The less than a hour Easter headband project - free tutorial
Easter period is always brimming with lots of crafts, baking and decoration ideas. The list of creative projects can be so long that it can sometimes be difficult to decide which one to start. This headband idea came after I ordered some gingham fabric for making new products (the personalised cat-shaped cushions and some bunny rabbit bags) and after using most of it I was left with a long stripe of it. And here came the idea of making this cute headband with the left over yellow gingham fabric. And perfect project to start with as it takes less than a hour to make if you have all the stuffs available in your house of course!
For making this headband, you will need a 90 cm to 1 metre long stripe of fabric (approximately 13 cm wide), a 10 cm long elastic, some thread, needles, scissors and obviously a sewing machine to make it in less than a hour!
Fold the stripe of fabric in two and sew all around by starting from the middle of one side of the fabric. Make sure to make a pointy extremity as shown below. Leave a good 5 cm opening for reversing the fabric. With scissors, trim each 'pointy' extremity (see picture below)
Turn the headband inside out and close the gap.
Form the knot of the headband
Next, measure 25 cm (for a 56 cm headband) from the knot and sew one side of the elastic in the middle of the fabric stripe and 25 cm away from the knot
Fold the stripe in two from the length of the fabric stripe at the level of the elastic end you just sow. Flip the elastic so it pops out of the fold you are about to make. Then place a needle as shown on the picture below. Repeat the same on the opposite side. Measure 25 cm from the knot, fold the fabric in two and add another needle. You are going to make a 'tunnel' for the elastic to pass through
Once your 'tunnel' is sewn, take a safety pin and drag the elastic into that 'tunnel'. Sew the elastic onto the fabric (as you did for the other side of the elastic) et voila! Done!
For making this headband, you will need a 90 cm to 1 metre long stripe of fabric (approximately 13 cm wide), a 10 cm long elastic, some thread, needles, scissors and obviously a sewing machine to make it in less than a hour!
Fold the stripe of fabric in two and sew all around by starting from the middle of one side of the fabric. Make sure to make a pointy extremity as shown below. Leave a good 5 cm opening for reversing the fabric. With scissors, trim each 'pointy' extremity (see picture below)
Turn the headband inside out and close the gap.
Form the knot of the headband
Next, measure 25 cm (for a 56 cm headband) from the knot and sew one side of the elastic in the middle of the fabric stripe and 25 cm away from the knot
Fold the stripe in two from the length of the fabric stripe at the level of the elastic end you just sow. Flip the elastic so it pops out of the fold you are about to make. Then place a needle as shown on the picture below. Repeat the same on the opposite side. Measure 25 cm from the knot, fold the fabric in two and add another needle. You are going to make a 'tunnel' for the elastic to pass through
Once your 'tunnel' is sewn, take a safety pin and drag the elastic into that 'tunnel'. Sew the elastic onto the fabric (as you did for the other side of the elastic) et voila! Done!
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