11/10/09

braided headband tutorial

Sometimes you feel stuck with your hair and just need something quick and different (okay, maybe new) and this headband is the perfect thing (it only takes about 20 minutes)!

What you need:
2- safety pins
6- strips of fabric about 18'' long (can add more strips depending how many bands you want)
1- 6'' piece of elastic
sewing machine


1. gather 3 strips of fabric.
3 strips of fabric


2. pin together ends.
pin ends together


3. braid together.
one braid


4. repeat steps 1-3 for remaining 3 strips of fabric.
braid fabric


5. lay both braids side by side with ends matching together.
two braids


6. straight stitch ends together.
sew ends together


7. snip excess fabric and repeat for the other end (braided bands should be about 15-16'' in length).
sew ends together


8. take your elastic and sew into one end of the braid and repeat on the other end.
sewing on the elastic
braided headband
(what the braided band looks like when done sewing)


9. wear then go out and have fun! enjoy...
side viewbad at these kinds of shots
(I am horrible at these kinds of shots)

Hope you liked this quick little project... if you get bored of it on your head, just pull it down and wear it as a necklace around your neck. For another way to recycle scraps, you can make a braided necklace or check out the Free People blog for directions I made on how to use the scraps to make braided handles for a bag!

It was nice to meet all of you and thank you Rachel so much for having me!!! Congratulations again for your sweet little Ruby and I look forward to meeting other guest bloggers in the coming weeks...

Don't forget to stop by my blog Cakies and say hello from time to time!

40 comments:

Sherry said...

Cute idea! Looks very simple. I'll have to try that!

RachelDenbow said...

I love it! Going to make some for Christmas gift stocking stuffers!

amy is the party said...

Love this! So cute!

Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.com said...

Oh yeah! Way cute & way simple!! Nice!

Anonymous said...

I love this! Definitely on the must do list now. :) Thanks for the idea!

MyShenanigans said...

so cute! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

LOVE it! This is great for me as I'm just learning to use my machine! :)

Katherine said...

i can see what i will be doing tonight! i predict an obsession with these coming my way!

Erin said...

i love this idea. so cute and simple. i think i will make one tomorrow. thanks for sharing!

Elizabeth said...

i love this idea! i want to make one of these headbands so so soon :]

alyssa johns said...

fabulous- and so simple. thank you!

www.reworkedart.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Oh this is CUTE! I will have to try it out. My daughter especially loves headbands, especially for school, and these would be so easy to make in school colours and wash in the machine. I love the necklace idea for me...hair too short.

Y'know, you could stitch smaller fabric scraps together in strips (patchwork-style) if you haven't got scraps long enough.

Thanks heaps - obsession coming on here too!

Karen xx

P.S. Rachel, these would look AMAZING in your hair!

Marcia Hamelijnck said...

Love it! I'm going to try to make one this week!
xo
Marcia

Sarah M said...

awesome and so easy! I never thought to recycle scraps like taht!
Sarah M

Geek+Nerd said...

So simple - and awesome!

Rachel said...

What an easy, cute and stylish headband! I'm definitely gonna try this out :) So glad you shared this little tutorial on here!

Katie-Jane said...

Aww this is a really cute idea! I love it! Always enjoy reading your blog, id love to be as creative as you! :)

Piecesofkatie-jane@blogspot.com

Holly said...

This is SUCH a great idea, I want to make some right now! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

I love this. Can't wait to find someone to sew one together for me. Hehe.

Jacinda said...

I made one and love it! So easy and chic!
Check it out

Tara said...

How fun and simple - holiday gift idea! Thank you thank you!

Roots and Feathers said...

thank you much!!!

i couldnt wait and ive already made 3!!!

i posted a pic in my blog:
http://violetbellasworld.blogspot.com/

thank you so much, so excited to not waste my scraps anymore!

Becky Farley said...

I really like this!! Thank you for the tutorial! Very pretty!

BlueMoonScrapbooking said...

Thanks for sharing this, now I have to go give it a try!

BlueMoonScrapbooking said...

Thanks for sharing this -now I have to go give it a try!

Erica W. said...

This is such an awesome idea! I have so many fabric scraps laying around and this is the perfect use for them. I made one a couple of days ago and I'm loving the result, thanks!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous idea!

Jo said...

I can't wait to make these as gifts!! (and for myself, of course!)

Thomasin said...

Ah! Just came across this post. LOVE the idea. Thanks!!

Beth- the mama bee said...

My sisters and I got together and made some! Thy are fun! Here's my post about it: http://mamabeefromthehive.blogspot.com/2009/12/braided-headbands.html

Nicole said...

Awesome idea! making some today!

Anonymous said...

What a great idea! Can't wait to try it!

Kat said...

I love this!! Thank you :)

Sabr said...

Such a cute way to dress up my standard mom bun! Can't wait to make one! ♥

Shelby said...

Just made one, and I love it...can not wait to make more and give to my friends for graduation.

-Shelby
http://wherehappinessisfound.blogspot.com/

Heidi Marie said...

these are awesome! Thanks for the tutorial!

Megan Smith said...

i made some of these and featured it on my blog! LOVE them!! thank you dear!

Unknown said...

I've been seeing these a lot and wondered how to make them. Thanks so much for the tutorial. :) I'm wishing I had long hair right now. lol but, my girls do so now I have a reason to make these. :)

sandandstarfish said...

I LOVE this and can't wait to try it out myself :) Great job and thanks!

Angie said...

Adorable!!!