Head-Turning Headband
There always seems to be an abundance of dressy scarves available at thrift shops--magnificent paisleys and polka-dots in poly, or if you are lucky, silk. At fifty cents a piece, I find them hard to pass up, but even more difficult to wear. Shirley Jones looked pretty hot with a scarf tied up in an ascot around her neck, but I look pretty ridiculous.
Headbands are totally of-the-moment, however, and can easily be made from your average thrift store scarf in no time flat. A headband can take you from too-lazy-for-a-shampoo-hair to ready-for-my-close-up-hair in two seconds. Here's how to make one.
Materials
1 scarf, long enough to wrap around your head
Thread
Needle
Fabric glue (optional)
1-2" of elastic
Sizing the scarf
For the width: cut the scarf into one long strip, about twice as wide as you'd like the headband to be. 4" works well.
For the length: Wrap the scarp around your head to measure the legnth. Cut the scarf about 2" shorter than the circumference of your head (the elastic will make up the difference)
Assembling the headband
Fold the scarf in half lengthwise and use fabric glue to fasten the raw, lengthwise edges together. Allow glue to dry thoroughly. You can sew them together instead, if you'd like. Turn the raw edges (ends) inward, and stitch in the elastic.
Materials
1 scarf, long enough to wrap around your head
Thread
Needle
Fabric glue (optional)
1-2" of elastic
Sizing the scarf
For the width: cut the scarf into one long strip, about twice as wide as you'd like the headband to be. 4" works well.
For the length: Wrap the scarp around your head to measure the legnth. Cut the scarf about 2" shorter than the circumference of your head (the elastic will make up the difference)
Assembling the headband
Fold the scarf in half lengthwise and use fabric glue to fasten the raw, lengthwise edges together. Allow glue to dry thoroughly. You can sew them together instead, if you'd like. Turn the raw edges (ends) inward, and stitch in the elastic.
Comments
cool! but i want to see alison in the finished product, too!
Posted by: katy of the luke | October 11, 2006 12:26 PM
Here she is, Katy! :) Hot stuff.
Posted by: sebastian | October 12, 2006 12:02 PM
i'm so going to the thrift store this weekend!!
Posted by: nicole | January 11, 2007 3:48 PM
It's gorgeous. Thanks for showing us how to make one.
Posted by: Jax | January 28, 2007 6:53 PM