So after just coming off of the DIY elastic hair ties I made, I have had hair accessories on the brain! What to make? What to make? With Spring and Summer fast approaching I want to start making some cute hair bands that I could wear. I also wanted to do this on a budget and preferably with materials I already had on hand. I have many clothes that can be upcycled in to crafts so I grabbed a stack and set out to try and make some headbands. Here is a tutorial for one of them! I am calling it the Glam Knotted Headband! I wore it across my forehead for a more bohemian look, which I am really digging for this season. You can also wear this as a regular headband in your hair. This tutorial is pretty much all pictures, because words would just be too confusing to follow! Contrary to the photos you will need 4 strips of fabric, two for each starting formation of the left loop and right > shape. I just used two in the tutorial so it would be easier to see!
Here's What You Need:
- Jersey fabric or an old shirt with stretch
- Scissors
- Glue gun
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Start by cutting 4-2.5" strips all the was across your shirt
(cut through both sides so it will actually make a ring) |
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| Cut one end of your shirt so you have a strip instead of a ring |
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| Pull lightly on both ends of your strip so the ends curl up |
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| Starting Configuration |
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| Move you top left piece under the top right piece |
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| Now move your bottom right piece under the loop on the left(see below for a better shot) |
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| Grab top piece of > shape |
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| Pull the top piece of your > shape under it's bottom piece you just laid under the loop |
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| Continue to pull your piece over the loop |
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| You should have this shape now! |
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| Lightly begin pulling the ends tighter to bring the knotted shape inward |
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I cut a small scrap piece of fabric and glued the ends down on the longer sides
to cover and glue the ends down to form the headband |
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