Tie One On
August 16th, 2008. Filed under: Sewing on Saturday.There was a very good article about making men’s ties posted on Fashion-Incubator. Ties used to be part of my sewing adventures, but I haven’t made them since I started globe trotting. Recently a fascination with them has resurfaced.
I’m not planning on making any more ties, but I’m really getting interested in making garments and accessories from the ready made ones. I have a lot of neckties that were my dad’s. Mother planned on making them into pillows for all the grandkids as mementos, but didn’t have a chance to complete the project. I want to make them into crazy quilt squares and from there, pillows.
One of the most common garments made from ties seems to be a skirt. You can see how to make a necktie skirt at Rick Rack Ruby. You can see another skirt at Recycled Crafts.
Another popular item to make from neckties are pillows. You can see a tutorial making a gorgeous pillow at Carol Sews. Here’s a Dresden Plate pillow from Pfaff. Another home accessory made from ties by Carol Duvall is a picture frame. You can go here for a video on making holiday decorations.
There are even blogs dedicated to sewing with ties. Artful Ties is one. Here is a precious little girl’s dress tutorial by Rockerchic. You can find a tutorial for making a school bag at Craft Bits. The photos all come at the end of the instructions. Sonya Style has a cute purse.
I have some photos to show you, but that will have to wait as I’m a novice at getting them from my camera to my computer. I have all the cords and goodies, but can’t find the user manual at the present. Hopefully, that will happen before next week as I have some lovely things made by members of my sewing guild to show you. Do you have any necktie sites to share with us?