Simple Homemade DIY T-shirt Sleeve Headband Eco-friendly Craft

Making a headband out of a T-shirt sleeve is a great craft for saving money as well as recycling and repurposing T-shirt sleeves, a common waste product from other crafts.

For the recycled T-shirt sleeve headband craft, you need the following:

T-shirt sleeve

Scissors (optional)

Sewing kit (optional)

T-shirt sleeves can be obtained for this recycled craft without having to discard or waste a T-shirt. Done right, T-shirts make excellent sleeveless shirts by simply cutting off the sleeves. Refer to How to make a sleeveless shirt from a T-shirt for detailed instructions. For those who like tank tops, "a-shirt" tanktops can be made out of T-shirts. Refer to How to make an A-shirt from a T-shirt. Those of you who prefer not to wear sleeveless shirts can still make a pillowcase out of a T-shirt following this easy recycled pillowcase craft tutorial.

Refer to this T-shirt headband slideshow for pictures of this craft.

Recycled T-shirt headband craft method #1: No cut, no sew craft method:

Provided the sleeve is cut at the seam and is shorter than 5-6 inches, it can simply be folded to make the headband. Stretching the hem end allows the sleeve to fold easier. Fold the sleeve inwards (outwards if turned inside-out) over itself one to two times until it is three inches wide. Make sure the folded end does not exceed the length of the hem. Fold the sleeve on more time. Getting the fold to line up can be tricky; gently tugging or stretching the sleeve tends to help the fold even. The headband can then be ironed if desired or placed between heavy books.

Recycled T-shirt headband craft method #2: Cut and fold:

With the scissors, cut across the T-shirt sleeve parallel to the hem, starting at the bottom of the sleeve where there is a seam. The sleeve should have somewhat a rectangle shape. The sleeve should be around fur inches wide. Fold the cut edge over inwards and then fold in half to complete the headband. The headband can then be ironed or placed between books. If the sleeve is too triangular, cut the corner starting 2 inches from the seam to make the sleeve rectangular, then sew together the hem.

The headband can then be sewn in place by sewing through the inside layer(s) and fastening them to the inside side of the hem, being careful not to push the sewing needle through the outer part of the hem.

This simple headband can be worm by both guys and girls. Guys usually wear it like a sweatband while girls wear it more angled with their hair falling over the back of the headband.