How to make rubber bands for hair with your own hands?

All girls whose curls are longer than with a “haircut like a boy” more often or less like to go with hairstyles, and here you can not do without elastic bands. Of course, in every lady’s arsenal there are not a dozen of such jewelry for hair, but sometimes you want something original and unusual, which is why the question arises of how to make elastic bands for hair with your own hands. You will find some interesting ideas in this article.

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What to make rubber bands for hair?

The whole charm of such an undertaking is that in order to make an elastic band for hair with your own hands, you can use any improvised materials without any restrictions:

• fabrics - leather, felt, satin, cotton, and pieces of any size, because you don’t need much for such decoration and it can be sewn not from one, but from several rags;
• thin inexpensive purchased gum or wire;
• beads, stones, borders and everything else you can imagine for a decoration;
• plastic.

Of course, you will need improvised tools and materials to fasten all this together:

• threads
• needles;
• scissors;
• metal small clamps and rivets;
• wire;
• glue.

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“Flower Astra”

To make such an elastic band for hair, a fine fabric of any shade is suitable. The manufacturing process is very simple:

1. Cut a strip 5 cm wide, up to 10-20 cm long (depending on how lush you want to decorate the flower).
2. On the one hand, cut along the entire length of the strip according to the fringe principle - these will be the petals.
3. Take a needle with a thread and collect the entire strip on the thread on the side where there are no incisions.
4. Tighten it so that you get a circle with petals on the outside.
5. Tie a thread and sew the edges of the fabric.
6. You can insert another strip of the same color in the center of this or any other color, or decorate with a suitable size bead.
7. On the reverse side, attach a thin elastic band to the flower, with which you will tie the strands. Rivets or a small flap of fabric are suitable for this purpose.

Important! As you can see, there is nothing complicated. Regarding the color - choose for yourself, but keep in mind that blondes are perfect pale blue or pale pink, and brunettes can take a more saturated green or chocolate.

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The easiest do-it-yourself velvet elastic band

Wide velvet elastic always looks very luxurious, and to make it easier than ever:

1. Take 1 or 2 pieces of velvet fabric of any color. If you took 2 pieces, cut out 2 of them the same size rectangular parts and sew.
2. The width of the rectangles is the width of the decoration, the larger it is, the more magnificent the decoration will be, the length is 25-40 cm, so that beautiful assemblies can be decorated.
3. Inside, thread a strong elastic rubber thread that will collect the fabric in waves and will hold a bunch of curls well, and tie it.
4. Sew in the hole.
5. Spread the decoration.

Important! This option is great for everyday wear. If you make the jewelry itself less lush and wide, you can additionally decorate it, for example, with a bow. To do this, after stitching the base, cut a rectangle of velvet, felt or leather. The length of the rectangle is the length of the bow. Assemble the part in the center so that folds form on both sides and in this form, fasten with a rivet to the elastic band.

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“Flower of satin ribbons”

This decoration is more suitable for girls and will be a wonderful gift or accessory for the holiday. To understand how to make such an elastic band for hair with your own hands, read the instructions below:

1. Take a pink satin ribbon 2.5 cm wide and use a ruler and a burner to draw 5 strips 7 cm long.
2. Do the same with a 5 cm wide purple ribbon, but the strip length should be 10 cm.
3. Fold the tapes of the same color in half and sequentially sweep all the details onto one thread and tighten so that a circle is obtained (do this from the side where the edges of the tape connect). So we get one circle of petals.
4. Do the same with ribbons of the second color.
5. Glue one flower on the other, and a button in the middle.
6. On the back of the flower, glue a clip or elastic band that will hold the bunch of strands well.

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Rubber band

This option of home-made jewelry for your hair will be a real find for fashionistas, since you can endlessly show your imagination and make a new model every day. For this:

1. Take a piece of plastic.
2. Cut a rectangular part out of it and draw any pattern.
3. To fix the paint, cover the top with a transparent varnish - it is also possible for nails. If you want to make the decoration more elegant, even varnish with sparkles is perfect.
4. Wait until it dries, and then glue the elastic on the back of the plastic into which you will collect your curls.

Important! If there is time and a desire to tinker a bit longer, you can cut out the plastic itself not as a rectangle, but in the form of a specific figure - a bunny, a cat, a flower, etc.

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Stylish elastic

Leather jewelry looks very solid and stylish when the elastic band covers a bunch of hair in several circles. If you just take a strip of skin, it will slip off, while delivering constant inconvenience. Therefore, we offer a leather option that will definitely look extraordinary and will firmly hold curls in a bundle:

1. Take a strip of skin - at least 30 cm long.
2. Cut the edges obliquely.
3. Mark the center of the strip, fasten in this place on one side the usual thin rubber band for hair with a rivet.

Important! To collect hair, fasten the bun with a thin rubber band, and wrap a leather strip around the bun, tie it in a knot. Such an ornament will look very original and unusual.

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Now you know how to make an elastic band for hair with your own hands. Start with the simplest option, try your design abilities, and then show your imagination by perfecting the decor. Surely after a few trials you will want to create more interesting and unusual jewelry to create different hairstyles!