How Do You Make A Crinoline For A Poodle Skirt?
Making your own crinoline is easy—the materials are inexpensive and readily available at any fabric store. Since very little (if any) is meant to show, you don’t have to be an expert seamstress either. If you intend for the bottom of the crinoline to show beneath your poodle skirt, you can have fun with the color of the tulle; try something other than white for an unexpected flair. Measure your waist with a tape measure, and add 1 inch for the waistband overlap. Cut a strip of 1-inch wide ribbon to this measurement. Cut a square of Velcro or other burr-fastener tape that’s 1 inch long by 1 inch wide. Note that the tape is made up of two sides: one with tiny, pointy hooks and one with soft, raised loops. Use a needle and thread to sew the pointy hook side of the tape to the underside of the left end of your ribbon. Sew the other side of the tape square to the top side of the right end of your ribbon. Be sure that when placed around your waist, the two sides of the tape “grab” each oth
