If you are a sewer, you might know how much scraps that can build up in your closet over time. Those scraps are not big enough to make a tiny camisole or shorts, but not small enough that you can just trash. I have a bunch of fabrics like that, piled up.Over the last couple of weeks, I haven't had enough energy to work on clothes because of the move we did, so I worked on simple & easy project: headbands!
I love wearing headbands. Especially in the Summer, because I always put my hair up - it's too humid and hot in Japan to keep my long hair down, and I'm impressed if I see girls who have nice hair even on bad-hair day.
Making headbands are very easy - I just cut two strips of fabric in 30-33 inches in length and 2-5 inches in width. You can change the width if you want a skinny headband or wide headband. It's your choice. Then with the right side of fabrics facing each other, I sew around the fabric, leaving 2 inch window so you can turn. Then iron. For my headbands, I added a wire inside, then close the window. The wire helps the headband to stay on your head without slipping off and also allows you to shape the headband as you like.
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Really nice idea with the wire, I'll try it ^-^
I never though about adding wire, thats a good idea. How heavy is the wire? Do you try to keep it in a certain spot or do you just let it go where it wants inside the headband? They look so pretty on you, I rarely use them because they fall off too easily.
hi mary, i picked the wire that is not too too light (then it might slips off of your head) but not too heavy. so i would pick the wire that you can bend and twist easily.
also i bend both ends of the wire in small circle, so the wire does not poke out and hurt you. i let it loose in the headband.
hope this helps! these headbands are so easy and they do stay on your head:)
Hi!
I kept seeing these in Japanese magazines since Spring this year, so I made my own too!
I shared the tutorial here:
http://www.chic-steals.com/2010/08/diy-wired-scarf-rabbit-ears-headband.html
I love the wider headbands you made - and the pretty fabrics you chose for yours! They look great on you!
xoxox
Carly
hi carly, thats so cool! thanks for letting me know!!
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