How to Make a Tie Fleece Scarf
Fleece is wrinkle resistant and widely available and makes a warm scarf. Use fleece to make a customized tie scarf without even threading a needle. This project can be personalized for any occasion by using a festive print of fleece. Embroider a heartfelt message onto one of these scarves and give it to a loved one. You can cut down the number of rectangles to make a scarf for a child, or let a child make her own scarf with the no-sew tying technique. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Purchase 2 yards of fleece, both in a different color or pattern, such as one solid and one printed. Measure three 12-by-8-inch rectangles on each yard of fleece and cut these out so you have six pieces.
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Turn the fleece rectangles so the sides that are 12 inches are on the left and right sides. Measure inward on the right and left sides 2 inches. Place a strip of masking tape from top to bottom along the 2-inch mark on each piece of fabric. Measure down each strip of masking tape and mark the tape every 1 inch starting from the top; keep your fabrics turned the same way as you mark the tape.
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Cut each side of the fabric rectangles from the outer edge to the marks on the masking tape, making a straight cut each time that is horizontal to the top of the fabric. Remove the masking tape.
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Maintain the same direction you had while cutting the fabrics so the cuts will all line up when you begin to tie the scarf. Lay out each of the rectangles end to end on a flat surface so the cut sides meet and so no two rectangles that are the same color or print are next to one another. Place the printed sides up, if you are using printed fleece.
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Begin on one end of the rectangles and pick up the topmost cut strips between two rectangles. Tie a tight double knot with the strips. Continue with the strips right below the knot and make a second double knot. Repeat until you have tied all of the strips between those rectangles.
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Move on to the next rectangle on the scarf and tie the strips between that rectangle and the second rectangle. Continue tying the strips between each rectangle to make a solid length of fabric that is your tie fleece scarf.
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Thread a large bead on the end of each strip of those that are not knotted at the two ends of the scarf and tie a double knot just past each bead to hold these in place, if desired. Add more than one bead or make a knot between each bead on a strip of fabric.
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Tips & Warnings
When picking out your material, choose fleece fabrics that are the same thickness and quality so the knots tie together with no pulling to one side and all the blocks wash and wear the same.
Do not try and speed up the cutting by layering rectangles to cut more than one at a time or the strips may not line up resulting in strips that are not equally divided; thinner strips are more likely to rip off when knotted and thicker strips will form gaps in the rest of the fabric.
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