Making a skirt

[HotI]

OK, so how does one gather tulle? Can't do it by machine, the thread just breaks, my overlocker just laughs at it, even on gather stitch, and doing it by hand is tedious. I'm doing a multi-layered tutu for a friend, and I am struggling. Could I just sew elastic around the top to sort of suck it in? Have you done this before, Bath? Or anyone?

Sorry for hijack MG, but you might get soem good ideas

did you sew 2 rows of stitching (on the biggest stitch) on the tulle?

you then slide the tulle along the thread and gather it up.

i think you need to gather it before you sew the elastic on.

i am sure i did it by machine, but if i did it by hand it mustn't have taken too long cos i can't remember it being too painful.

good luck

[Violet Star]

Gee babe, I miss out on convo and all little miss gets is a lopsided skirt! I will save my skirt order for later on down the track.

One Option
Find a skirt she already has, and then create a pattern from it. If you want to be extra good, you can unpick it and use the pieces to create the pattern. You could get the pattern paper to keep a copy, or if you think this will be it, just use the other material to copy straight to.

Option 2
Buy a pattern - Kiwk sew are good ones, super easy

Keep going, Miss will love them. I saw some great material in the current spotlight catalogue. Sparkly Stretchy "Tinkerbell Velour". It was about $6 a meter. There is a cute tutu on a little girl as well in the add.

[luna moth]

did you sew 2 rows of stitching (on the biggest stitch) on the tulle?

Yeah, I did. My machine is usually awesome at gathering, but it's obviously just anti-tutu.
It's really stiff tulle. So I've been doing it by hand, and it's not so bad. I'm putting elastic on as well, then sewing it on to a leotard to make a little ballerina outfit for a young friend of mine (one of my best friends in the world is 7!)

Thanks for your help!

[Mother Goose]

i thought about tulle - but can't work it out in my head...

SS - you're a clever bunny! Hehe. I might buy a pattern... although I am having trouble following a simple doll clothes pattern! That material sounds ace... might have to get her some!!! And, your skirt is already on it's way

Thanks Bath. I will give that a go re: the rectangles. I think that will work well! Oh, those bean bags I was talking about - saw some at the Yarra Glenn market y/day!!!!! Didn't have time to ask what she put in them because miss ran into the crowd and needed to grab her before I lost the monkey!

I might have another crack at it this afternoon... luckily I have a bit of fabric stockpiled. The Vic Markets is great for cheap material. And I promised DD I'd make flowers for the lopsided skirt!