Our headband  had a flower that was starting to look a little tired and worn so we made it new again! This braided ribbon could embellish many things— a hair clip would be cute too! These headbands would make great handmade gifts for little girls to make each other!

Woven Ribbon Headband

Gather a headband and about 4 1/2 yards of ribbon. You can use any with — I chose 1/4 inch. The braiding will be two toned if the ribbon is different on the front and back, another nice look!

Begin by finding the middle of the ribbon. In the middle of the ribbon make a loop crossing the left side over the right. (which way you start doesn’t matter — I am left handed)

Now bring the bottom ribbon up and make a loop and send it through the beginning loop that you just made by crossing the ribbon.

Pull the right side snug.

Now repeat for the other side, picking up the right side, making a loop and sending it up through the loop just made on the other side.

Pull the left side snug. Make a loop with the left side sending it through the loop made on the other side.

Pull right side snug.

Continue braiding until you have a piece long enough to cover the headband. Clip the end.Bring the other side over and then trim. Fold ends under and hot glue.

Hot glue ribbon to headband.

Finished!

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  2. Great idea! Planning to use these woven ribbons in many ways. Honey, you work so hard, treat yourself to a manicure.

  3. Thank you for this tutorial, I found it very easy to do & loved the result. My granddaughter will be getting plenty of headbands to choose from. Will also use it for other things.

  8. For those of you having trouble, I struggled with this as well (and I make boutique bows so I think I am typically fairly handy with ribbon projects. lol). I finally figured it out and have some tips that might help.

    First, I don’t suggest using ribbon larger than 5/8 — I tried 7/8 even after getting the technique down) and it wasn’t very pretty. Second, pay attention to the way in which she has looped the ribbon above. For example, note that her initial loop is not like an awareness ribbon (folded inward). Rather, it is folded the other way. It makes a difference. This brings me to my third tip…when you start inserting the loops, again pay attention to the direction of the fold (it should be the same every time, making sure none of the ribbon is twisted. Lastly, do not pull the ribbon too tightly. When the instructions said to “pull snug”, I thought took that to mean “tightly”. Wrong. Instead, pull just enough to get a flat braid. If you pull tightly, the ribbon gathers.

    I hope this helps, at least a little! Good luck!

  9. Wonderful idea. I just try it o a little bit of ribbon and it is perfect. Thanks for sharing this.

  11. This is awesome! My 10 year old daughter and I have been making these today like CRAZY. We added clasps to each side and a small charm to the center and turned them into lovely choker necklaces, too. Another idea that we’ll try tomorrow is to use hot glue to add a strip of felt to the back side and turn it into a book mark. Soooo many possibilities. Thanks for a fantastic and inexpensive last minute gift.

  12. You should post a video of you doing this. I’m with everyone else having a hard time keeping it tidy.

  13. To anyone who is having a hard time… when I did this I thought I was doing it wrong, too, but I flipped my ribbon over and the braid was on the back! Somehow when I do it I end up doing it backwards, but it’s the same thing. Try again and see if the braid is showing up on the opposite side. 🙂

  15. I am also having trouble and I can not figure it out either. I have tried several time and just cant seem to get it down. What type of braiding is this called and do you know of any video tutorial on this type of braiding?

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