How to Tack a Tutu
How to Tack a Tutu
Tacking a tutu prevents the layers from flopping down with gravity one after another when the dancer jumps. The tighter you tack, the flatter the tutu.
Tacking is an ongoing process. Your tacks will have to be examined after every performance and possibly retacked. This is why I use a quilt tack and upholstery thread.
- On the inner tacks --- do rows two through four.
- As you move out in your tacking, do rows three through six.
- Then rows five through eight.
- I use upholstery thread and do a quilt tack about 3/4's of an inch wide..
- But you can just use a regular stitch.
I am asked this often and should have addressed this a long time ago. - I hope this helps now!
Obviously, the tighter you tack the flatter the tutu, however, remember a pancake tutu is made with buckram, a hoop, PLUS tight tacking.
You can turn the tutu upside down and tack but this requires looser tacking -- because there will have to be some 'give' in the tacking for the layers to align.
For tight tacking put the tutu on a dress form or the actual dancer to get the alignment of layers right and then finish by turning the tutu upside down.
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