Hair Bow Materials:
3/8 yard of fabric
spring clip hair barrette with tension bar
wire
hot-glue gun
Steps:
- Cut a piece of fabric 7-1/2 inches x the width of the fabric and serge or hem the long edges.
- Match the two short ends together and stitch to create a circle shape.
- Position circle, right side out, with the seam centered on the bottom.
- Open barrette clip and remove the tension bar. Next, start gathering the fabric by hand from both ends into the middle.
- Wrap wire around the middle of gather to secure it, then attach the fabric to center of barrette clip using the wire.
- Cut a strip of fabric 2" x 4" and attach to the center of the gathered fabric to cover the wire. Wrap the two ends to the back side of the gather and glue in place with a hot glue gun. Let dry.
- Pull fabric back from side of barrette and place a small amount of glue on the ends of the barrette clip. Place fabric back down on clip. The glue will attach to some of the fabric folds, which will help cover the barrette completely.
- Replace tension bar.
Scrunchie
Materials:
1/4 yard of fabric
eight inches of 1/4 inch wide braided elastic
Steps:
- Cut a 4-1/2-inch strip of fabric to desired length.
- Fold fabric in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch a 1/2 inch seam on long edge.
- Press seam, trim off excess fabric, and turn tube right sides out.
- Insert elastic through the tube until it emerges from the other end. Tie the two ends in a knot.
- Fold under 1/4 inch of fabric on one end of the tube and place over the opposite end. Slipstitch together, being careful not to catch the elastic in stitching.
Headband
Materials:
fabric scraps
plastic headband
polyurethane foam
glue gun or spray adhesive
1/2 yard gimp braid
Steps:
- Plastic headbands are easy to wrap with a bias-cut strip of fabric. Spread a thin layer of glue on outside of headband.
- Place 1/2- or 1/4-inch thick strip of polyurethane foam on the glue-covered band. Trim the foam to fit edges of headband.
- Clamp the ends of foam with clothespins until glue dries (figure A).
- Cut a bias strip of fabric at least twice the width of the headband and about two inches longer. Spread a thin layer of glue on underside of headband.
- Place fabric on foam bringing the outside edges under the headband and placing them on the glue (figure B). Let dry.
- Center gimp braid with glue on the underside of the headband (figure C). to cover up raw fabric edges on the underside and help the headband fit better.
- Embellish headband with buttons, ribbons, etc.
Resources Dritz Fray Check (Model #: 674)
No fray seam sealant
Prym Consumer USA Inc.
Website:
www.dritz.com
fiberfill
Available at local craft retailers such as: Michaels, Jo-Ann Etc. and Wal-Mart.
Fairfield Processing Corp.
Website:
www.poly-fil.com
Hancock fabric
Hancock Fabrics
Website:
www.hancockfabrics.com
Creating Fashion Accessories
(ISBN: 086573285X )
Singer Sewing Reference Library
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Amazon.com
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