heres how: woven headband

Happy Friday! Remember this headband from yesterday's post? Well today I'm going to show you how to make one for yourself! I used a sewing machine, because it's much faster, but you can easily complete this diy by hand. I found that the project works best with old T-shirts because they're stretchy but any extra fabric can be used as long as you attach a bit of elastic to the back so you can get it over your noggin. Heres how:

You will need:

-Two 3ox8 inch pieces of fabric. (If you used a non-stretch fabric, increase the length to 40 inches.)

-Thread (Preferably in a corresponding color. I used white so that you could all easily see my stitches.)

-Elastic (If you don't plan on using a stretchy material.)

-Needle or sewing machine.

-Tape measure

-Scissors

-Straight pins

1. Start by measuring and cutting your fabric. Make sure the fabric you choose is at least 30" in length. After you weave the fabric together it will shrink significantly so a little extra is good. You can cut the excess away later if you don't need it. Fold the the fabric lengthwise with the wrong sides together and pin into place.

2. Sew up the side with a 1/4 to 1/2 inch seam allowance depending on how thick or thin you want your headband to be. 

3. Turn your fabric right side out. You should now have two long tubes of fabric.  

4. The tricky part. Fold each tube of fabric in half and place them on a flat surface with the centerfolds overlapping.

5. Weave the ends of the top fabric (light blue) through the loop of the bottom fabric (dark blue). If you were to pull the fabric taught at this point, you will have created a knot. (The knot also looks great as a headband.)

6. Repeat step 5. Weave the top fabric (light blue) through the bottom fabric (dark blue) one more time. Now you'll have to mess with the woven knot for a bit to get it to look how you want. 

7. Decide how big around you want your headband and sew the ends together. If you're using a non stretch fabric, you'll need to attach the elastic now.

*tip* Make the back look clean by folding the raw edges under before you sew the ends together.

Tada! If you have any questions about the weaving method, I'd be happy to help you through it. Shoot me an email at aquiblog@gmail.com or leave a comment below.