diy: Galaxy Turban Headband

Some time ago, I was asked to create a project using Clorox® Bleach, provided c/o The Clorox Company. I was very close to making a shirt with this technique, but decided a shirt was all too common, and probably has been done before. A little rethinking and brainstorming, and I decided to take it a little further and make a turban headband. I'm glad I did, because I love it! Hope you do, too.

Supplies:

- Black t-shirt/jersey fabric, about 18 inches long.
I actually used a sleeve of an old shirt.
- Clorox bleach (pictured below)
- Water and spray bottle
- Paintbrush
- Metallic fabric paint, OR metallic paints & fabric medium*
- Small plastic cups
- Opaque acrylic paint. I used a royal blue shade.
- Large garbage bag for work surface (not shown)
- Black thread
- Needle and/or sewing machine
- Sponge
(If you're wondering, the sponge is a hair roller...in sponge form.
Any kind of sponge can work though.)
- The outdoors, preferably!

The blue paint is by Folk Art. The rest was received from Deco Art - Fabric Painting Medium by Americana, along with Metallic Acrylic Paint in Black Pearl, Dark Patina and Shimmering Silver.

1) Add equal parts water and Clorox® bleach in the spray bottle. Shake well.

2) Lay out your fabric on the covered work surface...

 

 

... and spray random areas with the Clorox®/water mixture. Concentrate on some areas more than others to really get that fading look. It really doesn't have to be done neatly at all.

 

3) If you don't already have metallic fabric paint, mix up the metallic paints of your choice with fabric medium, as per the bottle's directions.

Splatter randomly all over the fabric. This is in Shimmering Silver.

4) And again in Dark Patina.

5) And lastly, in Black Pearl.

6) Add an opaque acrylic paint to the fabric using the sponge. I mixed the blue with some Black Pearl to get a deeper, metallic shade. Dip your sponge into the paint, wipe off the excess, and blot randomly on the fabric.

7) Tip/Trick: When almost all of the paint is gone from the sponge, drag it across the fabric. It'll create cool looking streaks reminiscent of far off stars.
 

8) Spray on a bit more Clorox®/water to finish it off. Let dry.

9) If needed, sew the fabric to create an even rectangular shape. I turned the sleeve inside out and sewed down the fabric, lengthwise.

The finished piece was 18 inches long (I didn't cut any off of the ends) and almost 4 inches in width.

10) Sew the ends together, right sides facing each other. This seam will be on the back of the headband.

11) On the front, sew directly down the middle. Choose a fairly loose tension (mine was a bit too tight, but I managed to salvage it) and don't tie off the threads.

12) Pull the lose threads on either end to gather the fabric.

13) If you'd like, wrap the gathered middle section with the thread to further cinch the fabric. Tie the threads off.

I'll be thinking up of some more bleach projects within the coming weeks. Thanks, Clorox®, for this little challenge!

Until then, coming soon at s&p - spikes, crystals, spray paint (lots of it), sewing, and lace.

xo

FTC Disclosure: Clorox® Bleach was received at no cost to me, from The Clorox Company.

FTC Disclosure: Deco Art Fabric Medium and Metallic Paints were received c/o Deco Art.