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The Best Men’s

Tie Pattern

Redifine the cliché Father’s Day gift 2. Because of #1, the tie takes more bulk to
make a knot, so even though it is standard
by making it handmade! This tie will
length, it ends up being a bit shorter than a
be sure to please any guy on your standard tie. You’ll need to adjust the pattern
list. where indicated if your guy is taller than aver-
age (approximately 5’10”).
A few notes about style: 3. Because ties are cut on the bias (or on
a 45˚ angle), you need to pay special atten-
1. This tie is thicker than your store-bought tion as you’re choosing fabrics. Tilt your head
silk ties which means that your recipient will or the bolt of fabric 45˚ as you’re looking to
not be able to use a double windsor knot with know how it will look on the tie.
it. Singles only! designed by Georgia Solorzano ©PukingPatterns 2010
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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

A B C D E

F G H I

Print the pattern pieces on your home percentage (100% being the percent-
computer. In the print window, check age you want).
all the settings to make sure that the
printer will not resize or reshape the Arrange the pattern pieces as shown
pattern pieces as it prints them. This above. Cut along the dotted lines on
usually comes in the form of “Fit to Print every other page. Tape the pages to-
Area” or “Page Scaling” or might be a gether.
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Cut 1 of Fabric
Cut 1 of Lining
Cut 1 of Interfacing
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-right side of fabric -lining 3
-wrong side of fabric -interfacing

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Fuse the interfacing to the


wrong side of the lining
pieces.

2 3
1 2
4

Each piece should be placed


Matching raw edges as shown
on the bias (or on a 45˚
above and with right sides facing,
angle) before cutting. The pat- 1
sew piece 1 to piece 2 using a
tern pieces have a guide to
1/4” seam allowance. Allow the
help you with the bias place-
corners to hang off the edge 1/4”
ment.
as shown in the diagram.
After assembling the PDF
pieces, cut apart the three Cut ONE of each from fabric,
pattern pieces from each one of each from lining, and
other. one of each from interfacing.

If your favorite guy is taller NOTE: interfacing has no


than 5’10” or has a long grain, so the orientation when
torso, lengthen the pattern cutting is unimportant.
where indicated on Piece 2. designed by Georgia Solorzano ©PukingPatterns 2010
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5
6 7
3
With right sides facing, pin Baste the long raw edges of
the fabric to the lining. Sew the fabric and lining together
2 the top and bottom as shown. as shown using a 1/2” seam
allowance.
Clip the points and turn right
side out.

Press.

Sew piece 3 to piece 2, follow-


ing the directions from Step 4.

Repeat with lining pieces.

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With the lining facing up, Fold Fold in the right side again, Press the tie.
up the right long side 1/2” This time placing the fold
using the basting stitches as of the right side directly on Sewing by hand, add a
a guide. Press top of the basting stitches piece of ribbon to hold
of the left side. Press. the small end of the tie in
place.

Enjoy!

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Fold the left long side in to
Hand stitch the opening
the middle of the tie align-
closed. A ladder stitch or
ing the basting stitches
blind stitch would work
with the center of the tie.
well.
Press.

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