HOW

i have a habit of cutting the bottom, sleeves or cuffs off almost every piece of new clothing i acquire. as a result, i've got a lot of bits of fabric kicking around, so recently i've been putting them to good use making scrunchies. here, for your pleasure, is a quick how-to of scrunchie-making. i use my sewing machine, but it really doesn't take that much longer with a needle and thread.

you will need:
bits of fabric
elastic (about 50mm wide works best)
needle and thread/sewing machine

1. cut a piece of fabric about 10-15cm wide and 25cm long.

2. turn the long sides together with the pattern in the middle (not on the outside). then, sew the long edge together, leaving about 3cm unsewn either end (you'll need this later).

3. turn the fabric right-side out, so the pattern is back on the outside and the seam you've just sewn is on the inside. then, feed your elastic down through the fabric. it's easiest to hold the fabric up and drop the elastic down through the hole in the middle.

it will look like this when you've finished this step:

4. sew the ends together with the patterned sides together. keep the elastic out of the way while you do this.

it will look like this when you've finished this step:

5. now tie a knot in the elastic.

6. sew the last seam by folding the frayed edges of each side over and sewing them together.

DONE!