Wire Headband – Free PDF Sewing Pattern

📍 Level: Beginner • Video tutorial: 15 min

Meet the Wire Headband, an original and elegant alternative to the classic scrunchie.

It is a simple rectangle of fabric with a small opening in the middle: you pull your hair through the opening, twist the band around your ponytail, and that's it. No more stretched elastics or scrunchies that slide out — this headband holds properly and doubles as a pretty hair accessory. An ultra-quick project, perfect for using your favourite poplin scraps.

📏 Sizes

One size — works with all hair types and lengths.

🧵 What you need

• Poplin: 1 piece 40 cm × 15 cm (15¾ × 6 in) in the fabric of your choice (poplin, cotton, Liberty…)
• Wire: 80 cm (31½ in) of thin craft wire, so the headband holds its shape
• Matching thread, scissors, pins, a sewing machine

✂️ What makes it different

• Replaces a scrunchie or a hair elastic
• Slides into the hair through a small central opening
• Twists closed around a ponytail or a bun
• Ultra-quick: a 15-minute video tutorial
• Ideal for using up fabric scraps
• Works as a decorative hair accessory too

📏 Sewing level

🟢 Beginner — straight seams and a bit of wire.

📦 What's in the PDF pattern

• The pattern to print in A4 and US Letter (1 page)
• Seam allowance included (1 cm / ⅜ in)

💡 Why you'll love it

✔ Sews in 15 minutes
✔ Uses up scraps
✔ Genuinely stays in place
✔ A perfect little handmade gift
✔ Completely free

🔥 Instant download

Order it for free and you receive an instant download link.
No shipping: you can start sewing straight away.

The video tutorial

The video is in French, with English dubbing and English subtitles available on YouTube.