3 Simple 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 on the whole.

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

The excellent news is that these tree skirts actually are really easy to make, however the unhealthy information is that (until you’ve got three timber) 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 here 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 lower a giant circle out of our material. A simple solution to get an excellent circle is to make a giant sq. that’s at the very least the width of your tree skirt (I’ve a small tree so I wanted at the very least 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’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 too thick to try this many folds).

Irrespective 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 the layers throughout the marked line with material scissors, and you need to have a circle if you unfold it.

Step 2: To make the small center circle to 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 lower with material scissors.

Step 3: Go away the material folded and lower the fold open on simply one of many sides. This opening will let 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, lower 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 essential directions. Let’s get to the small print!

Find out how to Make a Pom Pom Tree Skirt:

For the pom pom skirt, all you must do is observe the essential 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 may discover on the native craft retailer. 

Find out 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 massive circle.

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

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

Find out how to Make a Fake Fur Tree Skirt:

The fur skirt is the simplest one as a result of you’ve got the least quantity of issues so as to add to it, however you must be a bit slower when slicing out your circles to maintain the size of the fur intact across the edges.

I used the folding technique (in step 1) to mark my slicing path, however I didn’t lower all of the layers without delay like I did with the felt.

I stored flipping and refolding the fur so I may mark all the best way across the circle, after which solely lower 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 will even maintain you from chopping the ends of your fur brief.

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

It was sort of bananas how shortly I may make all three skirts. So these actually are quick and straightforward 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 acquired a ton of Christmas content material in our archives, so flick through there for extra vacation tasks and recipes! xo, Laura