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Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

Tutorial on using old T-shirts to make DIY headbands. When girls occasionally need to exercise, but are determined not to tie their hair into a ponytail, you can use old T-shirts to braid yourself a practical headband ~ unique and economical.

Main materials:

Old T-shirt

Tools required:

Scissors, hot melt glue

Production steps:

Step 1:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

The materials required for the tutorial are as shown below

Step 2:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

Cut two strips of fabric about 1 inch wide (about 3 cm) from the bottom of the T-shirt. The approximate width is as shown in the picture. Stretch the cut fabric strip slightly and the strip will naturally roll up due to its elasticity.

Step 3:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

Stretch the cloth strip as much as possible to finally achieve the effect as shown in the picture below. Place a strip of cloth into the shape shown in the picture for later use, with the left side pressed on the right side.

Step 4:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

Put the second strip of fabric through the bottom right side of the first strip and press it on the left side of the first strip, as shown in the picture.

Step 5:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

After pressing the left side of the first cloth strip, the second cloth strip then goes around the ring-shaped part in the middle of the first cloth strip from the bottom, as shown in the picture.

Step 6:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

Grasp the two ends of the two strips of cloth and pull them tightly. The shape of the strips before tightening is as shown in the picture.

Step 7:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

The knot of the fabric strip after tightening should be as shown in the picture. At the same time, cut another small piece of fabric and tape the two ends of the strip together.

Step 8:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

The small piece of cloth should completely wrap both ends of the cloth strip, so use a little moreSome hot glue. The hot melt glue stick needs to be heated to a slightly higher temperature to achieve better viscosity.

Step 9:

Tutorial on using old T-shirt waste to make DIY hair ties

After gluing it, it’s done~ It’s much easier than imagined~

Tips:

You can DIY multiple headbands from one piece of clothing~ You can share them with your sisters~