Headband apparatus and method of making

A headband apparatus comprising:

• a headband portion adapted for positioning on a head of a wearer such that said headband portion extends substantially between ears of the wearer and over a crown of the head of the wearer;
• an elastic band, said elastic band being coupled to said headband portion such that said elastic band extends between opposite ends of said headband portion, said elastic band being adapted for positioning to extend along a back of the head of the wearer;
• a generally tube-shaped covering member having opposite ends coupled to said headband portion such that said covering member extends between said opposite ends of said headband portion, said elastic band extending through an interior of said covering member whereby said covering, member covers said elastic band;
• said headband portion being a length of braided inelastic decorative material;
• a plurality of beads being interlaced into said braided material such that said beads are positionable to be visible when said headband portion extends across the head of the wearer;
• said length of braided material resembling human hair of the wearer whereby said headband portion is adapted for appearing to be part of the hair of the wearer;
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• said covering member having a length greater than a fully extended length of said elastic band whereby said covering member provides a plurality of folds along said length of said covering member when said elastic band is in less than a fully extended position.

A method of making a headband apparatus, the steps of the method comprising:

• providing an elongated piece of covering material, a headband portion having a length greater than a longitudinal length of said covering material, and an elastic band having an unextended length less than said longitudinal length of said covering, material;
• positioning said covering material such that said covering material is in a flat position;
• aligning opposite ends of said headband portion with associated opposite ends of said covering material such that end portions of said headband portion extend inwardly from said opposite ends of said covering material and a medial portion of said headband portion extends outwardly over a longitudinal edge of said covering material;
• folding said covering material over said end portions of said headband portion;
• stitching said folded opposite ends of said covering material to form opposite stitched ends of said covering material such that each of said opposite ends of said headband portion is coupled between an associated folded opposite end of said covering material;
• stitching inwardly from each of said opposite ends of said covering material along a middle of said folded covering material to form aligned longitudinal stitch lines such that said end portions of said headband portion are positioned within said folded covering material and said medial portion of said headband portion extends outwardly through a gap between interior ends of each of said stitch lines;
• aligning opposite ends of said elastic band with said an associated one of said opposite stitched ends of said covering material;
• folding each of said stitched ends of said covering material generally along said longitudinal stitch line whereby said opposite ends of said elastic band are positioned between said folded stitched ends of said covering material;
• stitching said folded stitched ends whereby each of said opposite stitched ends of said elastic band are coupled to an associated one of said folded stitched ends of said covering material;
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• pulling said headband portion through said gap between said interior ends of said stitch lines such that said covering material is turned inside out whereby said elastic band is positioned within said covering material and said headband portion positioned outside said covering member such that said headband portion extends between said stitched ends of said covering member.