The other day I was at a party where the topic of tweens and scrunchies came up. Scrunchies are back in style, that I knew, but apparently they're not just used for keeping hair back. Kids wear them on their wrists, sometimes stacked, and even match the colors with their clothing. If you have a middle schooler on your holiday list, or like me, you're totally digging the 80's nostalgia, making handwoven scrunchies is a super easy and fun project!
Here's what to do:
Weave an even-weave strip of fabric using hand-painted Gima Silk Tape (found here) as warp and weft. You can even add in some beads if you want to! This one was woven at 9 dpi (the 18 dent coil warped every-other-dent). You want the weaving to be quite a bit longer than the diameter of your scrunchie, so there is enough fabric to "scrunch".
When finished, tie off the ends and sew them under.
Next, sew the strip into a tube. Insert a piece of elastic inside. Sew up the ends and the elastic tightly enough so the fabric scrunches around the elastic.
That's all it takes!
Grab the silk you need for this quick project here.
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