DIY felt headbands - a detailed description with a photo

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Felt headband is a great hair ornament that can be matched to any outfit. Since ancient times, all women have sought to decorate their appearance. Each nation has its own way of doing this. The Slavs wore wreaths of different colors. Now young girls can wear such headdresses only for the holidays, but the headband on their hair is still fashionable.

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Felt for needlework is considered an excellent material for any crafts. It is easily cut with scissors, and the edges of the fabric do not split, they do not need to be further processed, which is a definite plus in work. The fabric is dense, but soft and pleasant to the touch. Felt for crafts does not have to be purchased in meters; in sewing accessories and needlework stores you can buy it in small sheets of various colors and shades.

To make your own felt headbands, you need to purchase a glue gun, sheets of material of selected colors and a needle and thread. You can create a beautiful hair ornament with a simple bow or flower, make a bouquet orsmall hearts. A crown pasted over with beads and rhinestones will suit a little princess. You can decorate the craft with any small details - buttons and plastic insects, beads and pebbles.

In the article, we will look at how to make a felt headband in different ways. You will learn how to quickly create an original flower, how you can decorate it, how to attach it to a metal headband or a wide elastic band for a child. Photos of step-by-step production of flowers and a bow will make it possible to combine different types of crafts on one product.

Rim bow

The simplest version of a felt headband is a metal hoop sheathed or pasted over with felt, on which a small bow is attached to the side.

A pattern of a beautiful bow with sizes will help to cut the fabric without loss. This is a bottom piece with serrated edges, a main piece and a thin center stripe to bring them together. You can connect the details of the pattern with both threads and hot glue.

How to make a rose out of felt

You can decorate a felt headband with small roses of the same or different colors placed on its front. To make them, you need to cut out a template from cardboard. This is a circle with many identical petals around the perimeter. Cut the flower in a spiral, repeating the pattern at each level.

The flower is assembled on the contrary, from the central point by twisting the fabric into a tight skein. On the back side, the rose is either sewn with stitches in the middle, capturing all layers of felt, orglued with hot glue. You can decorate the craft with several green leaves located around the flower.

Multilayer bouquet

It is interesting to decorate the headband with different colors, making a spectacular bouquet. You have already learned how to make a rose, let's look at how to assemble another version of buds with separate petals from felt. Several details are cut out according to one template - from 4 - 5 petals to 8, as in the photo below. Using the quilling technique, a central dense skein is twisted from thin stripes of yellow and white colors.

Each petal is pressed in the center with fingers before gluing to the core. Such a pinch gives the craft volume. Hyacinths are made from a strip of fabric cut into small "noodles" on one side. It is simply wound around the wire in a spiral.

Variety of colors

This felt headband looks more like a wreath. Large flowers are in the center of the craft, and closer to the edges, their size decreases. The craft ends with leaves on both sides. The most magnificent flowers resemble autumn asters or dahlias. They are made from wide strips of felt by folding in half. Then cut with scissors the fold line "noodles". The flower is made by winding a tight skein.

The centers of other large wreath buds are twisted in the same way. The petals are cut according to the pattern. They can be simply round or have an elongated shape with a wavy edge. It is up to each master to decide on his own.

Large flower

The bezel looks great with one large element on the side. Such a flower, as in the photo below, is made in layers. The middle is made out in the manner described above, that is, a wide strip is folded in half and cuts are made on the fold line. Then they are twisted into a tight skein and straighten the loops in all directions. The edge of the strip is attached to the last turn with threads or with a glue gun.

Next, you need to cut a lot of petals of three different sizes according to the pattern. Small parts are first attached to the core, the next row is medium, and the largest petals complete the assembly. To make them voluminous, in the center at the base, the fabric of each element is slightly incised and the ends overlap one another.

As you can see, crafts from felt are easy and quick to create, the rims are bright and saturated. Since the fabric is soft and warm, it is a pleasure to work with it. Be sure to try to make an original headband for yourself or your child! Good luck!