2.08.2010

easy headband tutorial.


I made some headbands for {cousin} Emma's birthday a couple weeks ago & they turned out so great I wanted to share.


I bought the cheap ones for $1.99 a pack,
because they're lightweight
& don't hurt behind the ears.
Cut off the woven covers.


so if your headband is 13" x 1/4"
you'd cut your fabric 15" x 1 1/4".






Don't judge my manicure.

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just a couple straight stitches back and forth will do.


{I will show you the ruffle in a second}



and that's it!

Here's how you do the ruffle:








I made the bow by sewing the strip for the headband
about 3" longer than needed and used the extra length
to fold into a bow. I used another piece of the strip
to wrap around the bow & hot-glued it onto the headband.

So quick and easy.

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ps. I'm trying to cut down on sugar.
I'm cranky.
Totally headband unrelated,
but relevant none-the-less.

i need a cookie.

59 comments:

  1. Niice! I like this one. Good luck with the sugar thing....I'm still tryin'

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  2. i love them! i am super into headbans right now. they help me not do my hair as much which i am also loving ( because i am lazy) i'm grumpy too. i'm doing body for life ( which is great!) but i can only eat treats and whatnot once a week. i miss my multi daily sweets. hang in there.

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  3. beary.beary cute headbands Miss Cally. I wish I had your talent... but at least somebody has it that doesn't waste it.

    ToOdLeS.

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  4. They look great on her--thanks! Someone at church asked if I had made her outfit and I've never been more flattered in my life.

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  5. I love them. you should wear the yellow one with your target shoes. cute cute cute.

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  6. I just added those headbands to my list of things to make. My sister LOVES everything fashion related, so I think I'll make some for her birthday in April. Very cute idea!

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  7. oh, cally. SOOO cool.
    eat your wheat berry salad.
    that's what i do instead of candy.
    and graham crackers instead of cookies. (since those darn Kashi cookies are $4 for a bag of EIGHT cookies... they're taking advantage of all us cookie-holics desperately seeking higher health...)

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  8. You are AMAZING!! I love your work. Can I have a cookie too?

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  9. I've been eating a dangerous amount of the wheat berry salad, Cas.

    but I may add chocolate chips to it soon.

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  10. way cute! and the movie monday looks like fun. :)

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  11. I thought at first that maybe this would be a good project for a sewing-wary girl like me. Then I saw the ruffle. And the bow. And all the other ADORABLE things you did, and I got scared. But they are very cute, and one day, I might try one. Because I am all about headbands that don't pinch behind the ear!

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  12. And ps: it is never a good idea to limit sugar. I just ate 3 extra sugar cookies to prove it to you.

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  13. Love love love the headbands. I will definetly be making a few of these!! Thank you. :)

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  14. Aww, these are darling! I love the ruffles best, it's so cute! Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.

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  15. So cute!!! Please come live with me. Forever. =) How do you get them to stay on their heads? My girls always look like homeless ragamuffins. =)

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  16. so pretty!!! I've got to make some of these for my daughter!!

    I linked to your tutorial at Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-fabric-covered-headbands/2010/02/10/

    --Anne

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  17. Okay, these are freaking adorable.

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  18. Love, love, love this! Great tute! I linked to you today in our "link luv roundup", come by for a peek! http://bit.ly/d9rBZB Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Love these. I have been looking for a good headband for my daughter ever since her brother cut off all of her hair. Also, I have that same cabbage patch in my stash. Looks like it's time to get it out and let my daughter play with it.

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  20. Love this...thanks so much for the detailed photos...

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  21. I absolutely LOVE the red one with the bow. Love it as in I want to marry it. Thanks for the tutorial.

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  22. i love the red bow one too. these are so great! now i just need a sewing machine that works. i broke my motor last week working with heavy knit. boo.

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  23. lovely headbands, will think of when making one for my daughter thanks for sharing

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  24. thanks so much for the great ideas! love love the ruffle! i'm growing my hair out. maybe. we'll see. . . anyway, i've been making headbands in hopes that cute hair accessories will distract from crazy grow-out hair.

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  25. these are so cute. thanks for sharing the how-to, I can't wait to make some for my girls.

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  26. These are SO CUTE!!!! I'll definitely have to make some and I'm sure my daughter will definitely pull them off and hide them in random places (toddlers!)

    Thanks! :)

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  27. Abigail said on the way home from the party, "Mom, Cally makes the best gifts."

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  28. These are so cute, I'll have to go make some for myself when I can find the right fabric... thanks!

