Knotted Headband Tutorial

This is a tutorial you are knot (pun intended) going to want to miss. Freshen up your look with a beautiful knotted headband. These headbands are a cinch to make and do not require a lot of fabric. In fact, you can make one to match every outfit! This project is also fat quarter friendly, so use your own fabric or check out our stash packs and bundles for inspiration.

Fabric Requirements

1 Fat Quarter of Tana Lawn® (18" x 26")
Fusible fleece:  3” x 22”  **We used Pellon 987F Fusible Fleece for this project.

Other Project Supplies

Plastic headband  **The headband for this tutorial is 1.3" wide and 14" in length
Printed pattern pieces
Glue stick or tape
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Iron and ironing board
Cutting mat and rotary cutter
Scissors
Ruler
Pins or Wonder Clips
Sewing machine and good needle  ** Schmetz Microtex 70/10 needles are our preferred sewing needles for Liberty Tana Lawn®.
Coordinating thread 
Hand-sewing needle

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1:  Printing and Assembling Your Pattern

Click here to print the Knotted Headband pattern or visit our DuckaDilly Downloads page. The pattern can be printed on regular printer paper. Make sure you print at 100% scale. Instructions for how to access and print our downloads are available on our blog. 

Cut out and assemble your pattern pieces using a glue stick or tape. 

 

Pro Tip: You may need to modify the pattern sizes slightly if you are using a different sized headband. 

 

Step 2:  Cutting and Stabilizing Your Headband Fabrics

If arranged as illustrated, all of your pattern pieces can be cut from a single fat quarter of Tana Lawn®.  Keep in mind that Piece B1/B2 must be cut on the bias.

 

Cut the following pattern pieces:

2 Knots:  Piece A1/A2
1 Fusible fleece:  Piece A1/A2, to the seam allowance (dotted line)
1 Lining:  Piece B1/B2

The fusible fleece should be cut to the dotted line of Piece A1/A2.   

 

Pro Tip: If you plan to make more than one headband, consider printing and assembling an extra Piece A1/A2 and cutting it to the dotted line. 

 

 

Step 3:  Prepping the Knot for Your Headband

a) With right sides facing, sew your two knot fabrics together using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Leave a small 1-1/2 inch opening along the middle. Backstitch around the opening to secure it. 

 

b) Center the fusible fleece within the seam allowance of your sewn knot fabric (adhesive side down) and trim the fleece, if needed. 

 

c) Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer to fuse the fleece to your knot fabric. Start by placing the fleece (fusible side up) on a heat safe surface, center the knot fabric (wrong sides out) on top of the fusible, and then iron. Take care not to over iron, as too much heat may cause the adhesive to alter the Tana Lawn®. Check that the fleece is properly adhered.

 

d) Carefully flip the knot right side out.

 

e) Once flipped, neatly tuck in the fabric 1/4 inch along the opening. Give the fabric a quick press on the non-adhesive side. Again, do not over iron. 

 

f) Hand sew the opening closed with a whip stitch or invisible stitch. 

 

Step 4:  Lining Your Headband

a) Make a crease in the middle of your lining fabric by folding it crosswise. Center the crease of the lining at the top of the headband so that the wrong side of the fabric is facing the top of the band. Check that the lining will cover the length of the headband at each end. 

 

 

b) Using a glue gun, apply about a 2 inch thin strip of glue along one edge at the top of your headband. Working quickly, neatly press the lining fabric into the glue so that it covers about half the width of your headband.

 

 

c) Continue gluing every couple of inches until you get to the end of your band. You may find that there will be more fabric covering the headband at the end as compared to the middle. As you are gluing, make sure the lining fabric stays smooth and flat on the top. 

 

d) Finish attaching the lining so that one full edge (lengthwise) of the headband is covered in fabric. Again, start in the middle and neatly glue down a couple of inches of fabric at a time. 

 

 

Pro Tip: If you are right-handed, it is easier to glue the fabric from left to right. If you are left-handed, you may want to work from right to left.

e) Repeat Steps 4a to 4d to attach the lining fabric to the opposite edge of your headband. Make sure to pull the lining fabric taut as you work and to check that the fabric on the interior of the headband stays neat and tidy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f) Lastly, cover the ends of your headband with the lining fabric by neatly creasing the fabric as you apply small dots of glue. Again, check the interior of your headband to make sure the fabric remains smooth and wrinkle free.

 

 

 

Step 5:  Assembling Your Headband

a) To tie the knot, start by holding the ends of your knot fabric together (adhesive sides facing). Place your lined headband perpendicular to your knot fabric so that the inside of the headband is facing the adhesive side of the fabric.

 

b) Tie a neat, loose knot around the middle of your band. You'll want to twist the ends of your knot fabric as you tie so that the adhesive side of the fabric faces the top of the headband. 

 

 

 

 

c) Carefully and neatly tighten the knot. Make sure the ends of the knot fabric will fully conceal each end of the headband. 

 

 

 

d) Holding the knot in place, flip one end of the fabric over the knot.

 

e) Apply a thin 2" to 3" strip of glue down the length of the headband and gently pull and press the loose end of the fabric into the glue. Work your way down one side of the knot, then repeat on the other side. Make sure the knot fabric is properly adhered to the headband.

 

 

 

 

 

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