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twist and shout headband
by Nicole Smith
Need a quick accessory for dinner tonight? Or do you have a few fabric scraps laying around that need a good project? Try this headband tutorial, which shows you how to create a twisted fabric band that you can use in future sewing projects. Use this technique to add twisted bands to garments, bags and more.
• 1 yard fabric
• 20inchesof⅞"-wideribbon
• 20inchesof¾"-widedouble-sidedfusibletape
• 6inchesof⅜"-wideelastic
• Leatherscraps
• Fabricglue
• Temporaryfabricmarker
• Iron and ironing board
• Press cloth
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Sewthetwolongedgestogetherusinga¼"-wideseamallowance.
Cuta6"-wideby20"-longstripoffabricon the bias*.Alongbothlongedges,useatemporaryfabricmarkertomakeamarkeveryinchalongthestrip’slength.
*Fabricmustbecutalongthebiasforthetwisttoworkproperly.
Withrightsidestogether,foldthefabricstripinhalflengthwise.Shifttheshortendtothefirstinch-markasshown.Pinthetwolongedgestogether,keepingtheinch-marksaligned.
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Placea¾"-widestripofdouble-sidedfusibletapealongtheheadbandseam.Positionastripof⅞"-wideribbonontop.Pressthroughalllayerstofusetheribbonontotheheadband.
Presstheseamallowanceopen.
Turntheheadbandrightsideout.Foldandtwisttheheadbanduntiltheseamisinastraightline.Pinthestriptotheironingboardasyouworktoholditinplace.Presswithapressclothtocreasethefabricinplace.
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Machine-basteacrossbothshortends of the headband to hold the pleatsinplace.
Laytheheadbandoutonyourworksurface.Cutofftheendstomaketheheadband16"long.
Pleat the fabric at each end by hand sothatitisthesamewidthastheribbon.Pininplace.
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Placeasecondpieceofleatherontopofthefirst,sandwichingalloftherawfabricandribbonedgesinside.Glueinplace.
Cutfourmatchingpiecesofleather.Makethem1¼"-wideattheirtopand⅞"-wideattheirbase.Makethem1¼"long.
Cuta6"-longpieceof⅜"-wideelastic.Layoneleatherpiecefacedownonyourworksurface.Placeoneendoftheheadbandontopofthewiderendoftheleatherpiece.Place the elastic at the leather piece’sshorterend.Gluethepiecesinplaceasshown.
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Repeatfortheoppositeendoftheheadband,makingsuretonottwisttheelastic.
Edgestitcharoundtheedgesofboth leather headband ends to securethelayerstogether.
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