Turkey Tutu

For the first time I will be running a Turkey Trot!  And I am over the moon about it.  Having wanted to do this for a while I know the best part of this festive 5k: the costumes!  After a quick Google search it seems that turkey tutus are all the rage at these events.  I happen to have tulle left over, but I picked up a few new rolls just in case (and I was glad that I did!).  

Materials

• 1 roll of plain brown tulle (25 yards)
• 1 roll of plain crimson tulle (25 yards)
• 1 roll of yellow tulle with glitter tulle (10 yards)*
• 1 roll of orange tulle with glitter tulle (10 yards)*
• ribbon (at least 2 yards -- you will measure this to fit you)

* yellow and orange will be your accent colors over the brown and crimson base, that's why you need significantly less. 

How to:

Start by measuring the ribbon.  Remember a tutu fits around your hips, not your waist.  Wrap the ribbon around your hips and add 6-8 inches on each end (these will allow you to tie the tutu around yourself).  Cut the brown and crimson tulle into 24 inch strips.  I used both spools completely.  Start your tutu using a single piece of tulle strip.  Create a loop, wrap it around the ribbon, then pull the loose tulle ends through the loop.  

Continue this process alternating brown and crimson.  Continue all the way around the ribbon, leaving the ends for tying.  This will be your base.

Now cut 8 strips of yellow and orange tulle each.  These are your accent colors.  Loop them in sporadically along the ribbon.  

Test out the final product to make sure it fits and that you have tulle all the way around.  You don't want a bald spot!  I then tried my turkey tutu on with my brown t-shirt.  I will be making the t-shirt festive too, but for now I wanted to see how it would pair with the tutu.   

I LOVE the final product!