Mermaid Tutu Tutorial

A no sew Mermaid Tutu Tutorial for your little mermaiden. Make a mermaid costume for Halloween or cosplay. My daughters 5th birthday party was mermaid themed and while they are little I like to go all out for birthday parties. If you are going all out you might as well have a cool mermaid dress to wear too. Am I right? Don’t answer that. LOL Link to the MERMAID PARTY GAMES

If you would like to see other parts of the Mermaid party :

Materials for Mermaid Tutu Tutorial:

9 inch pre-made crochet head band material
scissors
Aqua and Glitter Teal Tulle I used 5 rolls
one starfish for rosette
one tank top to match the tutu
paper towel roll to use as a form
Clam shell bra from the Dollar Tree
Needle and thread in coordinating color

Instructions for Mermaid Tutu Tutorial:

Measure your tulle into strips of fabric twice the length of your desired skirt. I cut the tulle into strips that are 36 inches long. Wrap the tulle around a yardstick and cut if you are using 36 inches. Fold the strip in half. Use the center point of the tulle and push through a gap in the crocheted material.
Put two fingers in and create a loop on one end and two loose tails on the other.
Then fold the tail ends around the waistband and pull them through the loop.
As you pull the strips through the loop, tighten them and slide them down the waistband to make room for other strips. Keeping the tulle knots tight will stabilize the skirt.
Add more and more strips around the waistband to fill out the skirt. Push them close together for a more full skirt, or leave them more spaced apart for a skirt that is a bit more flat. Stop adding the tulle strips when you reach the end of your waistband.
To create a small row at the top of the tulle repeat steps 1-5 using a smaller strip approximately 12 inches long.
I added a waistband with a rosette to the tutu dress and hand stitched it in place. The headband tutorial is the same as the rosette. Starfish Headband Tutorial
Gigi wore a tank top under the tutu and the clam shell bra went over it. The pearls and head band finished off the costume.