ReDUNKulous. $498 for a piece of fabric with some spikes on it???Just cause some Hollywood bimbos get Jennifer Behr's stuff for free - and stylists feature her pieces on Gossip Girl - does not justify a price like that.
It's silk with patent leather and stainless steel spikes. Come on. I wonder how many peons like us actually bought one, despite it's Hollywood cache.
You Need:
*20-pc bag of 1/2" cone spikes ($5.59, Studsandspikes.com)
*100-pc bag of 3/8" cone studs ($2.89, Studsandspikes.com)
*strip of stretchy black fabric (I used a lycra swimsuit fabric)
*fabric scissors
*matching thread
*sewing machine
*hand-sewing needle
*pliers
*awl
*Phillips screwdriver
*20-pc bag of 1/2" cone spikes ($5.59, Studsandspikes.com)
*100-pc bag of 3/8" cone studs ($2.89, Studsandspikes.com)
*strip of stretchy black fabric (I used a lycra swimsuit fabric)
*fabric scissors
*matching thread
*sewing machine
*hand-sewing needle
*pliers
*awl
*Phillips screwdriver
How To:
1. Cut a piece of fabric long enough to go around your head and then some. Mine was about 8" wide and a yard long.
2. Fold cut piece in half horizontally, right sides together, and stitch along long edge.
3. Turn piece right side out and you now have a long tube.
4. Wrap the tube around your head and pin at the correct length. (I made a single twist in the fabric at the front center.) Make sure the tension is correct - you need it a little loser than what you would think is a good tightness for a headband/wrap.
5. Sew ends of wrap together (right sides together). (not pictured) Then fold seam allowance to inside of wrap, cut excess. This will give you a clean seam on the outside of your wrap. Sew one more time vertically down that seam allowance to secure it down. (not pictured)
6. Try on head-wrap; bunch it up in a couple places and pin.
7. Hand-tack the bunched-up areas so the piece has a "gathered" look to it.
8. Now we stud! I slipped the headwrap over my leg and sat it on my knee for stability. I pushed the prongs of the cone studs into the fabric, and folded them over on the underside of the fabric using pliers.
9. Then use an awl to pierce the holes for the cone spikes, which have a thick screw that needs to pass through the fabric. (The easiest way to do this is to poke the hole thru from the right side - then thread the spike screw in from the wrong side, following the awl as you pull it out.) Then attach the cone spike tops, and use a screwdriver to secure from the underside. (not pictured)
You're done! I didn't add quite as many spikes n studs as the Jennifer Behr version - simply because I got tired of it. I actually made a second layer to the piece so the center twist wouldn't be so narrow and I could stud and spike through the upper layer only. This ensured no scratchy stud prongs would be directly against my forehead, but it turned out that the inner layer was a no-go since the spikes wouldn't sit properly when there was fabric sitting underneath them. If you do choose to add another piece of fabric inside the headwrap (making it shorter than the headwrap and stitching its edges to the headwrap edges so it's like a little stitched-down flap inside); I'd recommend studding the cone studs in the upper layer of fabric, but setting the spikes through both layers so they sit right. I know that sounds confusing!
As you can see below, it turned out kind of like a wide headband - the less turban-like, the better, IMO.
The fabric's stretch is a bit of a problem - some spikes may fall out if you pull the piece too much, so this requires care when handling.
1. Cut a piece of fabric long enough to go around your head and then some. Mine was about 8" wide and a yard long.
2. Fold cut piece in half horizontally, right sides together, and stitch along long edge.3. Turn piece right side out and you now have a long tube.4. Wrap the tube around your head and pin at the correct length. (I made a single twist in the fabric at the front center.) Make sure the tension is correct - you need it a little loser than what you would think is a good tightness for a headband/wrap.5. Sew ends of wrap together (right sides together). (not pictured) Then fold seam allowance to inside of wrap, cut excess. This will give you a clean seam on the outside of your wrap. Sew one more time vertically down that seam allowance to secure it down. (not pictured)6. Try on head-wrap; bunch it up in a couple places and pin.7. Hand-tack the bunched-up areas so the piece has a "gathered" look to it.8. Now we stud! I slipped the headwrap over my leg and sat it on my knee for stability. I pushed the prongs of the cone studs into the fabric, and folded them over on the underside of the fabric using pliers.9. Then use an awl to pierce the holes for the cone spikes, which have a thick screw that needs to pass through the fabric. (The easiest way to do this is to poke the hole thru from the right side - then thread the spike screw in from the wrong side, following the awl as you pull it out.) Then attach the cone spike tops, and use a screwdriver to secure from the underside. (not pictured)You're done! I didn't add quite as many spikes n studs as the Jennifer Behr version - simply because I got tired of it. I actually made a second layer to the piece so the center twist wouldn't be so narrow and I could stud and spike through the upper layer only. This ensured no scratchy stud prongs would be directly against my forehead, but it turned out that the inner layer was a no-go since the spikes wouldn't sit properly when there was fabric sitting underneath them. If you do choose to add another piece of fabric inside the headwrap (making it shorter than the headwrap and stitching its edges to the headwrap edges so it's like a little stitched-down flap inside); I'd recommend studding the cone studs in the upper layer of fabric, but setting the spikes through both layers so they sit right. I know that sounds confusing!As you can see below, it turned out kind of like a wide headband - the less turban-like, the better, IMO.
The fabric's stretch is a bit of a problem - some spikes may fall out if you pull the piece too much, so this requires care when handling. 
If you need further proof that studded headbands are all that this season, this Givenchy studded headband was featured in WhoWhatWear's December holiday gift guide. Loving the chain gloves too!
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