How to Make Scrunchies

The popular hair accessory from the 80s and 90s is making a huge comeback, but why spend as much as twenty dollars on a pack of scrunchies when you can customize your very own, and not to mention cheaper? Scrunchies are great for reducing damage and headaches caused by normal hair ties. Typically, I buy fat quarters for two dollars and get about five scrunchies from each square. Scrunchies are also perfect to use up some scrap fabric lying around. This easy and fun sewing project takes no longer than twenty minutes, is perfect for beginners, and is also a great gift idea.

For this project you’ll need:

Fabric of your choice (velvet, silk, cotton)

Matching thread

Two safety pins

Elastic (I use half a centimeter wide)

Scissors

Measuring tape

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Follow these simple steps:

1.) Measure out a rectangle of fabric 21 inches long, and 6 inches wide. Adjust the measurements if needed, to your liking. To make the scrunches thicker—add more width or more “scrunched” up, add more length.

2.) Fold the rectangle in half, lengthwise, and pin right sides together; edge stitch, but do not sew to both ends completely, leave about half an inch of unsewn fabric.

3.) Take one of the safety pins, and latch it onto an end of the tube of fabric, only through the top layer. Fold the pin inside the tube, and push it through until the end with the safety pin meets the opposite end.

4.) Line up the ends of the tube by the seams, the ends may not be even but it won't be a problem, just make sure the seams are lined up and the top is even. Next, sew an edge stitch all the way around.

5.) Finish turning the tube right side out by flipping it through the hole you made in step 1.

6.) For measure either wrap the elastic around your wrist, or cut about nine inches; be sure to leave a seam allowance. Fasten your safety pins on both ends of the elastic.

7.) Feed it through the tube until both ends are back at the opening.

8.) Outside the tube, sew the two ends of elastic together.

9.) Finally, tuck the raw edges in, pin, and sew along the open edge of the opening to close your scrunchie up.

10.) Enjoy!