How to Make a Woman's Necktie
Since the 1970s, it has become fashionable for women to wear neckties. While this fashion started out as women wearing men's neckties, it has evolved so that there is a small difference between a man's necktie and a woman's necktie. Women's neckties are slightly shorter and thinner to accommodate for the fact that women tend to be smaller in frame. Although it can be hard to find women's neckties in stores, they are easy to make using only basic sewing skills. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Cut out a piece of silk that is 18 inches long and 3 inches wide. Cut off the corners of one of the short edges to create a triangular edge.
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Cut out a second piece of silk that is 18 inches long, 3 inches wide at one end and gradually widens to 4 inches wide at the other end.
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Cut the corners off of the wide end of the second fabric piece so that the wide end forms a triangular shape.
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Lay the first silk piece directly on top of the second silk piece (right sides of the fabric together), matching up the 3-inch-wide straight edges.
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Sew together the 3-inch straight edges and iron the seam flat. Fold over the pointed edges of the tie 1/4 inch and iron the folds in place.
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Fold the pointed edges over 1/4 inch more and sew the folds in place. Fold over the long edges of the tie 1/2 inch and iron the folds in place.
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Fold over the long edges of the tie 1/2 inch more and sew the folds in place.
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- Photo Credit man necktie image by Leonid Nyshko from Fotolia.com
