How To Make Your Own Heatless Curls Wrap At Home
Doing heatless curls at home is all the rage these days but did you know you can easily sew your own for pretty cheap? The nicest part of sewing your own at home is that you can customize it how you would like it. Convenient, easy, and cost effective is the way to go so let me show you how to make one.
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Heatless Curls At Home
I used to be obsessed with heatless curls several years ago. It was super convenient for me and time effective because I had young kids at home and a husband who worked full time and was getting his masters degree all at the same time.
I didn’t have 30 minutes to stand in front of the mirror to curl my hair by hand. I barely had time to shower.
When I discovered heatless curls I was sold! However, heatless curls back then didn’t have a promised outcome.
Sometimes my hair looked great and I didn’t have to do anything. Other times I still had to get out the curling iron and fix my hair because it didn’t curl right. Again, ain’t no body got time for that.
There were a few different methods back then for achieving the heatless curls and they just aren’t as good as the ones we have now.
I used to use the sock method. You would cut the toe off and then roll the sock so it looked like a donut. Then you would roll you hair around the sock donut until it was all rolled up and leave it over night.
Now you can purchase several different heatless curl products that all seem to work great.
I don’t know about you but I love to make things so when I kept seeing these newer versions of the heatless curls I thought, “Oh I could totally make that myself” so I did!
If that sounds like you as well, keep on reading and let me show you how I made my very own heatless curls head scarf with an old silk pillow case, some fiberfill and my sewing machine.
What You Need to Make Your Own Heatless Curling Rod Hairband
- silk fabric – about 1/4 yard
- Fiberfill
- Thread that matches your fabric
- Sewing machine
There are a few different ways to make a heatless curls wrap. You may recall in a recent post we did about repairing damaged hair we talked about using a satin pillow case to help protect your hair while you sleep.
Because silk helps protect your hair, you want to use it for your heatless curls. You can do this by purchasing some silk fabric online or at one of your local craft stores such as Hobby Lobby or JoAnns.
Definitely search the discount bin. You are gonna need about a fourth of a yard of fabric. But do consider your hair length before buying.
I decided to use an old silk pillow case we had laying around. My husband is a texture nerd and so we buy silk sheets and pillow cases a lot. I don’t like to throw things away and so I tend to end up keeping old ones to use as scrap fabric.
I found a black one I had in storage and choose to cut it up to use for my heatless curls.
You will also need a sewing machine and thread and some fiberfill.
Fiberfill is usually in big bags. So I purchase one every couples of years and just keep using it until it is gone.
If you want to keep this on the cheap side and want to keep repurposing, you can always use extra fabric as stuffing instead. I choose to use the fiberfill.
How To Sew Your Heatless Curls Wrap
STEP ONE
- Cut out a strip of fabric 4 inches by 36 inches long. (If you have really long thick hair, you may want to cut your strip even longer but I wouldn’t recommend going too much bigger than 4 inches. If it gets too fat your hair won’t hold the curl.)
STEP TWO
- Fold this strip of fabric in half and sew all along the 36 inches. Use a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
- Do NOT sew the ends closed. For now we need those opened.
STEP THREE
- Next we want to turn the barrel right side out.
- Once you have this right side out, you want to take one of the ends and fold it over twice and pin closed.
STEP FOUR
- We want to fill the tube we created with the fiberfil. This honestly took the longest because you just have to keep putting some in and then pushing it down.
- Repeat this process until you have your tube full with the fiberfil.
- Put this tube off to the side for now.
STEP FIVE
- Cut two more strips of satin fabric 26 inches by 4 inches
- Repeat step Two with both pieces.
STEP SIX
- We want to sew ONE end closed only. I want to make mine look like the end of a bow so I am going to curve mine like the picture below. It will make it look cuter once it is on and tied. But you can just sew it straight across if you would like.
- If you sewed it at an angle, cut the extra fabric off so it follows the angel.
STEP SEVEN
- Turn fabric right side out.
STEP EIGHT
- You should now have three separate sewn tubes. One should be stuffed and have two sides not sewn yet. The other two should have one end sewn closed and no filling in them. These will be what we use to tie the heatless curls wrap around our head.
STEP NINE
- Take your filled tube and open one of the ends.
- Take the ends and fold them into themselves so there is no raw edge.
- We are going to take one of our “tie” pieces with no fiberfil and place it’s RAW edge side into the space you made in the filled tube and pin this shut.
STEP TEN
- Do this to both ends of the stuffed tube and then sew across each one. This will attach our ties. You are done!
Tips And Tricks for Using Your DIY Heatless Curl Headband
When it comes time to use your wrap, there are some things to keep in mind.
- Some people like to have damp hair and others like dry hair. Play around and figure out which one works best for YOUR hair.
- Wrapping your hair around the heatless curls wrap takes practice. You might not get it right the first time. I would definitely not try this for the first time if you have an important event the next day.
- Thick hair verses thin hair will also wrap differently. Keep that in mind.
- There are lots tutorials on youtube and pinterest that show how to properly wrap your hair. I would look some up and give those a watch. I watched several before I tried wrapping my own hair.
Heatless Curls
I love how easy these heatless curls are to use, once you get the hang of it. If you are someone who loves to have curly hair, this should help your hair stay healthy and strong compared to using heat.
I also love how you can put one of these on and leave it for several hours and get other work done. Sometimes I like to use it during the day for an event I have at night and other times I put it on right before bed time and sleep in it.
It is so nice to have curled hair first thing in the morning. That is one less thing I gotta do that day.
Have you ever used heatless curls before? How do you like them? Let us know in the comments.
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