It can be hard to find a headband to go with your hair, your outfit, and to feel comfortable. There are many potential headbands and hair-ties waiting to be found in old clothes lying around your house, and the best thing about them is that they are made with cloth to avoid breaking your hair.

1. Use old Pantyhose

Pantyhose can be cut up and utilized as hair accessories that are soft, washable and they can be made to match any color hair or outfit. Cut the elastic waistband out of a pair of pantyhose for a headband, and if that is not long enough simply cut the entire leg and tie the headband into the needed length. Using a piece on the thigh will also work as a headband, and cutting near the ankles will give you perfect ponytail holder sized bands for your hair.

2. Cut up your Trouser Socks and Thigh Highs

Trouser socks come in a much larger range of colors and patterns than pantyhose. Cut the top of the sock and stretch it for an interesting and comfortable headband.

3. Tie a Shoelace Around your Hair

The cloth composition of a shoelace makes it a safe choice for pulling back brittle locks. Fat shoelaces look especially cute tied with a bow to the side worn with a short haircut.

4. Snag a Strapless Bra Strap

Some bras are strapless, but come with optional straps. These strapless bra straps can be used as a great adjustable headband. Use them to keep hair in place and put a scarf over it or wear as is for comfortable swept back hairstyles.

5. Try Using your Favorite Scarf

With a little folding and a bit of patience, your favorite scarf can double as the perfect headband with no cutting involved. Fold the scarf into the desired width, about 2 inches. Wrap the scarf around the hair to hold it back. Use another headband like the pantyhose headband or a bra strap to keep your hair firmly in place if the scarf is a slippery material. Fold the ends of the scarf under the wrapped around fabric to hide them.

6. Fashion Ribbon Around your Hair

Whether fat or thin, a ribbon headband is a popular choice by celebrities, and is a look that can be acquired by anyone with some ribbon and some scissors. Check the fabric stores for beautiful decorative ribbon that can tie hair into a ponytail or be wrapped around an up-do for classic hair beauty.

7. Be Creative and Design your Own

If you are bored with plain plastic headbands, add your own adornments and design the perfect band for you. Use a hot glue gun to affix jewels, beads, or pieces of other plastic or cloth to your plastic headband.

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