How to Make a Skirt from Ti Leaves

Would you like to do the authentic hula... in a real hula skirt?

Steps

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    Collect/obtain Ti leaves or similar, wide, long leaves. You will need to divide your waist measurement by the width of the leaves and multiply by two.
    • Example: Waistline of 30 inches (76.2 cm). Leaves 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) wide. 30/2.5=12 12x2=24 You'll need at least 24 leaves.
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    Thread a length of heavy twine or strong string equal to twice your waist measurement plus 10 inches (25.4 cm) onto a large needle. The type used for needlepoint or carpets works fine.
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    Lay a leaf over a second piece of twine the length of your waist.
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    Fold the end of the leaf over the twine.
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    Stitch through the folded sections to sew the two layers of leaf together over the twine.
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    Lay another leaf overlapping the first, fold it over the twine, and stitch through it.
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    Continue to overlap, fold over the twine, and stitch until you have covered all the base twine.
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    Tie knots in the stitching twine. Leave the ends long for tying around your waist.
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    Finished.

Community Q&A

  • Question
    Can you make this for boys?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes. This can be made for either gender.

Things You'll Need

  • Leaves
  • Twine
  • Large needle

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Lois Wade
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Lois Wade
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This article was co-authored by Lois Wade, a trusted member of wikiHow's volunteer community. Lois Wade has 45 years of experience in crafts including sewing, crochet, needlepoint, cross-stitch, drawing, and paper crafts. She has been contributing to craft articles on wikiHow since 2007. This article has been viewed 29,233 times.
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Updated: August 10, 2021
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