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How to Make Super Soft Nylon Headbands

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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

how to make easy headbands
Fancy, eh?

Well, then I just took them home and laid them out flat, making sure there were no bunches.

headbands from nylons
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. 

how to make easy bows from nylons
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.

soft headband for babies
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.

nylon headbands and bows
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).

no sew soft bows


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Erika is a stay-at-home mama based out of Utah. She has a fierce love of Diet Coke and staying up late. Aside from loving on her little fam, she can usually be found blogging, doing graphic design, or napping (hopefully napping).

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Comments

  1. Deatri says

    July 13, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    How did you make/tie that third tie dye bow?

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  2. Jade says

    July 19, 2016 at 10:11 am

    How do you make the second and third bow?

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  3. Betsy says

    August 11, 2016 at 7:15 am

    Did you just tie bows and glue them on for the bows below?

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    • Erika Senneff says

      August 21, 2016 at 4:10 pm

      Yes, I wrapped the middle part around the nylon and hot glued it. They have stayed really well!

      Reply
  4. Andrea says

    August 24, 2016 at 8:06 am

    Hello
    Do you have a tutorial for the last bow ?

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    • Erika Senneff says

      May 26, 2017 at 10:05 pm

      Not currently. Hopefully soon!

      Reply
  5. Katie says

    October 5, 2016 at 10:25 pm

    Where do you buy your suede for bow #2? Thank you!

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    • Erika Senneff says

      May 26, 2017 at 10:05 pm

      We just bought it at jo-anns!

      Reply
  6. Anna Scott says

    December 19, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    What kind of fabric is on the second bow?? Did you use any glue for that?

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  7. Parker Thompson says

    May 3, 2017 at 12:35 pm

    what are some materials used to make these i am doing a shark tank project at school and i need to know some ideas

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    • Erika Senneff says

      May 26, 2017 at 10:04 pm

      Hi Parker! I just used fabric, fabric glue, and nylons!

      Reply
  8. Madeline says

    June 9, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    Buying nylons at the store and cutting them up… GENIUS! Thank you for sharing such a great tip!

    Reply

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