How to Make a Bandana Top 2 Different Ways For Only 97 Cents
This might just be the best 97 cents you ever spend! Go pick up a 97-cent bandana and then follow this tutorial to learn how to make a bandana top.
Come to think of it, you’d better pick up a few bandanas because you’ll want to make both of the DIY bandana tops that I’m going to show you. Then, you might want to make them for your friends too!
Tools and materials:
- Square bandanas
- Cotton cord
- Shoulder strap material
- Sewing pins
- Safety pin
- Thread
- Sewing machine
DIY bandana top 1
1. Fold the bandana into a triangle
With the right side facing out, fold your square bandana into a triangle. Then fold down and pin the top point of the bandana.
2. Sew the points of the triangle
Sew down the point of the bandana about an inch from the edge. That is going to become the neckline of your bandana top, and you’ve just created a casing at the neckline.
Fold in, pin down and sew both corners of the bandana.
3. Make a neck strap
Cut a piece of cotton cord to the length you need for a neck strap on your bandana top. To make it easier to thread the cord through the casing, wrap cellophane tape around the end.
Use a safety pin to feed the cotton cord through the casing at the neckline.
4. Make a back strap
Cut a longer piece of cotton cord for the back strap (mine was about 66 inches.) Follow the same process as with the neck strap to feed the back strap through both of the side casings.
Tip: tie small knots at the ends of the cord to keep them from fraying.
Here’s the front of the bandana halter top.
And here’s the open tie back.
DIY bandana top 2
1. Fold the bandana into a triangle
Fold your square bandana into a triangle. Hold the triangle up to the front of your body and mark where a side seam would be.
2. Cut the bandana
Cut straight side edges from your folded bandana at the side seam marks.
Open your bandana and cut it in half through the straight edges. You now have two matching pieces. One will be used as a lining for the other.
3. Use a second bandana to make back ties
Fold a second matching bandana in half in a rectangle. Then fold it in half again the same way.
Lay one of the little triangles you just cut from the previous bandana on top of this one and make a line on this bandana to indicate the width of the triangle.
Then measure the length of your side seam and mark that on the bandana as in the above image.
Complete marking the dimensions of the tie on the bandana by angling the other side so you have a tapered end on the tie.
Cut 4 back tie pieces.
4. Attach the ties
Position two back ties on top of one bandana top. Pin and sew them on along the side seams.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 on the second bandana top (the lining piece).
Press all seams towards the center of the bandana.
With right sides together, pin the lining piece to the bandana top all the way around. Sew all edges together, leaving a 5-inch gap at the front of the bandana.
5. Turn the fabric
Turn the bandana top right-side-out through the gap. Use a pencil or similar tool to pop out the corners of the ties.
6. Press and topstitch
Iron the bandana top so it’s nice and flat and then topstitch the opening at the front to close it.
7. Make shoulder straps
Pin shoulder straps in place at the front and back of the bandana top. You can be creative about what materials to use for the shoulder straps.
Sew the shoulder straps to the inside of the bandana top.
How to make a bandana top
Here is your second adorable bandana top. Both of these bandana tops are cute and comfortable and who would guess they started off as 97-cent bandanas!
Try making both of these bandana tops and leave me a comment to let me know which one you liked best.
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