Hello to all! Today, I will be showing you how to make an easy headband in under 10 minutes, because as like all of you know, I have like zero free time during the school year.
All you will need is a roll of ribbon ( mine is 5/8 inch thick), a piece of elastic the same thickness, and a sewing machine, and the sewing necessities such as pins, thread, and fabric scissors. If you want a blog post just on basic materials you should have in your craft closet, be sure to leave it Ina comment.
Ok, now on to the crafting. Cut the ribbon the size of your head and then some. I added on probably 3 or 4 inches, but I ended up cutting some off. I cut the elastic like 3.5 inches. All in all, the ribbon was about 25 inches for my head. Now I overlapped the two ends just a bit so they would stay together, and pinned it there with the middle of the elastic. Now, take the two ends on each side and stretch it as far as it can possibly go, then pin it to the ribbon there. Do that on both sides. Make sure it fits the way you like it to and is tight enough, but be careful of the pins while trying it on.
Now take the elastic part and put it into the sewing machine, sewing down the center of the ribbon and elastic on top of each other. While sewing, pull the elastic, stretching it as far out as possible, so after you sew, it AND the ribbon together should scrunch back up. Sew like that all the way down the elastic part and don't forget to backstitch at the beginning and the end.
That's pretty much to it. We sew it with the elastic so when you wear it, it is tight against your head. Also, if you want to, you can make a cute embellishment on it, or add a bow or flower, but I didn't have time today due to school etc, so it'll have to wait ;( best of luck to you all! <3 -Alivia
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