Feather Headband Tutorial

Feathers can be found at your local craft store.

Feather headbands, also known as fascinators, are decorative headpieces that women have been wearing for years. Your feathered headband or fascinator can be worn to weddings, cocktail hours or any special evening event. Traditionally these head pieces are made up of lace, bead work, feathers and costume bobbles, but they can be customized to fit your own personal taste. This accessory can be made inexpensively in about an hour using very few materials.

Things You'll Need

• Scissors
• Felt
• Plain headband
• Thread
• Needle
• Feathers
• Buttons
• Rhinestones
• Brooch
• Hot glue gun
• Glue sticks
• Ribbon

Instructions

1. Start by creating a design for your feather headband. In a sketch book, write down color combination ideas, types of feathers you'd like to use and any other embellishments you'd like to add, such as buttons or rhinestones. At the craft shop you will want to pick out a plain headband, about two yards of 1 inch-thick ribbon, a small section of felt, glue sticks, buttons, needle, thread and rhinestones.

2. Start at one tip of your headband, and glue an end of your ribbon down to the inside of your headband with a hot glue gun. Begin wrapping your headband with the ribbon until the entire headband is covered. Snip any extra ribbon. Glue the end of the ribbon down to the inside of your headband to prevent unraveling.

3. Cut out a small oval in felt about 3 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. This will be the base for your feathers. Arrange your best-looking feathers on the felt, allowing the edges to overlap, hiding the felt. Sew down each feather individually in thread that matches your feathers. Overlap your feathers in one direction to create a multi-dimensional look.

4. Attach your grouping of feathers to the side of your headband with hot glue. Allow to dry.

5. Sew a grouping of buttons, rhinestones or antique brooches to the base of your feathers.

Tips & Warnings

• Yarn and fabric could also be used to cover your headband.

References

• Martha Stewart: Fashion Headband