I saw this pin on Pinterest recently in which someone used a baby’s old shirt to make a headband for the baby. I had this dress/shirt thing that I loved — unfortunately I only got to wear it once before it fell victim to my child and his elastic-strap-busting habit. I decided to use it for this, though it’s worth mentioning here that the headband would be cuter if I had used a solid colored fabric — you can’t really see the pattern in this. I digress! Here’s how I did it:
What you need
- Old shirt/fabric
- Scissors
- Some kind of adhesive
How you do it
1. Cut two strips of fabric.
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2. Loop one of them!
3. Form the second piece of fabric into a U and lay it on top of the loop.
4. Tie a knot (any kind you want to, really) with the two pieces.
5. Cut off a small piece of fabric to use to bind everything together.
6. Attach!
And ta-da! Instant headband. I wore it around for 30 or so minutes while my hair dried — it didn’t pull on my wet hair like other headbands have in the past, and there was a surprise bonus in that my hair was extra wavy/curly around where the headband had laid.
This is one of those projects I keep meaning to do, but just haven’t gotten to it. I can always use more headbands!
I made a very similar one that I found on Pinterest, from the hem of a t-shirt, but I did mine with no sewing!
http://www.fineandfeathered.com/blog/2011/10/diy-criss-cross-headband.html
Of course, that means you have to re-tie it every time, but hey. Yay pinterest!
this is super cute, i love that it looks kinda retro-ish!
Iv been looking for ways to recyle clothes as i love every item in my wardrobe like a child.
Atm im turning all my old band t shirts in to a quilt and cusion covers! Yay
I am so loving T-shirt re=purposing right now and found these adorable braided headbands made from shirts. I have made a couple of these (as well as other projects on the site) and love them! http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/06/repurposing-tshirts-into-5-strand-braided-headbands.html