Sunday, April 29, 2012

Forget Me Knot Headband

This is a headband that I've seen a few times on sale on Pinterest. I always thought it was really cute, but I didn't know it would be so easy to make. Let it begin.
First: Materials.
I used a lightweight fabric with a little bit of stretch; stretch is good because it gives you a little leeway when it comes to fit. I only needed a quarter of a yard.  You'll need about 2-3 inches of elastic, to cinch things in at the back.  These are your fabric strips:
Save your leftovers to make a casing for the elastic, 6 inches long and about 2-3 wide. Now, take the fabric strips, fold them in half right sides together (so the good side of the fabric is on the inside), and sew one seam lengthwise. so when you're done, each strip is a little tube. Turn them right side out, and interlock them like so:
Now make that casing for the elastic that I told you about, 6 inches long and (when the casing is finished) 1, 1-1/2 inches wide. Put your 2-3 inches of elastic inside the casing. Now, line up the ends of the elastic with the ends of the casing (you'll have to bunch the casing). 

 Now take the ends of piece one (the dark pink one) and seam them to the end of the casing/elastic.  Seam the ends of piece 2 (light pink) to the other end of the casing/ elastic. You should be left with a continuous loop, like this:
Or, when the pieces seperate, like this:
The picture flips upside down here, so stay calm, and don't get confused.
Now put it on your noggin and enjoy.

Good Luck!



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