Those girls who were blessed by nature with gorgeous hair probably tried to decorate it using any method in order to vary their daily styling a little. The most successful and widespread option is an elastic band.

Store shelves are full of a variety of these accessories - there is something for every taste.

  • If you are looking for a special piece of jewelry that will harmoniously match your clothes and overall look;
  • Or if you want to have a device that no one else will have -

This is where your hands and imagination will correct the situation, because making beautiful hair bands with your own hands is much more fun if you just buy them.

An elastic band is a common hair decoration.

Different methods for creating cute rubber bands

Photo: such an elastic band almost always serves as the basis for creating decorations

Making hair ties with your own hands is a sheer pleasure, especially since the costs of creating them are minimal - the cost of some materials is mere pennies compared to a purchased accessory. In addition, maybe at home you will find beautiful, but unnecessary things from which you can make your product, then your budget will be completely saved.

What rubber bands are not made of:

  • from beads,
  • fabrics,
  • ribbons,
  • yarn,
  • tulle,
  • pebbles,
  • button...

In general, the scope for imagination is enormous, so you can safely get down to business. The color depends on the materials with which the product will be decorated.

But it’s better to divide the scenery for summer and winter:

  • for summer, choose colorful color palettes;
  • for winter - something more reserved.

You will learn below how to sew a hair tie with your own hands using different techniques.

Advice! For the base of the decoration, an ordinary, but high-quality elastic band is chosen, the width of which depends on your personal preferences; it is better if it is of medium thickness, so that you can work with it comfortably.

Elastic poppy made from ribbon

DIY ribbon hair ties look great. Satin ribbons look festive and bright, and children's hairstyles will sparkle with colorful colors. Decoration with a poppy flower is suitable for both little princesses and women.

To create it you will need the following tools:

A lovely poppy will attract the attention of everyone around you

  • Reddish satin ribbon – width 5 cm.
  • Greenish felt or tape - a square measuring 5 by 5 cm.
  • Dark and brown threads.
  • Glue – PVA or “Moment”.
  • Small snow-white sparkles for nail design or semolina.
  • The clamp measures a maximum of 6 cm.

So, how to make a bright poppy?

The step-by-step production process is below:

  1. It is best to start making the flowers by creating the flower stamens - wrap the threads in the shape of a figure eight between your fingers. Tie the middle and trim the edges with nightcloths, try to keep them even. Using a brush, carefully coat the edges with glue and dip them in semolina or nail glitter.

Let the stamens dry for about a quarter of an hour.

Making stamens

  1. Now we need to start making the flower core. Cut a circle from the prepared square of felt or ribbon. Burn the edges very carefully over the flame of a candle (matches or lighter).

Sew a circle, put a little cotton wool inside, pull the thread and secure it. The result should be a small greenish ball - this will be the middle of the poppy. In this case, if you have the ability to felt from felt, make the core in this way.

  1. Carefully wrap the middle with dark brown threads, secure the tip of the thread on the wrong side. Wrap the ball in such a way that any 4th part is divided into half. When the middle is processed with thread, proceed to secure the stamen - glue it with Moment glue on the wrong side.
  2. The next and more important step is making flower petals. To do this, it is first better to make a paper pattern-template. Then transfer the form to the tape. The petals should be placed along the oblique thread.

Make 10 petals using the first pattern and eight using the other. Burn the edges of the purchased blanks on all sides, stretching them slightly.

Picking a flower

  1. The assembly of the flower proceeds as follows:. Lubricate the front side of the lower petals made according to the first template with a small amount of glue. Glue the petals together, making a small overlap.

The 1st row should consist of 5 petals, which will be placed in a circle, the 2nd row should be the same. They need to be glued together so that the crossings of the first row are invisible.

The 3rd row must be formed from eight petals made according to the second template. They must be glued with a huge overlap.

