Add a small dollop of glue under both ends to hold it down onto the larger ring of elastic.

Diy elastic headband. Scissors tape measure tealight candle or lighter sizes for a small fold over elastic hair tie you will need approximately 23cm for a medium fold over elastic hair tie you will need. Add a small dollop of hot glue on top of the overlap on the shorter piece of elastic. To make a stretchy bandana headband for a baby, you need to take any fabric (silk fabric advisable), one thin elastic, and a sewing machine.

Hem the edges of the long piece of fabric (fabric piece 1) with a very narrow hem. (here is a great head size chart from wolly. Measure the baby’s head and cut the elastic.

Scissors glue gun star trim and daisy trim elastic fabric flower the procedure: 8 sizes for 1 year old toddlers to xl adults. I started by cutting a piece of elastic one inch smaller that the size of a typical one year old head plus 3/4 inch for seam allowance.

Fold down the bandana piece. Learn how to make and sew an elastic headband! Press, with the seam along one of the long sides.

Take the smaller piece that is a different fabric from the other two and sew the open sides. Buy a 5/8″ fold over elastic (or foe) which is 1.5cm. Take the piece of fabric and cut it according.

You can cut these from the same fabric as i did, or from two different fabrics so that the headband is reversible. Sew them closed along all edges, but keep a small opening in the middle of the long side. Diy elastic hair ties and foe headbands tutorial step 1: