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2 for 1 Ties!

April 29, 2013

 Confession,  I have a small obsession with dressing my boys to coordinate… Like everyday.

My addiction could be an expensive one,  but I have mastered a few tricks to keep  my boys dapper and my bank account (Husband) happy.

There are  quite a few tutorials available for making little boy ties from scratch,  this is not one.  Granted they are cute,  but I like them to look like a ” little mini man tie”, I am not a huge fan of the cotton.

Here’s how:
If it is true what they say “A picture is worth a 1000 words” then this would be a VERY long post.

#1  The Necktie:

 
 1. Use a stitch ripper and pull out the stitches on the back of the tie,  take out the stitches until it hits the “bottleneck”.

2.   The stabilizer  (white thick material)  will run through the whole tie, push it to the side (leave attached).

3.  Take an iron and create a new width,  simply  iron out the existing pressed edge and make the tie more narrow.

4. Do this on both sides so that the tie is even.

5. It should look like this now.

6.  Now is time to size down the stabilizer… ( the white piece seen in step 2)  You will use your new  ironed tie as a template.  Simply put the stabilizer under the tie and mark the new size.

7.  Now that it is marked,  cut down the stabilizer.

8.  Then put the stabilizer back  in the tie.

9.Now  use a blind stitch  to finish the seam in the back.  There is a great tutorial here.

10.  You  should now have a  adult length skinny tie…Simply tie a basic knot ,  either recruit your husband or follow this diagram.

11.   Your tie should now look similar to this,  (keep in mind you will want to tie it according to the height of the wearer).
Once you have it tied at the correct  length you will  cut off the excess about 2 inches above the knot.

12.  The excess will become the 2nd tie.

13. Fold in the edges of  the cut off ends and insert elastic.  Measure the recipients neck  to get the measurement  of the elastic needed.  For my son I only needed about 5″ of elastic.  Keep in mind this will need to fit over his head…
Repeat on the other side…

Congrats you have completed phase 1!
# 2 The Bow Tie
1.  You will now use the excess you cut off in step 12 of the first tie. 
First cut off approximately  6-10″ depending on the size of the child (for instance a  newborn would look like a clown in a 10 “tie)   You will  essentially  be dividing the tie in half, I would measure the general width you would like the bow tie to be on the recipient before cutting.
 
2.  Take the strip you just cut and make a loop and sew the two ends together. (It doesn’t need to be pretty,  it will be hidden.

3. Now use the remainder of the original strip. Simply tie a knot around the loop you just created.

4. Ta da! Almost done!
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5.  Now repeat step 15 in the neck tie tutorial and you are done!  Booyah.

 
 
 6.  Your little men will look so dapper and you will get tons of compliments,  I guarantee it!
 
 
 
 


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Comments

  1. Libby says

    June 12, 2013 at 4:39 am

    This is fantastic. I think it's really neat that none of the original tie goes to waste.

    This makes me want a second boy now so I can make them match!

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