Trying to figure out how to sew a tutu? What if you didn’t have to sew it at all! You’ll love how easy it is to make this gorgeous no-sew tutu just as much as your little ballerina will love ...

Judith Hansen has spent more than 30 years designing costumes for dancers. That's a lot of tulle. A lot of pink. And . . . “A lot of body fluid,” Hansen says, laughing. Her custom-made tutus ...

More than likely, people ask her how long it takes to make a tutu. But after being part of the ballet for a decade, she knows it’s more of a construction job than a simple sewing project.

She doesn’t sew tutus for all of her 130 students. They do not receive an original tutu until they are at a certain level in classical ballet and have been training in pointe shoes for some time.