Turban Making

[Desmond Hutchins]

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Making your own turban is as easy as having either a large, square scarf or a length of fabric, and learning how to tie it properly. You can make a turban from a scarf by folding it into a triangle, and securing it with a few twists and knots around your head. Similarly, you can make a turban headband using a length of fabric, measuring the circumference of your head, and cutting it into a rectangle. Trying out these different turban types will help you to add your own creative flair to your outfit!

One of the most delightful things, about writing this series of articles and making the turbans shown, has been figuring out how to make similar turban decorations to those seen in some of the period portraits and fashion plates. Along the way I have discovered some new products and techniques, at least new to me. I hope my article will introduce them to you and you will find them useful not just in making decorations for turbans but in millinery and costuming in general.

The remainder of the hatpin is bent much like a paper clip and the sharp point cut off. The bent part of the pin is slipped between the folds of turban and the angle of the first bend can be adjusted so that the ornament stand up correctly It will not flop over because of the paper clip shaped base if the wraps of your turban are tight enough and the beads you use are not overly heavy.

There are two ornaments on the turban to the left. The one in the front is made with a tassel that has three red beads and two small tassels. I purchased as is then, it was strung together with one small gold bead, one very large gold and silver bead and another small gold bead. This string of tassel and beads was added to a hairpin.

The Turban above and in the close up to the left show an ornament being pinned into place. Inside the cone shape bead is a bundle of black burnt peacock hurl. It is made in the same manner as the ornament below.

In this picture of an ornament made with blue ostrich vanes, black burnt peacock hurl and a gold aglet you can see that the pin has two points. See below for the steps to put one of these ornaments together.

Wrap the tape area with a length of covered wire and color it with marker (left). Tape the remaining vanes as above and roll it into a spiral around the wire of the first bundle but an inch or two below. This gives the ornament extra height and makes it just the right diameter to fit the cone bead.

At this point the dried glue and some new glue and the fork pin are added to the cone bead see picture on the left. Use the free ends of the wire to wrap the base of the vanes as on the left and color the wire with marker. Add glue to the base of the feathers and stick the vanes into the top half of the cone bead.

Here is a finished ornament pinned to the wire spool. You would use the same method with peacock hurl. These ornaments stay in place very well and even better if you spread the points apart just a little as you slide it into the turban fabric.

From the back you can see two pearl, bead, pearl decorations on either side of the cone bead. They where made on corsage pins which each have a blue enamel flower bead and then a large pearl added to the pin. The remainder of the pin was glued into the cone bead beside the feather shafts.

The bandeau is covered with a tube of silk fabric that was slipped over the buckram before the buckram was sewn into a ring. This silk fabric tube is pulled closed in the center front to cover the sewing of the wire to the base.

Each of the two plumes on the headdress is made up of two matching ostrich feathers that are sewn together along their shafts with a modified button-hole stitch. Check out the articles section on this site for more feather techniques.

Before they can be sewn together part of the base of the shaft needs to be cut away with a razor blade cutter. The front of the back feather and the back of the front feather. This hole needs to be large enough to slip over the twisted wire on the bandeau.

For extra strength bind the cut areas with fine covered wire. Then color the wire to match the feather shaft with a marker. Slip the feathers in place over the twist. It is not a good idea to glue the plumes to the wire but if you are going to face any wind then I recommend using something like poster putty in the around the wires.

You can scale this hat to any size by subtracting 4 inches from whatever your circumference is. So for my hat for a newborn baby, the circumference is 14 in so I want my rectangle of fabric to be 14 inches wide by 10 inches tall from my knit fabric.

When you open it back up you will then have a semicircle of fabric. Using a needle and thread, or a sewing machine, run a basting stitch all the way around the curved edge of the fabric. A basting stitch is a larger sized stitch.

For this hat, I did a ruffle flower. I took a scrap piece of fabric and cut 3 strips that were 14 inches long and 3 inches wide. I ran a basting stitch along the bottom of all three pieces, making sure that I kept the right side up on all the pieces. You could also do a piece that is 3 inches high

Our children were all adopted as babies, and because they have ancestors from all over the world, we have been known to celebrate a variety of holidays and foods including making Jewish Challah. And just in time for the Jewish New Year today, our oldest son got an ethnic update from Ancestry.com letting him know that his heritage is 31% European Jewish.

However, since the Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday, you will have to get to work on this early in the day. Jeff Hertzberg and Zo Franois in their New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day explained that the round, turban-shape represents the continuity of life or the beginning of a new year through its end.

Many who celebrate the holiday dip slices in honey or drizzle it over the top of the bread; these folks often continue to use honey, rather than keeping salt on the table per Leviticus 2:13, through the Sukkoth holiday

Now on this easy sew turban headband tutorial, head over to your sewing machine and sew it in place with a -inch hem. Take care to go back and forth at the beginning and end of the hem in order to limit any unraveling of the hem. Keep in mind that you will need to do this with each hemline.

If you liked this easy sew turban headband tutorial, make sure to pin it to your favorite Pinterest board or share it with friends on social media. If you decide to make this simple project on your own, make certain that you take a picture afterward and tag us on social media as we love seeing the fabrics and color choices that people use!

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Contemporary turbans have been embraced as a fashion statement by women worldwide. They can be adorned with convenience and comfort, so your clients will feel elegant in this trans-seasonal headwear. Learn from Sydney Milliner, Jane Stoddart, how to make Turbans with stylish detail using your chosen fabric, silk abaca or crinoline.

Turbans are very personal and unique. Just like no two people are the same no turban is the same as another. Turban tying is an art which develops with the individual. My style has changed in just one year and will continue to evolve and be influenced by my experiences and spiritual connection.

When tying the turban in Australia, I feel blessed. It makes me generous to others and a more responsible person and accepting the another challenge in my daily life. I think Australian people have accepted it they want it to be part of (our) culture.

The turban is my crown but it is also a reminder to be humble. The turban is beautiful but it is a reminder to not be vain. The turban is intimidating but it is a reminder to never cause fear in others. The turban makes me walk taller with my head held high, but it is a reminder to never serve the ego.

At the time of the birth of Sikhi, the majority of people in India comprised the lower castes: peasants, labourers and servants. Many were literally owned by the upper castes and were severely maltreated.

The Sikh Gurus (prophets/teachers) sought to uplift the downtrodden and make them the equals of the highest of the high. Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith, states in his divine revelation: Nanak seeks the company of the lowest of the low class, the very lowest of the low. Why should he try to compete with the great? Where the lowly are cared for, there lies the Grace of the Merciful Bestower.

The Sikh Gurus sought to end all caste distinctions and vehemently opposed stratification of society by any means. They diligently worked to create an egalitarian society dedicated to justice and equality. The turban is certainly a gift of love from the founders of the Sikh religion and is symbolic of sovereignty that is of Divine concession.

In 2010, I met Lakhvir Singh in a taxi in Adelaide. I asked him if I could make his portrait. This quiet, gentle, profoundly strong young man agreed. The portrait lept off the page this time. I hardly remember the process. Each fold and curve in place. That beautiful half moon shape, that rounded square, the shadows and depth of gravity defying folds. This time I was tracing the lines of the turban, crafting the craft.

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