Hi everyone, Angela here. In this video, I'm going to show you how to make this fabric
hair bun maker and holder. It's pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it.
It's a great way to use up your scrap fabric. Make them to match an outfit or even your face mask.
And if you make scrunchies you can add this item to your hair accessories business.
Make sure to watch til the end of the video when I show you how to do the second style.
I'll be using cotton quilting fabric, a marking pen, clippers, a rotary cutter, craft wire,
wire cutters, needle nose pliers, my Kai scissors, a knitting needle to poke out the corners, a quilting
ruler, and also a grid ruler. You can find the links for all these items in the description below.
With your fabric pieces right sides together, cut two rectangular pieces measuring 4 ½"
(11.3cm ) high by 15" (38cm) wide. Fold the top piece in half along the width and make a
crease in the center by pressing it with your fingers and then open it up flat again.
Use your grid ruler and marking pen to draw a line right on top of that center crease. Make a
mark 4.5" ( 11.3cm) in from both ends. This will mark out your 6" (15.2cm ) opening for your hair.
Next draw a line ⅛" (3mm) above that center line between the marks
and then draw a line ⅛" (3mm) below the center line between the marks.
Now on that bottom line, make a mark 1" (2.5cm) in from each corner.
Now round out each end to a point.
the measurement around the fabric is 39" (99cm)
so use your wire cutters to cut your wire at that length.
Then take your needle nose pliers and squeeze each end into a tiny loop.
This will help feed the wire through the fabric and prevent it from poking through.
Again, with your fabric pieces right sides together, we're going to be sewing from this mark
around each corner to this mark here, leaving the space between the two marks unstitched.
use a shorter stitch length and start your stitching by back tacking.
Stitch along the curve and when you get to the center point, have your needle down, lift
your foot and pivot your fabric around. Stitch along that outer edge and do the same thing
at the other end. Needle down, pivot and then stitch to that second mark making sure to back tack.
Then trim all of your threads. Next we need to cut a little opening along that center line.
Fold your fabric and snip through both layers.
Now cut along that center line right to the very point making sure not to cut your stitching.
Now we're going to cut little notches about half an inch in from the point
on each side of the seam allowances making sure again not to cut your stitching.
Turn your fabric around and repeat for the other end.
Next separate your layers and what we want to do now is finger press open the seam allowances
of both sides of that center opening.
For the area that isn't stitched down, you'll just have to take extra care and
fold that fabric ⅛" (3mm) over.
Next, take the top layer of fabric and push it through that center
opening so that the wrong sides of the fabric are together.
Center the seams of your opening and press down flat with your fingers.
Now turn your fabric around so that the side of the opening that isn't stitched is facing away
from you. Take the top two layers together and turn it towards you into a skinny roll.
Stop about 1" (2.5cm) from the edge and then flip your fabric so that right sides are together
and the skinny roll is sandwiched in between. We're now going to stitch this long edge with
¼ " (6mm) seam allowance, back tacking at the start a finish. Now open up your fabric a bit along
this short end and what we want to do is stitch together the other two long edges. Again with
¼ " (6mm) seam allowance. When you've stitched about two inches down, keep your needle in and pull
out all of the fabric from the skinny channel we just created. Continue stitching making sure not
to catch any of the other fabric in between. Now to stitch the shorter ends of the fabric,
we first need to flatten out the fabric, fold the seam allowance right along that stitch
line towards the center of the fabric. Back tack, continue stitching and then fold the other seam
allowance towards the center and back tack again. Turn your fabric around and repeat for this side.
Next, turn all of the fabric right side out through that center opening.
Use the knitting needle or whatever tool you have to poke out all the corners.
Because we turned the seam allowances to sew the corners, it should poke out nice and square.
On the side that has the unstitched opening, we're going to start our top stitching for
the outer edge. Center your seam and top stitch ½" (1.27cm) from the edge all around .
Leave about ½" (1.27cm) from the start of the stitching and back tack.
This will be the opening where we thread the wire through.
Take one end of the wire, go through that center opening and through the small opening we just
made. Push your fabric at the corners and the wire feeds through easily. If you're new to my Channel
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Keep threading the wire through and flattening out your fabric. When you get close to the beginning
again you'll notice that there's extra wire so just keep threading the wire through until the
other end disappears into the opening and into the channel. There'll be a little bit of wire
that overlaps inside. Check that all of the wire is inside the channel, then push the wire towards
the edge of the fabric. We'll just close that opening now by continuing the top stitching. Now
the final step that we need to do is edge stitch all around the center opening to close it off.
Now when you come around to the unstitched side, carefully match those folded edges
because you only have ⅛" (3mm) seam allowance to catch all the layers together.
Lastly, sew a few stitches to reinforce each corner. And there you have it, a Fabric Hair Bun Maker!
Now, you can change the size of the center opening and adjust it for the thickness of your hair.
On this one, I've shortened it to 5" ( 12.7cm) and made the markings the same. If you don't like the square
ends, you can round them out. For this one, I'm just rounding it out to a point at the center.
You can mark out all four corners or just fold your fabric lengthwise in half,
cut out your new curve. Open up your fabric again,
fold in half widthwise and just follow the edge of your new curve to cut out the other end.
Measure around your fabric again to cut out your wire. In this case, it's about 33" ( 83.8cm)
and use your pliers to turn both ends. Next, sew, cut and turn that center opening
exactly the same as before, but this time you're going to sew from the edge of the center corner
to the other corner. Stitch with ¼" (6mm) seam allowance and back tack at both ends.
Turn your seam allowance towards the center right along the stitch line,
and continue stitching with a ¼" seam allowance.
Carefully pull all of the fabric through and continue stitching along those edges til you
get to the other point. Flip your seam allowance towards the center and back tack to finish.
Turn right side out and poke out the corners.
Topstitch ½" (12mm) in from the outside edge and leave an opening for the wire.
Thread in your wire as before and then finish off by stitching closed both
openings and reinforcing the corners.
To make a hair bun, slip your hair through the center opening, flip the fabric once and slide
it about halfway down your hair. Then turn under several times and bring the ends of
the fabric together and twist into a bow. This will keep your hair neatly in place.
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