with the first row and keep on working up the length. i myself prefer the look of the horizontal rows and stitches of the final headband versus vertical rows and “sideways” stitches!
now it’s time for the trickiest part: the twist! you fold your strip like so, crossing one side over the other.
here is a view of the whole strip once it has been twisted! you can follow along with this picture to get your strip folded and curving in the right directions.
next you sew the open ends together with a whip stitch.
once you push the top and bottom closer together, it is starting to look more like a headband!
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