Headband from an Old Blouse!

[BornDefiant]

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This was one of my fave blouses, but cause I took frequent pillion rides it got stretched pretty bad. I love the dark emerald green colour so much I can even bear to sell or donate it.

I lost my headband in my friend's bike helmet ( I gotta start saying no to free rides home yo!) and I thought I'd make another one using fabric from my pre-loved blouse!

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So there're the rectangular pieces I cut out from the base of the blouse. I like it thick so I cut a width of about 6 inches which will result in a 4 inch thick band once I sew in the seams.

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Then sew a seam on the reverse side of the two pieces ( you can use just one piece of fabric too but I wanted mine super strong.).

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Then I turn it out like a sock through the open end, pushing out the corners before I straighten it out :)

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It will then look like this.

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Next I fold the unseamed side over first.

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And I also fold the ends in so that it gets sewn in later as well to prevent fraying.

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And I fold the other end as well.
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And sew along the folded edge so I form a loop to thread the ribbon ends through.

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Then I just cut two thin strips from the blouse again and string it through the loops at the ends.

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Super sturdy headband in the colour I love!

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Hoopla!

[Jelfish]

oo that looks nice on you

I'm moving this to the tutorial board

[ladyjanewriter]

Yay! Great tute! I was gonna do a similar one, but yours is so much better! Thank you! My headband from an old tank-top body is just a wide tube.

[BornDefiant]

Yay! Happy you guys like!

[glass__onion]

nice tute... thats really cute on you!

[zombied]

Really great idea, and so simple to make! Thanks for the tutorial!

[kate]

So cute!

[BornDefiant]

Thanks!

Yeah Ladyjane, I tend to get attached to my hair thingees and this one is definitely more lasting because I can just tighten it so it does have to rely on the elasticity of the fabric. Plus I need something STRONG to tame my unruly short "do" that I'm growing out, it's currently going through the pineapple head phase :/

[juxtaposedpink]

Oh, wow that really is cute! I tried to make one once, but all I could come up with was a button to hold it and it ended up stretching after awhile. Love the idea!

[Needles Hurt]

my attempt came out different but its still hot. LOVE IT!

[Aniqua]

i like it

[rawrr.]

now i know what to do with all of my old t shirts!

[madametj]

super cute, and looks pretty simple too. i think i can handle this one!

[cindy_lu_lu]

adorable
!!!!!

[AzulAmiga93]

♥ it! i'm totally making one from jeans!

[ZombieDoll]

The headband is nifty...but its the word at the end that I like XD Hoopla! Still, that color looks great with your hair.

[tbug]

That's awesome. I can't wait to make one.

[Safi]

Kewl. I've never thought of making one in that way.
Thanks:D