Fabric Wire Hair Bun Maker DIY. Free 2 Patterns and Easy Tutorial

A new brand hair accessory has come to town, the Fabric Wire Hair Bun Maker. 

And in this post, I am not only giving away 2 different patterns to DIY your own bun maker, but I will also show you how to make a wire bun wrap and o sew the pattern.

I am giving you a video and a picture step-by-step sewing tutorial so you can choose to learn how to make this accessory from the one you like best.

This fabric wire hair bun maker is the new scrunchie. So, you can bet on it to become pretty big in the next months. 

That’s why you should keep reading this amazing tutorial and jump right into making both of these free sewing patterns.

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If you thought that DIY scrunchies made a great comeback, then you are going to love this fabric wire hair bun maker.

I saw it first in a TikTok hair tutorial and literally, days after that, I started seeing it everywhere!!

On stores, on Facebook videos, Reels… 

So, it was only natural for me to assume that all the readers of My Golden Thimble would need to have a free pattern to make this popular sewing project.

The rectangle-shaped wire bun maker is one that is gaining more and more popularity among fashionistas. 

Yet I just couldn’t leave you with that one option.

I’ve also made for you a curved pointy one that makes the cutest of bun bows.

If you have your own store this will be perfect to sell at craft fairs. They will be flying off your table before you know it.

They also make amazing and easy DIY Christmas gifts. Easy to sew projects, and wonderful just to have the cutest bun and bow to match with your self-made outfits.

How do you make a DIY Fabric Bun Maker?

Making this magic hair bun maker is so much easier than it seems at first. You would need less than ¼ of a yard of fabric and some wire. You don’t even need to worry about the sewing pattern because you can download the PDF sewing pattern with the 2 styles that I am giving here for free. 

Finally follow the video or picture tutorials and you will have your fabric bun maker in less than 1 hour.

Which Fabrics work best to make a fabric wire hair bun maker?

You can use pretty much any woven fabric or scrap fabric scrap that has been laying around in your sewing room. But this list of fabrics will do the best job.

• Cotton 
• Fat Quarters
• Canvas
• Non-stretch Velvet
• Non-stretch Lace
• Satin
• Batik

List of Materials: 

• ¼ yard of fabric
• 2.55 mm Aluminum Craft Wire
• Sewing Machine
• Wirecutter
• Pliers
• Matching thread

Fabric Wire Hair Bun Maker Patterns and Tutorial.

In order to make our fabric hair bun maker, you will need to download the 2 free sewing patterns. that you can download at the bottom of this post along with the free printable sewing instructions card.

Step-by-step picture sewing tutorial.

1. Cut your Pattern pieces

Fold your fabric to have two layers with the right sides of the fabric facing together.

Cut the dotted hole in the center of the pattern with your paper scissors.

Place the pattern over the fabric and use pins or pattern weights to keep it from moving.

Cut the outer edge of the fabric and then, with a marking tool draw the inner hole on the fabric through the pattern hole.

2. Sew the opening.

This hole will be the opening where you enter your hair to make your bun. 

Pin both layers of the fabric and sew above the line you drew. 

The opening should be ¼” wide.

Make sure to backstitch in the points of each side of this hole to make them stronger. I had my opening unthreaded when I turned inside out and, let’s say it wasn’t fun to fix.

3. Turn inside out.

Cut as indicated in the picture above on the red lines.

Pass one layer of the fabric through the opening so both layers are on the right side. 

Then, with the help of your fingers (and be careful here) press the opening flat.

4. Burrito Method.

Grab both sides of the side edges of your fabric wire hair bun maker and rolled them in.

Now take the other both opposite sides of the piece and cover the inner roll you just made.

Pin from the center out until you reach the ends of each side.

Make sure that you pin the ends of the points too.

5. Sew and clip

Sew all the pinned sides at ¼” from the top point to the end.

Clip the curved areas by making small triangles with the point of them being very near to the seam.

This will allow us to have a better shape when we turn our piece inside out.

6. Repeat with the other side.

Pull the fabric wire hair bun maker inside out from the opened side.

Then repeat the process of the burrito method in steps 4 and 5.

But this time leave an opening in the middle of about 2”.

7. Turn the whole piece inside out

Clip the points of the pieces.

Then pull the whole piece through the space you left open so that the piece is on the right side.

Use sharing scissors or a point turner to make the points of the bun maker sharp.

Press.

8. Make a topstitch.

Once you pressed your bun maker is time to make the channel the wire is going to pass through. 

Using your Blind Hem Foot or your regular foot make a top stitch for the center hole of about ⅛”.

Then make a topstitch on the outer edge of the piece. But this time sew it at ¼” from the edge and leave 2” open.

9. Insert the wire.

Using your pliers bend the wire end and press it.

Then insert it through the channel we made with the top stitch of ¼”. 

Keep doing this until you reach the opposite end of the opening.

Cut your wire long enough to connect it with the other end.

Bend the other end and connect them by twisting them together.

10. Close the piece.

Close the opening of the topstitch.

And then use an invisible hand stitch to close the edge opening.

You are done!! Now you have the ultimate hairpiece accessory. I hope you enjoyed this fabric wire hair bun maker patterns and that you had fun making this pretty piece.

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DIY Hair Bun Maker Free PDF Sewing Patterns Download

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How to make a Fabric Wire Bun Maker

Yield: 1 Accesory

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Beginner

Use this pattern and instructions to make a fabric wire bun maker hair accessory.

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Materials

• Free Hair Bun Maker Sewing Pattern (Download at www.mygoldenthimble.com)
• 1/4 Yard of Fabric
• 2.5 mm wide Alumnium Craft Wire
• Matching thread
• Tailors Chalk

Tools

• Sewing Machine
• Wire Cutter
• Pliers
• Scissors
• Seam Ripper
• Sewing Hand Needle
• Sewing Pins

Instructions

1. Cut your Pattern pieces

Download and print the free sewing pattern at www.mygoldenthimble.com

2. Sew the opening.

Fold the fabric and cut out the center of the pattern.

Place the pattern on the fabric and using pins, cut the outer edge of the fabric and draw the inner hole of the fabric through the pattern.

3. Turn inside out.

Cut and pass one layer of the fabric through the opening so both layers are on the right side. 

Then, with the help of your fingers press the opening flat.

4. Burrito Method.

Grab both sides of the side edges of your fabric wire bow and roll them up.

Now take the other two opposite sides of the piece and cover the inside roll you just made.

Pin from the center outward all the way to the ends of each side.

5. Sew and clip

Sew all sides with pins at ¼" from the top point to the end.

Trim the curved areas by making small triangles with the point of the triangles very close to the seam.

6. Repeat with the other side.

Pull the fabric wire to make bows from the open side.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 but this time leave an opening in the center of about 5 cm.

7. Turn the whole piece inside out

Trim the ends of the pieces.

Pass the whole piece through the space you have left open so that the piece is on the right side and sharpen the points of the bun.

8. Make a topstitch.

Make a topstitch for the center hole about ⅛". Next, topstitch around the outside edge of the piece. But this time sew it ¼" from the edge and leave 2" open.

9. Insert the wire.

Using the pliers, bend the end of the wire and push it through the channel we made with the ¼" top stitch until it reaches the opposite end of the opening, cut the wire, and connect it to the other end by twisting them together.

10. Close the piece.

Use an invisible hand stitch to close the edge opening.

Notes

Use tape to cover the wire joints to avoid puckering.