How to Tie a Bandana

Bandanas are handy little items, and knowing how to tie a bandana is a handy little skill. Bandanas have tons of uses, but the most popular use is to keep sun or sweat off your skin. You can use special bandana ties for around your head as a sun blocker, around your forehead as a sweatband or around your neck as both.

Bandanas are wonderfully handy if you happen to own a stick and want evoke the hobo look. If you happen to be caught in the snow or dust storm, bandanas are also perfect for tying around your nose and mouth.

How to tie a bandana around your head

• To tie a bandana around your head, you need to start with the bandana folded once diagonally into a triangle.
• Holding the folded ends, place the bottom of the triangle, or the fold, flat across your forehead.
• Pull the ends of the triangle back around your head. Tie the ends into a knot over the pointed top of the triangle.

How to tie a bandana around your forehead

• To tie a bandana around your forehead, you need to start with the bandana folded once diagonally into a triangle.
• Starting at the bottom of the triangle, fold a 2-inch rim. Continue folding this piece up the triangle, tightly, until you reach the point.
• Holding the ends of the bandana, wrap the rectangle folds around your forehead. Tie the ends in a knot in the back.

How to tie a bandana around your neck

•  To tie a bandana around your neck, you need to start with the bandana folded once diagonally into a triangle. Hang the bandana around your neck and tie the ends in a loose knot.

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• To tie a bandana around your neck, you need to start with the bandana folded once diagonally into a triangle.
• Starting at the bottom of the triangle, fold a 2-inch rim. Continue folding this piece up the triangle, tightly, until you reach the point.
• Holding the ends of the bandana, wrap the rectangle folds around your neck. Tie the ends in a loose knot.