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[eyelinered.livejournal.com]

(well blah, I barely ever post here. please forgive me?)

I have 10 metres / almost 8' of bright red tulle.
I want to make a (wearable) skirt.

I friend of mine told me one way to make it. Now I'm writing here to check if anyone has any suggestions of how you could make a skirt out of all that tulle. (of course you may add other fabrics and stuff, but that was pretty obvious I suppose..)
Some inspiring pictures would also be greatly appreciated. :)

Comments

[ashkaztra.livejournal.com]

I do have a skirt made out of tulle, but I wear it as a mock petticoat, because it's sort of transparent. I made it by sewing the far ends together, sewing a channel along the upper part and pulling an elastic band that fits my waist through it. But I had a bit more tulle than you, about 6 m.

Sorry about the terrible explantion...

[eyelinered.livejournal.com]

you know what I just realised..? It's not 2 metres, it's 10.

I understand how you mean, I think.

tulle skirt

[everywednesday.livejournal.com]

I like making tulle skirts out of mock circle-skirt patterns. Hmm, I don't know how to post photos yet, but I will try to describe. The waist side of the pattern should be narrower (at the top) and the hemline should be fuller and wider. You can cut 4 or more of these pieces (I ususually use 6) Join the side seams together, and add a waistband of the self fabric, running an elastic through. You could make two or more layers of tulle, or an underlayer of a more substantial fabric for it to be more wearable on it's own.
The advantage of making the skirt this way, rather than the gathering the tulle up from the top edge like most people do)is that you have fullness at the hem, and in the body of the skirt, but not so much right at the waist or hips, which is usually more flattering. When you gather one long rectangle of fabric up and sew the ends together, that's called a "dirndle" skirt- and for my part, i can't wear that, I have no waist to begin with (I'm very long and straight!) and then I look like a barrel through the middle:) A circle skirt is much more flattering to most body types, although it does take a bit more work and pattern drafting, it's well worth it for the final product.

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[eyelinered.livejournal.com]

ah, I know how you mean. I think.
Apart from "mock circle-skirt". :)

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[everywednesday.livejournal.com]

Oh, I just meant that it's not a true circle skirt pattern piece.. it's more like an A-line skirt, not as full as a real circle skirt quarter. But you could do it from either a true circle skirt pattern piece, or a slightly less full one, and just use more pieces.
Everytime I've made one, the width of my fabric has made it easier to just cut more pieces that are less full.

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[eyelinered.livejournal.com]

ah, I see
Well, I'd hate to look fat or strange.
But I'm thinking of having it like really low on my hips..
hmhm.