Line the center seam up with the center of your head for symmetry. Place the durag so that the front edge sits between your eyebrows and your hairline. Make sure your hairline is covered. If you have sideburns, they should stick out underneath.
Pull the ties back on their respective sides of the head. So the tie on the right hand side gets pulled back along the right side of the head. Ties should rest between the ear and the head, so that the ears stay exposed. If you don’t want the ties to roll up like ropes, you can press them flat against your head as you pull them and wrap them. These strings determine how loose or tight the durag is.
If you want them to lie flat, you can smooth them out at this point also. Don’t pull the ties too tightly or you can get headaches.
Be careful not to tie it so tightly that you can’t undo it later.
Don’t pull too hard or it will feel uncomfortable.
You can roll the flap up from the bottom and tuck it over the ties so that they hold it in place. If the flap is long enough, you can tie it in a knot and then tuck it up into the ties. This will create a small bump where the knot gets tucked.
You can use a durag made of any kind of material you like.
Don’t tie the ties. That will leave lines on your forehead if you sleep that way. To get the ties to stay in place momentarily, you can twist them together.
Tuck the durag in underneath the headband. It’s possible to sleep in a durag without using a headband. However, this technique will minimize the risk of the durag leaving lines on your face and it is very comfortable.
It’s possible to leave the ties wrapped overnight, but undoing them may be more comfortable and prevent the durag from leaving lines on your forehead.
You can roll the flap up and tuck it in or try simply stuffing it inside the headband.
You can cut the very tips of the ends off once you’ve tied the ends together.
With this technique, the tails will definitely roll up like ropes, rather than staying flat like strips of fabric. Since the ties are already tied, you don’t need to do anything else to the tails.
This technique should leave your durag fitting very comfortably, so that you can easily fit multiple fingers between the ties and the skull cap part of the durag.
Most bandanas are 24" x 24".
You can experiment with different folds to see what fits your head the best.
Pull the corners in your hands around to the back of your head.
Tie another knot with the two corners you were holding. This time, tie the knot above the middle corner you just pulled down. You can adjust the tightness by pulling down the middle corner or retying the knot above it. If you have enough material leftover, bring it around and tie it in the front.
