This document provides a 16 step tutorial for making an elastic lace headband. It includes materials needed, such as feathers, leaves, berries, birdcage veil, elastic lace, felt, thread, and glue. Each step includes images and detailed instructions for assembling the headband, including measuring the head, cutting the elastic, sewing the ends, adding decorative elements, and attaching a fabric flower. The creator requests photos of finished creations to showcase on their website and Facebook page to help promote other craft shops.

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How to Make an Elastic Lace Headband
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3. SAFETY FIRST!!!
Some people have allergic reactions to feathers. Please handle
the feathers with care. Dispose the trimmed feathers right away
after finishing this project to avoid the feather fibers to be
inhaled.
The finished product created from this tutorial contains small
parts. The child wearing this headband should always be under
an adult’s supervision as the small parts could be a choking
hazard.

4. MATERIALS:
1ST Row (From Left to Right):
Chicken Feathers (Any kind of feather will do)
2 Millinery Leaves (optional)
Millinery Berries (optional)
Birdcage Veil
Fabric Flower
2nd Row (From Left to Right)
Measuring Tape
Felt Patch (Diameter should be as big as the base of the Fabric Flower
Needle and Coordinating Thread (coordinating thread should follow the color of the
lace)
Garterized Lace / Elastic Lace (you can use any garterized strip. Skinny garters are
popularly used.)

5. Scissors and Hot Glue

6. STEP 1:
Measure your baby’s head circumference to where you want to place the headband.
STEP 2:
Trim a strip of Garterized / Elastic Lace. The lace should be 1 ½ inches or 3.81cm
shorter than the circumference of your baby’s head.

7. Here is a SIZE CHART of the Length of Garter / Elastic You would need according to Age
AGE LENGTH OF GARTER STRIP
Newborn 13.5inches / 34.29 cm
0-3 Months 14 inches / 35.56 cm
3-6 Months 15 inches / 38.1 cm
6-12 Months 15.5-16 inches / 40.64 cm
12 – 18 Months 16 inches / 40.64 cm
18- 24 Months 16 inches / 40.64 cm
2-4 years 16 inches / 40.64 cm
4-years to Adult 17 inches / 43.18 cm

8. STEP 3:
Fold the Elastic Lace into half. The WRONG SIDES should be touching each other.
RIGHT SIDE (Prettier and More Detailed)

9. WRONG SIDE (Usually the flatter side)
STEP 4:
Attach the two ends of the elastic by sewing BACK STITCHES ½ cm from the edge.
The back stitch is appropriate for securing the elastic.

10. The back stitches don’t have to be even. You just need to secure the elastic together.
STEP 5:
Put a strip of glue across the felt patch, and then attach the elastic. The glue should stick at the
WRONG SIDE of the elastic.
TIP: Stretch the elastic a little first before attaching the felt patch. The sewn part should be at
the middle of the felt patch.

11. STEP 6:
Start adding some glue to the area where you want to put your first base material
(feathers).
STEP 7:
Add the first base material (feathers)

12. STEP 8:
Add some glue for your next base material, and then attach the leaves.

14. STEP 9:
Fold both ends of your 4 x 7 inch Birdcage Veil. Both ends should meet and at least
overlap 1cm of their ends at the center of the birdcage veil.

15. STEP 10:
Gather the middle part of the folded birdcage veil with your fingers to form a bow.

16. STEP 11:
Secure the thread by knotting and stitching it through the gathered part of the birdcage
veil bow, and then tie the thread around the gathered part of the bow.

17. STEP 12:
Secure the thread by stitching and knotting it through the gathered part of the bow.

18. STEP 13:
Add some glue at the middle of the bow, and then attach it to the base of your headband.
STEP 14:
Add some glue to the base of the headband, and then attach the millinery berries.

19. STEP 15:
Add glue at the base of the flower cabochon, and then attach it to the base of the
headband.
STEP 16:
Remove the excess glue threads.

20. NOW YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BOUTIQUE ELASTIC LACE HEADBAND!
Please feel free to send me the photos of your creations along with your contact
details to my email jewelboxballerina@gmail.com so I can link your shop on my
Facebook Wall ( http://facebook.com/jewelboxballerina ) and on my website
http://jewelboxballerina.com to help boost your online shop’s SEO. I have been getting
a lot of order inquiries from brides and mothers to wholesalers and I would love to
direct them to your shop.
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