My friend Travis loves these two old ties but they're too wide to be on trend. Wanting to re-use the fabric, Travis came to me with a request to turn these old dated ties into stylish new bow ties bow ties. Ask and you shall receive, my friend. This is a perfect job for Captain Dapper!
Before I started, I created a paper pattern by placing one of my store bought bow ties on a piece of Kraft paper and then tracing around it. Once I cut the paper pattern out, I was ready to get started.
Step 1: First, I used a seam ripper to cut the stitching on the back of the tie.
Step 2: Then, using scissors and a seam ripper, I opened up the tie and removed the interfacing.
Step 3: Next, I used an iron to press the creases out of the tie. I started off with a cool iron setting and then gradually increased the heat to make sure I didn't ruin the fabric.
Step 4: With the creases removed, I used my pattern to cut the bow tie shape out of the old tie. I then repeated the process with the second tie. When I was finished, I had four bow tie pieces - two from each tie's fabric.
Step 5: Next, I used the bow tie pattern to cut the interfacing. I used the interfacing from both ties to get the two pieces of interfacing necessary to complete the tie.
Step 6: Then, it was time to start piecing the tie together. Since I used contrasting fabrics for this tie, I placed one fabric face up on the table and then laid the other fabric on top of it face down. Then, I placed the interfacing on top of the two fabrics and pinned all three pieces together. Using a sewing machine, I stitched the pieces together, being certain to leave an opening at the narrow end of the tie for the next step...
Step 7: With the pieces stitched together, I then turned the bow ties right side out. To make the process a little easier, I used a pencil to help push out the seams.
Step 9: Then, I used the iron to press the bow tie pieces flat. As you can see in the photo above, once the pieces are ironed, the really start to look like a bow tie!
At this point I had two halves of a bow tie. Now, if I was making this bow tie for myself, I would pin the two pieces together so that I could find the perfect size and then stitch the two pieces together. Since Travis wanted to be able to make small adjustments to the size of his tie, I added buttons to the back of it.
And there you have it! Two big and wide old ties transformed into a reversible bow tie. Wear it with pride, Travis! It comes Captain Dapper approved!
Images: Jason Loper
Very impressive!
ReplyDeleteIncredible!
ReplyDeleteAmazingly simple. gotta make some for hubby.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I definitely want to try this. I do have 2 follow up requests: first, where did you get the pattern? and second, could you do a post with the basics of sewing?
ReplyDeleteThis is such an easy tutorial, but i am having the darndest time turning the bowtie right side out. NOTHING I do is working. How do you get the big end of the bow tie down to turn and able to pull through the narrow channel?
ReplyDeleteI haven't followed this tutorial but make my own. You must be careful to leave a big enough opening when you sew (which you then sew from the outside after turning it inside out). You can leave the opening/hole at the end of the piece of tie, as shown in the tutorial, or along the side right before the end, which allows you to make the opening a little bigger than just the width of the tie. If the opening is too small and you can't get your fingers through, chopsticks and crochet or knitting needles (blunt-ended) can help you poke it inside out, a bit at a time.
DeleteDoes the pattern need to be slightly bigger than I want the end result to be?
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