sCRUNCHie Tutorial
Quick and easy scrunchie tutorial to bring some nostalgia back into your life.
Step 1
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Cut your strip (or strips). I prefer to use dimensions 25" long by 3.5" wide, but you can play around with those dimensions and find what you you like best.
* You can use any type of fabric for these. It's a great way to use up old scraps of fabric.
Step 2
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Fold your strips in half with the right side of the fabric facing in.
Step 3
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Starting about an inch to inch and a half down from the corner on the open side, stitch or serge along the edge.
Step 4
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When you get to the end, finish about an inch from the bottom edge.
Step 5
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Your strip should look like this.
Step 6
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Flip the tube right side out.
Step 7
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With the seam straight and facing up (not twisted), grab the to ends, and pinch or pin them together.
Step 8
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Take the tube to your machine.
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Starting at the corners, stitch the two short ends together. This takes a bit of playing around, because the fabric has to be manipulated and curved, as you sew.
Step 9
This is a lot easier to do with knits than woven's, because you can stretch them as you sew.
Step 10
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Here's how the seam should look, when you're finished.
*Sometimes the fabric underneath gets a bit bunched, and it can be difficult to get this seam perfect, so it's okay if it's not perfect.
Step 11
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"Stretch" out the tube, so that the seam goes inside. This part is so satisfying!
Step 12
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Measure out your elastic to 9.5". I choose this length so that it's not too tight on the wrist.
You can use either rope elastic or regular 1/4" elastic.
Step 13
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Put your elastic onto a bodkin turner or a safety pin.
Step 14
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Going in from the opening of your tube, bring your elastic all the way through the tube and out the other side.
Step 15
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Scrunch up your fabric and tie off your elastic. Make sure the knot is really tight, so that it doesn't come apart when stretched.
Step 16
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Next, you need to close up the hole. You can either do this by machine, or by hand.
Step 17
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Fold the ends in and pinch or pin them together.
Step 18
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To close up my opening, I like to double up my thread, and run it through my wax, and then do an invisible stitch.
Step 19
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If your invisible stitch is sloppy like mine, just tighten it up a bit.
Step 20
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Voila!
Step 21
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Tie off your ends and if you can, tuck your knots into the seam.
Step 22
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All finished!!
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Take a photo of your creation, and then show it off to the world!