DIY ~ Lace Headband Tutorial

Monday, March 23, 2015

Today I made these cute headbands and they are so easy to make and don't take much time at all. I was able to make one in fifteen minutes. I thought I'd try making a tutorial. This is my first time making a picture tutorial so I know it's not going to be perfect but I hope you find this tutorial helpful.

Step One: Cut a piece of lace about fifteen inches long. Or wrap it around you head and cut the lace long enough to reach to the end of your ears. (I actually used a lace headband I bought last year but was too small for me even though it said one size fits all. I was pretty bummed that the headband didn't fit me because It wasn't really cheap.)

Step Two: Cut a piece of elastic that measures six inches. I think I used 1/4'' or 1/2'' elastic. I just used the only elastic I had so the width of the elastic doesn't really matter. You may need to cut a longer strip depending on how loose you want your headband. I usually prefer my headbands to lay loosely on my head because I hate it when your headband slowly works it way off your head. SO ANNOYING!

Step Three: Find a coordinating fabric and using your elastic strip as a guide cut the fabric about 1/2'' wider than the elastic on all sides.

Step Four: This step is optional. I took my fabric and trimmed it so that it was not as wide in the middle to give it a more fitted look.

Step Five: Fold the ends down on both sides and sew the fabric together right sides together. When you finish is should look like the above picture.