How to Make a Fabric Scrap Hair Tie

A great way to use up small scraps of fabric is to make hair ties. Here's how I do it.

1. Select a bit of fabric.
Make sure it's bigger than 6 inches long and about 8 or so inches wide.

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2. Sew the scrap edges.

Using matching or contrasting thread and a zigzag stitch sew rectangles that are about 6 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Sew about 10 of these long rectangles on your fabric. The purpose of sewing (and using a zigzag stitch) is to keep the fabric from completely unraveling. There will be some fraying, but that gives the hair tie a "shabby chic" feel.

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Here, you can see the rectangles sewn onto the fabric.

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3. Cut out the strips.

Ensuring that you do not cut the stitches, cut out each rectangular strip.

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4. Assemble the hair tie.

Use an elastic hair band and tie each fabric scrap onto it.

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When it's finished it should look something like this:

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Isn't that fun? Don't forget to post your projects in the Pineapple Damask Flickr Photo Pool!