We've put together this super quick and easy tutorial to make your own doll-sized scrunchie! This adorable hair accessory is perfect for recreating your favorite '80s look or capturing the cool-girl look with modern styling.
Scrunchie Making Supplies:
- One 5-inch piece of 1/8" Wide elastic
- One piece of knit or woven fabric, cut to 1.5" x 15"
- Matching thread
- Safety pins, or your preferred loop turning tool
Step 1: Cut out your strip of fabric to the above measurements. Press the fabric if needed.
Step 2: Fold the strip in half lengthwise and pin.
Step 3: Sew along the length of the fabric with 1/4" seam allowance. Trim seam allowance close to stitching line being very careful not to clip through the stitching.
Step 4: To turn the strip right-sides-out, pin a safety pin to one edge and feed it through the tube of fabric. When the safety pin reaches the other end of the tube, the fabric can be pulled right-sides-out.
Step 5: Now that the scrunchie fabric is right-sides-out, attach a safety pin to one end of the 5-inch piece of elastic.
Step 6: Use the safety pin the feed the elastic through the fabric tube. Be sure to pin the end of the elastic to the fabric edge so it doesn't get lost inside.
Step 7: Pull both ends of the elastic and tie in a knot. (The pins in the above photo are simply holding things in place for visibility.)
Step 8: Feed the tied elastic back into the fabric. At the fabric opening, pull one edge of the fabric over the other, letting the raw edge of the fabric roll or fold over itself to create a clean edge. Sew a straight line over this fabric opening to secure.
Step 8: Feed the tied elastic back into the fabric. At the fabric opening, pull one edge of the fabric over the other, letting the raw edge of the fabric roll or fold over itself to create a clean edge. Sew a straight line over this fabric opening to secure.
We'd love to hear from you. Leave a comment and tell us - What's your favorite hair accessory?
Thanks, everyone!
The Pixie Faire Team
329 Comments
I love them all; especially when they coordinate with historical garments. My favorite to make are the hats though. They add so much personality to an outfit; and they really set the time period nicely. Barrettes are also great fun. I loved wearing barrettes as a kid, to upsweep each side of my hair or at the back, centered on top. They always seem to add a quirky pop-culture touch to outfits. I have a set for Molly, but would love to figure out how to make my own. . . maybe using polymer clay? Hmmm, something to think about. Small barrettes are hard to find nowadays; but occasionally I see them in the infant department at Walmart.
I love scrunchies! Thanks so much for this tutorial :)
Thank you for this site with all it’s adorable, unique designs. Thank you, also, for sharing the fun items to make, like this scrunchie.
My hair was very short – so didn’t use accessories!
My favorite hair accessories are the scrunchies because we love to wear our hair up in pony tails we use the scrunchies everyday.