Knotted Headband Tutorial

A couple of years ago, I was looking for a specific headband pattern–one that featured a knot but was continuous and didn’t have to be tied. I scoured Pinterest, and to my surprise, there was nothing out there like what I was looking for. So, I went to work trying to figure it out on my own. After a few prototypes and some tweaks, I succeeded in recreating the image in my head.

I’m excited to share this tutorial with you! This is my own pattern, and I’m sharing it with you for free– so I’d love if you could give me credit for my design by directing your friends to this post. Thanks for supporting me and my family!

Supplies: Here’s what you will need!

• 1/4 Yard of knit fabric- you’ll want light-medium weight fabrics, as the heavier weights don’t yield as good of results, in my experience!
  • My favorites to use are Cotton Lycra (also sold as Cotton Spandex, Cotton Jersey, and Rayon Spandex
  • I also like double brushed poly for a warmer headband
  • For athletic headbands, you can use athletic knit fabric i.e. athletic brushed poly
• Fabric cutting scissors
• Sewing Machine and/or serger (serger is nice, but not necessary)

Cutting Steps:

1. Cut a rectangle 20″ wide by 9″long. Since 1/4 yard is 9″, your width will be cut already. (With a less stretchy fabric, cut the width at 21″)   I can usually get 3 cut out of the entire width of fabric, since most knits are 58-60″ wide. My last one might be short, so I usually make kids sized headbands out of those pieces. Note: You want your fabric to stretch with the width of fabric.         

Sewing Steps:

1. Fold the fabric with right sides together- hot dog style.

2. Stitch with a serger or stretch stitch along the raw edges on the long side.

3. Turn right side out, centering the seam in the middle of the headband.

 

4. Fold the headband in half with right sides together, lining up the raw edges and seam on the short sides. Offset the top layer so that the side of the top meets the seam in the middle on the bottom. 

5. Wrap the left side around so the side meets the center on the bottom. Wrap the right side of the bottom around to overlap the top layer. It will create a sandwich!

6. Stitch through all layers at the short end., about 3/8″ from the raw edge. I like to use my double needle here to give it a nice finished look, even though you won’t be able to see this part.

7. Trim the excess threads and fabric, so that it’s about 1/8″ away from the stitching. Be careful not to cut through your stitching line!

8. Turn the headband right sides out, so that the seam is on the inside of the band. This will flip out the knot you created. You can pull on each side of the knot until it sits the way you want it to.

ANNNNd with that, we are finished! I love wearing these headbands when my hair’s up in a bun. They are also great for working out! I like wearing them with the wide side on the top, AND the knot side on the top. It’s fun to switch it up!

Not ready to sew your own yet? That’s okay! I have some available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

Let me know how yours turn out!

Happy Sewing, Friends!

❤ Kayliegh