How to make a scrunchie in 10 minutes! This step-by-step tutorial will have you making fabric scrunchies like a pro!
Once you’ve mastered the basic scrunchie you might want to try making a stash scrunchie (scrunchie with a zipper on the side!). You might also like our tie-dyed scrunchies or our bunny ear (tied) scrunchies!
Watch our step by step video before starting this sewing project!
Make a Scrunchie In 10 Minutes!
One of the first things that I ever learned to sew was a scrunchie. My grandma taught me how to make them and once I mastered it you couldn’t keep me out of her scrap fabric box, haha! When I wrote my kids’ sewing book I knew that I needed to include a tutorial for this 90’s throwback.
The method I used today is slightly different that the one I used in the 90s, but it’s just as easy. I make my zippered scrunchies the same way too! Your first scrunchie might take you a little longer to make, but once you get the hang of it you’ll easily be able to bust them out in 10 minutes or less.
If you have my kids’ sewing book you might recognize this project. It’s the same tutorial that I shared in the book!
Scrunchie Supplies
The supplies are super basic! You’ll need:
- Fabric: see my cutting guide below for making scrunchies in 2 sizes. My favorite fabrics to use are quilter’s cotton (this is the easiest to work with), muslin, knit, and lightweight denim.
- Elastic: 1/4″ or 1/8″ wide elastic is my favorite for making scrunchies.
- Safety Pins
- Pins
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape
- Sewing Machine/Coordinating Thread
Fabric Cutting Guide
Make scrunchies in two sizes with this guide! Note: I use a 9″ piece of elastic for all scrunchie sizes. Only the fabric length and width vary.
Regular (this is the size that I usually make): 4″ x 20″
Large (my stash scrunchies are this size): 4.5″ x 28″
How To Make a Scrunchie
Make a Scrunchie In 10 Minutes!
Equipment
- scissors
- sewing pins
- safety pins
- measuring tape
- sewing machine
Materials
- 1 9" piece of 1/4" elastic
- 1 20" x 4" rectangle of fabric
- coordinating thread
Instructions
- Watch my step-by-step video (it displays under the first photo in the post) before beginning this sewing project.Seam allowances: 3/8"Gather supplies.
- Fold the fabric in half with the wrong side of the fabric facing you. Once folded it should measure 20" x 2".
- Mark 3" from each end of the scrunchie fabric.
- Mark it with a pin on each side.
- Begin sewing the side seam at one pin and end once you reach the other pin. The ends should be open. TURN SCRUNCHIE RIGHT-SIDE-OUT.
- Bring the ends of the scrunchie together, lining up the top of the fabric with the right sides facing and the inside of the fabric facing you.Pin in place.Stitch across the top.
- Attach a safety pin to each side of the elastic.
- Attach one end of the elastic inside the opening of the scrunchie.Feed the other end of the elastic through the tube until it comes out the other side.Remove safety pins.
- Tie the ends of the elastic into a double knot.
- Fold raw edges over, lining them up with the seam and pin into place.
- Top stitch the opening closed.
Video
Helpful Tutorial Links For Making Zipper Scrunchies
How To Turn Fabric Right Side Out with a Safety Pin
How to Do an Invisible Stitch: If you’d prefer to hand stitch your scrunchie closed vs. top stitching it.
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