  1. If your idea has leaves, then you need to cut out a circle from the greenish material, the diameter of which should be approximately 4 cm. Burn the edges and stretch them. Close the underside of the mug by applying a little glue, preferably in the middle. This will create a skirt that will also serve as a sepal.
  2. Cover the clip with tape and then stick it to the resulting poppy. Let the flower dry for about a couple of hours. After which you can attach it to an elastic band or immediately decorate your hair with it.

Fundamentally! You need to burn the petals very carefully and carefully over the flame. Be careful, the tape may catch fire, so follow safety precautions.

Regular fabric elastic

The most ordinary elastic band from fabric is sewn very quickly; it can be made trivially without any experience in cutting and sewing. And, despite its simplicity, such a decoration will become personal to you, because the fabric can be chosen exactly to match the item in your wardrobe - a dress, blouse or skirt.

  • An ordinary elastic band with a diameter of less than 3 mm.
  • Fabric to choose from – length 50 cm and width 10 cm.
  • Threads - according to the color of the fabric.
  • Scissors.

Creation summary:

This is how you need to lay the fabric - hold the middle with your finger

  1. Fold a piece of fabric in half so that the right side is on the inside. Sew the material on a machine, stepping back half a centimeter from the edge. Tuck the material towards the center and hold it with your fingers. Tuck the rest inward to fold the fabric in half.

Leftovers must be wrapped inside

  1. Using the machine, stitch the product again from the side of the already stitched part along the entire edge. With all this, it is important not to sew up the internal folds. While sewing, remove the inner particles of the fabric, continuing the line evenly.

Be sure to leave a hole about a couple of centimeters in size 3 cm before the start of the seam for inserting the elastic.

Stitched product

  1. Unscrew the purchased item right side out, insert an elastic band inside and tie it. The hole can be sewn up with a machine or by hand. The hairpin is ready! Adjust the sewn cover and use the iron if necessary.

At the step of retracting the elastic band

Elastic bands using the kanzashi technique

Do-it-yourself hair ties made using the kanzashi technique turn out to be very beautiful. This method makes it possible to create incredible decorations from various tapes.

Many people wonder how to make elastic bands using this technique. We would like to point out right away that everything is quite easy, but accuracy and patience are key here.

For production you will need:

Hairpins and elastic bands made using the kanzashi technique

  • Snow-white and satin ribbon - pieces 55 cm long and 5 cm wide.
  • A pair of thin pink elastic bands.
  • Scissors and tweezers.
  • Pearl beads - 12 pieces.
  • Candle or lighter.
  • Silicone glue (for a gun) or superglue.

Design can be very different

Technique:

  1. Cut out blanks from ribbons - make 10 similar squares from both ribbons.

Pay attention! A variety of color combinations can be used for production; contrasting colors look especially great.

  1. Burn the edges over the fire.
  2. Assemble the petal - fold each square at an angle and connect the reverse corners.
  3. Place the snow-white and pink triangles on top of each other so that the latter is on the bottom. Grab the corner opposite the bent one with tweezers.
  4. Gather the two corners in the middle and secure with tweezers. Fold the resulting figure in half. Trim the edges and burn.
  5. Also correct the edges of the petals from the wrong side so that they do not break off in the future.
  1. Glue 5 petals together. It is better to use silicone glue - it glues everything tightly, and it is even more convenient to use.
  2. Attach the elastic bands to the flowers from the inside out. Attach beads to the center of the flower.

Results

Self-made rubber bands will help you feel personal

Making rubber bands is not as difficult a process as it seems at first glance. Here you can give free rein to your creativity and make any of your fantasies come true. Everything depends on your thoughts, as well as on the available materials (see also the article “Kanzashi hair ties and other decorations”).

We wish you inspiration and creative success, but the video in this article will help you make elastic bands using more complex techniques.

