March is National Craft Month, and to celebrate, we here at Workman are featuring DIY projects from some of our many fun crafting books. First up is Banned for Life, a cute headband—made from T-shirts, naturally—from Generation T by Megan Nicolay.
Banned for Life
Says Megan, “You can cut the neckpiece out of a T-shirt and slip it over your head as an instant headband, or you can take a few more steps for a more glamorous payoff.” This project involves some simple sewing (so simple that I can do it) and looks great when finished.
Refashioning T-shirts is pretty thrifty!
You’ll need:
- 2 T-shirts (in different colors)
- ruler
- scissors
- straight pins
- needle
- thread
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1. Cut the bottom 2″ to 3″ off the bottom of two T-shirts in different colors. (I’ve chosen red and gray.) Lay the two “tubes” flat next to each other and snip through the sides of each tube to make approximately 48″-long strips.
2. Lay the strips on top of each other, right sides together, and pin them along both edges. Trim at one end so they’re the same length.
3. Using a whipstitch, sew the two strips together along the pinned edges (leaving the ends open). Remove the pins and turn the band right side out.
4. Press the band flat so that the seam is in the center, splitting the two colors like a black-and-white cookie.
5. Wrap the band around your head so that the ends are at the top of your forehead. Tie them in a single knot.
6. Twist the two ends together to form a single rope, and spiral the rope around the knot so that it fits tightly against your head. It’ll look a bit like a flower.
T-shirt fashion! Long hair not required.
7. Secure the end by tucking it in between wraps in the spiral. Adjust the band so that the “flower” rests slightly to one side. (Note: This wrap is temporary. If you want the spiral to last, slip the band gently off your head and stitch the knot in place.) Et voila!
For more crafting how-tos, check out Generation T by Megan Nicolay. And check out Megan’s site, Generation-T.com, for more great ways to upcycle your T-shirts into something new!
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Delta Frequency
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