- Lay tights on a flat hard surface
- Cut the toe portion off tights (#discard)
- Starting from the foot of the tights, cut 1 inch strips (Note: thinner strips make looser bands; thicker strips make tighter bands #youchoose)
- Taking a strip, stretch it gently to cause a rolling effect along the edges of strip (#repeatwithotherstrips)
- Now you have created your own set of snagless elastic hair bands (#recycledoldtights #savingtheenvironment)
These have a good amount of stretch to them (a property gladly appreciated when I put on my tights over voluptuous areas ::smile::). Therefore, it may be necessary to double wrap a strip before using it on your or your child's head for a secure fit (as pictured above). Or you could just make thicker strips to begin with and call it a day. I am hoping these will work great when I band Z's hair instead of using a million (#itseems) little black pony-o's that are extremely annoying to remove since her hair has gotten longer.
As usual, I hope this benefits at least one person! What other D.I.Y. hacks do you use when it comes to creating hair accessories?
