{Easy} DIY Knotted Headband

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Knotted knit headbands are all the rage right now and super adorable. Sometimes you just want something in a specific color or you see cute fabric and you have to have it – for you or your little ones.

I personally enjoy making hair accessories for my daughters to give their outfits personal touches. Making a knotted headband is very easy – all you need is access to a sewing machine and the ability to sew a (mostly) straight line. Heck, you could still get the job done with a little hand sewing in front of the TV.

6 SUPER EASY STEPS. LET’S DO THIS!

 

>> First, pick out your favorite knit fabrics & get 1/8 yard per headband

>> Trim any salvage edges off and fold it in half so you have a long rectangle :: NOTE :: the outside (the side you want shown) needs to be on the ‘inside’ – you will be sewing it inside out, almost)

>> Once you have a rectangle, pin together along the open side, curving towards the folded side at the ends. Sew it together, leaving a gap in the middle. SO, following the diagram below…the top is open and the bottom is the crease. Pin along the dotted line and sew along that same line, leaving a gap (similar to the line with the arrows).headband graphic>> Trim off any excess fabric and threads. So if you are looking at the above diagram…anything above the dashed line.

>> Now, use that little part you left open to turn the whole thing right side out. Top stitch to close the hole – in other words, just neatly sew that hole shut by hand!

>> Final Step – Tie it on your little girls head into a cute knot. Add some shades for fun!

Voila! Done! That’s it!

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Looking for an easy option for hair clips? Check out my Ribbon Flower Tutorial on Domesticating Michelle.

 

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Michelle
I am a mom of two little girls (a preschooler and a toddler), wife to a member of the US Air Force, and work full time for the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. After a few years as a stay-at-home mom, I recently went back to work and back into my first love, the performing arts. When I'm not at work, I am trying to figure out how to keep two little ones happy and entertained, and I blog at Domesticating Michelle. Originally from Miami, Florida, I first moved to Dayton when I got married in 2006. After a couple of years away, we returned with a child and a second on the way in 2013. One of the beauties of military life is that you never know how long you'll live somewhere so you might as well enjoy as much of it as you can. I love that Dayton has lots to offer families and kids with plenty for couples to enjoy on date night, too. I am often up way too late on Facebook or blogging and can be spotted with a cup of coffee nearby as a result. I usually have a camera around my neck and am more than happy to show you 100 pictures of what we did all weekend. What I like best about motherhood is getting to experience things through my kids eyes and that, in trying to expose my kids to new things, I have to be ready to do them, too.