Hello, dear readers! It would be quite difficult to do without hair ties, because sometimes you just need to put your hair in a ponytail so that it doesn’t get in the way. It is also necessary to note the fact that beautifully collected hair in a high ponytail or other modifications allows you to wonderfully and not time-consumingly transform the image. Do you want to learn how to make elastic bands yourself? Then get comfortable in your chairs and study this review, which will tell you how to sew a hair tie.

A high ponytail with a stylish elastic band to match your clothes will look not just good, but really stylish! Well, since you can make such elastic bands yourself, your look will always look just perfect, because all you need to do is select the fabric for the elastic band in accordance with the material and color of the clothing.

DIY hair elastic.

Necessary materials:

  1. A piece of fabric of a matching color.
  2. Scissors.
  3. Sewing pins.
  4. Threads.
  5. Rubber.
  6. Sewing machine.

How to sew a hair tie from fabric (stages of creation).

We cut out a piece of fabric 20-25 cm long and 6 cm wide. Fold it lengthwise and pin it along the edge with pins.


We machine sew a strip along the edge. But we don’t reach the end by about 1.5 cm.


Turn the resulting tube out of the fabric. We pin and sew the two ends together.



We thread a 10 cm long elastic band inside and sew it by hand.



Then you need to manually sweep the hole into which the elastic was inserted. But you can also sew this hole from the outside using a typewriter, as shown in the video below.


Hello, my dear friends and blog readers. Today I want to tell you how to easily and simply sew hair ties from fabric. I made mine as a gift for my daughter's eighth birthday.

Dasha has been asking me for rubber bands for a long time, but with work, a dacha and a business, it turned out to be not at all easy to find time for even minimal sewing. Be that as it may, now my daughter is glad that her wish list has become a little shorter, and I am glad that I learned a new way to sew an elastic band.

In my youth, I often sewed such elastic bands for myself from different fabrics: velor, velvet, denim, silk. I especially remember one: made from knitwear in natural colors, which I crocheted along the edge. To go with it, I sewed a fabric headband and a top, also crocheted. Since then, the sewing method has been forgotten and I had to go online to remember how such elastic bands are sewn.

Materials:

  • rectangle of fabric (I have cotton) measuring 35 cm long and 12 cm wide
  • narrow elastic band 18 cm long (I like to use linen elastic for these purposes)
  • sewing threads

Preparation method:

And one more angle:

Now one by one:

Do you use fabric hair ties?

The original hair decorations are elastic bands that you make yourself. They will highlight your hairstyle and allow you to quickly put your curls in a ponytail or braid. Thanks to the detailed master classes in this article, you will learn how to create beautiful hair jewelry.

How to make a hair tie from fabric

New is well forgotten old. Fabric elastic bands are becoming increasingly popular. It turns out that sewing them is very simple, you just need to carefully follow each step in the instructions.

Prepare the following materials:

  • a blank in the form of a simple elastic band;
  • a strip of fabric measuring 90 cm by 10 cm;
  • needle and thread to match the material.

Progress:

  • Fold the piece of fabric lengthwise, right side inward. Take the rubber band in your hands. With the ends of the material, grasp the workpiece from the inside.
  • Fasten the thread to one of the corners of the strip. Start sewing two opposite edges together, making small stitches as you go.


  • Sew the entire piece of fabric in this way.


  • For convenience, fold the strip along the inside of the elastic.


  • When you have completely sewn the edges of the fabric, secure the thread with a knot.


  • Slide your thumb under the material.


  • Gradually turn the fabric right side out. At the same time, help yourself with your fingers, but do not pull the workpiece sharply, as the seam may come apart.


  • You will get this base for the elastic band.


  • Fold the edges of the cuts inward and sew them with a hidden seam.


  • That's all, the hair elastic made from the material is ready!


How to make a hair tie from a satin ribbon

Another easy material to work with is tape. They have finished edges, which means the fabric will not fray.


Prepare:

  • satin ribbons of different widths;
  • scissors and thick thread;
  • decor in the form of a button;
  • candle or lighter;
  • glue gun;
  • regular rubber band.

