Sunday, December 26, 2010

Hair Accessory Tutorials

Hair accessories make quick and easy crafts, either to keep, give, or sell, and can often be used from materials you can find around your house.
  • Reversible Headbands
    • This tutorial requires fabric, elastic, and interfacing, and comes with a printable template.
  • Hairbows
    • This bow tutorial uses fabric and ribbonand is perfect for anyone you know who hosts teddy bear filled tea parties.
  • Hairclips
    • I personally wear these all the time. You can make them to match every single outfit you have.
  • Dainty Flowers
    • This tutorial involves singeing fabric to create elegant little flowers.
  • Braided Fabric Clip
    • This tutorial involves braiding scrap fabric to make a little colorful circle to wear in your hair. 
    • Again winding fabric into a circle, this tutorial involves a feather as well and is perfect for the aforementioned tea party enthusiast.
    Keep in mind.
    Most of these tutorials are for personal use only. Consult creator of tutorial for any questions you have regarding the project or the sale of any product resulted from the use of the tutorial. 
    In addition.
    None of these tutorials are my own. All rights to all tutorials featured here are owned by the creators of the tutorials. If any creator would like me to remove the link to his/her tutorial, let me know and I will remove any link or reference to it.

    Free Cowl Patterns

    A cowl, from the Latin cuculla meaning "hood and rope," is a garment historically used to give warmth to monks who often spent long hours in unheated and drafty churches. Today, cowls are fashionable neck warmers or hoods usually knit or crocheted in the round using lace and cabling techniques.

    Knitting.
    • Quickie Cowl by f.pea
      • Quick lacy pattern that can be both a cowl and a headband
    • Incognito Cowl by Knitty
      • Cowl with mustache knitted into it. Perfect disguise, really. Sizes for both children and adults.
    Crocheting.
    • Convertible Cowl by The Crimson Owl
      • Chunky cowl that is both a neck warmer and a hood 
    • Skull Cowl by Kimmi's Krafts
      • Two-color pattern with skulls stitched in
    Keep in mind.
    Most of these patterns are for personal use only. Consult creator of pattern for any questions you have regarding the pattern or the sale of any product resulted from the use of the pattern. 
    In addition.
    None of these patterns are my own. All rights to all patterns featured here are owned by the creators of the patterns. If any creator would like me to remove the link to his/her pattern, let me know and I will remove any link or reference to the pattern.

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