So... I made a tie.

[NOBD]

Great thread.

 

[EFV]



how long does it take to make a tie from beginning to end?

I think this took me about two-three hours to make, beginning to end.

 

[Bowtiedlad93]

Well I will say it is well made, but I do not care for that material for a tie.

 

[taxgenius]



Seriously, great job -- all the way down to the packaging. Very impressive.

+1

 

[Saltricks]

After seeing this thread, I decided to give it a go myself. I bought some fabric from downtown LA, and I just took apart a cheap tie to study the construction.

Just about to start construction of the tie...wish me luck!

 

[ShayaEXQT]

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After seeing this thread, I decided to give it a go myself. I bought some fabric from downtown LA, and I just took apart a cheap tie to study the construction.

Just about to start construction of the tie...wish me luck!

post your progress please, i and many others love the DIY threads

 

[EFV]



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post your progress please, i and many others love the DIY threads

+ 100000 One of my favourite SF threads of all time is one posted by a guy making his own shoes. Please post it.

 

[A.J.V]

And here's what I got yesterday...







It makes a nice knot quite easily + the quality of handwork and the fabric are really nice.

 

[emptym]

Great work on the ties. I like your tumbler too.

 

[ShayaEXQT]

^ He has my initials on those boots!! haha

 

[A.J.V]

^ Beatiful, unfortunately not for me..

Waiting for mine though...

 

[Saltricks]

ok so I didn't take picture of the DIY process this first time through. I will definitely do it when I try again in a week or two. Here are some pics of the finished product, very low quality stitching, the tip is kinda wonky, lumpy etc IMO, but honestly I think I did pretty good for my first time touching a needle and thread in my life.

 

[EFV]



ok so I didn't take picture of the DIY process this first time through. I will definitely do it when I try again in a week or two. Here are some pics of the finished product, very low quality stitching, the tip is kinda wonky, lumpy etc IMO, but honestly I think I did pretty good for my first time touching a needle and thread in my life.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Man, that looks like an awesome fabric! I think the handiwork looks pretty solid considering it's the first tie.

 

[Saltricks]

Some problems I ran into (any advice would be helpful for attempt 2):

I used a rotary cutter (a new blade) to cut the fabric but it was unbelievably hard to do so. Do you think this was because of a dull blade or the thickness of the material? I thought it would have cut much easier.

The tip got a bit bulky and blobby...any techniques for keeping the tip nice and pointy?

I don't think I'm sewing the tie up correctly, I can still somewhat see the stitches, and I don't think I'm supposed to.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]



I used a rotary cutter (a new blade) to cut the fabric but it was unbelievably hard to do so. Do you think this was because of a dull blade or the thickness of the material? I thought it would have cut much easier..

I never have any trouble cutting wool or cotton fabrics with my rotary. Sometimes it misses a few threads, but that's probably because I havn't changed the blade since I bought it.

What surface are you cutting on?