A few years ago, when my mom was feeling really crafty and started a bow making business, she came to me and asked me if I wanted this bracelet-looking thing she called a "Hippie Tie." Of course, at the time, being an annoying, bratty 12 year old, I looked at her like she was insane. I was not wearing that in my hair. No way. Come sophomore year, though, these hair ties my mother discovered exploded into a huge fad. Only then did I want to wear them in my hair. I found, though, that the one's going around didn't quite work with my obnoxiously thick hair, so I asked my mom for any supplies she had left and I started to make my own. Recently, I've used them up (they do stretch excessively after a while if you are thrice-wrapper like me) and I've gotten back into the crafty habit.
I did not make the one above ^ but this is an example of the one's that didn't quite fit. I only use this one for certain kinds of buns or half-up do's. Today I'm just using it as an example of what the finished product should look like.
Start with a full headband like this one. It should be made of pure elastic, not the round, slim ones with rubber cores.
First I cut off the 'nub'.
Then I measure the band around my wrist to get a good feel for the length I want.
Then you take both ends and tie a knot where the ends do not form the knot; they stay together going through the loop.
Cut off the excess band on the end of the knot so that it doesn't stick out while the tie is in your hair.
This is what the finished tie looked like. Below are some other examples of the bands I use. I believe they can be found on
etsy.com under 'supplies' or maybe 'hair accessories'. They were originally used for infant headbands, if that info is of any help.
As you can see, there are many different color options and they look great worn on your wrist or in your hair. I recommend, though, to measure them out depending on their purpose (bracelet, hair, buns, ponytails, etc.) because they do stretch according to how often you use them.