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  29. these are DARLING! i can't wait to do the ruffled one! :) cute, ctue, cute!

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  30. Great tutorial - thanks! Can't wait to make some headbands for my girls.

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  31. I love these, and will be making them soon for my girls. I also posted them to my blog and left a link.
    Thanks, Shauna

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  32. Calli, very cute headbands! On the last headband how did you make the flower? Did you buy it?

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  33. I cut 3 strips of the white fabric and ruffled them. Then I just manipulated them into a flower shape with a needle and thread. I really don't have specific instructions because it was kind of an accident.

    I was going to do three ruffles on that headband but when I saw them all jumbled together on the table, they looked like a flower.

    Thank you!

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  34. Thanks for the tutorial! Such great headbands!

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  35. I used your tute today and it turned out so cute. Thank you!

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  36. I love all these headbands! I want to make all them them right NOW! SOOO CUTE but so simple!

    Thanks for this great tutorial, it is one of my favorites so I linked up to it on my craft blog... http://myinspirationindex.blogspot.com

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  37. oh! i love it!!
    can i show it inmy blog!?
    please viti us
    regards!
    nu

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  38. I'm a newbie to sewing and I wanted to try this, so I ended up doing 2" strip instead and it worked better, giving me a little leeway for my slips since I am still learning how to sew straight with a machine. Once I get it posted up, I'll let you know. :)

    Great tutorial!

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  39. Great tutorial! These are adorable! :)

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  40. I love your headbands! Linking up at CROQzine.com today! Found you via One Pretty THing!

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  41. Holy moly!! I cannot believe how imaginative and creative you are!! Thank you for posting and making me SO happy!! eep!!

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  42. This was super cute! And looks so easy. I'm definitely going to try it out for myself.

    I linked it in my tumblog, sewcrazy.tumblr.com, with all due credit.

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  43. Love this headband--so crafty!
    Would love for you to link up to my Headband Link party over at Little Miss Momma! Here's the link:
    http://littlemissmomma.blogspot.com/2010/09/headband-week-link-party-and-surprise.html

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  44. Love it... the bow one is so elegant and the ruffle one is just top cute. Thanks for sharing!

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  45. You and your crafty awesomeness were featured today on Little Miss Momma!

    http://littlemissmomma.blogspot.com/

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  46. http://cally-cruze.blogspot.com/2010/02/easy-headband-tutorial.html

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  47. As tiaras estão lindas, obrigada pelo tutorial, Zélia.

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  48. really adorable headbands! so wish i still had little girlies to make them for!! by the way, i know what ya mean about the sugar! {recently diagnosed diabetic} the first two weeks of cutting out {or back} the sugar, is the hardest. after that, you'll feel so good.. sugar will be a distant memory!! :) a good tip, get some sugarless gum, for when the cravings get to ya.. it gives ya just enough of a sugar 'taste', it cuts the craving. good luck! {new follower}
    many blessings,
    -tracie

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  49. I love this!
    I'm launching my first linky party next tuesday. It's for projects that cost less than $10 and take less than 20-30 minutes. Would you consider linking up with me on my first linky party endeavor? Thanks!
    http://sweetfloweret.blogspot.com
    Tina

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  50. I just came across this; I want to make some headbands for a 12-year-old; they need to be cute but a little more sophisticated and you gave me some great ideas!

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  51. LOVE this post!
    I have posted a link to it on my blog.
    www.craftedblog.com

    Thanks for sharing!! :)

    Dom.
    x

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  52. Found this on pinterest thanks so much for the tute, these are great and the instructions are so detailed. I will definitely give these a go as I know my daughter would love to help design her own headband and the fabric or elastic ones just don't stay on our heads properly.

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  53. Thank you for this - I was trying to work out how to make a fabric cover for a headband and this was by far the most useful tutorial I found. You can see the results of my little headband craft project here: http://lastyeargirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/how-to-make-a-fabric-covered-hairband-with-bow.html

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  54. This is very useful posting and i am belive online shopping very useful

    Buy headbands

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  55. I am also making headbands for out little Emma. I am doing it a very different way, by wrapping them with silk ribbon and adding theee or four ribbons with beads and whatever u want to add to hang down on one side..I love ur idea too love the way u have finished of the ends seems that would help with the comfort of wearing them. and about the sugar thing. I have found that u should never tell yourself no, that only makes u want it more, instead I simply satisfy myself by just having the cookie or just a taste of whatever looks so good just because u should not do it. I quit smoking that way . it works for me, just an idea to put out there..

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