3 Easy 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 normally.

This 12 months, I believed I’d soar on the tree skirt practice and begin with three simple no-sew choices for my first 12 months.

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

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

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

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

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

When utilizing skinny fabric-like felt, you’ll be able to even make one other fold to make your sq. a triangle like I did within the first image (the fur is a bit of too thick to do this many folds).

Regardless of what number of instances you fold your material, 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 material.

Reduce by way of the layers throughout the marked line with material scissors, and you must have a circle while you unfold it.

Step 2: To make the small center circle in your tree trunk, fold your material 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 material scissors.

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

Step 4: To make the small ties that can hold 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 small print!

Learn how to Make a Pom Pom Tree Skirt:

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

Learn 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 chop your giant circle.

I believed 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 have been reduce, I traced the sting onto some white felt as nicely.

After reducing the white scallops, I used material glue (though the new glue gun would work, too) to safe the snow ideas onto the gray.

Learn how to Make a Fake Fur Tree Skirt:

The fur skirt is the simplest one as a result of you’ve the least quantity of issues so as to add to it, however you must be a bit of slower when reducing 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 reducing path, however I didn’t reduce all of the layers directly like I did with the felt.

I stored flipping and refolding the fur so I might 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 hold the underside blade of your scissors scraping as near the backing of the fur as potential and that will even hold you from chopping the ends of your fur quick.

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

It was sort of bananas how rapidly I might make all three skirts. So these actually are quick and straightforward choices in your tree!

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

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