Diy: Ethnic/Bohemian Headband

to go with a bowl of Butter Chicken

Posted by gwenstella

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I've always wanted to get a headband like this. But I am not really keen on spending $5 or more on one. So, being the crafty and stingy person that I always am, I decided to make one myself! I made one under 15 minutes last night and wore it on my day out with my friend today! The best part is that I think I am the only one in the world who has this headband because I bought my trimming from a rather unknown craft store. HAHAHAHA.

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Ribbon
  • Trimmings
  • Sewing Needle
  • Elastic

Steps (7 steps, 15 minutes)

  1. 1

    Get your materials!

  2. 2

    Now we need to cut 2 pieces of the ribbon. How much is enough? Just enough to do the following: Fold over to cover the end of the ribbon, wrap around the sides.

  3. 3

    Now wrap the trimming around your head (across the forehead) to see how much trimming you need to make one headband. For your references, my head measures about 21” and I used about 18” of the trimming.

    Cut 4 inches of the elastic.

    Now you have: 2 pieces of ribbon, 4” of elastic and 18” of trimming. You should burn the ends of the ribbon to prevent them from fraying!

  4. 4

    Start sewing! Wrap one end of the trimming as shown and sew the top to secure the ribbon.

  5. 5

    Now sew one end of the elastic to the same edge.

  6. 6

    Wrap the ribbon around the sides (just like what you have done earlier to test the amount of ribbon required) and sew the bottom.

    Sew the top again!

  7. 7

    Do the same for the other end of the trimming with the other end of the elastic!

    DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)