Seeking the perfect home spa gift, check out this towel wrap for your hair. This simple DIY towel wrap for your hair is a great gift packaged with lotion and other toiletries.
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One of my favorite things to do is make and share gifts that have a purpose. You will find this DIY towel wrap is great for long hair for absorbing water to help it dry more quickly.
In addition to using these myself, I share them with friends who enjoy pampering themselves. It is the perfect wrap to pull long hair from your face for facials or applying make-up. They are such a simple gift with so many benefits – what’s not to love? Wrap it up with this amazing sugar scrub!
Needed Supplies and materials
The supplies and materials needed for this hair towel wrap are minimal. Here’s what you need. (This section includes affiliate links.)
- Sharp fabric scissor
- Tape measure
- Fabric pencil
- Sewing machine
- 1 bath towel with at 36 inches of space between the ribbing
- 6 inches of 1/2 wide elastic
- A thread of your choice (matching or contrasting)
Hair Towel Step By Step Instructions
To begin, start by printing my printable pattern.
Printable Towel Wrap for Hair Instructions
Fold the bath towel in half right sides together lengthways. Measure 36″ across the bottom of the towel (opposite) from the fold.
Cut out your shape.
On the long end (where the back of the head goes) place a 6-inch piece of elastic folded in half about 3 inches up from the bottom.
Stitch around the towel 1/2 inch from the edge leaving the bottom open. Zig zag stitch or overcast your seams to prevent unraveling.
Turn the sewn fabric right side out and viola you have a finished towel wrap.
My sweet friend Jenni will model how this works. After your shower or bath you lean over and place your wet hair in the towel.
Then starting at your forehead you twist to the end–catching all of your hair inside.
Take the end and pull it over your head and fasten in the back in the elastic loop! How cool is that?
I found the idea for this great project at Perfect Little Stitches. I though adjusted the measurements for my version for a slightly different fit.
More Towel Gift Ideas
When making up gift baskets for those you want to spoil check out my Good Vibes Care Package. The towel wrap for hair and a child’s hooded towel are perfect additions.
Have fun sewing!
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Printable Tutorial
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DIY Towel Wrap for Your Hair
Equipment
- Sharp fabric scissor
- Tape measure
- Fabric pencil
- Sewing machine
Ingredients
- 1 bath towel with at 36 inches of space between the ribbing
- 6 inches of 1/2 wide elastic
- A thread of your choice matching or contrasting
Instructions
- Fold the bath towel in half right sides together lengthways. Measure 36" across the bottom of the towel (opposite) from the fold.
- Cut out your shape.
- On the long end (where the back of the head goes) place a 6-inch piece of elastic folded in half about 3 inches up from the bottom.
- Stitch around the towel 1/2 inch from the edge leaving the bottom open. Zig zag stitch or overcast your seams to prevent unraveling.
- Turn the sewn fabric right side out and viola you have a finished towel wrap.
- Here a model demonstrates how the towel wrap for hair this works. After your shower or bath, you lean over and place your wet hair in the towel.
- Then starting at your forehead you twist to the end–catching all of your hair inside.
- Take the end and pull it over your head and fasten in the back in the elastic loop! How cool is that?
This is awesome, so easy too! What an easy DIY. Thanks for the clear instructions.
I love how easy this is! I am always hesitant with “craft” projects, but this is easy!
This would make a great item to leave in a basket in the guest bedroom when you have visitors staying with you. Thanks for such easy to follow instructions.
I love this we use them all the time. I can’t believe how easy they are to make.
very good instructions thanks.
Like how you did it with the finish bottom. But if you want to get more out of the towel you can lay the pattern the other way and with 2 towels you can get 3 hair wraps. Just have to fold up the bottom 1/2 inch and finish it off.
These are so nice! Maybe I’ll take advantage of the next sale and buy some nice plush towels and make a couple. They’ll make great gifts. Thanks.