DIY Scrunchies

First of all, happy Easter! Second of all, I'M BACK!!! I haven't posted over here in a while, just because I am so busy with school. I've still been crafting often, but I didn't have the time to write up the directions, take photos, and post to Instagram and Facebook all by myself. I am so happy to hear all of the recent questions about my next blog posts though, while I was inactive on here. 

Anyway, now onto the craft. A while ago, I made a scrunchie in basically the middle of the night to wear for 90's day at school. It was super easy and quick, so here I am to share.

You'll need cotton fabric, sewing elastic, and all of the basic sewing necessities like a machine, thread, scissors, etc..

To start, cut a piece of fabric in a rectangle about 5 inches by 25 inches. Lay it out right side up, and fold the shorter side in half, so now it is about 2.5in by 25in, and the right sides are touching, and wrong side is facing out. Pin it like that. Sew a basic stitch (with back stitching) along the edge (the open side) down the long 25 inch side of the scrunchie. Because we folded it over, we only need to sew that one side. Now flip it right side out so the stitches are on the inside. 

Next, we will cut our elastic to size. I think mine was about 11 inches. I didn't measure when I originally sewed it; I just eyed everything because of my lack of time. It should stretch most if not all the way from one end of the fabric to the other. Thread the elastic through the tube of fabric. Be sure to push down all the fabric so the elastic makes it out both ends. When it is all the way through, overlap the ends of elastic, and sew them together across the short side of the elastic. Be sure when doing this to make sure no fabric is sewn with it. Now, we will sew the fabric. Do the same thing we did with the elastic, by pulling the ends to each other and overlapping them. Except fold the top layer of fabric underneath, so it is a clean edge that will not fray. Now sew them together, simply straight across, with the elastic being sewn again inside as well. Try to use a color thread that matches the fabric so it blends in.

That's all! Enjoy your scrunchies! <3