessary to cut the material with sharp and well-sharpened scissors. The edge of the cut must first be leveled. If it is bent, it is better to immediately straighten it with an iron so that the product will turn out neat in the future.

How to sew a skirt with a tulle train with your own hands

When all the parts of the product are ready, you can begin the stitching process. Let's take a closer look at this process:

• First, you should arrange all the elements in the order in which they will be connected to each other, from smallest to largest.
• All parts must be sewn together according to the marks made in advance. The result should be a closed circle. You should start with the front part. On the last detail the skirt is looped.
• Leave a small hole in the middle of the seam, about 3 cm. In the future, the elastic will be located there.
• Next, fold the skirt in half and iron it with an iron.
• We lay out the parts one by one and smooth the edges to make the steps of the skirt smoother. Excess fabric must be cut off. This is done because the pieces were cut to different lengths.
• Next, we process the lower edge of the skirt. You can use regiline or satin ribbon. With this treatment, the product will be lighter, airier and have a beautiful shape.
• The strips are applied to the front side of the material, extending approximately 5 mm onto it.
• Next, fold the skirt in half and iron the seam (waist line). You can fold it so that the top piece is shorter than the bottom piece.
• We sew a seam along the entire perimeter of the waist at a distance equal to the width of the elastic band.It is necessary to leave a small recess into which you will later need to insert an elastic band. Its length is defined as the waist circumference minus 2-4 cm, depending on the stretch of the elastic band.
• We insert the elastic using a pin and gather the entire width of the skirt onto it. Next, we sew the elastic band into the ring. This can be done either by machine or by hand.
• We straighten the fabric evenly along the waist and separate the layers of tulle from each other to make the skirt more voluminous.

Important! When sewing the circle, make sure that the parts are sewn with the corresponding sides so that they do not twist and you do not have to redo the closed circle.

A tutu skirt with a train will always look impressive and unusual. You don't have to go to the store to get this outfit. After all, even if you have basic sewing skills, you can easily sew a beautiful product with your own hands.