How to Make a Bustle Out of Tulle
- 1). Measure the length from the waist to the approximate point on your leg that you want the bustle to hit.
- 2). Measure the back of your waist from one side to the other. This bustle is made to be worn on the outside on the back of your body.
- 3). Lay the ribbon out on a flat surface and mark the center with a pin. Divide the width of the partial waist measurement by two. Measure out from the center pin and mark with another pin on both sides.
- 4). Lay the tulle on a flat surface and measure out the desired length. Cut along the full width of the tulle.
- 5). Sew a long running stitch through one end of the tulle and gather. Adjust the gather to match the pinned length on the grosgrain ribbon. Pin the tulle temporarily to the underside of the ribbon.
- 6). Measure out 3/4 yard of tulle and cut. Fold this piece of tulle in half and sew a running stitch through both layers along the cut edges. Pull the thread and gather to match the pinned area on the ribbon. Carefully lift up the pins in the ribbon and pin this piece of tulle down also.
- 7). Cut 1/2 yard of tulle and repeat the previous steps again, pinning this piece down on top of the other tulle but under the pinned ribbon.
- 8). Sew through all layers of ribbon and tulle to secure the tulle in place.
- 9). This bustle can now be tied around the waist with the tulle flounces positioned in the back.
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