• Basic sewing supplies
• Knit or other stretchy fabric
• A sewing machine needle suitable for sewing on knit fabric
• Fabric scissors
• Measuring tape

Migraine Relief Headband Tutorial

• Use the measuring tape to measure your head, centering the tape in the middle of your forehead.
• Subtract 2-inches from the measurement to get your headband length.
• Cut a piece of fabric to your headband length by 5-inches wide. For example, my head measured at 20-inches. I use a piece of knit fabric that is 18-inches long by 5-inches wide.
• Fold the fabric in half, right sides together, and hold together with clips or pins.

Fold headband in half, right sides together

• Sew the long edge using a 1/4-inch seam. Be sure to back stitch at both ends. I like to use a stiletto to help feed the fabric through the machine.
• Fold one short edge over, wrong sides together.
• Sew the short edge with a 1/4-inch seam. You only need to fold this seam once.

Fold one short side, wrong sides together

• Turn the headband inside out. The right side of the fabric should now be on the outside.
• Insert the raw short edge into the sewn short edge, about 1/4-inch. Use clips to hold the ends together.
• Sew the two short edges together along the earlier stitching line, and remember to back stitch. You can use the headband now or go to the next step.

Tuck in the raw edge

• Fold the stitched short seam in half, right sides together.
• Stitch using a 1/4-inch seam. I like this final step because it gives the headband a nice finish.

Back of headband, short seam folded in half and sewn

Your headband is now finished and ready to wear! It should fit tightly against your forehead so that the compression offers a little relief.

A Completed Headband!

If you do not have allergies to fragrances, you can add a drop or two of your favorite essential oil to the headband.