Thread: How to make a Hair Turban?

My daughter used to have a hair turban made out of a towel.

does anyone know how to make these. I would love to make some to lay up for christmas gifts

I have made them for my DDs. how i do it: fold towel in half lengthwise, pin edges. round off one corner on the fold side. Measure from that edge on the fold about 12 inches over. the draw a line from there tapering acrosslength of towel, down to about 4" from the open side. pin and trim off excess. on the "fat" end of the towel pin a 6-8inch length of elastic folded in half so that the fold is inside the towel.Sew that end (serge if you have one) catching in the elastic. Sew/serge along the taper you made the down the short end of towel. turn right side out. Hope this helps.

What size towel do you use?
Bath towel?

I've made several of these and had one for a sample so I made a pattern. I don't put the elastic in mine...I use the loop and button. These are so cute embroidered, too. I did some for my nieces and they loved them. I need to make some more, now that I think about it!! Super easy and quick.

Oh, I use the smaller sized bath towels so I don't have too much left over fabric.

Originally Posted by mummadee

What size towel do you use?
Bath towel?

Oops! that would help, wouldn't it?? I use lightweight bath towel. One that is too thick will not twist and go thru the loop easy. another thing- my DDs with super thick,long hair did have a hard time twisting their hair in the towels even though I used the light weight ones. their hair was just too heavy to stay wrapped up good

I have done over a dozen of these. I use the instructions at http://perfectlittlestitches.com/dow...rapProject.pdf. Key is to use a very lightweight towel as previously noted. I use the inexpensive towels from Walmart that are <$5.00. They come in lots of colors and everyone loves them.

Pam