Abstract: A sweatband is made at least partially of towel fabric, and may be composed of two, three, or more plies (20, 90, 170) of fabric. Fabric material is cut, sewed, and folded to a shape adapted to provide an interior portion for carrying small articles and/or for cleaning or drying other articles. The interior portion of some embodiments has a laterally-opening pocket (100) which is folded longitudinally along a fold line (40) when in use. Other embodiments have an elastic strip (160) which folds transversely inside a fold connecting two side portions. The elastic strip (160) provides an expandable opening for inserting fingers. The elastic strip may be attached to the interior portion of the sweatband at one or more intermediate places along the length of the elastic strip, to define separate loops (225) for two or more individual fingers.Fasteners (140, 150), such as hook-and-loop fastener strips at the two ends, provide for connecting the ends to make a closed loop to fit a wrist.