Last year I made myself
some cute headbands. I realized that I had some silk ties I used as headbands but I hated the big bump they made when I knotted them in the back. Wait, I have a sewing machine, so I figured I could adjust my own tutorial to make these silk ties more wearable.
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| Ties after the ends were snipped |
The biggest problem I had was that layer of foam in the tie to make it thicker. I found I could keep the shape of the tie but still sew an elastic in if I snipped some of the foam off the ends.
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| folding under the edges |
The I folded in the unfinished edges and sewed the elastic in with a zig zag stitch.
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| A simple zig zag stitch |
In a few minutes I had a handful of better fitting headbands. Just in time for the hot weather.
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| yay headband |
3 comments:
Love, love, love your headbands. I have such a hard time finding good ones and now I wish I had a sewing machine. Using the ties is such a great idea.
the first time I did it I used fabric glue, so that is an option if you don't have a sewing machine.
Man, I am SO not crafty. Or creative. That is awesome.
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