Hey guys, I made scrunchies and here’s what I did.
I used fabric from and old dress and cut it into a 4” x 22” rectangle.
With the fabric inside out, align and sew the 4” sides.
You should end up with a band.
I flattened the sewn edge.
Next, fold one side the top layer 1/3 of the way over.
Then, cover it with other side of the top layer.
Bring one side of the bottom layer to meet the other.
Sew just those sides together.
As you reach toward the bottom, tug the fabric inside.
Realign the sides and continue to sew.
Be sure to leave an opening.
Pull the fabric through the opening and your fabric should turn inside out.
Next, cut a strip of elastic.
Test out tying the length you want on your hair.
I made mine 9” so that when I tie it, it’ll be about 8”.
Add a safety pin to the end of your elastic and feed it through the fabric opening.
Remove the safety pin and tie the ends of the elastic together.
Make sure it isn’t twisted.
Then, close the opening with a ladder stitch.
To do this, starting from under the fabric seam, bring the needle up.
Make a stitch on one side, crossover to the other side, make a stitch, and crossover again.
Then, knot it.
I also made them with satin fabric.
And here how the scrunchies turned out.