How to make a Mini Crinoline (Hoop Skirt) Tutorial | DIY Full Skirt

Is your dress looking a little flat even with a petticoat underneath? Don’t want to add more layers of petticoats because it would be too hot? Sounds like you need a skirt lifter to get that fullness! Otherwise known as a mini crinoline or hoop skirt. Then watch this tutorial.
This is a quick project that can make all the different - It took me about 30-60 minutes to put this together.
What you’ll need:
Tape Measure
Flat Steel Boning or Hoop wire
A marker
Metal Cutters
Something to make a boning channel. I am using a packet of blanket binding.
Twill tape or ribbon
Scissors
Thread
Pins
Elastic
A sewing machine
And some tape. Doesn’t have to be fancy.
Time stamp:
0:00 Intro
0:23 What you need
0:42 Measurements
1:40 Prepping
3:21 Base construction
3:49 Elastic
4:35 The Fun Part
4:50 Finished Look
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[@MissTwisteddd]

I reckon this would be a lifesaver for aussie cons in summer! Will need to give this a try soon!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Hahaha you are not wrong there my friend!

[@tiffsewcrafty]

Your hoop skirt and petticoat tutorials are the best! You really break them down in a way that's easy to understand. I'm definitely referencing them for making my first hoop skirt and petticoat for an upcoming project.

[@KirileeCosplay]

I am so glad you find them helpful ^_^

[@LadyB_20]

Love this! Just the right length for lolita 😁

[@KirileeCosplay]

You are right ^_^

[@bellat5657]

thank you! perfect, i want to try making lolita style dresses but i needed a crinoline hoop to support the skirt - this tutorial is exactly what i needed :)

[@KirileeCosplay]

I’m glad it could help

[@Purplepandabear]

Yay a new Kirilee tutorial. Always makes my day

[@KirileeCosplay]

Awww I’m so glad

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

this is gonna be cool making dresses look full

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thanks!

[@canucknancy4257]

What a wonderfully uplifting video. Thanks for the simply explained tutorial!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thank you!

[@emmamartin6719]

Incredible! I will definitely be using this tutorial!!

[@KirileeCosplay]

I’m glad it is useful for you

[@AMPProf]

IM GONNA go be a poofy mushroom now

[@KirileeCosplay]

Excellent!

[@StardustMegu]

This is gonna be helpful! One of the cosplays that I'll be working on soon I gotta make a hoopskirt and never made one before! Thank you so much for making this!

[@KirileeCosplay]

My pleasure! I am glad it is going to help your next project!

[@evelyn_r]

dammit, premiers at 3am for me, here in Melbourne, VIC, Aussie time. Guess I'll watch it in the morning.

[@KirileeCosplay]

It won’t be going anywhere ^_^

[@zaranea7920]

Omg this is just what I need for my next project QQ!

[@KirileeCosplay]

I am glad! I hope it will help!

[@hinahika8533]

Such a helpful tutorial !!!! Thank you !!! 💞 I have 2 little questions tho. First, can you sit easily with this ? Or do you have to be extra careful and sit like a victorian lady ? And second, can a crinoline work if it is slit ? Like if I want to make a dress that has a slit on the front and is puffy on the back, can I make a sort of half hoop skirt ? Or does that totally destroy the structure because you don't really have hoops anymore ?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Answers: 1. It is very easy to sit in, just lift the hoops slightly when you sit so they at on the seat with you. 2. If you add a slit it will not work in the way that is demonstrated in this video. There are ways that you can make an obliptical crinoline or even a lobster tail.

[@hinahika8533]

@@KirileeCosplay thank you for your super fast answer !!!

[@ushere5791]

thank you! xoxoxoxoxoxo

[@KirileeCosplay]

My pleasure!

[@Fabolore]

Can I use hard net instead of the normal satin channel so as to get a more fuller effect. This is because I’m to make a queen dress for my 7 years girl

[@KirileeCosplay]

If you would like too you absolutely can. Just remember that as she walks, the net might scratch her legs

[@Fabolore]

@@KirileeCosplay you’re right… thanks so much

[@OfficialStarry]

would this work with heavier fabric?😊

[@KirileeCosplay]

Absolutely - that is where a crinoline will beat a petticoat any day

[@neptunestar7397]

How wide is your flat steel boning and where did you get it from?

[@KirileeCosplay]

It’s about 12mm and I got it from aliexpress

[@shmwmlam3953]

How do you make boning to stay a circle like that? My boning tend to be twist and make spirals even after ironing. Can you give some tips?

[@KirileeCosplay]

If it is flat steel boning it should not do that

[@shmwmlam3953]

@@KirileeCosplay oh. No I used plastic boning.

Plastic boning isn't strong enough for hoopskirts.

[@shmwmlam3953]

@ oh ok. Thank you. sadly I cannot find metal boning in my area.

[@katyb2793]

​@@shmwmlam3953which country are you in? (If you don't mind sharing :) )