DIY satin ribbon headband

Any representative of the fair half of humanity loves to dress up beautifully. And to complete the look you need not only a beautiful outfit, but also stylish accessories. This is especially true for hair decorations. The easiest way to decorate your hair is with an unusual headband. We are talking about an item decorated with satin ribbons. The beauty of this accessory is that you can build it yourself and in several versions. Even a novice craftswoman can cope with this task. For the process you will need to spend a little free time and be creative. By making this decoration in different colors and techniques, you can create any image: a romantic young princess, or a strict business look of a business woman. To make sure of this, let's figure out how to wrap a headband with a satin ribbon in more detail.

Features of creating a headband from satin ribbons

There are several ways to beautifully decorate a simple headband using bright stripes:

• Braid.This is the simplest method. Often it is used in conjunction with others. It involves obtaining, using various weaving options, a beautiful patterned surface: rhombuses, triangles, stripes, and so on;
• Products created using the “kanzashi” technique are most often used as decoration. This option came to us from Japan. It consists of creating beautiful plant elements from specially folded satin pieces;
• The next way to wrap with satin is to decorate it using various braids. For example, as in the example.

To obtain this weaving, you need to perform the following steps:

• Connect the ends of the strips;
• Using the diagram shown in the figure, make a braid;
• Secure the ends;
• Cover the base with matching tape;
• Using glue, fix the braid onto the prepared base.

Reference! Braids look most attractive when using material in contrasting colors.

What you need for the headband

In any work, one of the main points is the preparatory stage. The production of this item is no exception to this rule. To create a beautiful accessory you will need the following materials and tools:

• Satin ribbons of various widths and colors. In addition, brocade, chiffon or organza stripes are used;
• Source of open fire. In this capacity, you can use a burning candle or lighter. A device for burning patterns on wood is also suitable for this purpose;
• Scissors and safety pins;
• Glue for fixation. You can use PVA, hot glue gun or Moment-gel glue;
• Tweezers. This tool is used to hold the workpiece when processing the edge with fire, so as not to burn your fingers;
• Decorative elements.Beads, sequins, beads, lace and more are used in this capacity for such details;
• Plastic or metal base. It can be of different widths: narrow or wide;
• Sometimes matching threads and a needle are required.

Attention! The work surface should be well lit. If there is insufficient light, use a table lamp.

How to make a headband from satin ribbons with your own hands

To begin with, we suggest looking at creating a headband in a simple way. Even despite all its simplicity, or perhaps precisely because of it, this accessory looks very beautiful and extraordinary.

To implement you will need:

• satin stripe 5cm wide;
• several half beads;
• needle and thread in color;
• The basis;
• Narrow white ribbon;
• Glue gun;
• Ruler and pencil.

Completing of the work:

• Prepare all the necessary materials and tools, placing them in a convenient order on the work surface;
• Place the main strip face down;
• On the wrong side, make marks every two cm from the edge;
• Then draw triangles as shown in the picture;
• Using thread and needle, connect the vertices of each triangle, starting from the top, then the central one and ending with the bottom corner;
• The result should be a blank as in the photo;
• Next, we cover the base with white narrow tape;
• Next, we fix the satin blank onto the base with glue;
• Carefully wrap the ends of the workpiece around the edges of the base;
• After this, we glue the half-beads into the recesses of the improvised braid;
• A beautiful and unusual decoration for your hairstyle is ready.

Reference! You can also use rhinestones as decoration. They will give the product a more sophisticated look.

How to decorate a headband with satin ribbons

The best way to decorate a base covered with this material is to use decor made using the kanzashi technique. These can be a variety of flowers or twigs, as well as snowflakes. Let's look at how to do this in detail.

To implement you will need:

• Two ribbons of contrasting colors;
• Clothespins. You can also use hairpins;
• The basis;
• Glue;
• Scissors;
• Source of open fire: candle or lighter;
• Tweezers;
• Decorative element for the core of a flower.

The working process:

• Braid the base with contrasting ribbons according to the example shown in the photo;
• For the inner circle of the flower, make six double petals from a contrasting material;
• Using the same method, make eight larger white petals for the outer circle;
• Form a flower with glue;
• Glue the decor into the middle of the flower;
• Fix the flower on the prepared base.

Reference! You can use an old brooch or a piece of broken jewelry as a decorative detail.

We hope that you have seen how easy it is to create an attractive and original decoration for your hairstyle. This accessory will make you stand out from the crowd and will undoubtedly attract the attention of the opposite sex. It will also show others that you are a creative person and not only love beauty, but are also capable of creating wonderful things yourself.