Naruto Head Band

How to Make a Naruto Headband

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This is an easy, quick and fun way to make a Shinobi headband resembling one from the popular anime Naruto.

Steps

1. Search the Internet for Naruto headbands to get a template, or use the link in the tips section.
   
2. Find or buy blue cloth,(cotton works best). You can also dye your cloth blue if you cannot find a blue one.
   
3. Cut a strip of the cloth about 5 inches wide and however long you need to wrap around your head. Leave enough extra to tie off behind your head.
   
4. Next, spray paint the cardboard on one side only, as the paint won't help the fabric glue stick.
   
5. Once the paint has dried, use either your pencil, or a darker silver marker to transpose the design of your choice. Using pencil first will allow you to correct your mistakes.
   
6. When you are satisfied with the plate, apply fabric glue to the back of the plate and the front of your cloth band and press together firmly. Adding a phone book as a weight will improve bonding.
   
7. When the glue has dried per instructions on the packaging, your headband is complete.
   
8. Don't forget to add three holes to each side.
   

Tips

• The symbols for each village can be found Here
  
• You can scan your favorite symbol into the computer and use a program like Adobe PhotoShop to make the outline and resize the image to any size you need.
  
• Prewrap is a commercial headband material that comes in many colors and may be easier to use than a towel/other fabrics.
  
• To go further, you can also buy aluminum in sheet form at home improvement stores. It will be sold as 'flashing' and can be incribed with a dremel tool.
  
• Fabric backing is a lightweight fabric designed to strengthen face fabrics. It attaches to the face fabric by ironing and can be purchased in most fabric supply stores.
  

Things You'll Need

• A (preferably blue) towel or other fabric.
  
• blue fabric dye, if your fabric is not blue.
  
• Scissors
  
• 3x5" piece of Cardboard
  
• A pencil
  
• Metallic Paint (Gloss silver is best)
  
• Fabric Glue
  

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• How to Act Like Shino Aburame from Naruto
  

Sources and Citations

• http://www.toysnjoys.com/narutocosplay.html — images of Naruto
  
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NARUTO — All about Naruto
  
• http://www.pre-wrap.com/ - Good for headbands
  

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