This fall I was going out to dinner and desperately needed a haircut, but my appointment was a month away. Being a crafty person (in the best ways only), I pulled out my sewing machine and made myself a headband (actually, I made three). Viola! Problem solved!

A few simple materials and steps is all it takes to make a reversible headband.

You will need:

• Fabric scraps (approx. 18” long by 3” wide, two per headband)
• Elastic (a 6” length of ½” wide)
• Fusible interfacing (slightly smaller than the fabric)

1. Measure the size of headband you need by placing one of the fabric scraps around your head as if you were wearing it. Subtract about 3-4 inches from that length, and you’ll have the correct size (the elastic will add the length you need).
2. Draw out a simple headband shape on a piece of paper and cut it out. The widest point should be approximately 2 ½”, tapering to 1 ½" at the ends. Use this as your basic template. Cut out one piece from each fabric.
3. Cut two pieces, approximately ¼” smaller on all sides, from the fusible interfacing.
4. Iron the interfacing on the wrong side of each piece of cut fabric, in the middle of the fabric pieces (there should be about ¼” of fabric all around the interfacing.
5. Iron the raw edges of the fabric toward the interfacing. The interfacing makes this pretty easy, just iron along its edge.
6. Pin the two fabrics wrong sides together, making sure to line them up carefully. Insert the elastic between the fabrics at the ends of the headband (make sure it doesn’t get twisted) and pin in place. Sew along all edges of the headband (I used an 1/8" seam). To reinforce the elastic, you can use a zigzag stitch for strength.

That's it! You have a snappy new headband.

Actually, you kind of have two snappy new headbands.
 

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