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Hair accessory tutorial
A quick tutorial for both headdresses and hairbows since I took some pictures during the process of making them. It's somewhat of a weird way to make them but it hides the most seams. This way even if you make a mess stitching on all the lace it will be tucked away between two layers of fabric. Also the headdress is oval but the same steps apply to making a rectangular or circular one.

riantlykalopsic I hope you don't find it strange that the bows you bought are the ones in this tutorial ^_^;;;



1. Cut out two equally sized ovals or rectangles for the headdress. Cut three pairs of rectangles for the bow - two large (one longer, A, and one slightly shorter B) and one little pair - "Center".

*****New: oval headdress template here!

2. Sew all of the detailing on the top of each pair, including the center if you want.



3. Pin lace facing downwards and inwards along the edges of the top pieces. Corners are tricky so try and make sure the lace doesn't get all caught in the seam (sometimes this is unavoidable though).



4. Pin the bottom piece to the top with the right sides facing each other (the right side is the one you want facing outwards on the final product).



5. Sew together leaving a space to pull the fabric inside out. On the headdress this will be an inch or two at the ends. On bow peices A and B the bottom piece can be cut in half so that the fabric can be pulled through but the opening won't be visible once the center peice is wrapped around it.



6. Flip inside out (after removing all the pins :P). The open ends of the headdress will be sewn up and the openings in the bow peices will be covered by the center.



7. Cut ribbon for securing the headdress to your head. Make sure the peice is long enough to go around your head and tie in a bow. Cut the ribbon for the headdress in half and seal the ends of the ribbon with glue or no-fray.

8. Attach the ribbons. Tuck in the edges at the opening of the headdress and sew it shut with the ribbon tucked in as well. Place bow B and A together with the ribbon below A. Circle the center piece around the middle of the three and handstitch together.





If you want to see the finished products or any of the other bows and headdresses I made using this method you can see them here ^_^

*Please note these are not for the easy, one-layer headdresses and hairbows. These are for those of you who don't mind using a little more fabric to make a more professional-looking hair accessory that sits on your head a little better.

x-posted to egl_glamour