Stages of work:

  • Cut the widest tape to a length of 45 cm. Make cuts of the tape at an oblique angle. Now cut each subsequent ribbon 2 cm shorter. In total you need to prepare 5 elastic bands.


Advice. To prevent ribbon cuts from becoming frayed, treat them with fire or a soldering iron.

  • Gather the ribbons together. Arrange them as the width of the fabric decreases. So your widest one will be at the bottom, and the narrowest one will be at the top. Visually mark the middle along the longest strip and place the thread.


Advice. If there is no twine to match the color of the ribbons, then use the narrowest ribbon.

  • Pull the tapes tightly. Tie the thread tightly into several knots.


  • Turn the workpiece over to the reverse side, stretch the thread and tie an elastic band to the central part of the ribbons.


  • Glue the decor on top. Don't use it too large as it will look out of place with hanging ribbons.


How to make an elastic band from threads

You can get voluminous hair bands if you knit them from thick threads. To create such an original elastic band, you only need a hook and yarn.


  • Make the first loop on the thread. To do this, thread the hook through the loop and tighten it.


  • Cast on 12 chain stitches. They will serve as the basis for the entire knitting.


  • Thread a braid of thread through an elastic band and connect its ends with a simple stitch.


  • Cast on three air loops, then connect to the main part. Continue tying the elastic in columns. You can choose any other crochet pattern that is convenient for you.


  • The first row of work should be done in a circle. In this case, tie the last column together with the first.


  • Tie the elastic band along the entire length in a similar way.


  • Finish the work when you knit to the first row. Tie the edges together, make a knot and cut the thread.


  • No one will have such an elastic band!


How to make a hair tie from fluffy wire

If you don't know how to knit or sew, then the following instructions for creating hair ties are just for you. The basis for decoration will be chenille wire. It is often used to decorate bouquets.

Materials:

  • fluffy wire pink and green;
  • the workpiece is an elastic band.

Master Class:

  • Take six pink blanks. Thread them through the elastic band and gather them together.


  • Make one revolution around the axis in the central part of the wire. This way you will fix the decor with an elastic band.


Thanks to such detailed master classes, you will be able to make your own hair jewelry. The main thing is to follow every step in the instructions.

For another option for creating a hair tie from buttons, watch the video:

Do you like original and inexpensive? Then these four master classes on creating stylish hairpins are for you!

Every mother of a little princess has to constantly buy hair clips and elastic bands. They endlessly tear and stretch, decorative bows come off and lose their attractiveness, and sometimes such important accessories are completely lost. Don’t rush to take out your wallet, because you can make beautiful hair ties with your own hands from old things. My daughter will be happy with the new thing and will be happy to participate in the process!

To make elastic bands with your own hands, as in the photo, you will need:

  • elastic band for sewing or unnecessary accessories;
  • scissors;
  • threads with a needle;
  • scraps of fabric.

Let's look at four examples.

For a budget hairpin that is strictly an accessory, secure the edge of the ribbon with a rubber band, as shown in the photo. Gradually sew the ends of the ribbon along the contour of the elastic band and move it so that the hairpin becomes more voluminous. Finally, sew the two edges of the ribbon together.

For the second example, take a sewing rubber band and a strip of fabric. Fold the fabric in half and sew along the edge. Then thread the elastic through the fabric and sew the ends together, and then bring the ends of the fabric together.

In the third example, follow the same steps as in the second option, and at the end decorate with beads strung on a chain. Simply wrap the base in a circle and connect the ends of the chain.

In the fourth example of how to make a hair tie with your own hands, wrap a strip of fabric around the base, sew the edges and connect the ends of the ribbon. You can complement the accessory with a bow, felt flower or other decor.

As you can see, handicrafts do not require much time or waste. Masterpieces can be made from nothing, giving life to old things. So don’t rush to throw them away!