make your own hijab in 5 minutes

i was a bit bored today and had the inspiration to make my own hijabs, as i tend to do from time to time. I had been planning to make the following one for a very long time but never seemed to get around to it. it only took me about 5 minutes to do - thus making it very easy and such a cheaper way to have brand new hijabs then shelling out $20 for something similar.

what you need:

*plain black hijab (i used black chiffon)
*coloured ribbon (i used yellow)
*lace ribbon with eye holes (i used hot pink)
*black thread (i used cotton)

take your black hijab - mine here is made from chiffon to make a very light weight, flowy hijab.

take a length of yellow ribbon slightly longer than the side you want to decorate (do same for pink lace ribbon too). Today we are going to decorate the short end of the hijab.

take the pink lace ribbon and thread the yellow ribbon through the 'eye holes' in the middle of the pink lace ribbon.

using pins, hold in place the ribbons, securing them to the hijab.

start sewing by sewing down one side of the pink lace at its edge.

if you are hand sewing then use just a simple straight stitch. if you are machine sewing then also use a straight stitch from the machine's settings and sew away - just take it slow as the chiffon is delicate and if you rush it, it may get caught and bunched up under the needle.

do both sides of pink lace.

take some scissors and cut off the excess trimming and cotton thread.

and FINITO! you have finished. You may wish to complete the other short side of the hijab.

pretty easy, hey? with a sewing machine the whole process took me about five minutes. so much easier than working for a whole hour just to earn the money to buy one myself.