How to make Fancy Hair Pins

Here's a little slide show tutorial on how to make your very own fancy hair pins out of knitting needles. You also get a bonus of two hairstyles with which to play with your new pins!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• hair pins
• up-do
• longhair
• bun
• hairtoy
• do-it-yourself
• glass beads
• knitting needles

[GuatemalaN1991]

@torrinpaige, thanks, I brought some knitting needles in a 4.5mm. Also, does it have to be epoxy glue or any type of glue? Xxx

[torrinpaige]

@GuatemalaN1991 epoxy turns into plastic, which is why I use it. You can try another glue, but I'm not sure how another type will peel off the way paper. LOL.

[GuatemalaN1991]

Wow, When I first saw this I thought really??but its sooo cool!!! Your hair pins are soo pretty, I'm definatley going to do this!!! Thanks!!!!!! Ps, how did you bend the needles and do you have to have a particular size of needles?

[torrinpaige]

@GuatemalaN1991 My husband bent them around one of my drumsticks with just his hands. I've never found the double sided ones in any other size but this - and right off hand, I can't tell you what size that is - 6-8 inches is my best guess.

[Gurumeen1]

hi there, ive been trying to work out what you do with the thread? do you just snip it off? many thanks

[torrinpaige]

@Gurumeen1 Yup! I just snip it off once the epoxy has dried.

[101ponytails]

I have been checking out tutorials for two weeks now looking for someone like you you have the most beautiful hair, but you have been told that a lot, keep up the good work.you are the best teacher ( if you must) on the you tube site. awesome , I am going to a semi-formal do,and have been looking for a nice up do that I can do myself, I have a problem with the cost out there. then I found Terrin Paige .Thank-you sooo much.

[KaylaCandy15]

Is that your natural hair color? :) beauuutifull!

[hwiley09]

You are so pretty in blue. The color just looks great on you :)

[china33ful]

That's genius! So creative! I knit also & never thought -_-! So glad I found u! Thank you, thank you, thank you!,!!!

[rapunzel19611]

I kind of thought maybe it wouldn't hold so well. So off to find some knitting needles (in the thrift store maybe) and the epoxy. Thank you for your answer

[torrinpaige]

@rapunzel19611 I have never found hot glue to hold especially well over time. I'm sure you could try it. I am very messy with hot glue, so I don't use it all that often. I also end up burning myself on the danged glue gun. Always. LOL.