The Best Men’s Tie Pattern
Redifine the cliché Father’s Day gift by making it handmade! This tie will be sure to please any guy on your list.
I wanted to do something Father’s Day-ey for all my lovely readers this week and decided that we all needed a really fab men’s sewing pattern. Of course, there’s always the Car Visor CD Holder Tutorial, but I wanted something new. Something really fresh.
This is my favorite shot:
This tie is going to ROCK with that shirt. Our morning did not cooperate with us.
I think you’re going to LOVE this pattern! It makes a rather thick tie with a nice fat knot. However, because it is made from cotton and not silk, it is more bulky and doesn’t do well with double windsor knots. But it is guaranteed to please.
NOTE: In order to get this pattern out to you in time for Father’s Day, I haven’t sent this out to my pattern testers yet. There are a couple of tiny things that need tweaking, but I think you’ll find it still totally rocks.
A few notes about style:
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This tie is thicker than your store-bought silk ties which means that your recipient will not be able to use a double windsor knot with it. Singles only!
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Because of #1, the tie takes more bulk to make a knot, so even though it is standard length, it ends up being a bit shorter than a standard tie. You’ll need to adjust the pattern where indicated if your guy is taller than aver- age (approximately 5’10”).
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Because ties are cut on the bias (or on a 45° angle), you need to pay special attention as you’re choosing fabrics. Tilt your head or the bolt of fabric 45° as you’re looking to know how it will look on the tie.
Materials
- Tie fabric: 5/8 yard
(suggested fabric: designer cottons, (I used Amy Butler), home dec satten cot- tons, lightweight suiting) - Lining fabric: 5/8 yard
(suggested fabrics: lightweight cotton (I used Kona cotton), apparel lining fabric Lightweight interfacing: 1 yard
Assembling the PDF
Download the PDF here.
Print the pattern pieces on your home computer. In the print window, check all the settings to make sure that the printer will not resize or reshape the pattern pieces as it prints them. This usually comes in the form of “Fit to Print Area” or “Page Scaling” or might be a percentage (100% being the percent- age you want).
Arrange the pattern pieces as shown above. Cut along the dotted lines on every other page. Tape the pages to- gether.
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