A Bunch of Bandanas By Color and Design

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Bandanas -- Not Just Colorful Pieces of Cloth

If you've come to this page, you probably know how handy a bandana can be. You've probably either blown your nose into one -- oh, so much softer and certainly longer-lasting than a flimsy piece of tissue -- or taken a bandana bath at your campsite after a day of hiking. Or maybe you've grabbed a bandana to lift a hot pan off the stove in a hurry or used one as a coffee filter in the backcountry. Or cleaned your sunglasses or your windshield or ... well, I could get carried away with the many uses of the versatile bandana.

As an avid outdoorsperson, I never hit the trail without at least one bandana and usually more than that. But you don't have to be a hiker or anywhere near the backcountry to make good use of a simple, colorful square of cloth.

Here, you'll find all sorts of colorful bandanas, grouped by print types and color as well as some random cool patterns I found.

Like this funky bandana pictured here? Check it out: 60s Paisley Tie Dye Bandana

Click on the images below for pricing and ordering information, and to get a closer look at the prints.

More Tie Dye Bandanas



Paisley Bandanas

Paisley is the classic bandana type of print, but there are many variations. Here's a sampling....

Click on a paisley bandana thumbnail for price and ordering....




Pick Up a Package of Paisley Bandanas

in 12 different colors

12 Color Pack Double Sided Print Paisley Bandana Scarf, Head Wrap

Amazon Price: $7.25 (as of 05/27/2012)Buy Now

Maybe you'll have your red booger-wiper bandana, while the green is for bandana baths and the blue paisley for a head cover or a headband for sweat control and sun protection. There's no rule against color-coding your bandanas or you can even use one for everything. Nice, huh!

One N or Two?

Is it bandana or bandanna?

Merriam-Webster says either is fine ... although they do seem to prefer the double-N with "bandana" as an acceptable variation.

I like the single N myself.

Camouflage Print Bandanas



Flag Bandanas

Do you recognize these flags? Click through to find out where they're from and how you can order one....




A different kind of flag bandana...


Other Cool Bandanas I Came Across



Survivor Team Bandanas

From the television series

If you're into the show, you might like these...

Set of 6 Survivor Bandanas - As Seen on CBS Survivor Show!

Amazon Price: (as of 05/27/2012)Buy Now


This is a set of 6 different Survivor bandanas. You'll receive 1 each: black Cook Islands; orange, purple and green Panama; red Guatemala; and camo brown Palau.

Bandanas by Color

Click through to the pages listed below for lots of bandana options.

Red Bandanas

Patterned and plain and predominently red....

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Red Bandanas

I'm partial to red bandanas myself. I always have at least one in my backpack, for sweat control or blowing my nose or any number of other uses on the trail...

Yellow Bandanas

Patterned and plain and predominently yellow

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Yellow Bandanas

As an avid hiker, I've always got a bandana in my pocket, at least one other in pack and sometimes one on my head or hanging from my wrist, tucked in my wat...

Green Bandanas

Patterned and plain and predominently green

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Green Bandanas

A bandana can mop the sweat from your brow and wash off the dirt from a day on the trail. That same bandana can also be used for signaling, as a tourniquet,...

Blue Bandanas

Patterned and plain and predominently blue

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Blue Bandanas

Be it blue or otherwise colored, a bandana is one handy square of cotton. Carry one in your pocket, backpack, or purse for an emergency nose wipe or sneezing...

Purple Bandanas

Patterned and plain and predominently purple

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Purple Bandanas

If you've already visited some of my other colorful bandana pages, you've seen me extoll the many virtues and uses of bandanas, from nose-wiping to first aid...

Black Bandanas

Patterned and plain and predominently black

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Black Bandanas

Bandage a wound, sling in an injured arm, or bind a splint. Wipe off the sweat and wash off the dirt. Cover up to keep off the sun or make an ice pack, an e...

A Color-Your-Own Bandana

Flowers Color Your Own Bandana

Amazon Price: $2.99 (as of 05/27/2012)Buy Now


100% cotton, double-sided

I would use fabric paint rather than markers.



You could even get just a white solid bandana and make your own design. This would be great for kids.

Bandanas Up for Bid on eBay

That is, items with "bandana" in the description

An automated search for "bandana" on eBay sometimes brings up interesting (and occasionally only loosely related) items. You never what you might find!
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How To Make Cool Stuff Out of Bandanas

How to Make a Bandana Quilt
The colorful, pieced-together look of many bandanas sewn into a quilted pattern is always a treat to see.
How to Make a Skirt out of Bandanas
Because bandanas are already hemmed, the only sewing involved in making a skirt out of them is the side seams. In less than an hour, you can have a new skirt to wear out of colorful bandanas.
How to Make a Bandana Bracelet
When your bandanas start to wear thin, you can still use for them by repurposing. Using the fabric from your bandanas, you can create a colorful, casual bracelet and give your bandanas new life.
How to Make Tie Caps from Bandanas
Whether you want to make a fashion statement or just want to protect your head from the sun, you can easily master the method of putting on a tied bandana cap (also known as a skull cap) with a little practice.

Are You Also a Bandana (or Bandanna) Fan?

  • scarlettohairy Apr 28, 2012 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    I love bandannas since paisley is a favorite design of mine.
  • KathyMcGraw Feb 1, 2012 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    Just reading about all the uses of the bandana in the intro had me hooked :) Another thing bandanas are used for...in the Native American culture depending on tribe, bandanas are used to put a photo of the deceased and given away at the wake. We have several of theses. They are also used to wrap gourd rattles when not in use.
  • Wednesday_Elf Dec 23, 2011 @ 11:38 am | delete
    Wow - I had no idea bandanas now came in so many colors & patterns. I have 3 in black & gold with 'Go Tigers' on them which we used to wave at the Mizzou Tigers football games at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
  • WriterJanis Dec 23, 2011 @ 3:07 am | delete
    These bandanas are beautiful!
  • WildFacesGallery Dec 22, 2011 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    You've created an amazing selection of bandanas here. A great resource.
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History of Bandanas

They've been around for more than two centuries.

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