Learn how to make Professional Winter Fleece Headbands with all the trims
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This winter fleece headband pattern is a wonderful fleece hat sewing tutorial. This project is a great source of Christmas gift ideas for 2022. Part of our deep dive sewing fleece hats for cooler weather tutorials. I also show you how I make my pins and other trims for these easy to make headbands! This is an easy sewing project or beginner level sewing project so just about anyone who understands how to operate a sewing machine can make them!!
Use Polar Fleece for this project. Important Note - You may need to make adjustments to the width, the part that goes around your head, due to variations in the Fleece Fabric that you use versus the fabric that I use in this video. After you have sewn the back seam, try the headband on your head to make sure that the fit is not too loose or too tight before making any further seams.
View or download the accompanying instruction sheet or summary sheet for this project from our www.madcaphats.com website for FREE. The link is here.
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Our business started 36 years ago selling headbands to a hockey team and sports retailer in the Niagara area of Ontario. So headbands are kind of in our DNA here at Mad Cap Hats. This headband has been designed by Tori Capes, Certified Milliner, to give a professional look to a very simple sewing procedure that requires no gaps in the seams to turn right side out or closing up a turning seam. The seams are sewn on the outside and incorporated and celebrated to become part of the modern look of the design! You can use an overlock stitch or other decorative stitch from a sewing machine or leave them unfinished. We use both our wide 3 thread serger and a narrow marrow edge serger with a slight wave in the stitch for completing the look of our bands. For the bands that we sell to customers we use a serger to finish two outside seams that are part of the design. If you don't have a serger, I show you how to make a neat job of sewing the seams. The band will still look great!
In this video I also show you how I make my flower pins. When I refer to craft felt, I mean the stiff felt that is marketed as Eco Felt Stiff. I use the stiff rather than the soft felt to make my pin backs and the pins I use are hard steel safety pins, nickel plated, 28mm in length or 1 1/16 of in ch in length. This is referred to as size 1. You can get both of these items online from any number of vendors. I use a Big Shot hand propelled or hand cranked machine and the thick dies they make that will cut fabric to cut my flower pieces.
You can make the headbands narrower in depth or longer but adjusting my pattern. It is that easy. I suggest cutting your pieces just shy of your head circumference by about 1/4 or 6 mm.
Watch our video about how to measure your head if you need some help determining your head circumference.
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So so AWESOME!! 💕
Thank You🎀
Headbands are so much fun in the winter and the secret sewing business item if you are doing shows since they look great on everyone, even the folks who don't wear hats!! Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Tori
Thank you SO much for sharing!!! I made a headband today and getting ready to make another. I LOVE it! It was quick and easy and very stylish. I'll be calling my family tomorrow getting them to figure out their head circumference. I have subscribed and can't wait to make a hat next...
Thank you Cecily! I am so glad!
I like this headband. Great gift ideas.
thanks Annie ... I made a lot of them for my business over the years. They can be made very quickly once cut out!! Have fun with this! Tori
Just found you! So in love with these bands, your videos and oh the possibilities. Would love to know where to buy the high quality polar fleece that you use. Thanks for so much inspiration! ❤
Thanks for the kind words!!! I am in Canada. You can buy it from the online website called Fabricville. Hope that helps! Tori
Very Adorable! Thanks so much my brain is in high gear with ideas!
But wait ... there will be more! lol! Thanks Cathie. Tori
It is really nice of you to share your designs. Nice stocking staffers or just little gifts for friends and coworkers.
Perfect and practical for the friends and co-workers!! Thanks so much CIndy, Tori
Love your videos and you give us great tips.
Thank you so much Yvonne. Tori
Loved this! Liked and subscribed
Yay! Thank you! Welcome!!
If you didn’t know the persons head measurements, are there some good average measurements?
If the person knows you are making them a hat or headband, ask them if most hats in stores fit them or if they find them too big on average or too small. If most fit them the average head size is 22.5 inches or 57.5 cm for a woman and 60 cm or 23.5 inches for a man.
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View or download the accompanying instruction sheet or summary sheet for this project from our www.madcaphats.com website for FREE. The link is here. www.madcaphats.com/pages/fleece-headband-pdf
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@@sylviepodloski5271 Can you try again ...I just replaced it so hopefully that helps. It works for me at this end so let me know if it still doesn't work. There is a link in the description too. Thanks so much for letting me know. Tori
@@madcaphats Got it! Thanks so much for your help and instructions Tori. Much appreciated!
Adorable! Do you ever you use plaid or fleece with designs? Thank you!
Yes I do! I use plain and prints. I seem to favor the plaids as they go with lots of coats! I sell a lot of winter hats with paw prints pattern as well! Thanks so much Gloria! Tori
Won't the stitches pop when pulled just using the straight stitch?
I have not had a problem but you can add some extra lenght if your machine is sewing tight. I just use a straight stitch but you can use a stretchy one if you are concerned! Thanks for watching, Tori
Love all your tutorials..what stich do you use to sew fleece so the stitches don't break when garment is stretched?
Sandra I just used my straight stitch. That is why the headband is almost cut to head size. Fleece will vary too so before you use a server or finish up on the around the head seams, try it on to make sure the fit is good.
@@madcaphats thanks, I will try the straight stitch
I am working to make my best patterns friendly to a regular sewing machine so please let me know if you have any issues!
Where did you buy your Big Shot and templates?
Hi Lena ... I got them a few years ago. The big shot you can get on Amazon, the dies are harder to find but I saw a bunch on Amazon the other day and I hope to add a link eventually to the ones that I use. Probably will do that after Christmas. I think there is a good supply on a website called Crafts Direct as well. I must of bought some there since I get emails from them everyday! Just doing a quick check and yes Crafts Direct has the Big Shot on sale. You want to get the thicker dies, Bigz dies if you decide to do this. I added a template for flowers and you might find printing that out on freezer paper a much cheaper alternative! The big shot is great if you are going to make lots of things that require fast precision cutting.