All little girls love the idea of dancing while wearing their own baby ballerina costume. This is mainly due to the fact that ballerina costumes or outfits are very attractive and frilly. A lot of parents love to dress up their little ones with a baby ballerina costume for Halloween and other costume events. Although there’s no particular event or reason for wearing such costume, many girls still love dressing up in these beautiful and girly costumes.

However, a baby ballerina costume can be considerably expensive if you purchase it from specialty and costume stores. Below are some tips on how to make your own baby ballerina outfit at on a meager budget.

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First, utilize a simple formula in creating a tutu outline. Get the hips and waist measurement of the child who will wear the ballerina skirt. Decide on what will be the length of the skirt. If you are making a longer skirt, measure the gap between a child’s legs when she is taking a large step. The finished ballerina skirt must be as wide as the gap between the subject’s legs. Draw the sketch out of your model. Draw the shape of the skirt over the traced outline utilizing the measurements that obtained a while ago. Add at least ½ inch allowance for the seams and cut the excess fabrics of the traced skirt.

The next step in creating a baby ballerina costume is to purchase many types of tulle as possible for the type of pattern that you would want to make. You can buy additional tulle if you preferably want your ballerina skirt to be puffier. By an elastic that is quite close to the measurement of the hips of your subject. Also, buy a thread that matches the color of your leotards and slippers.

Fold your tulle into two portions. The folded part will be the bottom portion of the ballerina skirt. Secure the pattern unto the tulle by suing pins and cut the shape out. Fasten the elastic thread ½ inch from your ballerina skirt’s top.

Stitch ½ inch tulle on the elastic thread. Create a tube where the elastic will easily slide into. Sew the two parts of the skirt together. Slip the skirt on the elastic and end up with an identical amount of material on both sides. Secure a few stitches on the elastic for it not to slide anymore. But be careful in overstitching the elastic as it will cause the garter not to stretch anymore.

Decorate the baby ballerina costume skirt with some beads, patches and sequins. You can put some coordinating designs and accessories on the on the tight and leotards to create a complete baby ballerina costume outfit.

Let your subject wear the pair of leotards and tights. Place the baby ballerina skirt above the leotards. Put on a pair of ballet slippers, and if your subject has a long hair; tie her hair in a single bun. Now that you’re finished with the baby ballerina costume, you can now put on some light make-up that will perfectly go with outfit.