From: tigger@satyr.Sylvan.COM (Grace Sylvan)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: Hair scrunchies
Date: 29 Aug 92 01:43:39 GMT
Organization: Sylvan Associates

Here's some scrunchie directions. Thanks to the contributers.

			*Tigger*
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From: apple!addams.att.com!cln (Carol L Nolan)
To: tigger@satyr.Sylvan.COM
Date: Thu,  4 Jun 92 12:44:40 EDT

Hi Grace,
re: scrunchies
I posted a request a couple of weeks ago- heres what a compilation of
what I got-

I made two of these (one for me, and one for my daughter) to match
shorts I had made, and they were really nifty!!

Also, thanks sending me the info on mail-order fabrics.

          Happy sewing,
          Lynn Nolan
           cln@addams!att.com

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In article <1992Mar10.012339.10817@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
gmclucki@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Gemma McLuckie) says:
>
>In article <3726@crl.LABS.TEK.COM> lynnef@gadget.LABS.TEK.COM (Lynne
>Fitzsimmon
>s) writes:
>>1. take a long strip of fabric
>
>How long should it be? It seems the scrunchies I have tried are either too
>long
>or too short.  Of course I usually sew them for my daughter, who is usually
>expecting a date to arrive in 10 minutes and can't *live* without a do-hinky
>to match her outfit.  So the measuring, etc. is a tad unrehearsed.
>
I made a couple of scrunchies for my daughters Sunday, after stretching out a
premade one and using those measurements for the pattern.

Fabric rectangle 16 1/2" x 2 3/4"
(the finished product was 16" x 2 1/4")

Elastic:  6 1/2" of 1/4" or 3/8" elastic.  The premade used 1/4" elastic,
but the homemade one with 3/8" really stretchy swimsuit elastic actually
worked better.
---
Doctor Ruth                            "If you're too busy to laugh,
                                        you're too busy............"

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For a scrunchy that can double-wrap around a ponytail, cut a piece of
fabric 7" x 44" long.  Fold fabric in half lengthwise and sew seam
along lengthwise edge, leaving one inch free on each edge of the long
seam.  Do not sew ends.  Press seam open.  Turn tube right-side out. 
 
The scrunchy fabric must now be joined at the ends to form a circle.
Because you left 1" free on each end of the long seam, you can join
the ends of the strip together.  Right sides together, pin the ends
of the fabric strip to form a circle.  Before sewing, check to see
that the strip is not twisted. 
 
She recommends Talon polyester oval elastic, product No. 7933 for the
scrunchy.  I couldn't locate that particular type, but did find oval
elastic from Dritz that worked well. 
 
Cut a length of elastic 10" long.  Fasten one end of the elastic to a
bodkin or a safety pin.  Insert elastic into the sewn circle through
the opening left when you didn't stitch the last inch on each end of
the long seam.  As the elastic goes around the circle, the fabric
will draw up into the circle. 
 
When the first end of the elastic has gone around the circle and
comes out the opening, you are ready to join the two ends of the
elastic.  Using a square knot, left over right and right over left,
knot the elastic so that each end of the elastic extends 2" past the
knot. 
 
Before finishing the scrunchy, try it on.  If the hair is very thick,
you may decide to knot leaving only a 1" extension on each end.  If
you prefer the scrunchy to go around the ponytail only once, you may
decide to knot leaving 3" extended on each end.  The formula for 2"
extensions is used in the ones sold commercially. 
 
Cut off the ends of the elastic.  hand sew the small opening in the
scrunchy closed with a hand sewing needle and thread. 
 
They can be may in a smaller version with 5" x 20" scraps. 
 
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Note:  For my daughter, I make the smaller size and only use 7-8"
pieces of elastic. 
 
Carolyn 
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From: Denys Proteau <apple!andrew.cmu.edu!dp2p+>
Date: Thu,  4 Jun 1992 14:03:55 -0400 (EDT)

Hi Grace Sylvan.
   I have made several of these.

 
1) choose your elastic:
    Quater inch wide elastic works just great.  The length of the
elastic should be a little longer than you might expect so that when you
wear the scrunchy, you can have it twisted once (and encircling the hair
twice).  This is hard to explain but when you put it on it's clear: pass
your hair through the scrunchy once, twist the scrunchy once to for a
new loop of scrunchy that has no hair through it, then pass the hair
through that loop also.  Different people have different hair thickness,
regardless of how much body their hair has, so you do have to do a
little guess work on the length of the elastic.  I think four six inches
is about right, and lets you halve about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch with
which you will eventually seam the elastic to itself.

2) choose your fabric:
    Choose a fabric that wont grab hairs too tightly but also isn't too
slippy.  A home made scrunchy can and should have more body than a store
bought one.
To accomplich this, I like to have the elastic inside TWO sheaths of the
same material.  Each sheath is made of a separate piece of fabric.

3) Making sheaths:
  The inner sheath is made of material dimensions about 1 1/2 inches
wide and about 10 inches long.  Fold it lengthwise in half "right" or
"Good" sides together and machine sew along the length about 1/4 inch
from the long edge.  LEAVE ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH UNSEWN LENGTH AT BOTH
ENDS.  Invert this inner sheath with an inverting tool or with a large
safety pin so that it is right side out.
   The outer sheath should be made of the same material be about 3 1/2
inches wide by about 10 inches long.  Fold it lengthwise in half "right"
or "Good" sides together and machine sew along the length about *3/4* of
an inch from the edge.  This extra seem allowance will help fill the
inside of the finished scrunchy.  AGAIN LEAVE ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH
UNSEWN LENGTH AT BOTH ENDS.  Invert this outer sheath so it is also
right side out.

4) Assembling the Scrunchy:
   Put a safety pin at both ends of the elastic.  Use one end to draw it
through the inner sheath.  Use the other pin to keep the tail end of the
elastic from passing into the sheath.  Scrunch up the inner sheath
evenly and leave about 3/4 inch of elastic protruding from each end of
the sheath.  Now, to the tale end use an additional small safety pin to
fasten the sheath in place on the elastic.  To the lead end remove the
large safety pin and put it back, passing it through both the sheath and
the elastic while still leaving 3/4 elastic protruding from the sheath.
  Lead this whole assembly through the outer sheath.  Bunch up this
outer sheath sufficiently so you can hand or machine sew the ends of the
elastic together and also leave the inner sheath protruding from the
outer sheath.
  To sew the elastic, overlap about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of its free ends
together and sew through the overlapped thickness in a sort of Z or zig
zag pattern so that even the sewn portion can stretch.  Now remove the
safety pins holding the inner sheath back and use them if necessary to
hold the outer sheath back.  Hand stitch the ends of the inner sheath
together.
    Remove all remaining safety pins and hand stitch the right faces of
the outer sheath together.
    Now you should have a flexible, stretchy, extra puffy scrunchy and
unlike store bought scrunchies, no stitching will show and there won't
be a flat part where the sheath ends were machine sewn together.

-- 

Tigger (Grace Sylvan)                Mom of Katherine Yelena, 8/8/89 &
tigger@satyr.sylvan.com              Robin Gregory born 2/28/92

 "It seems to me that our large goal is to find the ways to help our
 children become humane and strong."
 
              - Dr Haim Ginott quoted by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
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