learn how to make boutique quality tutus that will wow your family and friends my name is Mariana from crafty guys calm now I'm going to show you the basics of making a naan so 2 to 4 supplies you're going to need six inch by 25 yard roll tool a self-healing cutting mat a rotary cutter a lip edge ruler 3/4 inch width of non-role elastic some needle and thread and the paper towel roll and a standing holder to keep the roll from tipping over while you were unroll up to three rolls of tulle on top of each other to save some time make sure the ends meet at the one inch mark on your mat to determine the length of your strips you will be multiplying the desired length by 2 the length of my tutu is 11 inches but I'm doubling it up and going to cut at the 22 inch mark place the quilters lip edge where you're going to be making your cut the lip edge ruler works like a t-square against the edge of the mat for slippery cutting and measuring roll the rotary cutter across the two layers continue cutting strips an average baby toddler to 2 will need between 40 to 60 strips of tulle the next step is to make an elastic waistband this is what you'll be tying your strips to measure child's waist and make your cut 2 to 3 inches less than original measurement this will allow for a snug fit overlap the ends of your elastic about an inch and sew them together with some needle and thread make sure it's secure by pulling on the elastic then bring your elastic over the paper towel roll and take one of your pre-cut strips and then bring it behind the elastic make sure both ends of your strip are even with each other using the um it's on top bring it behind and back up through the loop in order to form your first knot as you tighten the nut make sure both ends of the strip are even make a second knot using the same strip you made your first knot with again make sure the ends are even and this is what a double knot should look like and this is what multiple double knots would look like against each other another way to tie your strips on is using the slip knot technique hold your strip in half and bring it behind the elastic waistband make sure the ends are even bring the ends through the loop that you've created and pull down to tighten continue tying strips until you achieve the desired fullness between 40 and 60 strips for a toddler tutu visit crafty guides comm to purchase my best-selling ebooks on how to make easy so and non so tutus