How to make a Christmas tinsel hat/wig

Are you going to a Christmas party? Do you need a new fashion accessory to complete your outfit? This sparkly tinsel accessory takes a bit to make and can be worn as a hat or a wig. It can be made in as many or as few colors as you like, to match any Christmas outfit. If you don’t like the full version, make a smaller version and use it as a hair accessory: put it in a bun and then cover it with your tinsel hair accessory, very cute for younger disco divas.

To make a tinsel hat/wig all you need is…

Some tinsel in the color of your choice, 4M is more than enough. A stocking or tight leg and a needle and thread.

Start by cutting off the stocking toe and ignoring it. Pull the leg portion of the stocking over your head so it stays comfortably in place. The finished hat/wig will end up being a bit smaller, lower the stocking a few more inches, perhaps to cover your eyebrows.

With the sock still on your head (You don’t look silly at all!) tie a knot in the extra sock that is hanging on top of your head. Make the knot small, neat and tight and very close to your head, yet in the middle of your hair. This is the base of your hat/wig.

Pull the stocking over a soccer ball. This keeps the sock taut, as if it were on your head.

Starting at the knot, sew and secure a piece of tinsel to the stocking. Working in circles around the knot, pin the tinsel to the stocking. The stitches can have an approximate separation of 3 to 4 CMS. If the hat/wig is going to be a single color, continue working in circles until the stocking is covered.

For two colors, string the second piece of tinsel next to the first and take turns using the colors to form circles. The tinsel will spiral down the stocking. Continue in this manner until the stocking is covered in tinsel.

Did you know that in the old days, wigs were not only worn as a fashion accessory, but also hid skin diseases and lice? Yes!