A Better Headscarf

A while back, one of my young friends showed me a very cool headscarf she had found. Instead of tying in the back, it simply had a covered elastic band. I thought it was pretty neat, so I copied it.

All in all, it was fairly simple to make. I used a rectangle of fabric that was 10 in. by 8 in., another piece that was 10 in. by 3 in., and a 7 in. piece of 1 in. elastic.

The first thing I did was hem the long sides of the big piece. Next, I ironed a 1/2 inch down on the short sides of the small piece, stuck the elastic under the crease, and sewed it down.

Then, I put right sides together on the small piece and sewed down the long edge, creating a tube with the elastic on the outside. Next, I turned it right-side-out.

The last step was to gather the short edges of the big piece, make it as small as possible, and jam it into each end of the tube. (I was not very happy with this technique- it was difficult and hard to get right. Anyone have any suggestions about how to do it differently?)

I then sewed across the ends of the tube.

aaaaaand it's done!