Monday, November 19, 2018

Guidelines For Making Handmade Couture Bow Ties

By Deborah Kennedy


A necktie can be a perfect gift for your man during a special occasion. Making a necktie requires one to have enough time and the needed materials to achieve excellent outcomes. Below are DIY hacks for handmade couture bow ties to take into consideration.

Get the right materials. You need a few materials to make this task turn out successful. Some materials such as ironing board, scissors and iron are common in a house. You need to purchase products such as a fabric, sewing machine, a bow tie pattern and threads in different colors. A quarter of a yard fabric is enough for a standard necktie.

Get the right fabric. The most common material used to make neckties is silk. Even so, summer cotton and velvet are also ideal enough for usage. You must know casual outfits that your target person has to choose a material that is suitable enough. Summer cotton and silk can match well with almost any outfit making the best choices to make. Check whether their textures can offer a vast difference in the fashion of your loved one as you make your decision.

Cut the pattern into the required size and shape. Use the necktie custom pattern to cut the fabrics and interface in the right size. Use a hard paper or a cardstock to scale the paper into the required size and shape. Take note of the black lines drawn on the pattern since they might fail to match the size of your target person.

Cut the interface into the right size. Start by ironing the fabric to get rid of any wrinkles that can cause bubbles when making the interface. Use the pattern cut two pieces from the interfacing and four fabric pieces. Pin the two interfaces and fabrics together and iron them. The stitched fabric and interface must fit each other after ironing them. Otherwise, trim the edges until you get the desired sizes.

Sew up the interface and the fabric. One should leave an allowance of one centimeter along the edges for seaming. Fold the material into four parts and use the pieces to fold them leaving the sides at the center facing the same direction. Those with more extended fabrics should fold the material further to put the edges facing outwards. Pinch the bow-tie at the center to create a crease. Wrap the pleat and sew it to secure it.

Create the band with the perfect length. A good necktie should fit different neck sizes. You should make a necktie that matches the size of its wearer if you intend to make a fixed length. Leave an opening at the non-pointed end of your band which you will turn it trough. Fix the open end when you turn the band and iron it to retain its shape.

You should look for reliable sources of information to rely on when making the necktie. Besides that, ensure that there is enough time to handle the task especially if you are a first timer. Purchase a bigger fabric since some might go to waste due to errors when trying out this process for the very first time.




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