I had just enough linen left over from the cravat/ascot project that I thought I'd create a bow tie from it. For this project I used a Brooks Brothers' bow tie as a model, but otherwise used no pattern or instructions. (For full disclosure, I did make a bow tie 4 years ago from a pattern and I remember some of the instructions... I may later post pictures of my first one to show what that looked like)
I'm too tired to write much of anything, so please enjoy the pictures and explanations along the way!
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Cutting out fabric (4x identical halves, 2x identical non-fusible interfacing) |
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I started by sewing the end so that I would have a solid point from which to continue... I didn't pin this project very much, so this was essential |
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Completed first side of stitching, after this I flipped it over, which allowed me to make sure I was getting the fabric tension right on the other side as well |
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The hard part: turning it all right side out |
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Previewing finished product midway en route |
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Turned half vs. unturned half |
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Before turning, I trimmed the excess material |
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Also, I clipped the corners to allow them to be crisper |
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Part way through I realized that rolling the material appears to make it slide better in to the tube |
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Mostly done turning the second half |
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both sides turned, pre-flattening and ironing |
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I then compared it with the commercial bow tie |
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The mistake was assuming identical or longer length was necessary... as a result I built an extension... |
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Hemming unnecessary extension |
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Constructing extension |
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Finishing extension |
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Testing the bow tie (I pinned the back tighter) |
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As you can see, I've pinned the material back to the pre-extension size... as a result, I cut the material, overlapped them and did a zig-zag to cover the rough edges... not terribly pretty, but it's not visible, so that's fine. |
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I then used the iron to flatten the bow tie |
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To protect the material I used an old shirt between the iron and the material |
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Comparison: Mine vs Brooks Brothers |
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Today wearing the bow tie in the office :) |
A very good DIY, thank you for the detailed instructions. The finished product looks like it can match some of the stuff I have seen in the saba fashion online store.
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