DIY Kit instructions begin here!

Place the headband on the fabric matching up the headband with both the outline on the fabric and the center markings.

Without glue, fold under one side of the fabric at the center and secure with a binder clip. This will stop the unglued side moving too much while we work on the other side.

Squeeze a thin line of glue along the other long edge of the headband. It's easier to glue one side at a time. 

Fold the extra fabric under at the center and add a binder clip to hold it in place. 

Fold under one end of the fabric and add a binder clip to hold in place.

Be careful you don't pull the fabric too much or you won't have enough when you do the other side. Continue to use the headband outline on the fabric as a guide.

Gently fold under and smooth out the fabric between the center and end clips. Again don't pull too hard! Add a binder clip in the middle of this section.

You should end up with one side folded neatly under and held in place with 5 binder clips.You should have an even amount of fabric left over on the un-glued side, and ideally your headband outline will still be visible on the underside of the unglued side. 
You might need to periodically pat down the glued fabric until it dries. 
It works best if you now leave this side to dry before glueing on the other side. 

Repeat the glue and binder clip process on the second side. 
Leave to dry.

To neatly cover the ends of your headband, squeeze some glue into the little fabric pock at the end, and also on the underside tip of the headband. 
Fold the fabric flap to the underside of the headband pulling gently to smooth and tighten and add a binder clip to hold in place.
Repeat with the other end. 
Leave to dry.

To add the lining
If you do not have a kit, trace your template on the back of the microsuede lining. Do not add any extra width, instead cut out your template a tiny bit smaller than the traced outline. 
Mark the center on the underside of the lining.

Place your microsuede lining on the underside of the headband matching up the center markings. 
Place a binder clip on either side at the center to hold the lining in place.
Peel back and hold one half of the lining. 

Cover the underside of the headband in a thin amount of glue, from the center to the end, extending almost to the side edges. 
Slowly and carefully lower the lining onto the glue, starting from the center and smoothing flat against the headband as you go.

Repeat with the other side remembering to move the binder clips to add glue under them.
Give one more gentle smooth the the whole lining and leave to dry. 

Congratulations! You now have a covered headband. 

If you would like to add beads to your headband, first lean it on a mug or something similar to keep it still and horizontal as you work.
To prevent the beads from sliding around before the glue is dry, add them to just the top horizontal section, allow to dry and then rotate the headband and add to the next section. 

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