3 Straightforward No-Sew Tree Skirts

I’ve a Christmas confession to make—I’ve by no means had a tree skirt earlier than. I don’t imply I’ve by no means made a tree skirt, I imply I’ve by no means had one generally.

This yr, I assumed I’d soar on the tree skirt prepare and begin with three simple no-sew choices for my first yr.

The excellent news is that these tree skirts actually are really easy to make, however the dangerous information is that (until you may have three bushes) you must choose only one!

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Provides:
-fabric (felt or faux fur in our case)
–hot glue gun
-matching ribbon
–fabric scissors
-ruler and marker

OK, listed below are the general instructions to your tree skirt. I’ll provide the variation particulars for every particular one under.

Step 1: First, we’re going to reduce an enormous circle out of our cloth. A straightforward technique to get a good circle is to make an enormous sq. that’s a minimum of the width of your tree skirt (I’ve a small tree so I wanted a minimum of 40″ huge).

Fold the sq. in half to make an extended rectangle (20″ x 40″), fold that rectangle in half on the center vertical line (20″ x 20″).

When utilizing skinny fabric-like felt, you may even make one other fold to make your sq. a triangle like I did within the first image (the fur is somewhat too thick to try this many folds).

Regardless of what number of occasions you fold your cloth, simply use a ruler and measure out half your circle diameter (so 20″ for me) from the middle of your folded sq. all the best way throughout your folded cloth.

Reduce by means of the layers throughout the marked line with cloth scissors, and you need to have a circle once you unfold it.

Step 2: To make the small center circle to your tree trunk, fold your cloth circle in half and place a spherical can or jar midway throughout the center level of your fold. Hint the half circle and reduce with cloth scissors.

Step 3: Depart the material folded and reduce the fold open on simply one of many sides. This opening will can help you place your skirt over the bottom of the tree.

Step 4: To make the small ties that may maintain your skirt closed as soon as it’s on the tree base, reduce 6 items of 6″ ribbon. Use a sizzling glue gun to connect them to the underside of your skirt in units of two.

These are the fundamental directions. Let’s get to the main points!

Tips on how to Make a Pom Pom Tree Skirt:

For the pom pom skirt, all you must do is observe the fundamental instructions after which sizzling glue pom pom trim across the fringe of the skirt. I really like jumbo pom poms, so I purchased the largest trim I may discover on the native craft retailer. 

Tips on how to Make a Scalloped Tree Skirt:

To make a scalloped edge skirt, hint the underside half of a spherical merchandise (like a ribbon spool) all the best way across the fringe of the skirt as soon as you narrow your giant circle.

I assumed it will be enjoyable so as to add a white tip to the sting of the scallops to make it appear like little snow banks. So, as soon as all of the gray scallops had been reduce, I traced the sting onto some white felt as effectively.

After slicing the white scallops, I used fabric glue (though the recent glue gun would work, too) to safe the snow ideas onto the gray.

Tips on how to Make a Fake Fur Tree Skirt:

The fur skirt is the best one as a result of you may have the least quantity of issues so as to add to it, however you must be somewhat slower when slicing out your circles to maintain the size of the fur intact across the edges.

I used the folding methodology (in step 1) to mark my slicing path, however I didn’t reduce all of the layers directly like I did with the felt.

I saved flipping and refolding the fur so I may mark all the best way across the circle, after which solely reduce one layer deep making very small cuts as I went.

Tip: Attempt to maintain the underside blade of your scissors scraping as near the backing of the fur as doable and that can even maintain you from chopping the ends of your fur quick.

After you make all of your cuts into the fur, take it exterior and provides it a very good shake so it received’t shed any extra fur bits later.

It was type of bananas how shortly I may make all three skirts. So these actually are quick and simple choices to your tree!

Elsie’s tree agreed to mannequin the skirts for our footage (we love a white Christmas tree over right here with some pretty garland).

We’ve additionally obtained a ton of Christmas content material in our archives, so flick through there for extra vacation initiatives and recipes! xo, Laura