While you can make nylon headbands out of pantyhose and knee-highs, they are difficult to make successfully. Instead, use a pair of girl’s tights to make the headbands. If you use a glue runner, you can even make these headbands without using a sewing machine.
Cut a 4-inch ring from around the top of the leg, just under the panty side. Cutting closer to the toe area seems to cause runs more easily in the nylon.
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Insert whole ring over piece of card stock or cardboard. If tights were displayed across a piece of card stock use that, it works perfectly. Fold one side down about half way.
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Run a seam of glue consistently around edge of folded back fabric using a glue runner. The glue coming from the runner is very stretchy and will remain flexible after applied.
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Fold other side back and press over glue.
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Stretch headband and go back and trim any loose edge above glue line. Turn right side out and decorate the headband as desired.
Tips & Warnings
The child displaying the headband is 3 and really to large for this headband design. When not stretched as far as this one was, the headband is fuller and it is less obvious that there are seams under the top layer.
You can purchase Glue Runners in office supply and scrapbooking/craft departments.
Check out http://www.makethemyourself.com for more patterns and child/baby related items.
Do not wash the headband because it will most likely come apart and/or run.
Do not use ribbed tights; they do not stretch as well.
