Men's Tie to Headband

 Hello Readers. I made a fun head band to match my purple pants. Let me show you how easy it was. All you will need is a plastic headband, a man's necktie, glue, and scissors. You might have all those items sitting around your house right now.

Necktie to headband.

 

I found these fabulous purple corduroy pants at a thrift store. I could not resist the fun color. And they were only 50 cents. 

 

I wanted something to match that wonderful purple color. I had this tie and I guess I could have worn it around my neck but that just doesn't seem comfortable. (My heart goes out to all the men who have to wear a tie for work. It seems awful.) I decided to use the tie to make something else.

 

I wanted to make a headband so I used one of these plastic headbands as my base. These were really inexpensive but the colors were very neutral and very ho-hum. That was OK because I was going to cover the headband anyway. Use any narrow headband you have on-hand.

 

Neckties come in every color and design imaginable so there is always something you can coordinate with. Raid a man's closet and steal a tie, he won't mind. I wanted to use only the narrow side of the tie. I held them together just to see how much tie I needed to fully cover the headband.
 

I cut off some of the excess to get it out of the way. It would make it easier to work with. I made sure there was about an inch of extra tie hanging over the edge of the headband. I just wanted a bit of extra tie to ensure the plastic headband won't show at all when I am done. Don't worry about that cut edge. I will fix that in a minute.

I got out my trusty glue gun. (Be careful. It is so hot. It will burn your fingers if you get hot glue on them.) The back of the tie had a seam that was directly in the center. That seem was a guide as to where I will  my glue. 

I started gluing the finished end of the tie to the headband. The end of the tie that had the small triangular end was a good place to start gluing.

I added small squirts of glue on the tie and pressed the headband into the glue while it set. I kept adding glue and holding the headband to the glue along the headband. 

When I got to the cut end of the tie, I wanted hide the cut edge. I squirted some glue into the middle of the tie and tucked the edges into the middle of the tie. The glue would hold the cut edges inside the tie and keep the cut edge from fraying and falling apart.

The tie looked really nice and smooth over the top of the headband. The plastic is hidden well and all that is visible is the beautiful silk fabric of the tie. 

I liked the pop of bright purple that coordinates with the purple color of the corduroy pants. It keeps my hair in place too. That is always a plus. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.