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DIY: Skinny Tie By Calli Green
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Step 4 Care- fully trim one side of the interlining, until you reach the slender part of the tie (where it narrows). Step 5 Fold and pin the cut
rend relief is here! Why drop extra bucks to buy a slim tie when your thick ties can be transformed into a sophisticated, skin- nier style? You don’t even need a sewing machine or any experience for this upgrade! Here’s the skinny: Step 1 Choose a thick tie that you want to revamp. I chose the gold tie because it seemed festive for the holidays.
originally stitched before it was removed). You want to catch the interlining in some stitches, but be careful not to catch the tie front.
edge of the interlining to the uncut edge, and cut the excess, using the cut side as a guide. Step 6 Unfold and the interlining should now look like a skinny tie. Step 7 Place the interlining back into the bottom lining that holds it in place. When the stitching was taken out of the back, there was one side of the tie overlapping the other; the side of the tie that was underneath needs to be trimmed, tapering a small amount until the slender part of the tie is reached (where the stitching was not removed and the tie narrows). Step 8 Fold the sides up against the cut in- terlining one at a time, overlapping, and press the sides with an iron on the silk heat setting, so the edges and new seam are crisp. Step 9 Use a needle and thread, stitch up the back of the tie. Stitch through the sides that are turned under to hide stitching (like they were
Step 10 Press the back of the tie one last time to make sure the new edges are very crisp, turn it over, and you’re done!
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The new skinny tie as compared to much bigger, boring, less-stylish regular old ties.*
Step 2 Carefully use your seam ripper to re- move the stitching on the
back seam. Remove stitching up to the slender part of the tie (where it starts to narrow). Step 3 Pull the interlining form out of the bottom lining that is holding it in place.
*Sarcasm
VintageKC / Winter 2012 40
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