Adult TUTU & Tie Dye Hope Shirt

Tutu

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 4 yds. of dark pink netting
• 4 yds. of light pink netting
• 1 spool of clear thread
• 1 1/4 yd. of 1" grosgrain ribbon
• 1 Pkg. of 1” elastic or the amount of waist.
• 1 spool of thread to match grosgrain ribbon
• Sewing notions

DIRECTIONS:

1. Seams are 1/2" unless noted.
2. Measure the desired length of skirt X 2. (EX: If the length is 18” then double length to equal 36”). Cut 4 dark pink, cut 4 light pink the 36” length and entire width of netting.
3. Alternate light pink to dark pink together to make one layer, then repeat for the remaining layer. Thread clear thread to the bobbin and top thread of the sewing machine. Sew seams with a wide and long zig zag stitch with clear thread.
4. Fold over skirt in half to equal 18”. The fold line becomes the waistline. Pin close to the fold line so that the netting doesn’t slip. Re-thread your machine with regular thread and gather to 9” larger than your waistline (this is so it goes over the hips). Remove pins just before getting close to the gathering stitch.
5. Cut elastic the length of your waist minus 2". Sew elastic ends together. Divide netting and elastic into equal 4 sections. Match sections and top stitch elastic to wrong side of netting, stretching elastic to fit netting.
6. Cut the Grosgrain ribbon to 9” larger than waist. Sew seams together, stitch to the top edge of elastic, stretching elastic to fit ribbon. The netting will be sandwiched between elastic and grosgrain ribbon. Sew grosgrain to netting to finish. Steaming the elastic after sewing,shrinks the stretched elastic slightly. (Do not iron just put iron closed to the elastic and stream it).
7. Leave hem raw. Do not hem netting. If a shorter skirt is preferred cut netting at hem line.

Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:

• When sewing netting with clear thread use a wide and longer zig zag stitch to make the seams almost invisible. When using clear thread, loosen top and bobbin tension slightly so that the clear thread will not break while sewing.

HOPE Tie-dye T-shirt

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Select a white T-shirt, size of your choice
• Pink RIT tie dye
• Iron-one black vinyl
• Download the images
• Cricut machine
• Cricut standard mat
• Cricut weeder
• Iron
• Computer
• Sheet of parchment paper
• Ironing board or surface
• Working surface or plastic garbage bag

DIRECTIONS:

1. Upload the images into a new project.
2. You can size the images larger or smaller if you desire.
3. Make sure the images are mirrored and the shiny side is down, matte side up on the mat before cutting. Make sure it is secure on the mat before cutting.
4. Cut the images on the Cricut machine.
5. Wash your T-shirt and let it be slightly damp, not saturated.
6. Lay the T-shirt on the plastic garbage bag, but scrunch it up to have peaks and valleys.
7. Mix the tie dye with hot water and in a squirt bottle.
8. Randomly squirt the dye onto the shirt. Do not cover the shirt, but leave white areas. Let it sit there for about 30 minutes. Take to a sink and rinse with cold water to set the dye.
9. Let the shirt dry. You can place it in the dryer if you want to speed up the process.
10. Set your iron in medium high.
11. Place your image onto the t-shirt with the shiny side up.
12. Lay a piece of parchment paper on top and press with your iron take a few seconds over each area of the design.
13. Let it cool to the touch before peeling off the shiny backer film.

Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:

• If the shirt is too bright, you can wash it in your washing machine on hot with some detergent.
• Make sure the shirt is dry before ironing on the vinyl.
• Don’t over cook the vinyl when ironing.