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Hey folks, what material do you think would work best to make a headband for a wee little 11cm chibi? I thought about bending wire but the wire would have to be firm enough not to bend back out of shape. I have an Azone headband for 50cm dolls, but I didn't see a wee sized one?

What do you think would work?

if you are handy with the sewing needle, get some small elastic cord from WAL-MART and various craft stores.
you can make a headband from it and leave it bare but for the decoration you probably intend to apply, run some small/fine lace along it's length to make it look prettier, or make a fabric sheath to run it through.

myself, i've made wedding garters for 27cm. dolls in this way, several times, using all the above techniques.
here's an example;

Trethowan wrote:Hey folks, what material do you think would work best to make a headband for a wee little 11cm chibi? I thought about bending wire but the wire would have to be firm enough not to bend back out of shape. I have an Azone headband for 50cm dolls, but I didn't see a wee sized one?

What do you think would work?

"Don't take my picture! " by richila9098, on Flickr
This is a pony tail scrunchie doubled on Richi's 2 inch head. I got a bag of them at Dollar Tree.

Trethowan wrote:Hey folks, what material do you think would work best to make a headband for a wee little 11cm chibi? .....What do you think would work?

You're talking about those solid kind of head band shaped like a partial loop?
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/tess-daly/head%20band.jpg
We talked about this on JS some time ago. Zirconmermaid talked about heating styrene strips to curve them. Since styrene is a thermoplastic it will hold the bend. PM her and ask for the details.

K2! wrote:

Trethowan wrote:Hey folks, what material do you think would work best to make a headband for a wee little 11cm chibi? .....What do you think would work?

You're talking about those solid kind of head band shaped like a partial loop?
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/tess-daly/head%20band.jpg
We talked about this on JS some time ago. Zirconmermaid talked about heating styrene strips to curve them. Since styrene is a thermoplastic it will hold the bend. PM her and ask for the details.

Aha! That's the kind of headband I had in mind.

Thanks everybody!! <3

As K2! said, styrene plastic works great. You can get strips at a hobby store. I heated it in almost boiling water, wrapped it around a jar of the right size and then put it into cold water for a bit. Worked great! You could also try memory wire, the kind for making beaded rings.

Excellent, thanks!

Another thing I use is those thin plastic hair elastics, the ones that look like mini rubber bands? I usually use those as thin headbands for my dolls. I got one on my 27cm girl right now to hold her wig in place.

You already got plenty of answers, which are all probably better than mine, but I braided three strands of craft wire to make a sturdy yet semi-flexible headband thingy for Venias to keep his hair out of his face...

Lamia of the Dark wrote:You already got plenty of answers, which are all probably better than mine, but I braided three strands of craft wire to make a sturdy yet semi-flexible headband thingy for Venias to keep his hair out of his face...

Well, actually no. Everyone has been super helpful but this seems to be the most simple craft so far. It wouldn't require buying anything. I already have wire (somewhere). I'll try several of these ideas. I'll go with yours first cause I've got the stuff. Well, somewhere. ha!

You guys rock!!