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!
There is some confusion on the step 7.Please more details.Thanks.
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Hi! Love your tutorials! Thanks for sharing! I actually do this for a headband @ my etsy store, but freestanding… Just as a tip, if you use it “freestanding” (no glued to a headband), you need to insert an elastic inside the braid, (if is done correctly you can’t see it from either side), if not is going to stretch, and maybe you can wear it just once! 🙂
Always looking for new ideas and this is a good one,dosen’t look to hard
Really love this, simple but looks great. I’ve got a couple of old and tired looking head bands that are perfect for this makeover!
What a wonderful idea, gorgeous head band thanks for sharing
just made these headbands in 10 minutes. EASY!!! So cute. I added a ponytail band first so now I don’t need the plastic headband. So fun and quick!
I just made one for my little girl. Adorable. thank you for sharing this tutorial
awesome! thanks for the great tutorial!!
OMG!!my daughter showed me this and I have been making these like crazy. With the ribbon I have, l can make one in 15 minutes. I don’t have any headbands, so I stitched a thin elastic to each end and made a stretchy headband. I will be making these all winter and have them ready for the church bazaar.
Hi this is fabulous!. I’m just strting to make my own line of headbands, hair clips etc and this is invaluable!. I’ve just tried this with the addition of the hair tie as someone commented/sujested and it looks AMAZING!Thanks very much. xxx
This is so cute! I love how you braided the ribbion with just one piece!
Helen
Blue Eyed Beauty Blog
I just used this method to make an elastic head band for my daughter. I used a hair tie and looped the ribbon through before I started. Then when I reached the correct length I pulled the last loop all the way out and went around the hair tie then put the ribbon back through to recreate the loop. Then did a simple tie knot on the under side, and cut the ends and melted slightly with a lighter.
hi
I made it over the weekend and it was very easy,a person can take the same methord,and take thin rope to make friendship bracelets
Here is a link with a video on how-to of ribbon braiding.
http://www.mayarts.com/blog/flip-flops-with-flair/