How to Make Headbands and Hair Ties with Fold Over Elastic

Headbands and hair ties are in…everyone is wearing them and LOVING them. They are an athlete’s, dancer and cheerleaders best friend and little girls look adorable in them too! These fabulous hair accessories work perfect for everyone! The Ribbon Retreat has the best selection of Fold Over Elastic around that these great hair accessories are made from and today, Cherie is going to show us the cheapest and easiest way to get yourself some of these wonderful headbands and hair ties in solid, shimmery, and print Fold Over Elastic. Enjoy!

Fold Over Elastic (FOE) is so awesome!  The name can be confusing as it actually isn’t folded.  It is just soft elastic that is great for headbands and hair ties.  You may have seen this elastic on babies, but girls and ladies of all ages can use it in some way.

Have you seen these hair ties around?  I saw a package of 4 at JCPenny’s for $4.00!  Please don’t pay that much for these beauties! At The Ribbon Retreat we have SO many colors and prints of FOE just waiting to be hair ties! With our price on solid color FOE you could make 9 hair ties for $1.00! That’s $0.11 each!  Printed hair ties would be around $0.14 each.  Now that’s a good deal!!

For a hair tie cut your FOE to 8″.

Solid color FOE is shiny on one side.  That is the right side.

Match up the ends of your FOE with the right side up.

Make a top knot.

Slide the knot close to the end until it won’t go anymore. That is all there is to it! The elastic doesn’t fray so you don’t even have to worry about sealing the ends!
These hair ties are so popular because they don’t crease your hair, they don’t get tangled, and they don’t break! They can hold the thinnest or thickest of hair!

Wouldn’t these make great gifts? How about birthday party goody bags?

Why not make some to sell?  Everyone wants these soft, comfy, non-creasing hair ties!

For headbands you can tie them just like the hair ties or you can glue them.  I prefer glue. I measured my daughters head and made her headbands custom fit to her head. Her headbands were 15″ total length, she’s 4 but very petite.  A guide to go by if you don’t have anyone to measure is:

• 12-14″ Baby
• 15 -17″  Youth
• 18-20″  Adult

If you want to add a Gem (and why wouldn’t you?) 😉 Glue it right where the two ends meet.

The Gem I added to this sparkly FOE is my FAVORITE! It matches everything!

You can never go wrong with Pink!

Any Football fans out there?  I added the gem to the center for a little more Pizzazz!!

For your Princess!

Classic gray.  I want one in my size!

I hope you all had a merry Christmas! Now we can get back to our normal schedules and maybe even squeeze in some crafting time!
Don’t be a stranger to FOE!  It should have a place in all our lives!

Thank you Cherie! Can you believe how cheap you can make these great hair ties and headbands for? $.11?? $.14 a piece?? WOW!!! And seriously, how cute are those gems Cherie uses to dress up those adorable headbands even more?!? These headbands and hair ties are so popular and now you can have one for everyday of the year, for every sporting event you attend or play in, or for every dance recital, lesson or extravaganza you or your little sweetie may dance in! These headbands and hair ties are truly awesome and perfect for dressing up an outfit or for just simply keeping those pesky hairs out of your face.

Do you want to see even more Fold Over Elastic action? This great elastic is so perfect for headbands and hair ties, but it also works in so many other fabulous projects too! Check out these other awesome projects using this fabulous elastic…

What is your favorite Fold Over Elastic project or craft?

Happy Creating & Happy Headbands and Hair Ties!