Re-purposed Clothes to Scrunchies Tutorial

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DIY FRI.

It’s DIY FRI. again, where every week I try to post something you can do yourself rather than buy, which is a money saver, and can be VERY REWARDING.  Some of these posts are crafts, sewing projects, homemade cleaners, homemade health aids, tutorials, and the like.

May be scrunchies are out of fashion: I don’t know, but I use them all of the time.  I love to have my hair up when I exercise and almost all of the time, really.

What I love about sewing scrunchies is that they are so small, they virtually require no time at all.  They are a perfect item to make out of scraps or old clothes, especially out of little girls’ clothes that may have a stain and the print design is so cute I hate to throw away.  In fact the blue flower scrunchie shown in the feature picture above came from fabric that was on a broken baby mobile.  I have used old baby crib sheets and stained dresses, too.  It’s so fun to re-purpose!!

Re-purposed Clothes to Scrunchies Tutorial

What You Will Need:

• a rectangle of re-purposed fabric or scraps
• matching thread
• sewing machine
• elastic 5”-6” long (width of elastic is up to you: I’ve used skinny elastic and elastic that is 3/4” wide)
• two big safety pins

The Instructions:

Cut your fabric 3 1/2''x 10'' or so. What really determines the "scrunchiness" is the length of the elastic inside. I am making 2 scrunchies here.

Fold your fabric in half, lengthwise, so the right side are together. You should be seeing the wrong side. Sew down the side of the tube starting a 1/4'' inch in and ending with a 1/4'' left to be sewn later. Sew with 1/4'' seem allowance.

Flip the tube right side out.

Pin your elastic to one end of the tube, and feed the elastic through. You can use a pin on the other side of the elastic to make feeding it through easier if desired.

Carefully unpin the elastic and keep the ends of the elastic together.

Sew the two elastic ends together like crazy. Make a really strong bond. I hand sew this part if the elastic is super thin.

Put the right sides together. Sew on the wrong side to attach the two fabric ends together. The tube is now sewn together and should have about a 1/2'' opening on the side.

Sew the opening closed on the right side of the fabric. I even looked at the Goody brand scrunchies, and those professional scrunchies are sewn the same way.

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