How to Put on a Bandana

Bandanas

A bandana can serve many purposes: a dust rag, a polishing cloth, a dust mask, a sweat band or a head band. As a fashion statement or to provide a quick solution for messy hair, a bandana can also be worn as a hat. Whatever your reason for wearing a bandana, here is how tie one quickly and easily.

Things You'll Need

• Bandana Iron (optional)

Instructions

How to Put on a Bandana

1. Smooth out the bandana in front of you. If necessary, press it with the iron to take out any wrinkles.

2. Bring one corner of the bandana over to the opposite diagonal corner to create a triangle, and smooth it flat again.

3. Grasp the bandana by the two opposite side corners.

4. Lift the bandana by the corners and pull it down onto your head, holding the points of the triangle near your ears.

5. Pull each point back toward the back of your neck. The folded edge of the bandana should be across the top of your head. Decide whether you want a little fringe of hair poking out at the top or whether you wish to tuck all of your hair in.

6. Tuck the third corner of the triangle in underneath the two corners you are still holding in your hands. With the third corner securely tucked, tie the two original corners together in a simple double knot.

7. Tuck in any stray strands of hair that have escaped around your ears and the nape of your neck, and arrange the bandana in a way that pleases you.