Headbands are only a enjoyable accent, as they’ll completely add so much to a glance and it solely takes seconds to throw one on and take your search for a couple of notches. It was so much simpler than I believed to make a padded headband, so I believed it could even be enjoyable to do a no-sew choice with a braided model, as I’ve seen these throughout my Pinterest feed as nicely recently. The no-sew makes it tremendous simple and you’ll whip up a batch of those for items or in numerous colours for your self very quickly! I made a thicker/wider model for myself and a thinner model to match with my daughter Lola. Right here’s what to do for each:
Provides:
-1/4 yard of velvet material
-fabric scissors
-rotary cutter, ruler and mat (elective)
-hot glue gun
-ribbon that matches the colour of the velvet
-headbands (I used this thick one for me and this thin one for Lola)
-straight pins
For step one, you’ll need to cowl your headband with some velvet so it matches seamlessly together with your braid on prime. Minimize a band of velvet so long as your headband and as broad because the circumference of the widest a part of your headband. Place your headband in the midst of the velvet so it’s protecting the underside and use your scorching glue to attach the velvet to the size of the underside of the scarf. Fold up the velvet on one facet and reduce it so it covers half of the highest of your headband. Repeat the method with the opposite facet so your underside is totally lined and you’ve got a seam working down the center of the highest of your headband (it could actually overlap somewhat or simply have the perimeters meet collectively within the center, both manner it will likely be lined so it doesn’t matter very a lot).
For the broader headband, reduce three strips of velvet which might be 25″ lengthy and 4″ broad (and for the smaller headband reduce them 25″ lengthy and three″ broad). Fold your strips in half lengthwise and stack the three strips on prime of one another so you’ll be able to braid them collectively. Use a straight pin to maintain the three strips collectively and set one thing heavy on that finish so you’ll be able to braid the tails (you can set it beneath a sofa leg or one thing when you braid or get another person to carry it for you). You’ll need to twist the strands in order that the reduce facet of the material stays on the underside facet always, so simply preserve checking that your reduce ends are hidden and twist/rotate the material as wanted to make that occur.
As soon as your braid is full, place it in opposition to your headband to verify the size and trim it if it’s longer than your headband size. After getting a superb size, you’ll be able to unbraid the final 3″ of every finish to regularly reduce a few of the material strip width off of the ends of the tails (as you see above within the photograph). That may make the ends much less cumbersome and tapered a bit because the braid ends on either side. 
When you take away as a lot bulk as you need, rebraid and pin your ends collectively, then use a scorching glue gun to attach the ends collectively.
Now that your braid is the precise size and tapered, glue it to the topside of your velvet headband with a beneficiant quantity of scorching glue.
Take some ribbon and fold and glue the reduce edges so you’ve got a strip about 2 1/4″ lengthy with folded edges on each side (so the ribbon received’t unravel). 
Beginning on the underside of the scarf, glue the beginning of the strip folded facet down and wrap it across the finish of your headband in order that it overhangs the scarf just a bit. Wrap it round and glue it in place on the underside. Use some glue within the overhang opening of the ribbon and pinch that opening shut whereas the glue units to complete off the ends. As soon as your glue has set, your headband is able to put on!
SO cute! You possibly can both make the thinner model for a kiddo to match with like I did, or make it for your self when you simply need a look that’s rather less dramatic. Both manner, this can be a tremendous simple strategy to create a reasonably search for any event and I noticed that when you make this in a colour just like your personal hair colour, it can seem like you’ve got an superior headband braid braided into your hair … I feel I’m going to make one other one in a tan colour for simply that purpose! xo. Laura
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Make a braided velvet headband
Directions
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For step one, you’ll need to cowl your headband with some velvet so it matches seamlessly together with your braid on prime. Minimize a band of velvet so long as your headband and as broad because the circumference of the widest a part of your headband. Place your headband in the midst of the velvet so it’s protecting the underside and use your scorching glue to attach the velvet to the size of the underside of the scarf. Fold up the velvet on one facet and reduce it so it covers half of the highest of your headband. Repeat the method with the opposite facet so your underside is totally lined and you’ve got a seam working down the center of the highest of your headband (it could actually overlap somewhat or simply have the perimeters meet collectively within the center, both manner it will likely be lined so it doesn’t matter very a lot).
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For the broader headband, reduce three strips of velvet which might be 25″ lengthy and 4″ broad (and for the smaller headband reduce them 25″ lengthy and three″ broad). Fold your strips in half lengthwise and stack the three strips on prime of one another so you’ll be able to braid them collectively. Use a straight pin to maintain the three strips collectively and set one thing heavy on that finish so you’ll be able to braid the tails (you can set it beneath a sofa leg or one thing when you braid or get another person to carry it for you). You’ll need to twist the strands in order that the reduce facet of the material stays on the underside facet always, so simply preserve checking that your reduce ends are hidden and twist/rotate the material as wanted to make that occur.
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As soon as your braid is full, place it in opposition to your headband to verify the size and trim it if it’s longer than your headband size. After getting a superb size, you’ll be able to unbraid the final 3″ of every finish to regularly reduce a few of the material strip width off of the ends of the tails (as you see above within the photograph). That may make the ends much less cumbersome and tapered a bit because the braid ends on either side.
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When you take away as a lot bulk as you need, rebraid and pin your ends collectively then use a scorching glue gun to attach the ends collectively.
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Now that your braid is the precise size and tapered, glue it to the topside of your velvet headband with a beneficiant quantity of scorching glue.
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Take some ribbon and fold and glue the reduce edges so you’ve got a strip about 2 1/4″ lengthy with folded edges on each side (so the ribbon received’t unravel).
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Beginning on the underside of the scarf, glue the beginning of the strip folded facet down and wrap it across the finish of your headband in order that it overhangs the scarf just a bit. Wrap it round and glue it in place on the underside. Use some glue within the overhang opening of the ribbon and pinch that opening shut whereas the glue units to complete off the ends. As soon as your glue has set, your headband is able to put on!
