All You Need To Know About Making Your Own Head Turban

By Ines Brennan


The head turban originated in the countries of North Africa, however it can now be seen among the communities of the Islamic villages in Asia, Europe and South America. It is a scarf swathed around an individual's head and was worn for religious reasons. However, in recent years it has been seen on the red carpet of fashion events.

The head scarf was most popular among the Muslim and Sihk communities where it was used to protect from any unclean or unholy surroundings. It would be worn predominantly by upper class male. However, in Northern Africa this style of scarf was found among men and women alike. Unlike other countries, the North Africans would wear white turbans exclusively instead of coloured ones. Today this style item of clothing is used for reasons beyond religion, such as hiding hair loss in cancer patients.

A head turban comes in many different colours and fabrics including cotton and acrylic. These scarves can be purchased almost anywhere: from the local clothing store in town, to the bigger Oxford street boutiques in London. They are also available online, but the most original way is by making your own.

One of the most important steps involves choosing the fabric you wish to use. This will define your scarf's colour and shape. Material can be bought at almost any local or online sewing shop. It is recommended you choose a neutral colour without a pattern as this will allow for clothing co-ordination.

The second step involves preparation. Place the material on an appropriately sized table which will act as your working space. Try and find a table where you can work comfortably with room to spare. Position the length of material length-wise on the working space and measure one edge to 33 inches or 83.82 cm. Mark the cloth at this point with a pen. Fold the edge you are working with using the right sides of the cloth and make sure they are facing each other. Carefully bring that edge to the mark you made at 33 inches.

Bring the fabric together and pin it all into place - make sure you have pins beforehand. Using scissors, cut along the line until the fabric measures between 70 and 95 inches. Another consideration is to make sure you have scissors beforehand. Fourth step: cut off the short ends of your material off at least half an inch. This is done to ensure you have a straight edge style appearance to your turban. Pin the right sides of the fabric together.

The preparation is complete and the sewing can begin. Collect the unpinned edges, while leaving the pinned edges pinned, and sew them together. Do not sew the edges completely shut. Allow for a half inch seam opening as you will require this later on.

At last, remove corners of the material with your scissors and take out the pins. Turn the turban right side out through the open seam and flatten it out. Lastly, sew the open seam shut and you will have a beautiful, one of a kind head turban.




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