Have you noticed lately that a lot of babies have those cute little soft nylon headbands? I REALLY wanted to make some for my new baby girl, so I did some Goolging, and was seriously this close to buying a huge batch of nylon headbands off of Etsy when it hit me. DUH. I could make my own for cheaper and in any color I wanted.
Since my babies usually have jet black hair when they’re born, I decided to make my experimental nylon headbands black. I went to the dollar store and bought a pair for…guess how much…a dollar (I KNOW! That’s my husband’s favorite “joke” while at the dollar store, so I had to use it)
Nylon Headbands
Fancy, eh?
Well, then I just took them home and laid them out flat, making sure there were no bunches.
I decided to start cutting right at the top of one leg, and make my bands about a half inch wide all the way down the leg.
Then, all I had to do was stretch each section and they sort of curled up onto themselves, so I won’t need to worry about fraying later on.
Seriously. SO EASY. Plus, they stretch so well and are really comfortable. My girls (ages (almost) 3 and 4) were obsessed with wearing their little sister’s finished bows the entire day, and didn’t have any complaints on them being tight, like they usually do if I make them wear a headband.
To finish off my bands, I just made a few bows and glued them right on there. Every single bow pictured above was no sew, so we will call this project a huge win in my book (tutorial for the top bow found HERE).
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How did you make/tie that third tie dye bow?
How do you make the second and third bow?
Did you just tie bows and glue them on for the bows below?
Yes, I wrapped the middle part around the nylon and hot glued it. They have stayed really well!
Hello
Do you have a tutorial for the last bow ?
Not currently. Hopefully soon!
Where do you buy your suede for bow #2? Thank you!
We just bought it at jo-anns!
What kind of fabric is on the second bow?? Did you use any glue for that?
what are some materials used to make these i am doing a shark tank project at school and i need to know some ideas
Hi Parker! I just used fabric, fabric glue, and nylons!
Buying nylons at the store and cutting them up… GENIUS! Thank you for sharing such a great tip!