Free Directions for Making Nylon Headbands
The craze at the moment seems to be making nylon headbands out of knee highs or children’s tights. While I can see why this would interest people as you can make them without sewing and they are easy to make. I actually think making nylon headbands the old fashion way is easier and cheaper!
Supplies
To complete your headband you will need 1/8 a yard of 100% Nylon fabric, a sewing machine, hand sewing needles, and a mesuring tape.
Directions for Assembly of Your Nylon Headband
- Measure the part of the head where you want your band to sit. My son’s head measures in at 21 inches.
- Cut a piece of nylon 3 inches wide by the length of your child’s head measurement minus 2 inches. The piece I cut was 3 inches by 19 (21 inches minus 2 inches).
- Fold right sides together lengthwise and sew along the length with a small zig zag stitch (3) in a close stitch length (2). This will allow your fabric to maintain it’s stretch ability while closing up the seam securely. Use a ½ inch seam allowance and then trim close to seam when finished. Turn right side out.
- With seam treated as back of band, sew the two fronts together. Then hand stitch the back of the seams closed. Decorate.
When I purchased the nylon to make the headband shown above I paid less than a dollar for 1/8 a yard of nylon and it was enough to make 3 headbands out of. It was available in lots of beautiful colors and is extreamly stretchy. In fact, while the headband above was made and fits my son great it also stretched enough for me to wear it comfortably.
